, 1869-09-02

Tho ltcturn OF autumn Actiylty-l
Literary &;oAstp-TAc P1nns OF the
fuhlrntAcrx-A Isrflltnnt ArFAF OF
new AnoAx-EFrsh Etlitiotss, Jnyc.
niles and EhriHftMux Presents
I'olYgamy Defended - Newspaper
Chnugcs-Thc Theatres.
tFRox oU1 OWN CoRNEss1>NDSsr.l
Bo>1pH. August g. 1860.
There arr few days Of summer Jct NTH ua, |
and the best {of which Boston has had rcry little,
hsa ha.dly begun 10 aba1o; but people are pour |
Ing back b! every train and steamer, from tho
nountaIns and the sea Bhore; the c,ty Ia spring.
ing back tuLo It's old life anu nctirltyr publishers
are getting out their bulletins, theatres are pro-
rarne for tho campaign, and there tB general
busiIc Of getting ready for the long wipeT season
which, With the encouragement Of our chilly Sew /
England clIu atc, Iasts from about the middle Of /
September to Tar into thai "pibus fraud Of The |
a1MRpac, The m0tlth Of June"
LI1ERArCnK.
The publishers promise br1.k ecason- But !
from such f,npscs "a hare lecn able to obtain |
OF the lists which tho public must NIT be allowed |
to gee tutt yet, 1t Eeeus to me that the fall tssnes
1ill hazly compare nlh those Of last year for fcal
frehh bEtlIiancy, though there Will tie great deal
done ID new and Improved editions uf STANDARD |
books, such as are new benefit to our literature
with every popular rel&sne-
Mctsrs. Flclds, Dsgood i Co. claim precedence
Of mention, BY the Character as vel! rs the num-
ber Of the announcements which they Will make
pretty soon. Chief atnoilx their books, perhaps
IN The character Of shc criticism to
Ee atsynetei, Will be Mr.. W!lltam Cullen
Br,ants "1ita1 Of Homer. uewly lfanslate,Lt'
The 1fst roanc Of shIs great ltfe-wors, com-
rEtsIng the nEtk twelve books OF the Had, will
artear In November. II Will be Issued hnndsome-
u, in Uniform st,le with Mr. LonRfcllows traasla-
pf nnAsn u mall la ny -fIJ
be published IN the srrinC.
A1ro1ps Of Mr. Longtc!low's translation Of the
DLripa tommejta, 4 new aud cheaper edition viii
be Issued this fall.
In November, also, the Publishers viii have
ready the nret volume OF Profess hga44,zs elaho-
rAte WORK, emhod.nR the scientific results Of his
memorable journey IN 1sraz!l. which wHa once
tAetcbli, lscatcd b5 Mrs. ARas-lz In book pub
llshed nearly two years uRa, Professor Aua>stz is
aFAEsttd In this work ~ other sctCnssta the 1est
volume containing The naturn! history OF the
native animals Of BRAZIL hy himself, ant the phys-
teal geography and Krologs Of The Atlantic prov
tnces ~ Mr. t. l1artL
There booka, Interesting as they arc, arc for the
few. compared with the majority OF the volumes
gu the publishers !sta Among sheEe are "Recol.
COLLECTIONS Of tho Anti Slavery Conflict" by Key
Samuel J. AaJ, one Of the pioneers OF Abolition
Ism III Massachusetts; "Asmy Life 10 D.act
ReRinrpA'' Mr. 1itgg,nsons book, before an.
nounred, aud already before the public IN tho
nmgRzines: "To1 Bright TO Last an English
novel. from advance sheets; 3" Literature Of this
Age Of Elizabeth" By Mr. E. r. Wnirp!r, al.o coli
| lrcted from the pages Of The itt'ute Aorthly;
! 1.-THE Secret OF ancdenboyg," BY Henry James,
tie elder a large volume; IS Serrnon.," hy Rey.
6toptor! A. Drooke, the editor Of ReV. f. n. Rob-
crtAon's Life alI letter., OF which new clifton
| ID kIso TO te published; "Aultue My I}ooks,"
| py James RuS1eli towcIt lncl1d ding eon1e IT The
1rYar nj Anfh
| ernEy essa5A; and 50 or.
