, 1874-02-22


| Sheldon l. Co. will publish during tho epring 4
| woman'a rights novel by Lille Derereux Blake.
No less than three rival publishers announce
that they will reprint Lord Alacaulay's forthcom-
| ing "Journals and Letters"
The English reyiser6 OF the Old Testament
| have completed their frat revision OF the
Psalms.
! The forthcoming *'A1emoirs Of John Quincy
| Adams" by Charles Francis Adams. will make
! at least four volumes, and will be published at
! the aristocratic price of s5 volume.
The new story BY Mrs. Lynn Linton, anthor
| OF Joshua Davidson, Communist" is called
| "Patricia Eemball;" and Farieons, "Jessie
Trim"
The number Of books published in Boston
In tho course OF year, taking it on an average.
can probably be estimated at between 800 and
400, reaching circulation OF 1000 900 copies, at
| rough estimate.
John G. Whittier. in letter dnted Jan. 80,
says: "My head and eyes will not allow me to
ment With the Atlantic Monthly troubles me-
| much"
-Authoreeges sometimes drive good bnrgAin
when they exchange sentiment for Sauces and
chiyalry for chicken broth. Marion Harland iB
an instance. Her recent cookbook has netted
her more money than ''Alone" or "The Hid
den PATH"
Campbell declined to have his lines, "Tho
Dirge OF Wallace, published in bis volumes Of
collected works, because he had been accused
Of borrowing the poem from Wolfo's 81 Burial Of
SIR John Moore"
Edmond About writes to the Aheneu,n from,
Paris that Taine's chances for an election to the
Academy we're good until the Republican Lib
erals learned 4 that he is engaged on book in
which he elbows little sympathy with the French
Revolution
MIR. Furnival1 writes to the Academy that
Shakspere did know how TO spell his own name,
graphs, which only are unquestionably genuine,
four arc in this form without question, and the
other Mr. Furnivan contends is really the same
-"Ibe Mysterious Island" new story by
Jules Verne, the author Of From the Earth to
the Moon" "a Journey to the Centre of the
Earth, DC, &c., will. By special arrangement, be
published in Scribner~'s Monthly. It is to be
profuselY illustrated
Mr.: Eugene Schuyler, Secretary OF the
Journey in 1873 in the Russian Province Of
Turkstan, the Khanates OF Kokan and Bokbara
and tho Province Of Kuldja." Bcribner will
bring cut the American edition OF the work.
by the young Norwegian writer, Boylsen, to last
years Add1atic. will be published in book form
By Osgood. The author has taken the chair Of
the languages OF Northern Europe In Cornell
UDlverBlty.
The February Contemporary Reuie,o has
three important paperu,-one on 1.-The Shield Of
Achilles, !" by Mr. Gladstone; another Oh How
Shall We Deal with tho Rubrics7" BY the Dean
OF Winchester, and the third on Contemporary
Evolution" by st. George Mivart.
A work Of great importancein the history Of
English literature has been undertaken by Mr.
Faber, under commission from the trustees OF
the British Museum. The work il reproduce
ton Of the title-page of every book entered at
Stationers' Hall, London, since the beginning in
the reign Of Henry VIII.
The first volume of . complete corpus Of
Irish inscribed monuments OF & Christian char
&cter, extending in date from the earliest known
to the end Of the twelfth century, has been is
sued to members Of the Royal Historical and
Archaeological Association Of Ireland. It is
illustrated BY the plates, comprising ITS e1-
is edited for the Association by Miss Stokes,
chiefly from the collections OF the late DR..
Petrie. The inscriptions hcre given afford the
Innat ancient 1rish ta1ta eltaut.