The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-26
LITERARY NOTES.

"Hidden Chains" is the title of Florence
Marryatt's new novel.
Mrs, Kemble's sold Woman's Gossip" will
soon be printed in book form.
new book by Mr.. Gladstone is an
nounced THE Time and Place OF Homer IN |
History" s.....
DIR. Hollands novel of "Seven Oaks" gets
rather scant praise from the English re-
viewers.
Prof John Stuart Blackie is to write "The
Natural History of Atheism" 1t will appear |
in Good Words for 1876.
It is now given out that there will be no
publication of Mr.. Mills correspondence with
Auguste Comic.
Matthew Arnold's new volume in reply to
his critics, "God and the Bible" has been
published in New York.
"The Life, Work and Opinions of Helm
rich Heine," by W. SIigands, vols, Is IN the
press in England.
"Tyrol and the Tyrolese; an Account OF
the People and the Land" etc, is in press at
Longmans.
Major Whyte- Melville has written new
novel under the title of ''Sister Louise; or the
Story Of a Woman's Repentance.
Mr.. Hspworth Dixon's new book on America,
called the White Conquest, is said to have
fallen fat on the English reading public.
Mr.. Sidney Whiting, author of the very
popular book, Memoirs of Stomach, has
lust died in London Of a chronic disease OF
that organ.
"Oer Moor and Sea-" a new novel by
Charlotte Walsingham "a Natchez LADY,,
author of "Annette," has just been pub
lished.
The next great English writer to be honor
ed by the publication of concordance to his
works is Chaucer. The Chaucer Society will
soon PRINT the work.
A new novel by Frank Lee Benedictis an.
nounced in London: "'T~ixt Hammer and
Anvil" Unfortunately, the title is similar to
one of Spielhagen's novels.
Miss Yonge's new book, 1.-The Young
A'cdes," will attempt to modernize, some
what after the fashion of Miss Thackerays
fairy tales, the labors of Hercules.
Messrs. Lippircotts have nearly ready
"The Orphans of Pimlico," collection of
sketches fragments and drawings, by the late
w. M Thackeray, edited by Miss Thackeray
The drawings are reproduced by fac smile.
Mr.. Swir burnes new work, "Erechtheus
which will be given to the world about Christ
mas, is play on the Greek model OF a
little over 100 lines. It is more regular In
construction than Atalanta in Calydon.
A new novel, entitled "O.en Gwynne's
Great Work" is published anonymously, but
is, we are informed, by an English woman,
Lady Augusta Noel, daughter OF the Earl OF
Albemarle, and author Of several popular
books.
A new edition of Charles Levers works will
be issued in January. 1t will range with the
"Knebworth edition" of Bulwer Lytton and
the "Charles Dickens edition OF that nov
elist, and will be called the Harry Lorrequer
edition"
Sophie MAYS new novel, "The Asbury
Twins" is constructed on the curious plan OF
giving each of the twin sisters the writing OF
alternate chseters. The story opens in Maine,
but the scene is soon transferred to Paris
school.
It is said that the "Queen of Connaught,"
"a novel lately published in England and
America, which has had a remarkable run,)
was written by Charles Reade, which the
London Literary World contradicts, and as
sures its readers that it is the first work of its
author, who is lady.
The right of publishing the official catalogue
of the Centennial Exhibition has been cap
tured for 100000 by John X. Nagle It Co.. of
Philadelphia. The catalogue will form four
volumes of 300 pages each, to be sold for 70
cents each part. The profits, it is supposed,
will come from the AZ pages of advertisements
which the publishers have the right to insert
Mr.. Browning's linn Album is criticised
| numerically by some of the English week
lies. The academy says: cit has for its
theme vulgar, repulsive and improbable
story" the conclusion of which leaves a
''mere impression Of disgust at wlckedness,
and upon the whole of which "vulgarity" is
stamped. The AthenUum, on the contrary,
considers the poem superior to anything Mr..
Browning has written Of late.
The second serial of the GALAXY for 1876
will be by William Black. 1t is entitled
"Madcap Violet" The scene is laid partly
in London and partly in the Highlands. Gen.
Custer will begin new series of papers on
army life The January number will also
contain articles on National Surveys, by
Capt Chas W. Raymond, and the "Eoglish
Interregnum," by Justin McCarty
Prof P. H. Steenstra, of the Episcopal
Theological School of Cambridge, and one OF
the workers on the American edition OF
Lange's Commentary, has translated for pub,
LEGATION by Hurd j. Houghton, DR.. Emil
Schurer's Manual of the History OF the
New Testament Period" This work is said
to have attracted much attention in Germany,
as giving "the historical background OF the
New Testament" with It's exposition OF the
interior life and economy of the Jews OF the
Messianic period.
| Under the quaint title of evils of Their
Own" SAWS the Attenaun Mr.. William Tegg
is going to publish collection of eccentric
wills, and of the results of the vagaries OF
testators. 1.-THE story of the will OF Lord st.
Leonards is, of course, told, and Mr. Foley S
will is also mentioned. Among the curious
requests mentioned is that of Dos. year left
by John Ridge to pay man to go about the
parish church of Trysul, Staffordshire, and
keep dogs out of the church. George Staver
ton, by a will dated May. 1861, gave, out q
his house at Staines, a sum of e6 year to
buy bull to be baited in the market-place O.
Nottingham, and until 1928 the bequest was
yearly carried out.