The Portland daily press., 1875-06-22
Literary Notes,

There are to be four more volumes of Little
Classics-three of poetry, entitled Lyric, Idyl
lie and Minor Poems; and one containing
brief biographical sketches of the authors from
whom the several Little Classics have been
selected.
Louisa Alcott has earned 100000 from the
sale of her books-and the end is not yet.
G. 2. Putnam's sons announce for publica
ton, it is to be hoped during the warm wealth
er, The Abodes of Snow, the records of jour-
new through Tartary, Upper Thibet, and the
Himalayas, which have been Appearing by in
stallments in Blackwoods Magazine.
One Sum- er, just issued anonymously by j.
R. Osgood & Co., is said to be the first volume
of Maine Lady, who will hardly keep hidden
long from the public. Her story is exciting a
quite remarkable degree of attention. The
Philadelphia Bulletin says it is bright one,
with good deal of the freshness and healthi-
ness of the stories of William Black, whose
Princess of Thule is one of the sweetest flowers
of fiction.
The Rev. o. B. rockingham is engaged
upon History of Characterization in New
England which promises to be his most inn
poAeoho WoAh' ~ Will, VI OOutcc, luCluuc olO-
graphical studies Of The Dial people and other
transcendentalists, of whom Mr. rockingham
had personal knowledge, although in the early
days too young to have been prominent among
them. 1t will be published by G. P. Putnam's
Sons.
Jean Ingelow's new story, Fated to be Free,
will be issued the first of July by her American
publishers, Roberts Brothers. One does not
need to wait aud read Jean Ingelows new
poems or stories before commencing them to
the reading public. She is never dull and
better than that-the tone and atmos phere of
her books are purity itself. The worlds head
is clearer, its heart fresher, and its life nobler
for her writings.
Luigi Mont, formerly of Harvard College
and late American Consul at Palermo, has Just
returned from Sicily, bringing with him, for
publication by G. w. Carleton & 90 the trans
lation of new novel, entitled, Manfred" by
f. D. Guerrazzi, author of ''Beatrice Ce2ci."
The.Harpers have in press Prof. Cairnes M
portant work on the Character and Logical
Method of Political Economy. Whatever he
writes on political economy is sure to be worth
reading and studying. AS this is not yet on,
of the positive sciences, somebody's guesses
must be wrong; but Prof Cairnes seems to
come as near the mark as any one, and there is
always strong, manly thought in his writings.
The only engraved portrait of ARENAS Ward
ever made, will appear in fresh volume of
ARENAS Wards Complete Works, now in the
press of G. w. Carleton & Co. This BOOK will
also embrace a new Life, from authentic
sources
The first of the Brio a-brac series was pub
lished by Scribner, Armstrong & Co., la'e in
the spring of 1874. There are now seven vol
umes, and of these, within little more than a
year, 5O,757 copies have been sold. The Gre
vile Memoirs reached the highest sale, perhaps
not in spite of but because of the rival editions,
which also sold well. but the Thackery and
Dickens was not much less, and none of the
volumes varied greatly from the average
Three more volumes will probably com peIe the
series Mr.. Stoddard, who is recovering from
his recent severe illness, completed his work On
the next volume some time since.