, 1869-03-15
BOSTON.
Literary Gossip from the Literary
City,.
Crumbs from Coming New Books.
Browning's 0hef-d'nuvrs Completed
Stedmsn's Now Rook-The
Promises Of ths
Pobl.hen.
Flom Or Own Correspondent.

PubElheu.
From Orr Own Correspondent.
Bosros, March II.
Before the drst yiolcts have vcutured to n
peep forth anywhere In New England, the E
book pnblthers and sellers ot Boston begin c
10 be busy with tho spring trade. have I
written you 80 fully from time TO time ol tho \
engagements Of the publishing firms and d
their books In press that It I
would be supesfuoCs to attempt Z
Just now general survey; but !;
there arc some matters or which an able to c
give the Chicago public, throug your col
uuns, the first glimpse.
Robert Brownirg'a book, which has fasc!. :
mated not Gully the Browning lovers, bat /
those who had lmbibed prejudice against ,
the pQet, ts to be m8de complete In fen | I
days by the Issue Of the second volume here
simultaneously with tho appearance Of the ,
tho .'1st, is entirely dramatic, in consisting Of
the versions Of diue1rnt people Of the story
Of the Frapccschlni tragedy. First comes the
narrative Of Ponpllis, on her dying bed; and
neither In this book nor in any other has
IL for pathos hnd intensity. Then follow the
arguments Of tho opposing counsel, little
dry In thcir ingenuity, aud iatera ptreed too
ihickE5 for tlc !.--ss..e Of the uulearuM reader
with scraps OF medeSal Latin. The faal
odgnt Of re pope endlng WITH shs ere:
apa then Guido u heard a.gaan, IN confes-
tlop which is bat new detence miugled
Will thrlck Of fdespair. Finally, ths eonslud-
ink book -. short qas, Rs called and 1A' bfSs fos
fas post himself I'm spesE. % again. su In
] running comment On souc e1tracts from
| letters Of the day, giving ra.ioua opluions
! Of the story detailed already In 80 many
phases. The closing lines q the work, win
| explanation OF the theory Of his art, seem
the uost suitable part OF the volume for quo
/ tatioa in advance ii publication.
ssa Do t. ;saa' s.sl w. @o!a.coa a ia ei.'ae iii
FnEhten awei!e ~ sssss sad 10 lost:
| TIL Eltsf. IN shh fulncsa OF Tho GAYS, |
luteos unh. Ind an eulbes yet uE9oepched,
Ano, tssslhinK. blow toc spark TO dame. lsii1es.
u precious b the soul Of nan % msu.
70, Br111h eub ic. Who rnaY ltke me- yet
{KsEry md an,tn y lAara Que tessoh hence
tas. oa paasi
0ar human tsetln11y t.ats, our isne
Why taks the artstic Hsy to pr sc 80 nuehf
1nt Ar scmstns ne orc HaJ possible
s7hY iicht II w.ong, eyes tasI .hou at art blind.
Th:ue eas. .se stunea s1a stopped, despite thets
And. o. tae foo',tbuoss thou CONTEST faltnr
SAY .h'a rs t!tserly a. tongue en- troll
Thr srker Ct 1tc man may be endured.
TIE ghiuT, the disappointed eJ.: Of MIN
!: Are lot 20 Lad TO peas-but hste's The plague,
Ws,eh 'rn.h, ;, VI e. !; 1s.enes ii loof, false.
ssems 10 b. t1s. h tlanz I; 4 zeal e. suppaat'
} Will III. he Cd Ttuld have dcne TIC wo,k og
But Art,-vhesetn man novice speak. to ncn,
OILY to mat hind>-AEt ma5 tell tfuth
1Y. the thing &hili bro. d tpB thought,
= Nor Nrots the thought, missing tne medlsto
: 90 usy Joa 1s!nt your picture. twice ahow t1nlh.
;" il Jona mere tms2es5 on tie wall
S 70, note b, Hots: o!ire m7.le ftom your mind.
, 30 Wr1,t boox ehaIs mean. bo1oEd 40 facts,
8 Suffice lhc eJc anu sayc tho toul peaide,
+ land save tho souli lfthis 1rtsnt savc nire,-
d i the rous ote g rouns % to nng
: AND. iatI,t9 gfaee. sueet cd IN Gasrassnth'p,-
is Migi. msLe ba. llt outside thine. Lsne Lave,
III 5:5s af s.ss 2, e s.
"a With this great work Of the English poei
~ who writes lor the next generation, Mseara
10 Fields, Osgood 4 Co. Will send into IT,
x95a xms4ean the veis. L. batting ill., Hdnuat &
: G. stednan. Half tic book i
b, iied IS i songs and sindles," ttPoems Of Ma
,e tu1e." and Shadow Land Wi,h q coupi
81 these miscelaneous plcccs will be fouat
IS several which have won public inyo
[r IN their magazine publication. :. III
~ Doorstep" aud - 'Anonyua, Her Coatetsio". ).
e. being The best Of them. The FIRST hal! 8
~ sos consists n0loa' Of new ns1sattrs poem, @Th
D|amelcss Prl ce," which gives a title to th
book. It |. uugracious 10 say that there u
SAVIOR of Tenuyson about the work but It
III ht If tho Laureate had not written.
