Literature.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2131, 6 March 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)

Literature.

— Madaiiiu Cliristine Nilsson has written 1 piose essay, entitled "A Music: L's-,011," toi a Hostoii iiionthly. — The tutal pioi ceils of the Kllis salo auiounteil to LI ."»,!»% ISs. A tine lii>-t folio of Sh ik< -.peaie, houii'l hy Holder I'ayne, fetohed i - 4().">. — The uijiyiiglit of B life's " Bohemian Ciiil," his now expired, ami the opera become-, public pmpirty. — The fcoie of Beethoven's sixth pianoforte loncei to his, it is sii«l, been discoviiidiu an obsecure (iermaii village, ami i-> to be prepared for performancefotthuitli. —The \Vf>rilswr,rth Society intends to lining out this year a volume of "Selections from Wordsworth," to l>e edited conjointly by from twolvc to twenty members of the soduty, including Mr Biownintj. — Anaii'.'emcHts ate buiug mailo for a re is<ue of the edition of I'epys's Diary pubhsheil some yt.ns ,igo umlei the cditoislnp of tin; Ruv. Meynoit Blight, of jMa^ilalene (Jollu^o, Camhi iilu'e. The woik will be miller tliu caie of Mr H. B. Whcatley. —Wo hear from (ilisgow that the new illustiat il weekly, The Scottish People, is a great success, having a genuine salo of GO.OOO copies pur week. The unusual progiess ot tln« journal is mainly attributable to the excellence of its. fiction, notably a giaphic tale of Scottish life nud character, which was commenceil in the Hist number. . —The MS. of a novel entitled " Valentino " was recently submitted anonymously to Messrs Charles Sen oner's Sons, of New York, and accepted by them on the enthusiastic commendation of their reader. It subsequently proved to have been written by Mr \V. \V. Astor, the well-known millionaire, and late United States minister to Italy. Its appearance is being looked for u ith great interest. — A copy, at the time believed to be unique, of a long-forgotten Christmas story in veitc, by Charles Lamb, called " Beauty and the Beast," was recently bought by the New Yoik Independent, and has been reprinted with tho original illustiation in its "Thanksgiving" number. Our readers may be gl id to hear that this voiy interesting poem was given in full in The Family Circle of December 1.1 and 22.