The Portland daily press., 1866-03-09
LITERARY GOSSIP.

Mr., Gerald Massey's new work, now in the
press, is entitled shakespeare Sonnets (nev-
er before interpreted) and his Private Erie nds,
together with a Recovered Likeness of Him
SELF" s..
The Round Table says: ''The lady who
writes under the nom de plume of 'Hclme Lee,'
Miss or Mrs. Harriet Parr, is about to pub
fish, in two volumes, The Life and Death of
Jeanne dare, called the Maid"
AIR. J. T. Trowbridge has a new novel in
preparation entitled Lucy Arlyn," the plot of
which is based on the material phenomena
commonly called spiritualism. ID
Frederick Ruckert, the German poet, a ma
tive of Schwelnfurt, died on the 31st OF Dec,
aged 20. &.
M. Michelet is to publish in April new
work called "The Working Girl" The new
volume of his History Of France is nearly
ready" "a
-"Garden Flowers" is the title of volume
which will soon be published by j. e. Tilton g.
Co. 1t will furnish, says the New York EUen-
ing Post, complete manual of culture for the
flower garden. comprising accounts of all flow
ers, with descriptions of each genus, peculiari-
ties of culture, soils, modes of propagation, and
time of planting. A list of the most desirable
species and varieties is also given, including
the color OF the flower, the season of bloom, the
native country of each, and the date Of its in
Production The volume is intended as COM
panion to the work Oh "Parlor Gardening,n by
the same author, published few years since,
and is issued in the same style, forming the sec
ond of series which will, in forthcoming VOL
ulmes, include treatises on greenhouse plants,
orchids. wild flowers, ferns, MOSES and water
plants. las
The volume of verse by George Arnold,
about to be published by Messrs. Ticknor &
Fields will be entitled Drift; Sea-Sbore
Idyl, and other Poems" The collection has
been made by Mr.. VIM. Winter, who will pre-
face the work with geographic memoir.
1t is stated that MIR. W. d. Howells, for
merly American Consul at Venice, is to be as
sociated with Mr. Fields in the edi.orship of
the atlantic Monthly. Mr.. Howells has writ
ten one or two able articles for the North Amer
lean ReyieW, and some charming sketches of
Italian travel which have appeared in The No
ton are also attributed to his pen. He is a
graceful writer and would seem to have much
htness for editorial service on magazine like
| the Atloatic .-+'0 ~
PROFESSOR James Russell Lowell will soon
| publish the first volume of his Selections
from the Old Dramatists," work upon which
he has been engaged for some years past.
"A new novel by Henry Kingsley is an
nounced. tits called 3" Leighton Court =
M. Emile Chasles, son of Philarete Chasles.
has recently published michel Ceramics.
Life, Times, Politicaland Literary Works"
The Prussian journals announce that an
other historical memorial is about to disappear.
The famous windmill of Sans-Souci, which the
Great Frederick had respected, and which his
descendants had inclosed in the park at Pots
dam, is about to be pulled down by the kings
order. sAyfa.
/ q The Dublin Freeman's Journal announces
that, owing to the recent attacks made upon
the police while in the discharge of their duty
and owing to the recent riot in CUTIE street
the police commissioners have issued orders
for the swords recently distributed to the force
to be sharpened. Ho''