New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-15
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr. Whistler has been making a se $3.50 =.
| graphic drawings in color ""io ,,,o ,,,,a .,
publish in parts under the
Songs on Stone.
| The work upon American book-p'a'e' VIZ" W.,
! Charles d. Allen, of Hartford Is p'.p''e, "'.'
rresent all the facts possible to cohect III rea''oi
- ,,,, ,,,,ao, 80, IN the year 1880. The work VIII
! Ia &c authoritative and complete as may BE- ana
PROMISES to be historically valuable Reproductions
OF rare and interesting plates VIII ''.usia'e It, anu
one of its chapters will be deVo.ea " ','e cary
! American engravers who engraved oookp'a'eS'
| ~ ca Dov,. has made up his mind not to
r-,,o ary more detective stories. and sherlock
Holmes acute and vigorous as ne is' MUS. u'eap'
pear from the literature OF 'he iu'u,e. M M
| been a very entertaining parsonage out MS au
ventures might easily grow 'reSo"e !" p''o"e'
r, A.. ,no NJ the new edition. in two
,oluues NJ Dante Gabriel Rossettfs poems VIII
be published In December This edition. when Is
limited TO $40 copies is coming ITO" "iiia'.
| Morris's Kelmscott Press some u"p.o'''"e"
"reminiscences OF Rossetts student DAYS anu career
in art are soon to be made public In London, IN
a volume devoted TO the Iou"'"e " VIZ
Rapbaelite brotherhood
"a Short History OF the Renaissance III i'ay
is the title OF the abridged edition oil ,ne a'e MI
John Arlington Symondss ponderous Renaissance
in italy" which will soon be publshed'
Mr.. LAWYERS pleasant paper in the current
"cor,urv'' on Uenriette Ronner. the painter or
cats will serve as an Introduction to portfolio
NJ nbotogravure reproductions OF her pictures 10
be issued by the Century Company
The recently established Jewish Historical So
cietv of England will endeavor to throw a fuller
I LIGHT on the status of the Jews In England prior
IN their expulsion In 1890. and will concern Itself
! largely with obscure portions OF modern history
in which the influence OF the race was manifesty
felt-with the beginnings OF banking the strus-
gle for religions liberation. the progress oil phiia
;hropy and the development OF trade Many OF
| the documents to be published are written III
Hebrew.
The book on THE Romance OF an Empress
catharine H. of Russia which the Appletons
are bringing out. is based largely upon unpub-
lished docum ,nts in the State archives.
| Only a few OF the cpistles included in the two
bic volumes Of THE Letters OF Sir Walter Scott
| which will soon be brought out. nave appearei
in print All the letters are addressed to Scott
family ard intimate friends.
A collection Of tales by Susan Coolidge will
| shortly be published under the title OF the BAR
| berry Bush and Seven Other Stories About
GIFTS Tor fHlH
Professor H. Runners book on THE Home
Life Of the Ancient Greeks has been TRANSLATED
nv Alice Zimmcrn. and her version. handsomely
/ illustrated will BE- published IN few weeks
Tho first volume Of Professor c. L. Nortons
edition Of the works OF George william Curtis
| viii contain oratons and addresses on the primer
/ plc. and character Of American Institutions and
The duties OF American citizens. The other three
'bpr
historical and literary addresses
one child of Theodore Hook survives daush-
ter who f. sgievously poor. Another daughter
died some years ago In abject poverty just apout
the time 1t IS said that public sale was held al
which one Of Hooks chairs was purchased for a
considerable sum.
Mss Sarah ,rnc Jewc:ts "Deephavcn' gives
excellent opportunities to tho illustrator In the
way Of quaint New-Engllnd character and me'an-
choly Ncw-England scenery. AMI the coming OF
the holiday edition containing drawings by = IT,
and NJ o. Woodbury.. will b. anticipated win
great deal OF interest.
NJ Grant Allen calls his coming volume Of verse
..rh. Lower Slppc."-a title to which his critics
may possibly give a meaning other than that which
,tc words b.ar ,nr him Trey certainly Will do 80
II his verse be not more valuable than hls prose
The man who commando, the artillery Of Have
locks column. Colonel francis CORVALLIS Maud@'
has written out his "reminiscences OF IN" terrible
/ reriod ~ the Muiny. and these are about To be
r,blishei In a Volume containing also the personal
narrative Of Mr sherer. magistrate OF cawnpore Mt
that time Colonel Marie is Victoria Cross man.
Tn. historian ocorg Brandes has tried his pen
upon a collection Of critical essays. which VIII be
broush, out Immediately In Germany. These essays
. and French writer's.
\ now. edition o. whites "sclbornc' is announced
IN London II is a reproduction of Bennets edition
/ with Hartlngs notes, and the Illustrations by lie
wick. Harvey. etc.
George Eliot I'm autograph letter recently SOLD
IN London wrote this wlse sentence Every one who
contributes to the too much OF literature IN "ont
grave social Injury.
Louis Morn's elaborate work on French Illus
,rators' which the Scrihncrs have prepared for tn
holiday season Is TO be published in five parts, an'
will contain In addition to numerous sketches por
traits and drawings. fifteen plates In color Thes
drawings and paintings will illustrate the worl
of more than sixty distinguished artists
\ forthcoming work on picturesque Berkshire
PROMISES to present excellent portrait OF tina
beautiful region 1t Will contain large numbe
Of original illustrations including reproduction
from drawings. paintings and photographs MI
Elbridgc Kingsley has contributed new view o
tireyock Mountain.
II is worth while to quote what IN" dyspeptic car
ylc said about progress In letter which mas JUS
been put in print: AS To Progress, about WHICH
there has been such chanting and trumpeting 10
the last half century, especially for the last scor
Of years | confess could never see much N II
or decidedly discern any progress, except IN si''
work and its adjuncts-a very sooty, shrTky, ana L
me contemplate kind OF progress-yiefing AZ
r often say. immcnsitles of gold to those who ieas
of all deserve 1t among us
, TO PEGGY on THE LAWN
From The London Spectator.