The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-09-22
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Notes and Announcements.
Richard A. Proctor has in press at G. P. Put
MANS Sons The Myths and Marvels of As
tronomy
Now that the book has been so successful the
author of "Me" does not mind having it known
that she is Mrs. Spencer Coe, of New York,
and that the story is founded on fact.
MIR. William G. Prime, who has long been
famous for his fine collection of old and rare
china, will soon issue book on the Pottery
and Porcelains of all Times and Nations.
through Harper & Brothers.
The Atlantic for November will contain the
conclusion of Mr.. AldrIch's story, The Queen
of Sheba, and second paper in Mark Twain's
series, Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Ex-
curson; Professor Louusbury, in his conclud-
ing paper, Fictitious Lives of Chaucer, will re-
view Mr.. Furnivall, and there will be critical
paper on Goldoni by w. D. Howells; a paper
on the American Iron Interest will appear, be.
ing one of the series of Industrial papers
already announced. and short story by new
writer.
The Art-at-Home series, which began with
Art in the House, by w. j. Loftie, and House
Decoration, by Rhoda and Agnes Garrett, will
be extended, in the course of the autumn, by
three new volumes, viz; The Bedroom and
Boudoir, by Lady Barker; The Dining Room,
by Mrs. Loftie; and The Drawing Room, by
Mrs. Orrinsmith
The death of Henry Rogers, well known as
the author of The Eclipse of Faith, book
which made much noise some twenty years ago
as IAN defence of non-conformist Christianity
against the scepticism brought in by Strauss
and others, i'll his seventy-frst year, de-
prives the literary world of the services of a
vigorous and learned religious essayist. The
Eclipse of Faith went through at least four
teen editions, and reply to Professor f. W.
Newman's criticisms upon it went through
three editions. Mr. Rogers was frequent con-
tributor to the Edinburgh Review, and one of bis
essays, that on The Vanity and Glory of Liter.
ature, was regarded as hardly less distinctive
of new power in the literary world than
Macaulay's essay on Milton.
The forthcoming No Name novel is The Wolf
at the Door. The same publishers. Roberts
Brothers, have ready Landors Imaginary Con-
versations, fifth and last volume, and Miss Fl.
w. Preston's translation of Paul de Musset's
biography of his brother.
Mr.. Swinburne's Note on Charlotte Bronte
is in fact close comparative criticism on
Charlotte and Emily Bronte and George Eliot.
He puts Emily Bronte essentially above
Charlotte. Concerning Charlotte Bronts and
George Eliot he thus speaks, beginning
with the latter "Such wealth and depth of
thoughtful and fruitful humor, of vital and
various intelligence, no woman has ever shown
no woman has ever perhaps shown 1.-THE
OF it. In knowledge, in culture, perhaps in
n capacity for knowledge and for culture,
Charlotte Bronte was no more comparable to
George Eliot than George Eliot is comparable
to Charlotte Bronte in purity of passion, In
depth and ardor of feeling, in spiritual force
and fervor of fortnight inspiration. 1t would
be rather rough and sweeping than loose
or inaccurate division which should define the
one as type of genius distinguished from in
tellect, the other of intellect as opposed to
genius. But it would, as 1 venture to think
be little or nothing more or less than accurate
to recognize in George Eliot type of intelli-
gence vivifed and colored by a vein of genius.
in Charlotte Bronte type of genius directed
and nodded by the touch of intelligence No
better test of this distinction could be desired
than comparison of their respective short
comings or failures. These will serve, by their
difference in kind and import, in quality and
In weight, to show the depth and width of the
great gulf between pure genius and pure in
tellect; even better than a comparison of their
highest merits and achievements"
The coming Conference of Librarians in LON
don, may be expected to discuss such questions
as these: Should librarian be a reader2
How to enlarge and how to purge library.
How to make and how to abridge catalogues.
How to describe the multitudinous sizes of
books. Are novels, newspapers and magazines
to form the staples of free public Libraries?
The Rev. DIR. Mason, the American mis-.
sionary in Burmah, has written the most com
plete book yet upon that country. 1t contains
"notes on the fauna, fora, minerals and ma.
tives; with systematic catalogues of the known
mammals, birds, fish. reptiles, insects, mollusks,
&C., with the vernacular Names" 1t is the
fruit of the observation of twenty years.
The full name of Mrs. Alexander, the An.
thor of The Wooing OFT, etc., is Annie f. Hec.
WI, WlA0 VI idGo ktl6XduQor Hector.
Osgood & Co. will array One Year Abroad
Miss Blanche Towards new book, in the T,itt,e
Classic Dress
Pillone, translation from the Danish. will
be the next volume of the Wayside Series. pub
lsbed by Lockwood, Brooks & Co.
The last new series announced Els Artists
Biographies, issued by James r. Osgood g. Co
Raphael and Titan will be the first two vol.
umes
The last volume of Charles Lambs ePoe try
Tor Children is to be reprinted in little book
by Scribner, Armstrong & Co. Two copies of
the original American reprint have been found
one in Vermont, and one in New Jersey of
both of which Mr.. Scribner has possession. Re-
fore reprinting a careful comparison will be
made OF the copy of the original book found in
Australia, and of these American copies. An
early number of the Gentleman's Magazine
will contain paper on the American edition
which is quaint old-fashioned little book,
bound in boards, with not quite all the poems
OF the collection as issued in England.
Dr. Schllemann's book on his Discoveries at
Ancient Mycen@," will be issued late in tho
fall, simultaneously in English, German and
FRENCH, from the house of Murray, London
Scribner, New York; Hachetta, Paris. and
Brockhaus. Leipzig. 1t will make one largo
volume, with several hundred illustrations of
objects found, views etc. AS Dr. Schliemann is
an American citizen, his book will be conv.
righted here, while the precaution of publish.
ing In Loadon day or two prior to its appear
ance here. will enable him also to hold an Emo
lish copyright. including it is to be presumed
rights OF translation. DR.. Schliemaan il CIV.
pected to remain abroad until he has comn,et.
ed the revision of the sheets Of his book and
then to visit his adopted country.
Magazine Notices.