New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-18
BOSTON,.
LITERATURE AND LECTURE COURSES.

LITERATURE AND LECTURE COURSES.
ILLUSTRATED BOOKS AT ROBERTS BROTHERS
PARODY, BY GREENoUGH, THE SCULPTOR,
ON BREP HARrE AND JOHN HAY-0SGOop a.
co.'s NEW BOOKs-THE ATLANTIC FOR OCTO-
BER-AMUSEMENTS-LECTU COURSES
BosroN, Sept. s." Qui legit re0i" Che who
reads rues) the MOTTO Of Roberts Brothers. on
graved In medallion OF dainest device, which Hamm"tt
Billings drew. There likely this Fall, to be auVer
sal monarchy Of reading rulers each one snou'i"e'
doubtless "my mind to me 9 Kingdom is :; lot tne ho"
books to he numerous and 80 fascinating 'n"' mo
who docs not read will be the exception Hohoay prep
aratons are advancing rapidly The Robertses arc nn
porting an edition, preparing for them In England oi
The Sermon on the Mount illustrated. IL Is IKE go"B
into cathedral full Of stained glass 10 LOOK ~ i' ~
illustrations are Nominations In the rchest coiors o
brilliant gold ground, by W. G. Hudscy OF LVelPo'
Each beautude has q separate page OF tho great ono
volume and is made TO glitter with all SORTS Vi
IN the richest ecclesiastical cOlors The Introduction anu
text to Konewkas Faust" written by Hermann h"A'
have arrived and been translated py the rev MI
ford The proofs Of the sihouettes snow .''' ~
hand 40 near death had IN no wise lost us Gun
ming indeed, Konewka himself saio he h'u "A0 Mo
best In the Faust" The opening picture Is tne grave
I'm, figure OF the Prince and Kurz writes: In this gu
perb YOUTH who bestrldes tho caparsoned steeo ana
bears aoft his banner we recognize 'he praFe ooy III
Henry " the page now grown up TO DE a. young SOL
Jer and who ia fastening his post Of duty at AGin-
bappy thought Of artist to make him the standard
bearer and herald OF q company with which he was so
boporbIy associated during life, bearing his banner
the inscription 'FastaG and his companions"
of the Serras" could ne Issued on the oth
September as announced, because Of the unexpectedly
numerous advance orders which made second edition
necessary before the first could be published "Mler is
poet and r. s. SpOford is his prophet" seemed to DO
the cry for every where in hotels. in cafes In book
stores art galleries. you could hear some one saying,
"Spoirord says there never was anybody like himl"
"Why, it's the first sensation I've have had in ten
years." cried out to this darkeyed champ on as VIC
met In Mr. Nes's Office and he brandished some fresh
proof-sheets OF Miller in his right hand, as IL ready,
armed with them, to bid defiance to all lesser poets
Miss woolseys book The New Years Bargain twelve
stories told by the twelve months Of tho year, is u ne
illustrated by Miss Addie Ledyard Of Brooklyn, N. Y
Miss Iedyards style resembles, somewhat the designs
of Froich and Oscar Fesch. Like them she seems to
have been made free Of the realm Of childhood, she
draws children with such happy good Children
had children all sorts Of children. To the Records" OF
Mr. Acots school, Miss Elizabeth Peabody, who In The
first place reported them, has found 1t necessary to
write an appendix well us preface. AS wo all know
Miss Peabody has Froebel and Kindergartens on the
brain and It would never, do to let these Re-
cords OF Mr. Alc0tts educational inspirations go forth
10 the world without adding to them little guide-boafd
10 point the way the higher levels OF Froebel BITS
Greenoughs ghostly and fascinating volume is to he
called "Arabcsques." 1t will contain four sorios'
4.Monare" Apollyona" Domitia," and "Ombra,"
each story to have illustrative medallion, designed
and drawn by the Of tho author, Gordon Green
ough Mrs GrcenOugh is the vile OF Richard D. Green
ough the sculptor from whose pen have secured some
thing to lay before you. Reading John Hay and Bret
Harte this man OF marbles has been reused to cmula
ten and has broken forth into singing Here Is tue re-
suit and think he safely " bet his pile" that PKG
County has not furnished heroine moro amazing than
his own: