The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-10
LITERARY NOTES.

third and fourth volumes of the Comte de
Paris's " History of the Civil War IN Amerl-
ca, saws: "The two volumes now issued as
fresh installment of what will undoubtedly
be the most complete history of the American
| Civil War, in all of its points, are worthy OF
those that went before them. Indeed, as they
are less political, SO they will be more &C
ceptable 10 those who look for strict impair
TALLY"
Mrs. NJ. A. Townsend, the gifted poetess OF
the South, whose poems have been copied by
ne arly all the leading papers Of this country
and appropriated by several people on the
other side of the Atlantic, has book about
Mexico nearly ready for publication, which
promises to be the most interesting volume
about '.Our Sister Republic that has ap-
peared in long time.
Prof. Bonamy Prices book on Currency,
announced for publication in London by
Henry S. King & Co., was planned before he
left America, and indeed was the result of a
suggestion from Messrs. D. Appleton d Co.,
who will publish the book here. Naturally,
it will deal largely with American questions.
An English devotee of pleasure who made
the great ice pack Of the Attic seas his hunt
ing ground, Mr.. James Lamont, F. G. s., f..
r. G. s., will soon publish Yachting in the
Arctic Seas: An Examination of Routes to
the North Pole during Five Voyages of Sport
and Discovery"
"The great Christian book" in England.
for 1875, is to be superb fve-guinea
volume on "Windsor Castle, - by the express
| permission of the owner of the royal resi-
dence. 1t will comprise twenty-three perma-
ment photographs. exterior and interior, in
large folio size, made by the heliotype pro-
cess, and the text is by the late B. B. Wood
ward, her Majesty's librarian at Winds or.
| Among the many curiosities of MIR. r. II.
Stoddards library isl copy of Lambs "Specl-
mems of English Dramatic Poets, which has
on the fy-leaf an autograph letter from Lamb
himself to William Hare, editor Of the Table
BooEc. Mr.. Stoddlrd has had g facsimile oil
the page made for the Bric-a-Brac books and
it will form an illustration Of the next volume
on Lamb, Haziitt and Others"
| "Madame Recamier and her Friends" the
new vo ume of memoirs of that celebrated
woman, in the press Of Roberts Brothers, fol
early publication, is very highly spoken of by
Louise Chandler Moulton, Boston correspon
dent of the New York Tribune.
The publication Of Eight Cousins" by
Miss Alcott, has been postponed on account
of the immense number of orders recei Ved by
the publishers. It is said to be bright,
wide-awake, charming story, told with all the
authors accustomed vivacity of style.
w. F. Gill & Co., Boston, promise COM
panion volume to "Lotus Leaves" the Gle
CANT gift book of last season. The new vol
ume is called "Laurel Leaves" and will in
clude something from all the noteworthy
authors in and around Boston.
Mrs. A. Judsons (nee Evans) new book, en-.
titled "Infelice," will not bs Issued unit
November.
MIR. Nanals IAN American) Impressions OF
London Social Life has attracted some no
tice in England. The Examiner ridiculed it
the Saturday Reuiew spoke of it more leni
emily, as amusingIy and pleasantly written.
GA Mad Marriage" by Nay Agnes Fiem
ming, has been republished in England, il
the "Orthodox," three volumes, an honor
seldom accorded to American books Hel
new book, "Norines Revenge" soon to be
issued, is said to be of the most absorbing
interest.
A report is going the round of the papers
| that lie orge Eliot has new novel In pre-
paration, illustrating American life. The
first part of the statement is, we believe,
true; the second part is undoubtedly incor-
A cheap edition of that popular juvenile Of
last season, "Rhymes and Jlngles." by Mrs.
M. NJ Dodge, has just been issued.
Mr.. r. Fl. Stoddard has completed ninth
Pric.a. Brac volume, which will be issued in
October. 1t will give Personal Reminis.
cences of Lamb, Hazlitt and Others" the
"others" being Thomas Campbell Lady
Blessingtop, and other friends OF the father Of
| Coventry Patmore. Its from the material OF
this gentleman, P. G. Patmore, whose three
volumes "My Friends and Acquaintance,
were published in London in 1854, that the
new volume is chiefly drawn.
The promised story of modern life by Mrs.
Charles, author of the Schonberg- Gotta books,
will be tWinifred's Notebook"
| Another royal WrlteT. Liz queen VI hoi'
land is said to be the author OF the recent ar
ticle in the ReueuG des Deu1 Mondes entitled
g The Latest SGuarts.
One of the sumptuous holiday books in
England lat guinea and halD will be Ca
novas works, both Of sculpture and modelling
There will be $50 plates engraved in outline
and printed on tint, with descriptive letter
press.
Mr.. S yinburne appears in the new English
school as a central sun, by whose grace com
etsffash visible-and disappear. His latest
sihtroduetion is Of and to be dramatic
| poem, "Joseph and His Brethren" by Chas
u. Wells.
White Conquest; America in 1875, is the
title of VIM. hepworth D-xon's new book
lust published in England.
The Works of John Ruskin, revised by the
author, bound in free calf, sell for the mod
crate sum of $275.
The gift book which promises to be one o.
the most tempting issues of the year Is en-
titled g The Shepherd Lady" by Jean Inge
low, and will be beautifully illustrated. The
poems it contains are in no published volume