New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-04
LITERARY NOTES.
There is rumor that the Rev. Edward Everett
Hale has in preparation Life OF Christi

There is rumor that the Rev. Edward Everett
Hale has in preparation Life Of Christi
Mrs. Hague, Of Alabama, has written graphic
account Of tho experiences Of tho blochaded people
of her State during the Civil War; and Houghton
& MIfIn Will soon publish the book under tho tito
OF A Blockadcd Family.
Mr.. stockion's last book Amos Kllbrlght' has
already gone into fits second edition.
The verses OF Victor Hugo collectively called The
Ocean, are It IS to be supposed not specially import ant
SCRAPS as they were written during the course OF
his long life al occasional moments not only in note
books but on odd bits Of paper old envelopes,
prospectus backs ETC., all of which he carefully pre-
served This miscellaneous heap Of odes and strophes
Of epic and chanson, and versice, sometimes OF TWO
rhymlng words only, Eloa,' and Boa VIII
make a very strange volume
Mr.. Edward Houses pathetic Japanese novel Yone
santo, is coming in book form from the press OF
Beford Clarke Co. 1t is said that this story "hio
running serlalIy In "The Atlantic" created so mucn
unpleasant feeling among the frieads oil missionary
enterprise that Eastern publishers did not care 20
bring out the book The Western men are more
adventurous. Everybody who did not read "hone'
IN The Atlantic will be curious to see what has
caused so much excitement
A chosly thing which was also Jolly, once happened
10 Mrs. Fremont, ana Sne mas Wrlttcn aDo"' " 'N'
the Christmas "Wide-Awakc.n
George Moore, the author Of several rather un'
pleasant novels wants system OF crl'icism anu
would like all literature come under the judgment
of specialists. By the opinion of anv threo DIS
tlnquIshed living men of letters would he content
to abide An irrcverent fsllow-counryman suggests
that Mr. Moore has forgotten his literary history
What Of Wordsworth condcmnng the immortality OF
Kcatss Ode a Grcclan Urn'l What OF kusHh'
who called Tho Mil on the Floss' immoral before he
Lad read IT. What Of II. L. Stevenson. VINO mus
that Fielding is dirty, dul! and coarse? lour
man Of genius says Mr. Moorc's friend, is very
uncertain critic"
Mt Arlo Batcs's new novel, The Philistines,' Is
coming from the press of Ticknor q Co. IL dea'-
among other things with legislative lobbying
The distinguished Oriental scholar and Biblical
specialist DR.. Robert Young, has Just died In his
sixty sixth year. His Analytical Concordance o
the Bibe- IS known all the world.
Mr. Charles IT, webb John Paul Is about to publish
through Tlclnor q Co. volume OF poems. lie has
entitled It yagrom Verse;
Mr. w. II. Rossctu's forthcoming volume on his
brother Dante Gabriel Rossetti is neither biography
nor criticism. 1t merely presents number OF details
about the poet and his work. set forth In nairal''
| form. "The Athcnacum" says that the plan OF th'
book will stand pretty nearly as follows: Tho ac
count of the works Of art arranged under the headings
Of the successive years . The account OF the literary
works. similarly arranged; 3. prose paraphrase oil
the series of s0nnets named The House OF lie' aim
Ing to clear up the difficulties (Which some readers
seem to consider formdabc) IN the diction an'
structure Of these pocms-a performance OF mere
paraphrastic exposition, not of biographical or crlticd
comment 4. Some additional or tabular matter regard
ing the works in and IN literature, including scvera
bo ~ the work. based
is on csoondcnccl may not have been dealt with II
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