ReE. As. Edward E, 4lalcs "S.bar1s, nnd other
] Hon rs.'' will appear In October. One Of the new
stories O! this collection was published IN the Dttiy
| .4crtrittr this week; consisting Of startling ac-
count Of the results Of Mr.. Hale's nscsrRaitoa OF
the coDdi.lpn Of the crowded tenement houses 4
| Nosfou, where King Cholera In!anium hollis his
| court rpt In narrnt.sc form. Some Of the lac,a
ttaieti are uppa1aiablc 10 the o1ners Of these
| 1ben!pabIe rookcI1es and one OF them has de-
c!arel Lis 1utenslon OF proceeding against Me Hale
at o7ce hy suit for SANDER.
A. hare fatd, the llst OF Ecw editions is moro
striking iha1 that Of new books proper. This in-
clunes q complete edition Of Ef1efBona prose
works. pntitpg In Two volumes the Inattts hitherto
Scattered PEI enstreIy INTO el1: .'honseholl edl-
ton, " matching those u Thacscra[ and fsca,ie, Of
George Eliot, In 1se yo1unea, which Will doubtless
k.nd!e anew the 1rca Of war Among the publishing
houses. tn spile Of the anlhufs Sanction, Eren to
| 4 u
ton Of Tharkcr3y1 04Scei!aues, to Inclne alt the
contents of tic late and costly English iasue; M
edition, In the sane form, Of all Mss Anne ThacE-
era. , Writings, ~hich will nti 0nly two vol
uu'e. complete, niSo comtdei to this house ny
letter from the iady; new and handsome L.
trary edition Of Whtttet's poens, complete, chris
| 1cncd 'Mcr1Eack;" "" fed-Itne estlous" OF Long,
fellows poems, complete: SCOTS poems, con-
p'ete; and oven Meteoith's LacIle;' q cheaier
set Of " Tho Country Parsor, and Others
In illustrated books for Christmas the nrra will
concentrate lis ctrDrtH upon those designed to be
Of unr1yallcd excellence Whtuct'a q Ballads ol
J | New Enelsno.' with si1tI cn@ravtngs from dc.
SIZES by different artists uniform with tite Illus
l tr1ted "SnoW. .DoaLd;" lonEtellow's 5 " ButI,ltIl
Of The SHIP in small quarto With sentr plc.n.e:
bJ lleuEessJ anu Clifford; auh "The CAFES A1.1,
Of Ill books OF The world 10 Illustrate. With draw
, lnGR 1T Jenny Curtis and $ EldridCe. it.
q The Juveniles will Re led oC BY Mr. Aldr:ch.
= "s'ory Of Lad Boy and Wilt Include Mr.
c pnz.s The William Henry Letters a!so from
a Our let1n2 Fotts; a new Illustrated edition o
P D!eteEA' "ChIld'd Dream OF a Star, With rsctu.e
o By Linton: "The TrottJ Book" by Elzaoe,'
u StrhEt Phelps; and odd scres Of four oT1g1na
ballads. with cororcd illustrations written bf Sted
a nan. TEowbtloge, ssodaard aud bsyar1 Taylor
J published separately, called The Cnce San
Series, and on such heterogeneous nations
themes as RIP Van Wlnt1e, Columbus, Old Put An
q AtlahaM Lincoln
ID Hestrs. Lee Shepard peoulac rather lebs tna
T. usual fhs senr; but then their performance AWAY
q rpns ahead Of Iheir proEnises, AID they may po
= cut With several new books moi bulle,,nes
Their principal dish will be the 1N
N opening volumes Of their complete edition
H. S~na1os s1tnners worKs; and to this they vi
ss add Rev. Gilbert Uayens 'Seynohs, Lettel
y and Speeches on Slavery and its War, iron, Il
r Passage Of the Fugitive Slave Bill to the 1na.,X
ol ration Of President Grant: q new eu,i1e
f. Of Wendel! Phillips speeches; novel, "uest
e, s'soEg's Life Works" t5 Azs. S. L. southwortl
on EeF. Dr. Todd's look on California, with II
he title, " The Sunsek Land; coupt;asl1u, +" Il
Te Ing Truths" BY Mrs. Charlotte A. Means. and
he whole budget Of juveniles, " How Charley Ro
os etts Gecane Man, beginning the .Ch1ries 70
ef er1s Ses,es, by Ass Lonisc ". Thur.tou; !" DuE
I'd. the Rhine, Switch on" and half dozen no
&c b Oliver Optic; Dos1J Dlmple F7,a~as." br t
nd a1tno, os ''u:sie rrady y; 1.-The uo5 rarrat
|sh Of Elm Is!atd,"t5 Rev. Elijah Keogg; at
Yolns Detective md the P1nks aLd Diucs
log by Rosa Abbot, aud ''Thc Little Maui Of U
al h1w." BY May Aannerstg.
