New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-12
LITERARY NOTES.

What promises 10 be a particularly precious edition
Of Washington Irving's Rip Van Wrinkle ana Legend
OF sleepy Hollow" is that which George H. boughton,
the American artist In London. has Deeh preparing.
Mr. Boughon's four full pag plates VIII doubtless
be a sympathetic accompaniment to the e'ernehshtiul
text.
Mr. Thomas Handy + not writing stories at present
and IS said 10 b. medlta;ing some unconventional
dramatic work
A volume Of Chronological outlines OF American
Literature {, in Of preparation by MI . l..
Whilcomb OF Columbia College. II i on 'he plan Of
FIR derrick Ryland,, Chr, mol cal outlines oil English
Literature and will be published BY Macmillan In the
autumn in a shape uniform with mat WORK Mr.
Brander Matthews is writing preface lor '"e DOOR,
Mr. T J. Wi,e's notable photography OF Rusiin7
has Just been brought to close the recehuy pub
ushrd eighteenth part completing inc WORN sub
scribrs for the whole number Of 80 copies were OBJ
tanned within one month from the day the prospectus
was issued. The work has been prepared Win eN-
ceedng care the compilrs having seen and examined
every edition of every book dcScrio"i therein IL Is
possible that Il supplement consisting OF series oil
Illustrations NAV be, issued This vii contain cuts
rcprescninC the scarcer Of the hs' nd other inter
esting editions OF Mr. Rush:- u"o"s' r'producuohS
of the designs upon the bindi3s: O. the seven Lamps
Of Architecture" and other works, iac-simes Oh Mr.
Rusknss manuscripts, etc.
The illustrated edition OF Mr.. William winters
graceful and poetic volume Shakespeare S England
is approaching completion and will be brought out
In the autumn.
"You know a great deal about these things said
Mr. Ruskln one day to Mr.. Bernard Qnaritch' hold
Ing up IA rare manuscript of the dark ages a. he
spoke.
Il know said Mr.. Quaritch, simply, "bccaioe
every manuscript, that has come into market for the
last thirty yeals have either bid for or bought
Among Mr. Quaritch's pecuiaritIes IS hatred Of
poetry. Il am an anti-poet," he says Of himself
september will see the publication of Goodwin
smiths new book, The United States: An Historical
sketch"
A new literary society has been formed In London
for the publication OF rare or unedcd WORKS relating
TO the loyal Navy. Tie society viii wofd on lines
similar to those OF the Camden All lIakluyt soci-
cites and will print for rs members some 81 INC
ntere sting ana important Mss. in tho Record ONCE.
the British Museum, In private collections, a.
well Of the rare works Of which only one or
two copies now exist and some also OF those works
which, # not 50 rare are practically inaccessible from
the form In which they have been published
The decision OF the latest authorities as well "a that
n
pronunciation OF samuel Pcpyss name rs " Paprs.
Yet not long ago a member of the existing Pepys fam
ily said o. an unadvise. interlocutor who had called
him "Pep>.' My name. sir, is PeppiS. The second
volume OF the and complete edition Of "eiyss
Diary will be published in this country within "A
few days.
Henry Adams, the historian. In the last number
OF the Reserve" says OF the d" Life OF Lincoln by
Nicolay and Hay ." 1t IS probably the most consideI
able literary monument raised to statesman or
ruler in his own time 10y his own contemporaries
None Of the famous characicIs Of history even In our
own century. where such memorials are more common
than formerly. have had such memorial constructed
by the who shared their AbOrs. Whether In scope
in onlncss of aim and sustained elevation Of tone;
I'm portraturc character In vIgor and clcamcss Of
narrative; In range OF subject; In literary workman
ship in historical cNactne>s. no similar work eN
ISIS a. compare II with. Great boemphlca I'm ro
small number, have been written OF men long dcaI.
but among contemporaries. although the famous Chief
Justice Marshall himself performed The same pons
duty for Washington. and writers Of high merit have
done as much for other Presidents and statesmen I'm
America, the biography OF Lincoln stands quite alone
In It's pre- emnence."