, 1874-02-22

neld IN very friendly regard; everybody Wished
! tho1n the SUCCESS they failed to WIN. Possibl,
they will come to tho surface again, and resume
their place in the publishing fraternity. II 90
they will be cordisily wclcomed.) Roberts
Brothors seem rather inclined to foiicitato them
selves on the popularity OF Mrs. Somerril!a'a
| Recotlecdons-a popularity altogether deserved
| than to push forward n1tr books. Still, they
have some. Of which will speak by and By.
T J. r. os8oop CO.
! ast year did not issue single volume during
| January and February. This year they ba7o
already published Lewes' significant work,
"Prob1ems Of Life anil Mind; Zelds,s For
tune" powerful story BY R. f. Francil1on =
new edition OF " Euthanasy," By tie Rev. William
Mountford; and Mrs. Ellis s'Lifo Of Mrs. Bar
baud" with selections from her works, in two
volumes. It remains to be seen how much in-
terest Mrs. Barbauld. as q writer and woman,
has for American readers. Certainly the present
generation knows very little OF her, mud there
fore cares little for her now: let us hope, since
she was go excellent character and SO jud;ciors
an author, that MrB Ellis may have the power
and Satisfaction to rekindlo somewhat the ad-
mlzation for her which our fathers and mothers
cherished. Her famo ought to be dear to tEo
good church-going people who. Sunday after
SUNDAY, sing her hymna, albeit these have been
tlnkered freely BY co1npilers OF hymn-booas,
In whose eyes tho authors Ut hymns hare no
r1shts that they arc bound to respect. or a1rs.
Barbauld, who seems to have been q thoroughly
scasiole, practical, healthy-natured woman,
Crabb Robinson, in his "Dia1y," gives many =
pleasant glimpse: showing how highly sho w-s
esteemed by the literary magnetes Of ker gouesa-
tion-
nn- Moux1Foap's EooR
appeals to much the sane class tina. found "Tns
Gates l. jar go suggestive and comforting. 1t
u very unlike that, and laeks the romantic pas
aiouase element which made Miss Phe!Cs' Cock
80 widely popular. Yet, to one seeking Lgbt
amid the lensihening shadows OF deciining lifo
and tho darkness OF bereavement, or trying to
look even through tho Valley OF tho Shalnw of
Death and dlnceru light beyond, :ar. Mount.
fe1ds il full Of help and hope
end OF ife;"' Q cheerful, inspiring survey Of tEa
world and all it Offers to eunoblo and perfect
mankind, and Ct she probabilities, or what seem
to the author tho certasnfes OF tue future btatu.
It is not blind rhapsody. or unrcssoning
optimism, or fanatical ecstasy about heaven:
but graphic ideal picture Of What la to GOMEZ
its outlines drawn from tho analcgies Of 1he
present state, but on a scaio infinitely enlarged.
and it's co:oss supplied bT tile aspirations and
subllmeBt imsc,:nll.,s OF the soul.
Osgood j. Co. will soon adj Young Brown
to their Library OF, Novels. Il il remarkably
spirited story, with vastly moro pith and vitality
th2n most novels possesB- 1t ia by
GRES7lLLE NCRRAx
who has made himself conspicuous il the British
diplomatic service, and who ia recognized in Eo-
gland as writer Of exceptional power, br,lllan-
cy, and versatility. His present story, "The
Mornber for Paris" attracted uuuAual attention
by its ma5.orly exposure Of the methods and
Instruments by which Louis Napoleon managed
Paris aud F:ance. 1t is published III Osgcod's
Library Of Novels, bu> has not made tho s.me
impression hero aa in England, because
Frenchmen and French politics arc farther oil,
therefore less Immediately interesting to us !;
partly because its great literary power and III.
value as an historical picture Of 3 most cnrioua
epoch in French Affairs arc not GENERALLY kno.a.
