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Literary Notes.

Mr.. George W. Cables new novel of Arcadian
life in Louisiana will be called 'Grande Points
The third volume of Roberts Brothers En-
gsh translation of Balzac's novels is devoted to
THE Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau."
Memorial tablets have been placed on the
houses in Paris in which Francois Mignet the
historian. and Diderot, the encyclopaedia, died.
Mr.. Marion Crawford's new novel, which ne Is
just now finishing at Naples, will probably be
published by the Macmillans in the early spring.
Miss Rhoda Broughton has finished new
novel which will find its way to the authors
American audience through the Harper's Handy
Series"
JONES Freeman Clarke's work, 'sTen Great
Religions" in two volumes, is to be issued to-
day in new edition at reduced price by
Houghton, Mif1in 81 Co.
The Magazine of American History for Febru-
airy will contain notable historic paper on ssThe
City of Albany" handsomely illustrated, show
ing the two hundred years of progress of this in
terestng old capital.
Canterbury Tales" book once widely read
and still well known by Sophia and Harriet Lee
is to be reissued shortly by Houghton, Mlfffin 81
Co. 1t was first published in 1897, and there
have been many subsequent editions, both in
England and America. The same house will
shortly publish new edition of 'Macaulay's
Works" in sixteen volumes
A short time before his death, Alexander IL
Stephens dictated to his amanuensis sketch Of
the late General Lee The first article was un-
satisfactory, and he began second. This arti-
cle prepared with great care. Mr. Stephens was
not able personally to revise, but it is. it will
appear in the Southern Bivouac for February.
A sketch of Lee by Stephens will have very Pc
cular interest.
Among the notable features of the February
number of the Atlantic Monthly is long poem
by Whittier, called The Homestead" and
ticle by Mr.. Abbott Lawrence Lowell on Min
49, and ha fttin A
pleasant paper is contributed by Eleanor Put
man, entitled Salem Cupboards" It gives a
description of the contents of some of the Salem
cupboards of years ago.
'Zeph." posthumous novel of life in Colora-
do by Mrs Jackson (H. H. J. is shortly to be is-
sued by Roberts Brothers 1t was written at
Los Angeles during the winter of 1885, but
the author, finding herself unable to finish it,
sent the manuscript to her publisher, with
brief summary of the way in which she intended
the book to close, and with a touching note of
apology written but few weeks before her
death.
Among the announcements of papers to appear
in the new Lippincott was one of an
article on England. by Miss Mary Anderson. Ii
seems, however that the actress has not had
time to prepare the paper. and its appearance is
indefinitely postponed. Following the example
of Harpers and the Century. the magazine will
not hereafter contain a regular literary depart
ment, making such periodicals as the Literary
World all the more necessary.
New York's Great Need according to the
Critic of Jan. 10, is free circulating library,
like the Boston public. which has done so much
for the literary prestige of the Hub" New
York, with its Astor Mercantile. Lenox APP
prentices' and SocietysLibrary. still lags many
leagues behind Boston in the matter of providing
books for its swarming population. The Amer
lean OPERA Wagner's "Mestersinger" and Nine
Modjeska as Marie Stuart. are treated in special
articles in the same number of the Critic, which
contains, also, an unusual number OF book ra-
views