New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-22
LITERARY NOTES.

Dr. Hale's new story is described a very realistic
study OF Boston Hfe and which has aroused I'M
common interest In that city.
b, Why do English publishers persist in sending out
three volume novels with uncut edges when nobody
likes Them Because. IL the edges cut, say the
wise ones thicker and more expensive paper must be
used IN order to give TO the book the fat and COM
Portable appearance which the English buyer loves
The uncut leaves give the volume bulk at cheap a'e
Some unpublished essays left by the late critic e. r
whipple, are TO appear in "The North American no
view.s That magazine has also secured Proiesso,
Briggs important paper " The Theological Or'S'
,AGonsmth's grave in the little courtyard OF the
Inner Temple is sadly INTENDED. The letters Oh inc
inscription are becoming dim and the tablet Is scracnou
by careless feet.
There is an interesting series Of letters in The
Magazine OF American History" gong 10 sno" io"
heartily British merchants sympathzed WIN inc Ae
ean colnies in their controversy with the mother oou
,trv These letters were written by prominent mer
chant William Manning, to Henry Laurens' the amer
. can uho became the second President OF the Con-
. tiuental Congress- Manning was the grandfathcr OIL
Cardinal John Manning and one Of his daughters mar
\ RED one OF Mr. Laurenss three sons II nave a. ol.
ms have an opportunity" he writes In August roo
represented the loyalty and strength OF t'e >.'o.
cans and represented that 1t was Impossible 10 loroo
,ham N submit to the burthens laid on theIh
and know that some of my letters nave
been communicated to men in power, but rear 'i'ey
have never had the least weight-on the contrary
dare saw they have been laughed at Tne mihUary son
,lemen saw that General Gage with 1900 men VIII
drive the Provincias TO the d-l!" what very pump
tons and rosy-visioned military gentlemen these MILL
tary gentlemen must have beenl
W r. Henley the poet, Is preparing an anthology
for boys-a book wherein will appear what ne con-
elders all the finest fighting heroic verse, between
and including Shakespeare and Whitman.
ut. difcult IN saw whether Shakespeare Goethe is
the more popular poet in Germany The German SNAKE
,neare Society has lust performed valuable service
10 lovers of the great Engshman. They have issued
nopular edition of the famous translation of Schegel
and Tieck with an introduction by Wilhelm Oechel-
one volume. The price has been made as low as
possible. in the hope that the working people will
purchase the book.
II one may believe in the result Of the investigations
OF Professor Gamer of the University Of Tuebingen the
alleged manuscript OF Aristotle, entitled "The State
of Athens which was discovered recently in London,
is not the work Of the great Greek. The professor
has written a long review Of the manuscript in which
he points out the differences between the style OF
Aristotle and that Of the manuscript, well numer
Gus contradictions In the professors opinion, the
manuscript was written by pupils Of Aristotle.
The works Of Victor lingo still read more than
those OF any other French author According to
letter from his soninlaw vacquere, the seven editions
of the poets works published during the last five
years have brought in 100000 francs.