IL James Cemrt teil. seldom heard OF auoug Q
He Euhlisl c1s, bet ! Htu.ktoNn Antiquarian box
he sellcr. has book in press which wlil be likely
hJ- cttatetoE citing & citation. "The History a.
.re Philosophy q Mat1Age;" Lelrg uothlug less tn
eu grasc ard serious defence OF poly ygA1r,
NE moral, Physiological, a-d Biblical E1ouuds, b.
Of Christian minister, tatt45 from 1ndta- lie tai
A. os hts II otto no 1e1t ifcm the Old Testament
1e- might be supposed, b1t speech from old pi:
m, "There shall be no widows tn the land, fo1
The viii uazEJ them eli; there shal! be no orphsl
er. for viii father then ALL
led ActksF. u1rd 4 Houghson hare issued The d
saE volume Ct their e1npletc edition Of Andrras
Inc pntst1E "Tbc 1mPfprAaiort.' IN Mary How'll
Ign translation, into form more attractive and MI
rae substantial ,ta1 It has had IN America eego
ref They tnDouncc 4 volume Of "Aft Thoughts"
i!ta 1t. J. J. Jarres; Ns. F1u-Hugh Lullow,s lie
an Of The Cort.nen1:'' and v1sletJ Of productlt
md Of the Minor toeis ani juvenile bookA
Il 1rrKsALsx
hcf You have Informed Jour reAdtrr, prrSuEe,
2o- the sale Of the leading uewsraper OF View e
ace 1anu, ihe Boston Duty Adet1sisrr, from the ski
aud hands which hare tas7!ed It fE
; be posesJ a1d comparative iuslEnlhccnce to
'ocr position It nov holds, 10 new owners OF III
i'm. Newspaper e1per1eDce. The 1cwa CANE suddc
D - upou most people here, the secret having b
he su1pdstuHiJ well Kept for sI weeks OF ntter
a!le4 sale wAs M accomplished fact s.s the OK
hc son Of ,1Ich curiosity a. to the exact chAras
had and composition Of tho uew prppHetoEshtp, WI
nc couslsta Of N tnEAible stock company. With
the E. +. Nasert. the sole teu1al1tng member OF
Ing old 11D, - Treasurer and publisher Of tho PM
wed Runner has It that the venerable daily u to
cks made tbs special organ ot the manufacturer
d TO New England In theft deaife for protection;
cat no declaration OF policy haa been made Ia rs
vel. nmns, nor there nny cha
had Ia is Tmanageneot cdnonallY. M., s
all Godiartl remaining At the head Of a!fAtt.
urrs Dunbar. Who xas lhc main worSez III building
cold psEcr up during the last six years, rct.rc.
nau health brokcn bJ the ordeal, ann goes to Eus
re eaIt3 Ecxt month, WITH hls faulty, for reside
ould which naJ psorc rcr.naccnt III. L. ". Chan
LEM ha1 been olnclousy credited py untstendy nj
:nyh p1rc,s WITH mpcp larger share in the ac,l7e
q = ttnl o{ the ttcerti4tt than he haA eyer eIcsv
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