, 1874-02-21

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Sheldon i Co. will publish during the spr;ng q
| Woman's rights novel By Lille DeVereux Blake
| NO less than three rival publishers announce
that they will reprint Lord h1acaulay'a forthcom.
| ing Journals and Letters"
The English revisers Of the Old Testament
! have completed their frat revision OF the
Psalms.
The forthcoming " Memoirs of John Quincy
Adams" by Charles Francis Adams, will make
81 least four volumes, and will be- published at
the aristocratic price of IS volume.
The new story BY Mrs. Lynn Linton author
OF Joshua Davidson, Communist" is called
Patricia Kemball;" and Farjeon's, "Je,sie
Trim"
The number Of books published in Boston
In the course OF E. year, taking it on an average,
400, reaching circulation Of 1000 GOO copies, ut
rough estimate.
John G. Whittier, in q letter dated Jan. so
says: Ny head and eyes will not allow me to
think Of literary work. An unfulflled engage
ment with the atlantic Monthly troubles me
much"
--Authoresses sometimes drive good bargain
when thoy exchange sentiment for sauces aud
chlvalry for chicken broth. Marion Harland is
an instance. Her recent cook book has nettod
her more money than Alone" or 4. Tho Hid
-Campben declined to have his lines, ssThe
DiIge Of Wallace, published in his volumes Of
collected works, because he had been accused
SIR John Moore.''
Edmond About writes to the AMennu,, from
Paris, that Taina's chances for election to the
Academy we're good until tho Republican Lib
erals learned - that he is engaged on book, in
Thlch he shows little sympathy with the French
Revolution"
AIR. Furnivau writes to the Acadeynv TINT
Shdkspere did know how to spell his own nare.
and spelt it thus. OF the existing five auto
graphs, which only are unquestionably genuine.
four are in this form without question, and the
other Mr. Fu1niGaN contends ia really the same.
-"The Mysterious Island" new story by
Jules Verne the author Of '' From the Earth to
the Moon" = A Journey to the Centro Of the
Earth &C., &C., will, by special arrangement, be
published in Scfionet"'s Monthly. It is to be
profusely illustrated.
Mr.. Eugene Schuyler, Secretary OF the
completed his book on "Tnrhstan Notes OF q
Journey in 1873 in tho Russian Province Of
Turklstan, the Khanates Of Kokan and Bokhara.
and the Province OF Kuldja." scribner viii
bring out the American edition OF the work.
-"Gunnar," the Morse romance coutributed
By the young Norwegian writer, Boy]sen, to last
years Atlantic. will be published in book form
by Osgood. The author haa taken the chair Of
tue languages of Northern Europe IN Cornell |
~ Tho February Contemporary hesis,o has
Achilles, " by Dfr. Gladstone another on sHow
Shall We Deal with the Rubricsf" :" by tho Dean
u Winchester, and the third on " Contemporary !
Evolution. by ST. George Miyart.
A work OF great importance in the history Of !
English literature has been undertaken by Mr.
saber, under commission from the trustees Of /
he British Museum. The work ia q reproduc- |
ion OF the title-page of every book entered at |!
,tationers' Hall, London, ciuce the beginning in
he reign OF Henry VIII.
The drBt volume OF q complete corpus Of |
IRISH inscribed monuments Of Christisn char.
ctcr, extending ia date from the earliest known
0 the end Of the twaltth century, has been ia- |
Association of Ireland It is |
lustrated by the plates, comprising Its e1-
mplcs in facsimile. 4to.t on toned paper, aud |
edited for the Association by Miss Stokes, |
lie7y from the collections Of tho lato Dr..
etrle. The inscriptions here given afford tie
lost ancient Irish texts extaut.