New-York tribune., 1874-11-04
PHILADELPHIA LiTEE3RY NOTES.

BULLETIN OF FORTHCOMING PUBucATIoNs-cHbAf
RpIroNs OF SCOTT AND DICKENs-sCHooL HIS
TORY OF THE WAR, BoR SOUTHERN CHILDREN
NEW MAGAZINE.
.rRox THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE Ih'ooNn'I
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 30.Messrs y. d. Lip-
pincott Co Is principal holiday book for the eo"i"s %
son will be a Quarto edition OF Aihpo"o ~
tonary OF Poetical Quotations., printed OH uu"i
with numerous illustrations and handsome pinuins
They will also issue illustrated coinp""',o" ~
sketches OF travel in all parts OF the woru' nu w
,it,e OF Many Lands and Many People" Another DooK
OF travel announced by them as shortly 10 appe" 10
reprod notion in the form OF an octave 'ou'he Vi "0
series OF illustrated papers entitled Inc Now -
non-From Paris 10 Marly by Way OF the hninc' w..
has formed OF the most attractive 'e"'ueS y,
pineotfs Magazine during the current year " >,
.onnapion hook 10 Emma Sellers "Noce In Singing
md one OF more general interest, since we all 'ahA
while unfortunately few Of US sng' Is lhe 'o'oo ~
speakipg" by the same author, whleh uie LIZ
nnco,ts will issue in few DAYS The translator is
the Rev Dr. W. II. Furness of this city. Another
notable forthcoming book from the same house is
chool history of the United States by Joseph Derry
n Professor In Richmond College, Augusta, Ga Inc
chapters devoted the rebellion are as great curios
tiles in their way most histories OF tuSt epoon
written for Southern readers and Will auord apunua"
amusement to the critics Language Is eAhaus'eu W
describe the gallantry Of the Conederates whe Tue
except when they greatly outnumOered their an'ag'
onists long time will probably have TO eapse oeo'o
the actors struggle whether Northerhers VI
southerncrs will relish perfectly imparta6 1ht S %
spared from indoctrDatl0n IN tne sch1ois wv J
a. nromisei for next month Tue illustrations include
ne steepate portraits OF the actor as he appeared at
tine begining OF his dramatic career and year before
his death aud also in the different characters win
which he peculiarly ldentihed O lhe new ho,eiS >, @
announced on tine lists of this firm are Malcolm, by
Macdonald,
Tales" holiday juvenile. They have also IN press as
tue third Of their series Of historical hand-books
Roman Empire from A d. 995 TO 800" by A. NJ Cnrtels
Messrs = B Peterson Bro are & isS1ns chssS eIon ed
which has appeared IN TINS country ior many yTs tp
reading public for trashy sensational ne.Un tbe "
take note cOunterpoiSe TO the facts WhicH, tleS
Ihiuk' warrant Their complaint OF tne cCuueu
for scots novels when remarkably cheap edition
indicates An edition OF Dickens OF almost equal cDedp
ness has been recently isSned by the same houst' 'no
volumes selling Tor 25 ana 50 cents. 49,, !. 49,
The greatest novelty IN forthcoming fiction Is 'he
novel by the Princess Alice OF England, w1cn VII 10
issued by Messrs Porter Coates Ia few days Royal
personages not unfreQuenty dabbed IN literature,
instance Of Princess OF the blood writing novel.
History, biography science aud poetry nave been en-
larged il not enriched by royal ana princey hands ana
nov the Of fiction. May one not nope that INC
example of Vlctonas daughter WIN DO ioloWeu, n ri a.
ninces founded on fact, what mine OF entertaining
reading they wOud offer 10 their grateful subjects and
The world al large. Kaiser Wilhelm might wrIe Story
of the FraucoGerman war ai!er he manner & VI MISS miss
Muhlbacn, which Our FgltZ wOuid naturally ngure
as hero EX.Kug Amadeus could serve up NICE dlsh
OF Spanish Court intrigue, ana the Emperor tIahels
Joseph could furnish tale OF domestic infcctlos that
Woud rival In the French novel OF tue period
But we return 10 EuGish Princess ler D0ok Is Gu
titled The Paths of Life" and ITS merit said to be IN
tue hdety OF Its descriptions Of life IN the
highest circles OF the German nobility. Ihe holl-
day books announced by Messrs. Porter d Coates
are "1ne Stately Homes OF England" stump
tuOus giit BOOK, which have previously mentioned;
an Illustrated edition of Burnss "COtters saturday
Night" aud three volumes OF selections from German,
Engsh aud American literature, emitted Inc Library
oI Home aud Foreign Authors" Tney have also mum
Der juvenile books nearly ready including Ihe
bohday Library" the CrusOe Library" The Bear
hunters Library" The SpOrsmab's CuO SERIES ana
translation OF popular swedish juvenile Northern
ljgbir." An AmericanZed edition OF "Ine EncycOpe-
da of Rural Sports" popular English woik, completes
the list OF boOGs issued by this house The
tpors described IN the Ency ycOpeda comprise shooting.
racing boating pedesranism, and Che various rural
games auuSemelts and the DOOk Is Illustrated Dy
200 eugIaylngS
new magazine light literature called Peterson's
journal has just appeared. Ine publishers are H.
Peterson d Co., whose literary weekly The SATURDAY
EreHng Post Is well known the oldest paper OF Its
class IN tue country The Journals peculiar field Will
be present monthly collection OF short compete
stores, written expressly FOR II, and limited nuinOer
Original miscellaneous articles. No serial tdes VIII
appear Tne publishers ciim that there Is no other
uiaeaziue which every article IS complete IN single
number ana think that this feature OF their monthly,
together with that OF presenting much larger amount
of fiction than customary with other magazines, Will
commend 1t To a large circle OF readers.
Mr. Howard Challir ls issuing the prnclpaI AraOlan
Nights Tales attractive Mite volumes, at 10 cents
each and begins of with Aladdin and his Wonder
ful Lamp.