The Portland daily press., 1876-04-08
10 clords ito or;o;nal heinp below the horizon,

the clouds its original being below the horizon,
are very entertaining. Phenomena of the gla-
ciers. thunder storms, rainbows and halos, the
auroral lights, shooting stars and prognostics
of the weather are all treated under their sepa-
rate heads in very readable and instructive
manner. The work is well illustrated by twen-
ty-three wood cuts of more than average excel
lence.
In Paris, 1917, at the house of Miss Helen
NJ Williams, author of While Thee.I seek, pro-
tecting power, and aunt of Coquerel, Mr..
George Ticknor met Southey, who said that he
had once determined to write poem on the
war and character of King Philip, and at that
time studied the Indian history and manners
which he thinks highly poetical. So near has
the Plymouth Colony come to being classical
groundp'
There 10 TO be complete edition OF Josh
Billings's Works-the four volumes hitherto
published by G. w. Carleton & Go. in one,
with steel portrait of Mr.. Shaw and hum
dred illustrations A Comic Centennial Histo-
ry of the United States, by Livingston Hop
kins, will be further contribution to Ameri-
can humor from the same house.
The London Examiner, in a notice OF Joa-
quin Miller's novel, The One Fair Woman,
says: "When Mr.. Miller first appeared before
the English public he met with an unreasona-
bic amount of praise. Since then, however,
the necessary reaction has set in and he now
receives equally unreasonable blame. Because
Joaquin Miller has proved himself not to belong
to the first rank of poets there is no reason that
his works should be devoid of merit. Nor are
they by any means so. Much is in them de-
serving of praise both for beauty of idea and
for certain originality of expression; but it
must be confessed that Mr.. Miller has not i'm
proved upon his earlier works.
Mr.. Farjeon's new novel, The Silver Flagon,
deserts the school of fiction, modelled after
Dickens, of his former works, and falls into
Charles Reade's style.
The second edition of George Ticknor's
Life" is nearly ready. The fact that it is one of
the most fascinating works Of its kind-fun
Of anecdotes and narratives Of conversation
with nearly all the famous men and women
of Europe and America for the last half-cen-
tury-seems to have become known all over
ths country remarkably soon.
Mr.. FrothiDgham's new work, "Transcen-
dentalism in New England: History" will
be published by G. P. Putnam's Sons during
the month. The opening chapters treat of the
transcendental philosophy In Germany, France,
and England, considering this only in SO far as
it is influenced, directed or modified transcen-
dental thought in New England. These chap
ters include statements of the systems or points
of view of Kant. Fichte, Shelling, Heleg
Schleiermacher, Cousin, Constant, Compte,
Locke, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Carlyle and 9TH
ers. These are followed by chapters on Trans
cendentalism in Religion lin New England)
and on Emerson, Alcott Margaret Fuller,
Parker, Ripley and the ''minor prophets"
The work closes with chapter on Transcen-
dentalism in the literature of New England, in
which is printed the last sermon preached by
Emerson (Which has never before been pub
lished). The publishers are preparing as 'front.'
ispiece fine steel portrait of Mr.. rockingham.
The Age of Elizabeth will be the next vol
ume in the Epochs of History series.
Mrs. Terhune ('Marion Harland") has new
novel, My Little Love- in press with G. w.
Carleton & Co.
The interesting book on Arms and Armor
will soon be reissued as further volume of the
Scribner's second Wonder series.
An edition of Geo. Rawlinson's latest work,
the history of The Seventh Gre at Oriental
Monarchy, viz, of the Sassanians has been
issued by Scribner, Wexford Il Armstrong.
Col. 7. w. Higginson is preparing Young
Folks History of American Adventure, to
match his preceding successful book. 1t will
be brought out by Lee & Shepard Boston, 10
whole list all his books have recently been
transferred.
Roberts Brothers in their sprin g list of pub
locations inclode several very valuable and
attractive works, among which are new and
revised edition of Rossetti's Dante and his
Circle. Morris's Eneid of Virgil, cheaper
edition of The Sylvan Year, and Landor's
Imaginary Conversations. In addition to
these are Paragraph History of the Ameri-
can Revolution, by Edward Abbott of the Con-
gregationalist, Outlines of the Religion and
Philosophy of Swedenborg, by Theophilus Par
sons, To Buddlecombe and Back, by Burnand,
A Nile Journal, by 7. G. Appleton, and new
stories by Miss Alcott