The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-09-12
LITERARY GOSSIP.

Thirteen letters by Cardinal Richelieu
have been found in an old cabinet recently sold
by broker of the Rue de Grenelle. They are
to be published forthwith a Fsfen ,gitsa
gt-Among new DO oks announced as in pre-
paration by Lee & Shepard, is a History of
the Old Sixth Regiment" by Rev, J. H. Han
son, late its chaplain, and formerly pastor of
the UniYersalist society in Gardiner Me. a
With the new year magazine win appear
under the auspices of the publishing firm of
Moxon, London, and its specially viii be poe
try. Mr.. Cholmondely is to be editor, and it is
said that Mr.. Tennyson, Mr.. Browning, and
other less known poets viii be numbered
among the contributors. Mosom's Magazine
will be the title.
3.s--A thick volume will shortly appear in
Paris, on decentralization in France. 1t will
contain the opinions in favor of decentraliza-
ton of MN. Odillon Barrot, Montalembert,
Broglie, Carnot, and Cochin.
Henri Herr, the pianist is publishing an
account Of his tour in America in the Paris
Monitear
Sour Mutual Friend will be completed in
the number of All The Year Round to be pub
hshed o.. the first of December
ABOUT forty novels are now being issued
serially in Great Britain, nearly all in monthly
magazines.
M. Albert Reville, author of Critical Stud
les upon st. Matthews Gospel" has just
published in Paris book entitled Theodore
Parker, his Life and his Works; Chapter on
the Abolition of Slavery in the United States"
The author says very little about abolition, and
Mr.. Parker's connection Herewith, but states
the leading details of Mr.. Parkers life, and es-
Inmates very keenly and appreciatiyely his
character as q man, preacher and writer,
He gives him credit more for energy than for
good taste, aud while noticing his want of Or
thodoxy, admits that his intentions were al
ways good. 1t is evident that Mr.. Parker's la
ors are highly estimated abroad. The London
edition of his works, in twelve volumes, COM
piled by Miss Cobbe, is now completed.
The Boston Transcript has apparently
taken some kind Of a contract to give its read
| ers the whole Of Mr., Swinburne's sAtalanta in
Calydon." 1t Is publishing the thing in daily
installments, and must be about through by
| this time. IS = - p -
-Messrs. Hurd & Houghton publish a list of
forthcoming books which is particularly at
tractive. In addition to Barry Gray's last.
Matrimonial Infehcities, with an occasional
Felicity by way of Contrast" and a new edi-
ton Of the "Crayon Miscellany, we have aMo-
zart's Letters" Palgraye's Essays on Art A
volume of poems by Edna Dean Proctor. and
the aSermons If Dr. South" constituting No.
/ of the Library of Old English Divines. -
There is also series Of elegantly illustrated
books, containing among others, WAITS Di-
vine and Moral Songs" "The Twenty-third
Psalm" 1.-THE Three Kings Of Orient" "vol-
ume of poems" Hymns in Prose for Chill
dren,p "Pisciola," "The Fables of Esop, -
eHans Christian Andersens Tales for Chill
| dFen," "The Adventures of Little French
Boy @Life and Adventures of Robinson Cru
soc" and "The Water Lily" We find also fol
the benefit of the little folks, rich and beauti
full editions of "The House that Jack Built,
Fold Mother Hubbard and her Dog" "The
Five Little Pigs,r "The Fox and the Geese,
"The Children in the Wood" (told in verse by
X. II. Stoddard) Beauty and the Beast, ssPuss
in Boots" Cinderella; or the Glass Slipper
Nursery Romance" Rhymes without Rea-
son. aunt Louisas Toy books. sWarpe',
| Alphabets," &c.
The Webster Of Hawaiian literature, Rev
] MI Andrews of Honolulu, Sandwich Islands
has recently completed dictionary of thu
Hawaiian language. This dictionary contain,
over $4,000 words. 1t is somewhat remarkable
that this number is only 2s4 less than are tt
be found in the greatfolio edition of Johnson
English Dictionary.
Miss Noa, once a. pupil Of George Combe
is transiating Emerson's conduct OF Lift" IN
to French. She is spoken of as highly quail
fed for the task Representative Men, ant
English Traits" are the only works of Mr.
Emerson which have appeared in French, =