New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-14
BOSTON LITERARY NOTES.


TUE rrASs or HENRY 1. SHEPARD a co.-JuvENnE |
"CrAssICs 1.-THE REV. Mr.. MURRAY OF THE
TWO MS" AMERICAN HOMES y" THE LITE
RARY WORLD NEW DEVOTIONAL PoETRY-A
BOOK ron BOYS BY p. G. HAMERToN.
IrRox REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRlBuSb'l
BosroN, Sept i'll have already written you
concern q the good intentions of most OF the Boston
puSishers but Messrs. Henry L. Shepard q 90 haNe
a hist Of which have not yet spoken enepsiu " ~
publish the well known horticultural WORKS Oh Iu~u
r. Rand and they announce three nc" oH.
1.-The Window Gardener" BUDS, anu "siu.aH
Cases and Hanging Baskets These books are 70 pe 'no
first ~ series OF cheap horticultural books to be SUD
.tantiay hound In cloth. we'll illustrated ana prlheu
and sold at the marveousy low price OF 90 Genus eac
Another new series from this firm Will be what tney can
"The Classic Series" OF juyenies-undertaken "l'h
the hone and Intention so the publishers teii US vi
suppantng Of the trash issued for the young unoer
thcname OF Juvenile literature The series will comprise
about twenty volumes 10 the various departments Oh
6cion history natural history, aud popular science
The title Of the first volume namely" OeH
Club and Other Stories" does not sound preeminentn
classic but doubt it is entertaining since II Is py ne
Rev Edward Eggestou. 1.-The Young Moose hunters
nv G. A. stephens IL the second classic and the thru
vii, he The MYSTERIOUS Island" by Jules Verne sory
OF similar kind to Robinson crusoe," and, we are as
eured, equally delightful.
TaItinr Of series Shepard & CO. will reissue Mrs
LES
ond 1.-The Robin Redbreast Series" Also they promise
for small people. Friendly Fairies" new hook OF
Fairy stories; aud by way of gittbOok Little feople
and their Friends Book about Children Tor tne H'S
OF Children" edited by Mrs Geo. L. Austin Inc h,''
mart Of this volume was published last season. unuer 'no
title Of Little People OF Cod put numerous "
will make It practically new book
For Older pcople Messrs. Shepard & Co. announce
"sones In the Night" collection OF hymns lot inc
sick and suffering; Iceland" by Bayard Taylor; Inc
Twins Of st. Marcel" tale of the Partisan incenoie
"Acsahv New-Engiand life study, by the Rev. Peter
Peunot; Her Mothers Fancy" by Teresa Oakley HAN
''The Vegetable Garden" by Fearing Burr; oook
about cattle by DR. Ioriug; aud "Logothetes' poem
by Frank ~ Lautz. Concerning TINS poem AhoN
nothing but its pretentoussounding utle ana 10 SURF
don't know what that means; but the puOIShers say
tits "of Byronic power and grace and II they don't
know who shOuldt -
Unjust not omit to mention n new book by James NJ
BsiIey. the d" Danbury News Man." on England; and
book by the Rev. W. II. II. Murray-lthe two asprates
OF this elergymans are understood 10 reler 'no
one TO Horses, the other to Heaven-on the Adiron-
dscks The book will be in two parts, the first part
humorous. the second legendary Perhaps the most
really important work Of the whole nave
reserved to the last, namely. the History
of the United States Marine Corps" by
NJ Almy Aldrich, from data collated from the omcla
sources by Capt. r. g. Collum, u. s. NJ This Is tine
only history Of the Marine Corps written and Is
the work OF a welhknown journalist and able marine
officer 1t has been carefully compared with the official
records be relied correct and readable
history Of this branch of national service III 49, as
the author says the unwntten chapter OF oGr National
history" 1t will be published in royal $40 cloth
extra, s..
American Homes the magazine published by Shep-
ard & Co.. is to be, commencing with the Decem-
her number under the editorial charge OF Mr. George
Cary Eggleston, the late editor of Hearth and Home
Henceforth this periodical which has hitherto been
subscription work, will be sold to the trade
Taking Of Boston mopthes, the public ought not to
forget that weLedited monthly paper, The Literary
World published by S. r. Croker. IL is winning its
way to public favor surely, but more slowly
than its merits deserve; for 1t combines
with the freshest possible literary intelligence
criticisms good those Of the English publications OF
the same kind. 1t is impossible to agree always with
the Judgment any reviewer and Mr. Crocker has his
ptedoes as tue but there are few who are
more often IN right To subscribe to his inexpensive
little monthly TO know all that is going on In Amer
lean literature with the least possible trouble-the
books he praises 10 safe read and those on which
he frowns are seldom worth wasting ones time over
Mr. Croker is also accomplished translator and has
lust been rendering into English for Roberts Brohers
George Sands Ma Seir Jeanne"
Beside the numerous books of Roberts Brothers, OF
which have already spoken. there will be volume Of
devotional poetry edited by Dr. A p Putnam OF Brook
Iyn N. " entitled Songs and Singers of the Liberal
Faith" Its cOntents will be unusually fresh, lneud-
ing many poems hitherto uncoected The same firm
Will also issue another collection of similar character
made by Mrs j. B. Tleston, and called "Qliet Hours"
Philip Gilbert Hamerton has new book TO be pub
lished this Autumn, story for boys, entitled
Harry Bount" 1t will deal with the school life Of
Old England as Lowens Anthony Brade with that OF
Hew-England aud will also include the story of yacht
voyage about the stormy Hebrides We may expect a
treat for that charming picturesque style OF Hamer-
tons which adOrns the commonest things VIII nave
here subject worthy Of its skill.
They talk OF hard times-all these publshers-and
say no one wants to buy books and they keep On
making them as fast as their presses can run. L. C. NJ