New-York tribune., 1870-09-09
BOSTON.
LITERARY GOSSIP.


THE AUTUMN -AwAKENNG-TH PUBLISHERS
PRoGRAMMEs-THE NEW FAUsT-A POEM By
MISS NGELow-PERs0NAL NEwS-THE THEA
TERS
BosToN, Sent S.-BOston has awakened again
after Summer nap, which, from the intensity Of the
heat, has been deeper and sounder slumber than
usual. But September has walked her up thoroughly
broad awake There is activity in the bookstores where
hg porters staggering under bundles and boxes OF
llteratur and little boys with their orderbooks are
darting about with the knowing ways of robins and the
Quick entrances and exits OF hummingbirds There
cordial meetings and hearty hand dshangs In the cosey
counting rooms which rather chatting rooms, hidden
in hooks books and much comparing OF notes as to the
pleasures and ply profits OF vacations There is life
again in the studios, mainly shown as yet in the brush
ing of dust from pictures invisible by IT, and the
arranging and tacng up the walls OF the sketches
and studies which the tokens OF the Summers
ing OF Mademosele Naturetoo fresh and coy and maid
enly TO fifty styled by the matronly title often given
her I'm mistake There is brisk hammcrng and painting
and rchearsng and planning in the theaters, pic
turesque and interesting II could but look at IL,
the lighted stage will show Theres work and worship
again in the churches with better words from the pulpit
better the choir better attention from The pews
for the weeks during which all three have been empty
and doors closed The schools IA full blast again.
humming like many sawmils. In many Libraries and
studies pens racing the paper at speed make
up for lost time to catch the results Of the Summers OBJ
servation the strength and vigor while 1t Is
at Its best make ready for the exacng demands Of
the long and busy season which includes three seasons,
Fall, Winter, and Spring Publishers and writer's, man
ayers and actors lecture committees and orators ourn
aists and politicians overwhelmed with correspond
ence do not know whether trade is lively not but
the Boston which makes Boston the Boston is is broad
awake and busy.
LITERARY MATTERS.
The publishers do not predict look for especially
animated season. compared with the last in the mat
ter OF remarkable books There great years and
small years in literature, in apples and in politics
But there will doubtless be enough that the reader
who keeps up with the times lis there such pro-
digious parsonage, wonder will not have many In
tervals Of leisure back Boswels Johnson and
The Spectator.
Perhaps the leading book Of the season, In critical
point Of view, will be Mr. Bayard Tayors translation Of
Faust" which is in sense the product OF lifetime
with him, the fruit Of his best and his closest
study pruned and polished by long elaboration conned
and criticised in advance by the leading scholars OF
America and Europe. 1t is certainly remarkable that
such translaons Of the greatest works OF three
and countries should be made In the same country
and In the same decade Mr.. Longfellows Divna
Commcda," Mr.. Bryants Iliad," and the Faust 4"
which Mr. Taylor's friends believe that he ia about to
give to the world. The book ia remarkable as including
second part OF Goethes pOem seldom rendered into
English and never before undertaken by an American
translator Ii will also have great mass Of very vaua-
BILE by the translator, covering as great Held oil
German literature a Mr.. LOngfeow's notes TO Dante
Of the Italian literature and history of his epoch
Messrs Fields, OsgoOd Co. to issue the book, In
uniform volumes with the regal dress which they have
given to the English version by American poets of the
epies of Greece and Italy.
This house. by the way will positively issue this year
the cheap, popular edition, promised before OF Long
fellows Dante 1t will be- like the first edition. in three
volumes and will have all the text and notes given in
that but will be In smaller type and binding, uniform
with OF the best editions of Mr. Longfellows col
lected works.
OF newer books 10 be issued by this firm the first to be
mentioned is miriam, and Other Poems" by j. @. Whit
tera small volume, like the budgets he has lately made
up almost every year, with one new poem OF some
length cluster OF shorter Of which have
appeared magaz zines and newspapers Mrs. Stowe Is
to have new juvenile book ready for this Christmas
Within week or two will be published octave on the
Geology Physical Geography Of Brazil" by Prof.
c. f. Hartt of Cornell Universypart Of the product Of
the "Thayer Expedition" which went out under Prof
Agassz's leadership few ago. 1t is volume Of
much practical information for students but also OF no
little incident and lively narrative for the general reader
and with many illustrations. The "English Governess
at the Samese Court" and the life OF William W. Seat0n
by his daughter have already been mentioned In this
correspondence has also the Mechanism in Intellect
-. W.
crat Professor st busly at work Pcturebooks for
giving away there will be also in about the usual num-
Der and Variety but the time has not for speaking
Of them definitely.
The October Atlantic Monthly has already taken such
form that il may be spoken Of The Hon Henry Wilson
print in it his reply substantially backed by docu
mentary proof the datribe of Mr.. jeremiah
Black concerning the late Mr. Stanton and other matters
Mr.. Parton is to have essay "Our Israetish
Brethren" treating the Jews in the brisk and
readable style and manner in which year two ago he
interested the public i'm the Roman Catholics in this
country There will be story by Mrs. stowe; the first
Of series Of papers of personal "reminiscences of Charles
Dickens by Mr.. George w. Putnam, who enjoys the
honor Of having served private secretary to the novel
s during his American visit Of nearly thirty years ago
an account by Mr. 7. b. Morley Of the expedition
under Capt Hall TO the Northwest PASSAGE and paper
by Mr. Justin Mccarthy new TO this magazine though
familiar to almost all our other m0nthlies, on "SOme
English Working People" There will be begun in an
early, perhaps the next succeeding number OF the
Atlantic serial story by that very taking writer Of
fiction Mr.. Henry James, jr. Great preparations
already making for the filling OF the magazine in
but of these also is too early yet to talk particulars
Messrs Fields OsgoOd Co. are putting good deal Of
their energy into their Every Saturday, improving it
with better paper original matter American pictures
and frequent supplements, and finding their reward in
the increasing circulation which has already passed the
$1,000 mlepost reached by few publications OF any
kind.
Messrs Roberts Brothers will publish among the earli-
of their books this FAN the volume OF poems by
Jean Ingeow, mention Of which has already been made
In this correspondence The longest Of the poems The
Montions of the Unseen" in blank verse, which will
probably give the volume its title, is very short filling
only thirty pages Of print and the number OF short
poems, songs and sOnnets is large. There will also be
Christmas poem OF four hundred lines or so, quite
Many of the shorter pieces have appeared in Good Words
and will be accompanied in the book with the best OF the
engravings given with them there. Special attention
will be attracted by three poems written long before
Miss Ingeow began to be famous the Deaths within
a single month, OF three beautiful children in a family
very near Ia her This extract from one M them wi