New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-13
BOSTON.
ARr AND IITERARY GOSSIP.

IN CONTROVERSY
Bosr0N, Nov. 11.-If any doubt exists as 60
the pleasant quiet. sleepy, brilliant lt2e town OF Con-
cord beng tho real center u the literary world Of which
Boston claims be the hub II Will get sharp blow from
anew Cift.book which Is IN preparation and viii be out
before Christmas The title Of this ls Concord Sfeches
by May AlcOtt aud IL consists q twelve photographs
from original drawings by that iSdy. OF residences anu
scenes ~ Concord, which personal associations law
given deep interest The win include she eo''"so
Of Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson. The house o. A. brouSo"
Acot the Ola IIsusc and othor hauDts sacred TO inc
memory OF Hawthorne. the psot on "eide1 Io"u "o,o
Thoreau had his camp, and 20 on. The ARTIST Is inc 10y
whose name, 10y a .io twisting gives thS Amy Vi tue
March Family Of Little Women" She j. ap en'Hu''''
An nrt and has a class q pupils IN drswlngln Boston
every Winter Miss Louisa AicOtt furnishes preface TO
The book and other letter press Is made mp OF extracts
from the writings OF the Concord authors pertinent 10
the Illustrations Of their homes To certain class of
literary people aud people Of literary tastes this large
Thin volume OF photographs VIII be one OF tho most
tempting aft " the The LIST Of December
Will ind e. before the public
TIE BOSTON MAGAZINES.
The December number of The Atlantic Monthly, to arp
pear next week, VIII contain another Of Mr. James &Gr
tons Washington articles" Uuco Sans Treatment OI
his Servants :" another paper for which tire material was
gained I'm Washington, American Industry in tho Cen
sus"Sy Gen. Francis A. Walker OF the Bureau Of Stats
ties; a story, "The Mormon Prophets Tragedy" by
Mr JOHN Hay. President I3nooE's private secretary;
poem, In Ny Vineyard" by Bayard Taylor; aud
Under the Midnight sun" by Dr. l. l. Hayes. This last
s the beginning Of series OF papers by Dr. Hayes under
tie same title, which will appear in The atlantic during
ls7o They treat OF course. Of Arctic adventure An
other OF the features the magazine for the coming year
win De contribution two the subject OF the Chinese
m California by Mr. sidney Andrews The Daily Adcerti-
se1's correspondent Dixon" Mr. Andrews has spent
long vacation in California this Summer and Fa and in
his letters ~ The Advertiser has cOurivcd 70 give great
aal .f IN "A
careful study the Chinese question: developed in san
Faucsco and naturally finds il too large for adequate
treatment IA newspaper columns.
The saIro publishers juvenile magazine, Our Young
Folks, viii contain quite number Of new features The
Rev Edward Everett. Hale Will contribute a series Of
Letter, 10 Ny Nephew" Mrs A. j. Whitney will have
y serial story entitled I've Girls" Col Higgu>on will
drop into zoology, describing the habits Of animals in
which young folks take special interest There will be
set OF papers Ponpc describing how 10 buried and
how dug up, and What was found ia the ruins Mr. J. T.
1roobridSc will attempt the unpromi,ng task Of showing
y0rug people how the business OF the Government Is
riod IN the different Departments at Washington.
MUSICIANS PROBLEMS.
One Of the books Published here this week by Fields,
Osgood & co. has Boc been mentioned at ali in
their Fan announcements, but is likely TO attract
attention and create discussion large class Of
readers reprint of English book entitled "a
Physieans Problems" b. DR. Charles Elan. physician
IN active practice in London. His book is not strictly
medical in character bu consists Of series Of essays,
seven in number topics natural heritage OF
moral physical aud intellectual traits moral and erim
nal epdoucs such of suicides suo hallucina
TORS ana Illusions the demon Of Socrates aud the
amulet Of Pascal and Tevery and abstrac
ton. The subjects occupying the first td Of the book
the laws and phenomena, hereditary OF
qualities ana dispositions have had great deal OF study
from Dr. Holmes, and his IDEAS upon them
INTO nearly all his books Dr. Elan frequently quotes
the American student al authority. Nearly all his
book trcads debatable ground, and there hardly
any Of positions which viii not be vigorously dis
puted and ferydly sustained. The author Conrivcs
be- always delicate In treating Of different topics. and
no mind can sOltd by reading any part Of his book
though aud then this result is only reached by put
ting passage in foreign tongue.
MINOR LITERARY GOSSIP.
Tarly hundred pages Of Mrs. Harriet Beecher stoves
volume. a ViudioatiOn OF Lady Byron" in type
bu they are st subject the authors revision. and
nothing ia yet really IN tbs shape which it is likely TO
lave when published.
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Of whom very little has
been heard lately has been sung into activity by pro-
feet preached by OF the country members Of the
legislature Of making little money by filing up the
basin OF the Charles River, in manner which would de-
troy the Professors preseDt agreeable privilege OF step
ping from tie OF his back yard into the stream and
keeping mooreG the slender wney Joys of which
be- describes so luey in one Of his essays DIT Holmes
la appeared personally more than once before the Com
peal 20 them. aud has fairly ehowered them with witty
er4ns aud telling arguments in support VI tine sacred
moss Of Je Charles aud its EhIortauce reservoir Of
pure air 90 the crowded West End OF the city.
tessr, Roberts Brothers have nearly ready for the
adr cul ous book by John zeal entitled Great Mys.
tcri,, ard Little PlaGuos"-mcauiug children. The
book has three parts: "Chiiiren-What They Arc and
What They Good For;" GoOdy Gracious Forget
Me Not st0ry contributed many years ago the
tuc Portland IoOa.ne and thought to be he OF its an.
thCrs best prCdGctl0ns and PicBiUgs ana steangs"
collection Of anecdotes Of the sdd, prccocous cOmical
poetic say hugs and doDgs o. children such are
ways floating about Tho newspapers and conversation.
These number several hundred. aud the result an
interest s peculiar subject dating back many years.
TIE same Publishers Will have "Mauprat," the FIRST
volume cf t,r edition u George sands novels. ready
eaIly ia DencmDer
Me-ars. IiSlc, Brown & Co. WI publish nothing more
m general literature this year, resting their "Juven-
tus Buudi, Ard Discovery Of tbe Great West" They
lave ONE OF two OF standard character OF the
stocks. which must wait another season. such their
edition " Plutoych, ana their compilation of Fami-
Bar Latin Quotations.
Tue house d edition Of TacReray's Mscellaues Issued
10y Fields CsgOOd Go. Npduds ia the making, ana will
consist Of siS volumes Il not seven. Tho next INSTALL
Iuont 10 spp6a VIII be made mp almost wholly Of lectures
ana essays tbe,Ceorge the HumOis,s the Roundabout
Papers. and ~ forth.
Miss Kate Fields winning much favor In all parts OF
England whore she has appeared in her lccturlng
experiment and her agent f. receiving from nearly every
place she WINS aTFHcatons for engagements for next
scaon-the most acknowledgements osuccess Mrs
Anna Cora SiOwau Itcho has written novelette, which
Is 10 appear seIalg running through half dozen
hers So Jhe Spec,nt- which tbe weekly edition Of
iho Daily AdTeFfser Mrs. Richie sl lives in London
atd the scen6Of her story il laid there
AATMATTERs.
One OF ouFleading srtnrms has made a notable mpor
sutOn Of French pictures which are having here Their