Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-14
LITERARY AND Personal.

Prof Henry COppee, ofthe United States Service
Magazine" is about publishing Grant and His Cam
paigns. previously revised by the great hero of the
| war.
Mr.. William swinton, the war correspondent of
the New York Times has nearly completed his
Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac"
-Messrs. F. F. Heard and w. T. Fowle, of Boston
reprint in superb style, limited edition of THE
Dramatic Works and Poems of John Marston''
Herr Gotthardi has published, at jena in vols
Pictures of the Weimar Theater under Goethe"
Victor Hugo has just published Songs of the
Waters and the Woods
-Hurd & Houghton announce THE Poetical
Works of Alfred B. Street and Pictures of Country
Life" by Alice Carey.
j. P. Lippincott in addition to other works of
interest will shortly publish A Secret Diary of the
Transactions of the War Department of the Confed-
crate States Government, etc, by J. B. Jones' Clerk
Of the Confederate States War Office.
-G. W. Carleton has in press Renaus St. Paul
and Apostles" and Cleopatra, by W. W. Story.
Robert Carter Brothers announce Walks from
Eden," by the author of Wide, Wide World" and
"Lyra Consultations, by the Rev. DIR. Bonar and
other writers.
The author of " St. olaves' is about publishing
Hesters Sacrifices
James f. Thorold Rogers NJ. A.. has nearly COM
pleted "A History Of Agriculture land Prices from
1929 to 1792
Il. B. Peterson Brothers will publish in day
or two the entire story of Our Mutual Friend, by
Dickens.
Will shortly appear from the press of K. ". Car
roll X Co.. Cincinnati, Divers Views Opinions and
Prophecies. of Yours. trooly Petroleum V. Nasby"
author of The Gospel of the Moo Dspensashun"
Moore. Wilstach Il Baldwin have in press The
Assassination of President Lincoln and the trial of
the consprators, Harold, Spangler, etc. before the
Military Commission at Washington"
Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton. the novelist has
written child'S book, soon to be published in Eng
land, with colored illustrations. and entitled the
"Wooing of Master Fox
"A memoir of JuniuS Brutus Booth the eccen-
trio father of the Presidential assassin soon to be
published in New York. is from the pen of sister of
j. Wilkes Booth, wife of John 5. Clarke the come
dian.
David Mason. author of the Life of Milton"
and other works, has been appointed to the Profes
sorship in Edinburg made vacant by the death of
Prof. Aytoun.
To the forthcoming illustrated edition of the late
Miss Adelaide Proctor's Legends and Lyrics, Mr.
Chas. Dickens will contribute Introductory essay
Miss Proctor joined the Catholic Church shortly be-
fore her death.
-Gustave Dore's magnificent illustrations to the
Bible upon which he has been engaged for the last
four years will be published with English text by
Messrs. Cassell. Peter Galpin who have purchased
the engravngs for their sole and exclusive use in the
English language.
Mr. Bentley will shortly publish some curious
revelations of Eastern life by Miss Emmeline Lott.
under the title of "Harem Life in Egypt and Con-
stantinoplc." The lady has enjoyed peculiar oppor-
tunities of gaining information the subject while
holding the post of children of his
Hghness, the Grand Pasha Ibrahim. of Egypt
-Messrs. Hind & Hazleton, of New York. an.
nounce Mr.. Ambrose's Letters on the Rebellion
by Hon. J. P. Kennedy. of Baltimore. Also Months
,,t l,
was thrown into intimate relations with PreSi
dent Lincoln, while painting his portrait.
The Rev. C. B. BOynton, Assistant Professor of
Ethics at the United States Naval Academy has
been for some time engaged on The Naval History
of the Great Rebellion" He has had access to all
the public archives and the private letter books of
Secretary Welles. c. B. Richardson, New York will
be the publisher.
Lawrence Kepse. New York, will publish early in
December the Life and Sermons of the Rev. F. A.
Baker, of the Congregation of St Paul edited by the
Rev. A. F, Hewitt. After his ordination as a Catho-
lie priest. Father Baker obtained great celebrity He
possessed remarkable gifts preacher. Father
Baker was the of Professor Samuel Baker. NJ. D.,
deceased, for many years eminent practitioner in
this city, and prominent member Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
David G. Francis. New York. has in press val
liable and curious work on early English literature.
by j. Payne Collier entitled "A photographed and
Critical Account of the RareSt Books in the English
Language" 1t will be published in four volumes.
and the price. if ordered in advance, will be $l6
Only small edition will he printed and it is not
stereotyped.
"A. S. Barnes & Burr have just published new,
revised and greatly improved edition of Practical
Physiology or, Anatomy and Physiology applied to
Health, for the use of schools by Edward Jarvis NJ
D. This work. after a careful examination, has been
selected the text book the subject of which it
treats, for the Maryland schools. With a sufficient
amount of anatomy and physiology. it combines
good degree of popular hygiene, which fail to
be of adyantage to the student.