New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
LITERARY NOTES.

MFR Martin Farduhar Tuppers autobiography Is TO no
thought out at Easter under the title Of NV Life as an
Author" Il will he octave OF about 400 pages and ~
will con ain portrait of Mr. Upper.
The Balzac transaons published by Roberts Brothers
are very successful To say nothing OF the two editions
of Cesar Birotteau which Immediately taken up
the fourth edition of the Duchcsse de LanReais Is now
boine sold and the fifth edition OF PeTe GOrot has
appeared.
In the album Of Mrs. 0gle Tayloe, of Washington
General Scott once wrote this bit OF rhyme:
A distinguished fair, with prudential care,
To wrest friend from ruthless ssd Time in t,oos
In heavy prCss or T ~ h,t i Tnyse sword
Soon should perish or he forgot,
THIS protected page shall outliye the age, Cow.
And save the name OF WINFIELD SCOTT.
, January, 1929.
Lady Dixie is about to bring out volume OF short
storie which will have the distinction OF beng issued in
two editions-one Of these bOng In large paper Snd
numbered Tue title OF the book IA to be The Shrine
Of Death anu other Stories"
Mr. wedinoro. tho English writer. is preparing to
print IN Temple article descriptive Of his expert
ences in America.
Mr. Theodore Roosevelt has written article for the
aext number OF outing Antelope Hunting IN the
Rocky Mountains"
Mr. Gosse gets from the dgnihed London Spectator
criticism as strong not sharp that recently
administered by another English reviewer. His latest
volume" SAYS The Spectator, like Its predecessors,
seems TO us instinct with culture rather than with
genius Poetica feeling and the tender grace that Is
allied to II not wanting in Mr. Gosses verse; DuI
these gifts choice though they be- do not enttie him 10
thar place among the immortas which Is conferred by
imagination"
In the frat volume of General Grants Memoirs page
5l4 is taken up by map entitled " The Battle Of
Champion HILL" Toward the end OF his long sickness.
while he was giving all the time possible to the work OF
revising manuscript for his book.and IL was only
few moments daily that his strength would permit this
the sKetcL of this map handed to the General
Holding IL in his feeble hands he studied 1t long and
carefully Then Reckoning for pencil one was brought
to him by his son. and with it, far up in the rghthand
corner the map, be wrote the word Sherman" This
indicated the position occupied by General shermans
command when this battle fought and the last
word written by General Grant in his book. His
physical strength gave out then, and he could work no
Mr.. Aldrich's saltwater Tragedy" Mr.. Howess
aIndIan Summer" and Mis- Jacksons "Zeph are the
latest additions 70 Mr. DOuglasss Edinburgh editions
OF American authors.
new edition OF ThackeIay's London" by Mr.. W. H.
Rideing, is announced by Cupples Lpham q Co. 1t is
bound In Illuminated parchment
There interesting little Browning notes in The
Jondon Acadepiu One Of them mentions discovery
OF real rary-one Of the fifty copies of Mrs. Barrett
Browniugs earliest poem, Marathon" written when
she was eleven years Old and printed with pride by her
father book in the hands of the Keeper OF printed
books at the British Museum. The Acddemy says also
that Mr.. Browning lately two perfectly fresh
copies of his rare poem Pauline" at the bottom of
an old trunk collector has in vain offered him 500
for one of them. Such things not sold.
.Pellow- Travellers" is the title of forthcoming
novel by young journalist, Edward Fuller