New-York tribune., 1886-01-20
LITERARY NOTES.
G. W. S.

An F,c,,.h edition of the new Princeton ferie~ Is 10
be publshed In London By Holder and lloughto' Inc
next number 1t is said will contain Mr. LoweH paper
on the poet Gray.
The new year was marked in Paris literary circles by
tae sppearance OF two new inustrated reviews vi
magazines. One OF these, entitled Les LenTeS 'oS ~
published by Boussod, Vaadon Co.. is an anoi'lou'
and almost too magnificent periodical. II is monthly
Each number will contsn from $50 to $50 pages OF
matter in small quarto form. four volumes Deihg lssucu
In the course OF the IL s printed Oh ne Pal'
with a special type, and is illustrated by cooreu GU
Cravings etchngs, photogIavures woodcuts' ec III '
most abundant aud at tho same time careful manner
Letters and art will divide the space, as rue 'hous
science is be forgotten nor history ana pon.cS
ignored and each month original musical composition
will be Published. Iu the list OF contributors Tue h"ho
OF Acadeuicians and members OF the insulu'e "io
frequent. OF the former in tue first two NUMBERS ""
note NM Edouard PaillerOn. L. caro- Jules oHhon'
Alexandra Dumas, Maxine du Camp ana flah'ois
Coppee NJ. Charles Gonned furnishes the music so
far The contents Of the January number are sucleh!
varied and the names Of the contributors alOfd SUI
stantial guarantee for the value OF the matter INV
sprice OF the review. however. Ia so hlSh "n'co
hundred francs year without postage that IL "ouu
seem difficult to OBTAIN for II than limited crou
laton.
The other new Frcuch periodicai avowediy modeHeu
upon the English and American magazines u oaiieu
Tn Rem, Ilusr(e It will comprise twcntyiour nVrA
sons each year, In quaTto forn The literary depHrV
ment will somewhat resemble that OF H~peFS Hio""V'
The graphic department promises for each EnmDer
Two wood engravngs. two original compositpns III Typo
grayure one or two engravbgs after paintings from the
salons and finally number OF smaller illustrations the
text Among the nributors the eUt0n Gepartmen
are Georges ohnet. Hector Malo Paul Bourzet AndTe
Theuriet and Octave Mirbeau The first nOer oilers
an ample attractive table of contents both ID text
and Illustrations This Is cheap publication, the price
OF the single number being only one franc and hall.
years foreign subscription Is forty irlncs
An editorial writer OF The Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle makes q grave mistake in his comment on Mr.
stedmans re solution write books OF criticism
We feel duty he declares. "to say something that
.wl tend counteract the effect OF the hostile ana u
Just criticism with which Mr. stedmahs victorian
Poets and Poets OF America tly published. have
been greeted. For IL is this criticism, 50 we arc
told that has decided him TO wrto no
more book, OF ihis kind" This il IN entirely aud re-
markably wrong statement Both Of Mr.. Sledman's
books have been wed with an adm'rng enthusiasm
almost unprecedented AMI the authors grateful recog
milton of this well known TO his friends As for
his Intention to do 10 more critical work. tins
nounced the preface to the Poets OF America and
al edaes therefore. the publication OF the book Tho
authors resolution a. has been stated more than once
was solely based his to devote himself for the
future to the jeIlons Muse Of Poetry.
Mr. John Boyle oRc!ly the Editor OF The Boston Ii
iOf and the autOr OF MOouJyn", etc., mas prepared
collection OF his stories and Sketches which will
shortly be published in vOlLIac by Ticknor Co.
The Longfellow biography, the most important work
OF the kind which ia promised us this winter, VIII soon
be brought out by TickuO The house IL preparing
for publication Mr. IiOwelss "IndIan Summer" Mrs.
Foote'S John Belewn's Testimony" Helen ID. Browns
"Two College Girls" ana many other attractive vol
umcs.
manual OF cO'lOquia Arabic by the Rev. Anton Tien
has lust been brought in England. II will enable
the student to talk Feliaheen if he wants there
will be no possibility of mis- finding himself in the queer
strait of one who, having mastered certain manual OF
Hind lstani dscogercj going 20 lnda that while lie
was perfectly well qualified to converse with learned
Brahmins, lie could not exchange siy words with
workman n servant.
MI. Astors Valentino" has just been republishod in
London.
and addresses delivered In this country by
Canon FaTrar will be brought in volume by
H. T. Dutton Co. Ills lecture Dante and his farewell
= Thoughts America will bo included In this cooc-
ton. To DR.. Farrar this volume will probab!y be nm
en- hatic reminder Of the hard orking days OF his
life-days which lie came very being killed by
delicate aud ass!duous kindness.
Other volumes which coming from the Dutton
press are Under the MeDdips." by Emma Marshall .
The Daisy Seekers" and illustrated poem for Easter
by W. NJ. L. Jay and Church Echoes" by Mrs Carey
Brock.