New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-04

BRET HARTE AGAIN-NEW BOOKS AT j. H. OS-
COOD'S-THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE MUSE
A LETTER FROM MADAME SCHWARTZ-THE
IYCEUM INTERPRETATIONS CHRIST.
BOsTON, July Just now the Summer
literary news is brief as the days are hong looked in,
however a day or two ago, at the New Corner and
found out a few intentions worthy Of mention. The firm
j. 70 give Us, in september, My Witness BOOK OF
Verse" by gentle viii Winter; and they promise, in
October a volume of poems by r. II. stoddard, for
which not few waiting eagerly. II they
would also promise a companion volume by his 'wiic
Elizabeth" whose intense individuality makes
everything which she writes unique, know more IMAM
one lover what is finest who would rise up ana can
them blessed "NewEngland Legends" by Harriet Pres-
colt spoAord another Of j. r. Ogoods pleasant prom
Uses The book will be illustrated, and will comprise the
stories Of the Salem Wchcraft the Burning of the Ursu-
Inc Convent at CarestOwn the WaldrOn Massacre, the
True OF Captain Kidd and many another legend
dusty with age which this sweetest antiquarian mas eX-
huIned and will tell not another story teller IN TINS
country could tell them. There Is also rumor
al the New Of volume containing the Literary
Remains OF the late George b. WoodsstOries essays &C.
Two or three of George Sands novels to be published
in translation with paper covers, the Marquis
de Villemer." The new issues Will be THE Rolling
stone" e." Handsome Lawrence" and Cesarne Diet
rich" We are also have from this house "a Dction-
airy OF the Characters OF Charles Dickens, illustrated by
copiou. quo!ations the text arranged by Gilbert
Z \.
De- out in October will have great many new features,
interesting and valuable, and will a blessing to all
who are lover, Of Dckens-and wonder whom does this
classification leave QUIT Another reference book Will be
the Dictionary OF American Biography, by FS Drake,
-on Of :. G.. Drake. the welMown antiquarian pub
Usher The book should he exhaustive, as it, author
has been At work years 1t will contain bref
biographies upward of 10000 eminent Americans,
living dead and dates and facts the greatest
accuracy is guaranteed THE new cheap, and charming
edition Of Theodore WinthrOps novels just out and
do know how buy more pleasure for dollar
than by investing in Of these fascinating books
AT Roberts Brothers the of Poetry makes her
headquarters and her hghprest is Mr.. Niles most gen
tie genial and apprcciatve OF publishers They about
importing an edition Of glide and Other Poems "
by Philip Bourke Marston son of the editor Of The
London Ahen0un, and blind from his childhood.
How those blind ewes have OWNED the gracious
beauty OF woman wonders but few poets have sung
OF love more lovingly. He Is Of the Swinburne and
Rossett school, more delicate, however, than Swim
burne and pensye but the younger English poets
seem consecrated themselves to the worship of
Aphrodte and ~ lay all their garlands her altar.
Whenever MarstOns poems sefreferrng, they al
Jude 10 the whom he loved in vain, and whom he
bewails with gentle sadness too tender for despair.
OF quite another strain is the California poet Joaquin
Mer whose Songs OF the Sierras" is to be an early
issue of the Messrs. Roberts This poet, Miller is
1.-THE Nlid DuUdO OF lHe ITdIIts. dS IDItb mario
called him, the other day. II untamed, he
il strong and the life OF mountains and rivers and
sunset slopes runs in his veins have seen the English
edition Of his book from which the American will be re-
printed and IT is full OF charm as virgin and az iso-
lated as the most solitary nook among his own sierras
He is less sensuous than the atterday English poets
II lovers do not "Hake lips with kisses Ike Marston
OF char them like swinburnes but he has sounded
the depths OF emotion, nevertheless. lie Wrltes' IN
~ The Tale Of the Tall Alcade:"
Her owe vas deeper than the sea
And stronger than the tidal rise
And clung In all It's strength 10 me-
And In ArazOnan" he speaks Of
"-ShAt passionate child Of the sun,
With her love as deep the doubled main,
And as strong and fierce troubled sea,
That beautiful bronze with it, soul fire.
Its tropical love and its kngly ire
That child AS fIel - pyramid.
A. tall tuls and pure a nub."
His career has been a strange one for poet lie has
written ON the rough edges OF the frontier and writ
ten because poetry is with him passion which defes
reason" have seen one or Two Of his private letters
Instead Of mOnogrsmed paper handsome ehirography,
and TIE dainty elegance OF dcton which make the notes
of Bret HaTte a treasure for a asdious collector Of
tographs TO cOvet. we have a common, coarse sheet
which looks as If might have been purchased at way
side inn scrawng, uReultyated hand, and the plain
est simplest most direct words which can convey his
meaning. Until a year ago he had lived all his life
walled In from the world by on one side, and
the Sierra Nevada Mountains In savage grandeur the
other" and il is no wonder that his muse, mountain
born and Graded by the should soar with broad
sweep, and sing grandly. II sometimes hoarsely.
The second series Bernardo Happy Thoughts entitled
More Happy Thoughts" will be out. 1t ia yet
more droy absurd than its predecessor since the Happy
Thinker IA now married man. and among his happisst
tbouehts one hje bIuuderinR and transparent coltJlP