New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26
LITERARY NOTES.

Roberts Brothers will bring ont in this country The
Early Life of Samuel Rogers" book which has had a
notable success in England.
A Book Hunters Library" in thirty volumes Is in
course of preparation by Mr. PrescoInnes. OF Glasgow
He says that he has collected in the OF busy life
some very rare books OF which are unknown. In
name evcn to such photographers as Loundes Abane
or Ouartch and proposes to reprint them in large
print and elegant style Ten volumes Of the series will
be reprint of Baltnasar Bckker'sa Dutch theoogan-
History OF Magic" The first part only has hitherto
been published En- gland and that event took place so
far back the beginning of the seventeenth century
The New-York SHAKESPEARE Society will issue next
month the first volume of "The Banksde Shakespeare"
This edition will offer the text Of the earliest version OF
each play printed In the lifetime OF William Shake
spere. paraeled with the 1923 or frstfoio text and
both texts numbered line by line and scrupuously col
lated with both the folio and quarto texts Each play 10
printed separately by the Riverside Press, on laid paper
uncnt boards Only 500 copies printed from type
and hama numbered under the society's Inspection
Each copy contains q certificate signed by committee
the society pedgng the socieys faith to this eject
The price on delivery is So 30 per volume and the
society accepts only purchasers who will take the SERIES
twenty u all Subscribers assigned and Will receive
an identically numbered copy of each volume
Modesto Mignon" the next volume IN Miss Katharine
Worneleys series OF TRANSACTIONS from Balzac viii be
published next month
Mr. Elbridge Brooks to supervise the preparation
OF series OF historical studies of the States Of the
Union The series will be illustrated by L. ]. Bridgeman
auu will be published by the d. Lothrop Company Mr.
Brooks will write The Story OF New York." Mrs.
Fremont will deal with Missouri. Miss Olive Risey
Seward with Pennsylvania, the Rev. Z. f. Hale with
Massachusetts and Sidney Luska with Connecticut
rory five biographies of Charles Dickens L ave been
published.
The volume of Negro Myths from the Georgia Coast"
which Colonel Charles C. Jones' of Augusta, Is prepar
ing, will be published by HOughtOn, Mniin Co.
Mrs stannard's pathetic story, Brotles Baby" has
been dramatzed and the play is to be brought out in
London by Mr.. Edgar Bruce.
On the occasion OF the removal OF the State Library to
the New Capitol several assistants needed to sort
books and put them in place. Among those who we're
engaged was a certain dignihed elderly gentleman who
brought with him credentials Of his literary ability from
several leading citizens OF Albany who are prominent as
Democratic politicians lie was engaged and set at
work ut once The State Librarian. who kept a shrewd
outlook his assistants, noticed that this man
actually accomplished very little. He apparently
avoided public gaze, but kept steadily at his work in
dark rcccsses of the library whence he would sometimes
emerge n candle in hand and In the other long
strip paper which nc seemed IN constant need OF re-
ferring. Several days Iassed, and AS there was no
apparent progress in the elderly Rentleman's work
It was decided TO watch him. After short period Of
watching the State Librarian appeared with the new
dismissed The mystery OF his work explained the
strip paper he carried for reference contained the
letters OF the alphabet for this competent gentleman
who had been recommended 20 assist in arranging the
library OF the state could neither read nor write
Mrs. r. d. r. n. southworth has had the gold pens
with which her novels written melted up and
turned rings each OF her children. 1t
is supposed that she Will conne her story telling here
after to her grandchildren
collection of the songs sung by the sailors of Ali
nations at their has made by the daughter OF
the Russian Consul at Newcastle Ion Tyne. They are
yertablo songs and In many cases the words aud
III usc had never before tafen down until the work
was done by this young lady She made the round OF
the English seapos for the purpose and got tho sailors
to sing to her The collection Is to be published by
Kegan Paul under the captivating title of The Music OF
the Waters"
Six hundred miles of canoeing on the Rock, Fox ana
Wisconsin will be described In Historic Water
ways" volume which is now In the press OF A. C. Nc
Clure Co Its author is Mr. II. q. Thwates secretary
of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin