The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-05
LITERARY NO1ES.


Chas Dudley Warner, now in Venice
working on his book, expects to return home
next spring.
The Marquis of Lorne's poem is to be
illustrated, it is announced by H. r. Fl. the
Princess Louise.
Bessie Turner's book, "a woman in the
Case" although ont less than ten days, has
already reached its fifth edition.
Mr.. Ruskin will write an introduction to a
book on 1.-THE Art Schools of Medieval
Christendom," by Miss A. c. Owen.
Writers volume of poetical selections,
'Songs of Three Centuries" will appear in
season and in dress for the holidays
Dr. Schweinfurth has in press his new
book, "Artes Africana: Pictures and Descrip-
tons of the Productions of Central African
Nations"
A French work on Joan of Arc, with chrome
and wood-cut illustrations in the style of
Lacroix's fine volumes, will be published for
the holidays by J. W. Bouton.
Doctors rarely take their own me iicine; but
Carleton, the publisher. has added some Of
his own comlcal sketchas to Talboy's little
book entitled "West India Pickles, just out.
discussion of "The Foundations of Reli-
gion in the Mind and Heart Of Man," by
Right Hon. Sir John Byles, late one of the
Westminster judges, is announced in Eng
land.
MIR. Jas. Stothert an English writer, has in
the press work entitled French and Span
ish Painters" which is to contain an account
of living artists, as well as of the old m sters
Of those countries. ....-
new novelist is to be brought forward by
Sheldon d Co., next month Mrs. Belle Ken
drick Abbott who is a niece of Prof. Ken
drick. Her story, "Leah Mordecai," is
novel of Charleston life
The new story by "Sophie May" "The
Asbury Twins" companion volume to her
doctors Daughter" and "Our Helen" is
nearly ready at Lee & Shepards, who are now
going on with their publishing.
An English clergyman has published vol
ume of New Readings of Old Parallels"
which is an attempt to show that the thought
of later day but adds a new and deeper
force to the first teaching of the parallels.
translation of the entire works of Proud
hon is contemplated by Benz r. Tucker, of
promised for immediate publication: "What
is Property; or, an Inquiry into the Principle
of Right and of Government
The Prince of Waes's visit to India is turn
ing the ephemeral current of literature in
England in that direction. Cassell. Peter &
Galpin announce more permanent work In
a History of India" to be abundsntly illus
trated with maps and wood engravings.
Miss Gordon Cumming, the lion hunter, is
member of venturesome family. Her
sister, Miss Constance Gordon Cumming, has
written, under the title of From tbs
Hebrides to the Himalayas," q record of her
wanderings, with many illustrations from her
own drawings.
Augusta Evans throws the gauntlet down
to the newspaper critics, by prefacing her
new novel, 'Infelice," with the following "a.
pier-thrust from D1sraeli Tomorrow the
critics will commence-you know who the
critics are? The men who have failed in lit
erature and art
A new venture in publishing will he
Library of Contemporary Science" which
Messrs. G. 2. Putnam's Sons will issue here
in connection with Messrs. Reinwald & Co.,
of Paris, and houses in London and Leipzig.
The volumes so far announced are on "Lin-
guistics," by A. Hovelacque; Biology" by
Prof Letourneau, and Anthropology," by
DR.. Paul Tapinard
Jules Verne's latest work having developed
to the length of triology, " The Mysterious
Island will be published by Scribner Arm
strong & Co., in three volumes, of which the
first, dropped from the Clouds" will be
ready this week. Messrs Scribner, Arm
strong & Co.. holiday juvenile of g Tales Out
of School has good many bright stories
and over $50 illustrations.
Mr.. Josiah P. Quincy contributed to Old
and Ne,o number of political and social
papers. These are to be collected into a
volume by Roberts Brothers, under the title
of Protection for Majorities: Considerations
Relating to Electoral Reform, with other
papers" These latter are on such topics as
Coercion in the Later Stages of Education, F"
Town Libraries" and the "Abuse of
Reading"
One of the British veterans, Major Charles
LOTUS, of both services, having been in the
Navy and Coldstream Guards, is to tell the story
OF 'My Youth by Sea and Land" in forth
coming volume. which deals with the men
and events of 1S0916, when the United States,
as well as Europe in general, were having an
interchange OF courtesies with the mother
country.
Sanskrit is becoming almost fashionable
abroad, and the question 'sHow can l get in
formation about the names and nature of
Sanskrit writings, and of the religion, laws
and philosophy of the Hindoo races ?" is so
often asked as to call forth volume by Prot.
Monier Williams of Oxford, which is spoken
of as compact but comprehensive account of
Sanskrit writings, with TRANSACTIONS of selected
portions.
The new volume of Mills dissertations
and Discussions" as published in this coun-
try, will include his essays on "Endowments, "
Treaty Obligations, ETC., reviews Of Thorn