Alr. Murray is generally understood to bo the
author OF Men Of the Third Republic, "a
series Of puugent sketches OF Thiers, Gambatta.
Jules Favre, Mac Aahon, the Due d. Broglie, and
others who have been most prominent In Franco
since Sedan. aud If ha lid not write his liter
ary twin-brothor must hare written, "Political
Portraits. "a sesiea Of papcrs on tho leaders Ut
English po1tics,-gcry caustic, appalingly
t1auk, and too Dear the truth to be any way
soothing: On the whole, qrenylle Murray
reading.
OWEN MEREDITH "
who, BY tho doath of Buiwer, has now become
Robert Lord Ly:ton-has just issued in London
which osgood i Co. ~iu Immediately zepub!ish
horo. Tho English edition il in two Volumes,
bu. the American will contain but one, un,forEo
sith Owen AeEedtl'a Poens" previously
issued. The "Fabes" are stories or sketche4.
~~*-%@
moral, OF q satire, OF salcaam upon Soma
aspect Of modern political, social, religious, or
literary life. Some OF The lessous would not
have been given by an 22=op living IN d different
circle but noarly all arc Lowell to La average
comprehension Of mankind, and aro II whole
aono aud worth needing as il their authnr we're
one OF US. end not a Lord, Tho easy gsliop cf
his verse ia delightfully."- comfortable to follow,
treated-ought to give hiB new book As large
popularity a. his '' Iucllo " has had, OF which
more than $4,000 copies haye been sold in this
county
pARroS's "1IrE OF JEFFERSON
aud Frothingnams Life Of Theodore Parker
are Oct down for early publication, aad botl, arc
likely to be amons, the must notable booka OF
the year. rarton'a Jefferson !abors unde.
the possible disadvantage OF having appeared
much Of it-in the 4fuaiAic; it will be accounted
merely reprint, sud 30 will run tho risk ofA
neglect whicl, it merits as little 81 auy Of tha
excellent biographies recently given to the
world. Possibly its appearance in the maya-
zine will prove the best Of advertisements for it,
monthly chapters found them fascinating to d
quito remarkable degree. Vas i. pa1ton's mar
7elous skill in telling the story, or waa i. the
rsre inherent charm 81 tho ssory of Jenersous
attraction7 Both, pe!Ehapa,; at any rate, tie &t-
Parton pictured it,-and he fortified himself
with weighty proof,-was one Of unusnal beauty,
~ nation aud w individuals, need to hare aet
before them in charac:ers OF living light. And
this Mr. Parton has done. OF tho I" Life OF
Theodore Parker" will speak moro fully il AL
other letter.
noRERTs BROTHERS
have nearly ready 'Thorps Eegis." ne7
story By Miss Peard wlo=o two previous stcdes,
The Rose Garden" aud !" "UnawA1es," raHk
considerably above the level OF most English
novels. They do not Belong to the liss OF 9r.a!
stories, like George Eliots; nor are they IL
1ny way stoIies that oue must read but thoy
s1e fresh, bright, entertaining stosies, good for
leisure hours, whom ono does not .sh to Study,
but to be aGreeably beguiIed. aud thu4 refreshed
for the work and stross Of lie. Books thss do
this for us arc by no means to be spoken o.
10 tbom Is dao many "a hois. OF
p1eas1d forgetfulneas OF caro- aad toll. . wal"
como relea:e from the fret Of cve1JdaJ OK
per1ence.
ARTHUR HE1ps' RUSSIAN STORY.
" Ivan de Biron,' is veil on toward publication
by Roberta. I: heeuas to lave been suggested TO
him By the proposed marriage Of Prince Alfred
to the Grand Duchess Marie, which, Of necessity,
rouid give tho English people :. neT interest Ii:
Russian history, aud would Afford 3lE. Helps
fine opportunity to set forth those social, moral,
and practical yiews to which be has devoted IL,
many excellent books. Good sense is 30 marked
hat; p1y IN