New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-26
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] r,pw-rNGLIsH LITERARY NEWS FROM rtI-
fh ,rrTrRs-PRoMIsEs OF THE PUBLISH
rRs-AmUsEMENTS-THE TRIBE oF IALhh'o
-ONE-TERM LECTURERS.
posroN. NAV 3d." Let us be still, for sing
is over said the poet swinburne to his familiar
demon I'm a mood of self-admonition; but publishing
time even for this Spring. s not quite over and there
are vet some items OF interest to be Cleaned ny those
who haunt faithfully the bookstores Naturally one stops
first at the pleasant New Corner, where the oldyoung
firm Of j. r. Osgood Co. is busy as bees in August
This firm is going with reckless extravaganza,
grand scorn present dollars end cents, altogether
young American. little while ago they added to their
EVERY Saturday" eightpage pictorial supplement,
and just now they have secured for 1t machine,
invented by Mr. Chambers Of Philadelphia, which folds,
trims and pastes the paper all Mt once and sends out
ready reading that without let or hnderance you
can turn pleasant pictures and pleasant artcesread
Kate Fields Leaves from a Lecturers Notebook"
and show your immaculate virtue by resisting the
temptations spread before you by Charles Reade Since
the LIST of JAN, 1871, this new firm has published long
list of books-fctons, essays poems and miscellaneous
valumes-whch speaks well for their enterprise Among
the most noteworthy of these is the second part of
Bayard Taylors translation OF Faust" new books
by Lowell, Holmes, and whippe. and volume of
poems by gallant and versatile Col. John Hay The
present month we are promised " Ina," novel
by Katherine Sedgwick Vaeris; in June, "The
Nonsense Book" by Edward Lear, with Verses, Poetry,
Alpbabets and Botany in july popular biography OF
Sir Walter Scott, prepared by that ndefatgabe Pha-
delphan Dr. r. Shelton Mackenzie for the centenary OF
ScOts BIRTH Great preparations are making In view OF
this same centenary for fresh sale Of SCOTS worksthe
Wayerley Novels In twenty-five Volumes the complete
poems in nine volumes and Lockhars Life, also In nine
volumes. In July. there will, besides, be new editions
Of the of Theodore Winthrop, Henry Kingsley,
and Others In the early Autumn we shall have, among
various other entcements, John Hays charming Cas-
lillian Days" in book form, Col Hgginson's" Atlantic
Essays" cheap edition OF Bryants Iliad," and the
first volume OF his translation Of the Odyssey In
imperial octave to match the present style OF the
Iliad" This first volume will contain twelve books OF
poem and is already complete in the hands OF the
publishers The second volume, with the last Twelve
books will published in the Spring Of 1871 Another
autumna issue will be revised and enlarged edition,
from new stereotype plates OF Prof George lfeknors
History Of Spanish Literature thorough revision of
this work having completed by its author just be-
fore his death Mrs. Helen Hunt Oh. H. VIII make
book prose sketches letters and essays emitting
it "Bs OF Travel" Bret Harte will give us new vol
ume of poems, Mrs. Stowe her &" oldtown Firesde
Stories" and &" hold last fast" saith the proverb) the
fascinating Whispering Gallery" OF Mr.. James t.
Fields will appear volume with the happy title OF
Yesterdays with Authors" May the to-morrows OF
Mr. Fields be many his yesterdays are delightful
for he is the most captivating literary gossper OF our
generation. BY the way, Mr. Fiedss connection with
the Atlantic does not terminate has been rumored,
the first of July. He will edit the July August, and
September magazines before he gives up the scepter to
his longtime associate, Mr.. HOwels whose accession
the editorial throne will 60 as far as anything could
90 10 reconcile the abdicatOn Of the present po-
tentate.
Dr. John Brown, the author of Rab and his Friends"
had "A father who wrote ably theology, and grand
father who was well known philosophical writer, both
by the same name-three generations OF John and ge-
MUS DR.. Browns friends and they are legion Will be
glad To hear that his health is much improved and his
house. No % Rutland-st EdnbOro is again beseged at
all hours by patients Apropos to streets and numbers
would any OF your ike know the address
of Charles Reade they may send him private letter
Of spiritual counsel instead Of beratng him through the
public prints? Let them direct their good words to No
Albert Terrace, knight 'r'dc". Lcuden. and they will
find the naughty nov -l,. . ,4.c midst of his niqu
ties George Eliot talr.. Lcwes) lives in a lovely
suburban villa called 1.-THE Priory, No. Il North Bank
Regents Park, London. Harriet MaItineau, so say
private letters to friends here is really in better
health this Summer, though she is still disabled from
work. She lives at her charming retreat OK" Ambie-
side" in the lake country and finds the world still ar
TO the eyes that looked it long, though busy
brain and busy hands must perforce be idle. Among
other fresh items English literary intelligence is The
that after years David Mason has at
length written the second volume Of his Life OF Mil
top" which will shortly be published by Macmillan
London The first volume reprinted IN Boston, by
Gould & Lincoln hut no Boston house seems TO have
Miltonic enthusiasm enough TO reprint the second
At Roberts Brothers finds the firm in state OF
gentle eIfgratulation the advance ordersOver 1900
alreadyfor Louisa NJ. AlcOtts forthcoming new book
Little Men" | have seen the proof-Sheets of this
much-tobeTead volume, with the frOntspece contain
ing the portraits OF the Twelve Little Men, pugnacious
pacific, pragInatlcal. and practical, who figure In it
boys worth writing about good to have in the house
thor uypn
under way at this Establishments volume containing
100 nursery rhymes, by that sweet singer Christina Ros
sett To each rhyme belongs a separate Illustration.
and the Dalzel Brothers Of London making these
book will he choice in every respect See how
one Of the little songs sings itself
Your brother has a falcon,
Bp rV what M l. len for sanrkn.
within an houri
III nurse you my knee, ny iree.
III rock you. rock you in ny arms,
Ny least little
New and convenient editions of Philip Gilbert Hamer
tons painters Camp" and his Thoughts about Art
have Just been published by the Messrs Roberts, and
they are to issue in the early library edition Of
Hamertons Unknown River; Etcher's Voyage Of
Discovery" OF which only few copies, in imperial
octave yet been offered for sale "hc Unknown
River IL the ArrOux tributary of the Loire, and the
voyage of discovery was performed in canoe, built by
the author with his dog Tom for sole companions good
a companion, by the by, that one who reads Of him is
tempted to say with HamertOn-" humby thank Divine
Providence Tor having invented dogs and regard that
man with wondering pity who can lead dogless life.
Tie illustrations all etched from nature on the way,
and they exquisite, full OF the sense OF solitude full
and lapsing waters 81 trees which shiyer in
the wind and slender grasses which rise and culver
against low sky. They will be retained in the edi
ton which viii be convenient to hold well
cheaper TO buy than the present one. To finish
with Mr. Hamerton, he is now engaged on
q new book, the title Of which ia not yet to