The New York herald., 1876-10-16

But one worth such Authors evolvenecI
So back nor dsturb PLAYS production
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Lest haply thysslf prove besoued
Ufss Wssn .'ripi M sot Thy pain, q ,hs, costume
prick TO relieve thec of-vanityt
There are tender references to Mrs Browning In
both tho prologue. and epilogus Of the book many
severe remarks about reviewers and much shrewd
analysis OF tho authors methods or working
There is little melody In the book, but much grand,
rugged harmony.
EEw NOVELS AND cHyLDREy's STORIES.
Tho perfect hurricane OF curiosity by Mercy
PbibrIck's Choice the hrst of Roberts Brothers So
Name Serles," has hardly abated, and the second
volume. which viii appear in a week two. will
probably redoubls It's fury. Is title "Dcirdre an
Irish word OF which nobody seems to know the mean
Ing "Deirdr6" Is beautiful North OF Ireland m aiden
and the scene Of her story which il told in an epic Is
laid in Ireland, Scotland and England The favored
few who have seen the manuscript say that the poem
is the best has appeared for years. they will
not tell who wrote u or disclose anything
about tho author, except that he 10
an Irishman. Now Boston has at least
two good Irish poets, and Heaven only knows bow
many live Now York. that the margin for guess
ing is beautifully wide. The third volume Of this
series will be entitled "Is That AlIs' a Sufficiently
provoking conundrum, all things considered. Should
II sell as we'll as mercy Phibrickn the publishers are
not likely 10 make II "ali" BY the way a private
letter from Jean Ingelow attributes "Mercy Phibrck"
to Coolidge; at rst she says she thought that
Miss Phelps was It's author, but aferwArd changed her
mind.
Roberts Brothers havo two very good childrens
books In preparation; one Is reprint, the other an
American production. The former. Jan Of the Wind
MILL :" is by Mrs. Ewing. the author OF that clever
"From six to SIXTEEN. which all tho bright girls read
n w
by One OF Us, for tho Amusement OF PAS and Mas In
General and Aunt Louisa In Particular"
1t specially remarkable for the mastery Of tho
Yankee dialect displayed by the author who writes in
the Massachusetts vernacuiar oasily the great
Hosea Biglow himself .Sophe May" dear to all
lovers OF "Let the Prudy' will not only have con-
tnucd story t"Quinncbasset Girls" in the Wide
Apake for 1877, but will begin new series Of baby
soriss under the general title OF the "Faxe Frizzle
Series" The nrst volume which Lee Il shepard will
soon publish OF the adventures Of Flake Friz
zle herself
She s wicked little sinner. ana as funny as she Is
wicked She Is particularly naughty one day. and nor
mother snips her fingers punishment. Anerward
she tries find out what effect has had upon tho
child, and the following conversation ensues:-
.Motner was sorry she had to snip those dear wee
fingers yesterday-so sorry"
s'wc. you was naughty, wasn't yon mammal"
al naughty Your mamma naughtyY'
eyes cause you shipped my fingers, and that's be-
cause"
wanted you TO remember not 10 strike your cousi,
Aidge you know" :,
swcl you was little naughty" said the baby. in a
forgivng tone
s.Rose in Bloom" by Miss Acost, is another book
for which the children will watch eagerly, and even
the children OF larger growth viii not he ashamed to
a hnth>r -
the hand OF tho pretty Rose or whether shc leaves
them all iororn. holiday edition OF Norah Perry's
s.Bessie's Trials' and book by Ella Farman,
called "Nrs Hurd's Niece" announced by D. 10TH
rop Co. Elijah Kellogg and Oliver Optic. the two in
deagabcs OF the juvenile writer's both preparing
books Mr. Keogg's is entitled s'On the Trail; or,
Black Rifles Mission" oliver Optics "Living Too
Fast" Both are published by Leo 4 Shepard.
LITERARY CHIT CHAT.
Tho correspondence Of tho great novelist Balzac,
with momoir BY his sister. Ame de suovllle, is forth
coming.
Mra Gilchrist, widow Of tho we'll known art writer,
whose .sL,te OF william Blake" and "Memoir OF Ety''
are ne pieces OF biographical work. has removed from
London to Philadelphia
Lucas the author Of those forgeries Of the Paschal
manuscripts which deceived some literary men Of
France has been condemned to four years. imprison
ment for a swindle on some Paris booksellers
They are agtating in England for the Sunday open
ing OF libraries and the Public Library, of Brighton
will probably lead OF.
George Macdonald's new story, 'sThe Marquis Of
Losse," will first appear in weekly paper at Gias-
gov.
Dr.. Bezold's book on sThe Theory OF Color in Its
Re,aton 10 Art and Art Industry just published by
l. Prang l. Co.
An American edition OF stephens sDigest Of the
Law OF Evidence,n with notes by J. W. May, Is in
Little, Brown 4 Co. g press
Macmillan Co. will print two new books by
Edward A. Freemun-namely. "Historca and Archi-
tectcral Sketches" chiefly Italian, and a second
edition OF his "Hstory and Conquests OF the Sara.
Gems"
sort or literary autobiography Of the late Dr.
David Strauss is just ready under the title 'Lttera
rschc Dcnkwurdigkeiten," which will bc rich addi
ton TO the works OF scholar OF great influence upon
the thought Of his time.
Macmillan Co. have IN press sThc Californians," /"
by n. W. Fisher.
Flammarion. entitled 1.-THE Heavens"s s forthcoming
from the pen OF j. F. Blake.
Mr. James Rou,lcdgc has written and Macmillan viii
print .Chapters in the History OF Popular Progress In
England, Chiefly in Relation TO the Freedom OF tho
Press and TRIAL BY Jury-166o-ls20"
Tho Ahen0um declares Mr. Eugene schuyler's
Turkcstan" to be book Of value accurate and inter-
es,ing
elizabeth Barrett Brownng's letters to r. H. Horne
TO appear.
\ new and important book on the Holy Land will bo
Thrce Years in Palestine, by Captain Warren, OF the
Royal Engineers, who has conducted the recent
vations for the Palestine Fund.
new and much needed History Of French Ltera-
ture,n by Henri Van Laun, Is In press in London.
That monumental work IN photography Bocker's
.Biblotheque des Ecrivains dc Ia Compagnie de
Jesusr sjus finished by the appearance OF the third
volume, In folio, printed at Louvaln.
revised edition OF 1.-THE Official Catalogue Of the
International Exhibition, In Philadelphia, has been
issued by John r. Nagle Il Co, of Cambridge, Mass.