New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-20
BOSTON LITERARY NOTES.

THE FALL PLANS OF J. r. OsGOOD & CO.-NEw BOOKS
ENOUGH TO MAKE OR MAR THE FORTUNES OF
ANY FIRNI-POEMs AND EssAYs-WoRKs ON ART
NOVELS AND PICTURE-BOoKs.
IFRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT oP THE TRIBUNE.I
Boston, Aug. 18.-Besides the Fall under
takngs OF j. r. Osgood & Co.. OF which have pre-
viously made mention, find that they have several
fresh announcements of considerable interest Hazel
Blossoms will be the title OF new volume OF poems
by John Greenleaf Whittier, which will be sure OF
hearty welcome. The first book that was sold In the
new Frankn-st store OF j. X. Osgood d Co. was vol
ume of Winters good omen, as IT seemed TO
me- saw Mr. Whitters eyes brighten as be was told OF
It, He seemed to think 1t was queer; Tor Deneve
there is hardly this whole world man so modest In
his estimate himself and his own work as this same
beloved Quaker poet Other volumes of poems Will be
Childhood Songs" by Lucy LarcOm; Z" The Prophet
a Tragedy" u dramatic poem by Bayard Taylor
Songs OF Many Seasons" new volume OF poems by
Oliver Wendell Holmes, which will contain large num-
Der of uncoected and unpublished verses. some OF
them among the authors most characteristic ana pest
work; a new volume by j. L. Trowordge. "Cl0th OF
Cold and other POEMS" which is to be new ana re-
ysed edition of The complete poetca works OF Thomas
Bailey Aldrch - After the Ball. and other POEMS, by
Nora Perry and The Circassian Boy" poem from
the Russian Here, indeed rhymes enough 10 rum
any firm it, indeed rhymes are as poor property as we
wont TO hear.
Osroods list OF essays is almost long and quite as
important-a new volume by James Russell Lowell,
uniform with Ny Study Windows volume Of I'M
collected papers by Nathaniel HAWTHORNE new series
Of "Spare Hours" by DIR. John Brown; "Outlines OF
Cosmc Philosophy" two Volumes $40, by Prof. John
Fiske papers based the Doctrines OF Evolution ana
containing criticisms Positive Philosophy; "Chemi
cal and Geological Essays" by Prof I. Sterry Hunt
new volume upon the Education of Girls, including
brain Building" by DR.. Z. II. Clarke; and last, but
not least fascinating, Poetry and Crltlcisn, new
volume of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Concerning Art aud Architecture there VIII also DC
several important volumes-"The Story OF House."
which George NJ Towle has translated from the french
OF ViolleteDuc, and "Dscourses ON Architecture ny
the same celebrated French architect VIII both De
elegantly printed and profusey illustrated Then there
are Homes and how to make Them" witty ana use
full little book by L. c. Gardner; "Art IN the House.
translated by Miss Harriet W. Preston from the German
q, Jacob Fake and with notes and comments by c. C.
perKins and copiutIs Heotype illustrations; 1.-THE
Antiquity of Engraving and the Pleasure OF Prints,
by w. s. Baker; a new and revised edition Oh the
"Works Of Mrs. Jameson" in ten volumes; and
Famous Painters aud Paintings" by Mrs j. H. shedd
compendium OF art from the twelfth to the nineteenth
centuries.
There will be novels too among them Julian Haw
tborpe's longde aged "Idoatry" HowelIss Foregone
Conclusion" "The Rose in June" Katharine Kings
"Cruel Constancy," and various Others.
Among the miscellaneous books Will be Ten Days In
snain by Miss Kate Field with which the readers OF
THE TRIBUNE are already pleasantly familiar; new
juvenile by Charles Dudley Warner, and Tue School
masters Trunk" by Mrs. A. NJ. Diaz.
As for picture booS there to be numerous elegant
and costly ones. Among them are "Frhiors Saga" an
illustrated quarto book by Wilson Flagg, CON-
panion volume Of his woods and By-ways OF New
England !" Nile Sketches" by Augustus Hoppn; new
editions OF some OF Jules vcrncs books. with usra
lions: and several more. spoke in the Spring of The
Series of Handy Volumes" composed OF choice seec-
tions, the issue of which postponed until FALL and
will soon be begun You perceive the list is long ana
fnll; OF making many books" there is still mo end"
Int "much study" of these inviting volumes can
scarcely be "a WEAKNESS of the flesh to the most in
dOlent. G. M