New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-05
LITERARY NOTES.

LITERARY NOTES.
new edition In five volumes Of Jane Austen's nov
els is announced by F. A. Stokes & Brother
Lady prassey's sLast Journals will be published
In a few months by Longmans
In the nrst volume of Cassell's now Sunshine
Series Of Choice Fiction" the doctrine Of roincarnation
forms the basis Of the plot Tho Boston author Mr.
s. B. Alexander pictures the new life led by the soul
Of an aged Buddhist which again appears on earth In
the body of young Bostonian. The title of tho book
Is The Yelled Beyond" The volumes of this new
series will be issued weekly and will be mostly by
American authors.
The widow of Arthur Hugh Clough has edited his
sProse Rcmains,p adding selections from his letters
and a memoir Macmillan win bring out the work
This firm also announces volume OF Partial Por-
traits by Henry James.
A handsome library edition of "London: Its His
torcal Associations, Antiquarian and Modern by
Peter Cunningham, will soon be published In London
The work been revised rewritten and rearranged
Theodore s. Fay, who literary light of
New-York and American Minister to Switzerland, has
occupied the past fifteen years IN preparing History
OF Germany" The work is now in the press of A s.
Barnes & Co. Mr.. Fay is eighty-one years Old
An edition Of Mrs Rose Terry Cookies poems, many
lovers of poetry know, win soon be brought out by
W. S. Gottsbcrger.
Mrs walford the author of those charming stories,
sCousnss and Troublesome Daughters has written
new novel which Holt will shortly bring out 1t is ell
titled A Mere Child"
work dealing particularly with the origin and his
tory Of versfcation. and written by Posh prolessor
will soon be published in Paris.
u.,,n,- e An,ob,ooranbvD bne cone into Afth
edition in London.
On the question Of International copyright Emile
Angler says "when America, in buying French plays,
laws down as a condition that the author shall only
print his plays two three afcrwaTd, that coun-
try at the time recognizes our rights and trans
crosses them Such inconsistency is a mar to the
logical character and uprightness of great nation"
Alexander Dumas declares that he confidently looks
forward to day when the sense Of Justice Of the
American people will in the end triumph over tho
interests of handful Of plratical publishers" Jules
Claretie says that {" literary work should enjoy
throughout the world the rights that 1t is to
find IN the country where 1t was written and NJ. lola
ribs himself of this outburst: al have overweenng
tenderness for the Americans who not only translate
my works In an gnoble manner. but rob with down
right impudence."
There is report that somebody looking through the
archives at weImar has found hitherto unknown
unlike Goethes published version.
new novel by the author Of that striking book,
rThe Silence Of Dean Matand' is announced by
Appleton. This firm also has in press "a Nymph
Of the west" story by Mr.. Howard seely, and A
Counsel of Perfection" novel by Lucas Malet" tho
daughter OF Charles Kingsley.
In Mrs Humphrey Wards new story "Robcrt
Elsmere." the most taked-of novel of the and
one which Mr.. Gladstone has reviewed, IT said, in
the heros words. that God is that force at the
root of things which is revealed to us whenever man
helps his neghbor, mother denies herself for her
child: whenever a soldier dies without a murmur
for his country. or sailor puts out in the darkness
10 rescue the perishng whenever workman throws
mind and conscience into his work. or a statesman
lsbors not for bis gain but for that Of the State"
Elsmcre believes in AN eternal goodness-and an
eternal mind-of which Nature and man are the con-
tinuous and only revelation"
To the beautiful little series of "Knickerbocker
Nuggets issued by c. P. Putnam's Sons. will be
added Thackerays The Rose and the Ring tongues
"Nudine and slntram.s Moores Irish Melodies and
Mscaulay's "Lays"
"The Pail Mall Gazette says: alt is understood
that II the American Copyright bill should become
law our publishers will send TO America the manu-
scripts Of welknown authors whose books arc certain
to command a sale both sides of the Atlantic and
will receive back the steroo mouds. In this way the
loss TO the English printing business VIII be minmzed
OF course books by unknown writers which attain I'M
expected popularity will have to be printed twice."
Mr. Walter Besant's new book, Fifty Years Ago.
is coming from the press of the Harpers.
Jefferson Davs's book on the War will be issued in
the autumn.
The late Mrs. Proctor met Sydney Smith In
company with Macaulay, and observed that she had
been disappointed by the historians silence "Wen'
said Sydney, " the only opportunity gave him you
took Mrs. Proctor had store Of maxms or hints
for conversation, which she was sometimes ohngng
enough to instil into the minds of the young They
were chiefly negative One was, Don't tell people
how you are they don't want TO know" Another,
"If you have monitor the fact that you went to
particular place, say why you went there II
any has collected noted her sharp and taxing
speeches. and "reminiscences, they would make the
volume Of the season. Her bodily vigor was also
remarkable She dned out almost every night of her
LIE and could "eat through the programme" She
was even equal to a supper party after theatre, and
this within year of her death and up to year or
two ago thought nothing Of walking on her return,
I'D the flight Of some hundred and thirty steps
which led her