, 1874-02-14
gone into the market, and there is call for more

gone into the market, and there is cal for more
s'Sex in Education"
| Miss II. e. Hogg, q daughter Of the Ettrick
| Shepherd. is the author Of s recently published
| hook OF stories entitled - Dr.. Dunbar"
| Mrs. Agnsaiz's life of her husband is nearly
| it for years.
The long-e1pecsed I. EARLY History Of Prop.
erty,". by II. Emile de Laveleye, is in press IL
Paris.
| the French Revolution, which hss for the past
| three years exclusively occupied his time. The
| first part is now approaching completion.
-Senor Castela1's "1ife Of Byron is now
being translated for speedy publication IN En-
gtsh, by Mrs. Arnold, Of London.
Peter Il Coates hare in preparation Lord
Derby's translation Of the Iiad, edited By Dr..
Shelton Mackenzie.
The German authorities IN Alssco have had
q new first rcader prepared, for the express pug
poee Of teaching the young idea to shoot German
fashion-instead+ We suppose, OF at Germans.
The simultaneous publication Of Hiss Brad
don's Taken at the Flood " by eight provincial
English journals has been such . success that
they have made arrangements for another novel
from the same author.
A curious book is being published BY two
French firms and Messrs- Trubner i Co.. of
London It is manual Of tho Chinese mandarin
language, complied after O1lendorn's method.
Tho object Of this publication il to teach Chinese
to all who speak English.
-Ex-President Woolsey's parting addresse.
to his graduating classes at Yale viii form the
staple Of bis book, Helpful Thoughts for
Young Nen," soon to be issued by Lothrop.
literary leisure latey to a. Sketches Of nlustrious
Soldiers, !" embracing acknowledgement warriors,
from the Chevalier Bayard and tho Constable de
Bourbon down to Gems. Grant. Sherman, and
Lee. The work will be published By the
PutnamB.
Mr.. Gladstone will have in the February
number OF the Contemporary Recie,o q transla-
.tion from Homer. 10 verse, OF The Shield OF
Achilles" variety Of notes will accompany
the poem.
-Freytag'a series Of novels 'Our Ancestors"
has reached its third volume ia Gernany, with
!" Der Nest der Zauukoenige," whose hero Immo,
is Of the time Of the Emperor Henry II. These
are what night b. sailed sociological novels
countryman, Thomas Carlyle, that his influence
has been thoroughly noxious, and that he has
supported every kind Of tyranny aud three great
lies-s'the lie Of the South. the lie Of Jamsic..
and the lie Of the German War;
DR.. McCosh has nearly completed Ills
tory Of Scottish Philosophy" which will DO pub
isbed Late in the year by the Catters. It miil be
largely biographical ia charactor, embracing tho
lives OF above . hundred Scottish thinkers.
a London literary paper says Of George
E1iots habits Of composition: ut is said that
on her manuscript she tolls tremendously. work
ing on an average six hours = day, and rarely
accomplishing IN tnat Ilf1o more than SUI
OF 400 words. Her labors arc 80 e1haustinc thai
ahe devotes all tho remainder Of the tina to re.
creation aud rest"
a Boston letter to \ California paper reports
that the Globe newspaper proposes to try for
better luck as IN evening journal, and thst next
summer, Mr. Howals is to give way, as editor of
tho Atlantic, to Mr. H. E. Scuddcr, q literary
partner in tho publishing t1m Of Houghton l.
Co.
-Dayard Taylor's new volume, summarizing
the travels OF Marco Polo, Vigne, and Shan. in
"Cont1a Asia" Will Contain also supplement-
arv chapter giving arapid review OF the Russian
campaign against Khiya.
Tho London Graphic is to publish Victor
Hugos now novel, "ln the Year '93,'' il INSTALL
men:s, and the issue Of tho completed work h.s
been deferred soma months in consequence of
the arrangement. gHa
1T is stated that 3,463 different books and
pamphlets have been published in England il
tho year 1873, the highest number reached in
any other year bcing G53- Some Of thcse are
American importatious. but the number excludes
all now editions, and gives 1ato OF public.tion,
excluding Sundays. Of about ten and hall
day. The pamphlets ara extremely few, only
no. that kind Of publication having been killed
BY the newspaper; and the works of fiction staut
foremost, 831. Next comes theology, with TT
works and next, 588 books Of art, or books SC
illustrated as to be books OF art. After
these follow histories, books Of poetry, and 23a
works Of travel. geography, or geographical re-
search.