New-York tribune., 1889-10-13
LITERARY NOTES.

Margaret DelandS forthcoming DooR, riorua layo''
IS to be enriched by four colored plates, two etchngs
six OF fulpsge plates, and fifty other illustrations
from sketches made especially for the work by l. X.
Harlow.
new English edition the nlneteenth) Of Haydns
Dictionary of Dates" is coming out
A collection OF W. S. Glbert's Christmas stories
IS TO be published under the tile of "Foggerty's
Fairy by Routledge & Sons
A new story by Miss Anna B. Warner is announced
by r. Carter d Brothers. 1t is to be called " Yours
and Nine"
The thirty-fourth edition OF Max o'Rells jonathan
and His Continent" is the press of Cassell & Co.
NJ Renan Is at work the fourth volume OF his
History of Israeli He Is also correcting the p oot
sheets of a book 10 be entitled The Future ot
Science.o It's an essay entirely written as long ago
as 54s and deals among other topics with the theory
of development subsequently enunciated by Datwh'
In various other matters NJ Renan is shown to have
antcipated subsequent discoveries In the fields OF
knowledge and to have indicated the general direction
to which science tending. He has neither ADDED
to nor excscd single passage from his earlier essay
the only alterations introduced being those OF STYLE
A new and cheaper edition of Buschs inimltable
"Max and Maurice is announced by Roberts Brothers.
A volume Of specimens Of Medieval French
odlted by Mr. Paget Toynbee, is on the CLARENDON
Press.
Winters in Algeria Written IiuS'ra"9" "
F. A. Brdgeman. Is a volume which VIII sooh Oo
brought out by the Harpers.
A new edition of Mrs. Gaskclrs Life of Charlotte
Bronten IS TO be published by f. A. Stokes Brother
One Of the art-books announced by this house IS
collec ton Of Smiles of Aquarelles" By American
artists The artists represented are Percy Morah'
W. H. Gibson. NJ. Humphrey, j. L. q. ferrls, H. W.
McVickar J. NJ. Barnsey, J. symlngton' ana r. ~
Moran. The text is the work of Mr. Ripley Hitch
cock.
THE Wine Ghosts of Brcnen," announced by White
& Allen Is translation into English Tor 'he rs' u,
Of HanfT's Phantaslen in Bremen Rathskeilar' ~
=, 10 be I'm elaborate form and limited edition.
An Illustrated translation into English Of Guy de
Maupassants Pierre and jean Is 10 Do orous"'
out by the J. B. LlppIncott Company.
The " Life, Letters and JournaP OF Louisa Aioo.1
inst published by Roberts Brothers, Is sad 10 oe
already success the first edition OF 5000 not sa"S
flying the demand
protessor f. J. ChId's splendid edition OF The
English and Scottish Popular Ballads y receives ue
servedly enthusiastic praise from 4" The Athonaeum
,ho Fnolisb critic calls It "a monumental work,
bcc the introduction to each ballad is illustrated by
narallels from every European language ana upon
which more industry, learning and acuteness nave Deeh
amended than upon any edition OF shakespeare lno
timev he adds, has not yet come Tor cnuclsle so
,reat work 1t must be dealt with in its entrety'
Meantime, however, III Is lmpoaSlOlo w 'V"'" uP'" ~
,bIcct of English and Scottish ballads without giving
,ord NJ passng tribute to the energy, tho scholar
shin and the critical insight displayed In every one OF
the parts at present issued That such WORK shoulu
came from America Is students Of English literature
matter Of congraulatlon, but not Of surprise"
THE Academy thus joins the chorus of praise Of
Professor Childs work: at Is edited with
that loving care that wide research and that wealth
- illustration from other countries ballads which
have distinguished all the foregoing parts and which
nut IN shame everything of the best that has been
done I'm this country elsewhere before 1t is real
treat 10 a baad.over to turn over Professor Childs
acs and see all the different versions OF every ballad
rd Of every line and phrase given, and to know what
,oIogie, IL has I'm any and every language of the
ortinent into how many Of these II has been trans
lated what are its sources, and all about II. The
work reflects the highest honor on Professor Child,
and the college and country of which he Is an omao
mcnt'
Professor Robertson Smiths lectures on the religion
NJ the semite delivered in Aberdeen last year are to
no rubIished by A. & @. Black. The volume VIII be
Iovoted To a comparative study OF the practical In
stttutions of Semitic religion, such as the religious
community the idea of holiness as applied TO places,
persons and things, the onglh ana ueNeiopmeht Oh
sacrifice, and the like.
GOOD deal of matter not to be found in any edition,
british or American. of De Quincey's works will be
,cIuded in the forthcoming volume Of Uncollected
v.i,t,cs Of Thomas De Quncey.' 1t may be that
s matter Is of interest but the presumption Is the
,ber way The scraplngs of the work OF famous
,rers might wisely In most cases, be left 10 oblivion.
fac-simile of the first edition Of Bunyans' Country
pbvmesp lately discovered and acquired by the
british Museum, has been undertaken by Elliot Stock