/ TO the stylc aud metre OF the poem. yor
v readers than Judge 1os tht mselves. The pa
mt | sage cut IRON the advance shects descrtb.
n Queen, to whom he bad already bscn b;
-, trotlcd,:
id, "Sox wAsn The time grew ripe, tho fssos'
Rlaea 'orth. and through tho little towns II
His los :, snd part The hnu, daz,cs and, since
In. TO ape the pcmp to which % was OF born
'o' Seemed IN h,s soui a foollah Ting aud tiln,
A few Eear Ct lura1.s Z. onl1. mtde bits tfAtn.
d Of Nor p'efstd the populacs a1oce The WAYS;
nh but--tor hc ~tihto s-n1hetatetd
hs ,ods aIom pe.t to post tnroa6n 6y ssH IT.
.tef A. toras din comet. rav,nF NJ II It's hoant,
inst TAkce }a.,ze ls1m tic orb It eourtes soard.
"Ard 1caene By 1eacua hls ian.aaes on ran
Will l1s prrErese. brooataga n hts r.sszess' poF
10 seem of lesser wot.h each pss.ire hour;
II. And with m1sdoubt this fortute weighed b
! In Al though ! splendid mantle had bean thrown
"Aptut tt,u, watch he knew rot well % wear,
AID night aos iosE,t. .Yes q, be spared ~. sp.
the 7he Capital. 'Heee. fer I f,tslc ep1c..
HI vas 10 1ctt fr, N travel, atd AWats
~, | His dry Of eEttalee u the tl'J's gate
de- "Upon there aseands : kray-ss,red ne,1e dr
tho Attbbsned tonf ler OF tho Fntr reign;
r. ro5aly.-tn,s 10 Gent eeamnes!sn,-
elte- Yekt, with RiTah wife. AID, Tor the rest,
.usy. Proud of ,te charge tha, maze Prince his gu
to "rpc h.ehway I'm beslde gss en- mood keop
7na. ieaehsd, hsrsnon, quite to tho q
iuoa Across, Ee n.lcs *itn goldfn eosn xess oeep
The ha1 h were ahoon - pne assnk VA =
Err n tie bush anon, come tnne!ul DIG
i the = honrttnc ecr it, eapn,:d ta1neh.s eho
reign Al lhaneh II heard tho stashonao's distant .
.s ba rnss sos s,h - go oss
:. ~ FsTtoh IT. N nen, not jestled wih fa~is ttrfe
=, ue' The publishers Of three cities hare RI
nae' race tof precedence tn reproducing veIj
markable book inst published IN EuEls
como 3ir. Trcnch's .'RcshtIes ! OF IrEh Life, =
h.t II which the London papers hare erest
0! 1he to eny. Mc*sre. Roberts Brothers. OF
city, have Won. and viii lssnc tue
rernor scrlss. The same publishers have ne
n,nc,s ready AueIbach's no7el - Edelwel4s,' - to
I y,s sau,e form, the translation Of which
Misa rockingham, daughter Of RcS,
s.. be. Frothinghan. Not to DC ouetrspoed
gmAn. t1su nosn eu noss1tst thcr harr is:ned
~ In. aaas a1r ~ ~ l. V,Iia Eacr ), nnblfs
nd be as1 nr ,,raa- +he lille n tThc Con
, tcua. 1Inusa m ihe Rh,rc.U They will rubltsl
rho AS .ccuci fn Nfts Alcott's It Little Women
60 tns The lrst Of Arr1l, and are getting on
7At4on the printing Of John Meals most rea'
autobiography. They have a!so In hs
,paikn, volume BY Leigh Hunt-"A Dayby the
~ aud and Other Pieces Hitherto Uncolitcted
IL Hall. Mr.. Stowe conquered her lndotence
nal re- as 10 finish the manuscript Of her 4
d ktrd- "Old Town Folks" before starting for
rrs:ed Ida, aud the book Is In the haids u
na = INV f,r REvB
=" n..s4-..aea of q mexican C1Ay
Flood.
YAH From tic San Francisco Bulletin.
-..,. We hAye alrtndy announced the de
hsd.h. ton Of A1anos, Sonora, by aood. Th
m'tht. loving particulars, By an cye.Witncss, Y
~ r ~ rred With interest:
k"ouu "Thc agony We have all gone tn
ssoFe.' with within the past lev days Is lmp1
An oa' to describe. Probably ycu hare hcx1
tFo bal this that the cits Of Al2n1os Is tn ruins
be body a you mar not hare heard all the pa
h bull I lars, Will etye you what know. .
n In the | 18th of december 1t commenced 10 raIr
commit On the 1G.h ecHuinc wind and rain
{ excite ret 10, lasting untll the 18th. !. seems
the very iAod.gatee of heaven had ol
: l., Wis sEd tnlt sccond deluFe VAS upon the
Itch eup- lne VICE. 100, foRted Win ofeaa1al fu1
sl.ly lull hll tne eiemeats scented cpmblncd inf
thlt wa oleaa14! ealnage~ "e htue saw woAt