New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-17
LITERARY NOTES.

The volume of william winter's poems which
Douglas, Of Edinburgh, is about to publish VIII %
entitled Swsnderers.' It will include many now
poems.
Mrs. ast Elmo Evans Wilson has bought ana
decorated a luxurious homo near Mobile with the
proceeds Of her gorgeous novels. She writes III
Chinese pagoda bower in her flower garden
new poem, partly humorous. from tho pom OF
Robert Buchanan, has Just been announced. Inc
second edition Of his City Of Dreams is almost ex-
hausted.
Tho.s wbo want 70 read an admirably constructed
short story with genuine surprise at tho end should
seek Mr. Stanley J. weyman's name In tho last
number Of the English Illustrated Magazine
"The Book Buyer" mentions that Edward Bellamy,
tho author of that successful book Looking Back
ward,S IS a descendant Of Joseph Bethany the Con-
nectIcut theoogan Of older days Mr.. Bellamy is, or
has been, journalist in Springfield, Mass, and is,
II we may believe the portrait in The Book Buyer
. good looking man with fine head
Herbert Spencer not being well, gives only q
small part of the day to his literary work He is
getting together materials for his biography, and
Is also studying sociological matters, as usual.
William Morris is mentioned Of the dis
tinguished poets successful ia practical affairs 1t
ought 10 be added that since Mr.. Morris has fully
developed his abilities as man of business he has
not produccd-he certainly has not published-any
with his earlier efforts.
fine portrait OF George Sand, with some Of her
hitherto unpublished letters, are TO be found In the
new Revue Universelle Illustree."
Madame T. Gerard, who IS Scotch lady married
TO Austrian officer, and tho author Of some clever
novels, has written picturesque volume Of travels
in Transy lvania 1t is entitled |" The Land Beyond
the Forest" and it will soon be published by the
Harpe,.
Mr.. Goodwin Smith is engaged upon what he
considers tho great work Of his life.
That undoubtedly great novel, d" Robert Elsmerc,'
has perhaps suggested the preparation Of a little
book which Longmans, Green Co. are about TO
publish. 1t is to be called The Record of Human
Soulp and It deals with the spiritual experiences Of
. sceptic
volume form, taken by the English book
sellers before publication, though It numbered 5000
copies Consequently second edition in this cheaper
form was Immediately put upon the press
A and enlarged edition of the late Roland
Conin's book "Yachs and Yachting has been
brought out by Cassell A complete history OF Amerl-
yachting In SO and s7 has been added by C. E.
Clay, and this has been ornamented with portraits
Of new yachts, including the "Alva' and Now Then"
Miss Mary Robinson, the English verse-writer,
and the author Of biography of Emily Bronte, is
about to marry Professor Darmestcter, of the Col
lege Of France This gentleman is known the
translator into Fronch Of Miss Robinsons poems and
OF several other English books
In the great town library of Konigsburg Professor
Tschakert has discovered number Of hitherto
published, indeed unknown, sermons and scholia by
Luther. They belong to the important period 1919
21 and undoubtedly genuine. The sermons
preached at near witenberg and give clear idea
OF the conflict in which Luther was then engaged.
A fourth edition OF William Blacks novel, "The
Strange Adventures of House Boat" is on the way
In England. This would seem to imply that the less
intelligent Britons who not taking the gin and
vitrol Of lola and Ouida engaged in imbbing the
milk and wafer in Mr. Blacks exceedingly weak pro-
ducf