New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
LITERARY NOTES.

Thomas Hughes as a wise man, has no hesitation IN
seconstructing imperfect opinion since MS return
70 England he has reconsdered his belief as TO the
American neglect OF James Russell Lowells WORKS; anu
he DIV writes to correspondent on this side nave
slighy modified my old Judgment as to the strange WANT
Of appreciation OF his works by his own folS.'
Az English novelist in protesting against that
peculiarIy British institution the three volume novel;
cites the case OF that popular book Lorna Doone
1t was dead weight in the threevolume form anu IL
was at what seemed great risk that IL was az enei
brought out in one volume-to become hneui"''''
success.
The first number Of now monthly publication, to be
entitled The International record OF Ch@r"neS az"
Coyectio, will he brought out In March by o. T.
Putnams Sons The publishers state that TINS peFlou-
ical will devoted TO the discussion OF al uueSons
relating to the and treatment of the unfortunate
and criminal classes in all their varied aspects hu-
itarjau economic. scientific governmental and prach-
cal II will contain the latest accessible information.
from all parts of world 10 the steps taken for the
ameoraton of suffering aud the prevention OF pauper
ism and crime and OF their consequent evils Mr. f. H.
Wines Is to be the editor.
NJ Zola ia such an indefatigable revser Of his own
proofs that his printers regret that his matter isn't
better worth the pains he takes with It, From his Ms
the printers compose what called placards large
pages with four gigantic columns of text These are
sent 10 the author carefully revised and free from errors
and then Zoa bcgins to correct. Ho nils the wiue
margin all round with hundreds OF ma'ks anu ieers'
ink lines cut through the text hin threads run cross
WAYS and dlagonally entwinng like lasso sentence
scrubbed in an open space scarcely line is exempted
from the hieroglyphics OF the mascr. sentences are
condensed into TWO three Words and even hait-
columns ruhlesSly consigned at once into the Col"
posors type It must bc bitter task 10 oreah uP
the print again, but there Is no help Tor H. INC eN"
fees charged elsewhere authors for corrections are not
known; nobody complains author and publisher rival
After such corrected text the Paris journal prints
In the newspaper print the Publisher sees his work
step nearer the But the process OF ateraoh
is still unfinished and ZOla is not the man 10 Wach 'hS
process with his hands In his pockets lie now per
ceiyes in his work thousand things which escaped MIN
before and he begins TO correct. more lnduS
triorsy and more reentlcssly than before lie makes
rayages ON the text. refining aud touching mp the
periois recOnstructing whole pages, anu sprilhIhs
column after column with new improvements IN"
feueton is for only first draught he once Wroo'
Among the forthcoming books announced by G. T.
Pntnam's Sons are, Humorous Masterpieces from
American Literature" edited by Edward l. Mason;
The Mil Mystery"a romance, by Anna Katharine
Green: "The History OF the English Constitution ny
Rudolph Gneis Professor of CONSTITUTIONS ilstorS III
the University OF Berlin translated by Philip +. ASH
worth; "France under Rchelieu and Mazarin by j. ~
Perkins; The Life aud Lcters of Joel Barlow, by
Charles Burr Todd; Mechanics and Faith, study OF
sn,ritua Truth in Nature" by Charles Talbot Porter;
Poetry as Representative Art by Professor George
L. RAYMOND OF Princeton; AMI" Evolution OF To-Day
summary OF the theory OF Evolution as held by moderh
scientists by Professor Ii. W. Conn., of the Wesleyan
University.
Tho tenh volume OF The HOmt'c Rcceu Is full OF IN
te.estng matter for cergymen and theological Students
and will be useful book of reference for those VINO
know how properly The great objection 70 all
such pulpit aids that those who are wise enough 10
o0, nv tbcm not often use them while the lazy and
rely upon such aids instead Of on hard WORK
and brains The Honuee Rereo has secured for Itself
brilliant staff OF contributors and many OF the sermons
which 1t publishes helpful and inspiring us I'M
doubtedy reflex OF sone of the best pulpit Thought Oh
the time Funk & wagnalls are the publishers