The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-13
LITERARY ANNOUNCEMENTS, ETC.


-Awork will be published during the coming
summer with the following title:-"Wilham
Woodbridge; His Life Letters, and Speeches;
edited by Charles Lanman.n
Mr.. George w, Carleton announces Lies
Travaieurs de Ia Mer,n by Victor Hugo.
-Messrs. Roberts Brothers have In prepare
tion "Our Summer in the Harz Forest by a
Scotch family; Hidden Depths" "Studes for
Sunday Evening" by Lord Kinloch; Raleigh;
A Historical Play" by Martin Farquhar Tupper;
"sweet Counsel A Book for Girls" by Sarah
Tyter; and a new edition Of "Talpa, or The
Chronicles Of Clay Farn."
-Messrs. Walker, Fuller d Co. win shortly
uublsh Massachusetts in the Rebellion" by
p C. Headely; "History of the Second lIassa.
chusetts Regiment, by Rev. A. H. Quint.
-Messrs. Lindsay & Blakiston announce
'Iectures on the Treatment OF Necrosis by the
Constant Galyanic Current" by DR.. Robert
Remak.
-Messrs. Thomas Nelson & Sons have in the
press "Glont Cities of Bashan," by Professor
Porter, and "History of English Literature"
by Francis Collier, LID.
MIR. Anthony Trollops is about to reprint
collection, entitled Travelling Sketches from
the Pail Mail Gazette.
Mr.. Edmund Yates has a new novel in the
press, "Land at Last"
;" Professor Charles Kingsley is about to pub.
lish History OF England for Boys"
Miss Agnes Strickland announces Olives OF
the Seven Bishops.n
Professor Blacke has in preparation Homer
and the Ilad."
Professor Goldwin Smith has nearly ready
"a Short History of England"
Mr.. T. Trollope has nearly ready novel en-
tied "An Old Mans Secret"
Mr. w. c. Bennett, one of the minor English
poets, has in preparation "a Ballad and Song
History of England, and the States Sprung from
Hers A Book for the People"
DR.. j. G. Holland has already realized over
fourteen thousand dollars on the copyright of
his 'Iife of Lincoln
Mrs. Chandron, of Mobile, has nearly ready
for the press the translation of popular German
novel.
Mr.. James r. Spalding we are pleased to
announce, is nearly recovered from his recent
prostration, and will soon be able to resume lite.
rary labor.
Mr.. j. G. SAKE enjoys the honor Of a place in
Beeton's Companion Poets," series of piratical
reprints of American poets, the name of which
appears to have been flched from similar series
published last year by MessIs. Ticknor & Fields.
The AtbenGona, in a pleasant notice of the
volume, speaks of Mr.. SAKE
GAS writer of sparkling and occasionally pun.
gent de societe, who has for many enjoyed
VIDE popularity in the United States and ought TO
meet with similar acceptance in England His longer
andmOre laborI0us prOductions-the two saurcs IN
PopNan verse-cannot be mentioned as satisfactory
effors in kind OF poetry IN which the attempts
have Neen numerous and the very few dur
ing tlH last hundred years"
The critic then proceeds to quote two of Mr..
SaXe's poems "My Familiar" and "A Reflective
Retrospect" the last of which he thinks an imi-
tation of a poem Of Praed's-
"Mr. SaSe's imitation of Praeds School and
SchoolieoN' is the more remarkable, because he
makes no mmton of the brilliant EtOnIan when,
with an air )f scrupulOus honesty, ne names the
writers TO wlom he is indebted for thoughts or Ian
guage. Praej 1t should, moreover, be observed, Is
not the only loet whose music and wit ar, repro
duced by the American imitatoT, who IN turn re.
minds hs Elghsh reader Of Byron, Barham and
other famiarWrters. Sometimes the imitation Is
obviously meant for the readers notice; but in
raj places 1t seems to be unintentioDa on the part OF
the author"
"A daughter of Mary Hewitt is preparing for
the press "a Year in Sweden with Fredenka
Bremen"
DIR. Veron, whose work, "Le Bourgeois de
Paris" was very popular, is continuing his
memoirs, which will treat of the period be
tween 1910 duu 1000.
Mr.. Martin Farquhar Tupper has written g
new play, entitled The Life and Death o.
Raleigh" which ii to be produced at Easter
where, it is not stated.
The paragraphists announce new poem by
Mr.. Tennyson, the name of which they are
not able to give, though the subject, they tel
us, is classic. We put no faith in their gossip.
Mr.. Thomas Hood is about to edit "Moxon'
Standard Books for Penny Reading"
"A. X. II. B., the Country Parson" of Fra
GERS Magazine, has a paper IN the February mum
ber of that periodical entitled "Presbyterial
Sermons from ATchiepiscopal Churches" anC
containing an account Of Drs Park and Robert
son, whose pOsthumous sermons have atracte;
good deal of attention.
Mr.. Matthew Arnold has paper in the Feb
ruary number of the COTnh&, in which he de
fends himself from charge brought against hin
by the Saturday Re0ie1O, that he speaks slight
ingly of his countrymen. my Countrymen" 1
the title OF his article.
DR.. Daremberg has lately published q curl
Gus work-"Physic in Homer; or, Archaeological
Essays on the Physicians, Anatomy Physiology
Surgery, and Physic in the Homeric Poems."
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Martins History of France.