New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-21
BOSTON LITERARY MATTERS.

,oGrHCOMfNG BOOKS MIR. ALDRTCH ON HARRIET
MAKTINEAU's AUTOBIOGRAPHY - TRANsLA1IoNs
OF DAUpET--A NEW BOOK BY GAIL HAMILTON
"a MODERN MEPAIsTOPHFLEs."
PROM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT oF THE TRIRrNE'l
BosroS. March 1.-THE publishers of Bos-
ION arc lust now divided apparently into TWO classes
those who are waiting for something to turn up ana
those who have begun the turning up without waiting
J. r. Oscood & Co. will publish in May Mr. Jamess
american" now drawing to close in me A"dntc
lfonnly. but beyond this they make no announcements
FOR the immediate future. They now printing how
ever third edit on OF The North American Recee for
Msrch-Apri which HIS sold with even greater success
chan the precedin: number. The demand FOR Harriet
Martineaus autobiography is expected to CONTINUE a@
tive throughout the summer and no doubt 1t VIII do so
Ter Mt r. b. Aldrich expressed the sentiment Of aeoo'
many readers when he observed concerning this book,
the other day: Il is refreshing to anybody who can
lit down and sr the brains of The people she
describes, as Miss Marunoau docs" Mr.. Bret Hartes
Thankful Blossom" has also met with pretty iar &C
septance
Messrs lockwood Brooks share in the policy or
repose Tor tie present but expect to get Mr. = w. o.
Bniamins Talk on AIT through the press 1t an cary
date Estes & Iauriat the other hand, are act'eN
preparinc TO meet hoped-for revival Of trade Ms.
Sherwood. tho translator Of Daude's "Sdone' Is ~
work on the same authors novel OF Jack, WllcA VIII
anpear in Nav II to be followed by lie Pcit Chose
with great success and the list OF TRANSACTIONS from Tor
eirn fiction Is 10 nc extended TO "Yenita novel by the
YOUNG German lady Who, under the pscudOuyn Of Ernst
Werner has gained considerable fame by her story oil
mining life called "Gtcl Ant" Miss Frances A. SHAW
is the translator Of "Vcna." The same lady III con
junction with Miss Mary l. Booth, your well-knoWn
Newly Ork authorizes, is also engaged upon Estes Ian
riat's valuable and brilliantly illustrated translation OF
Henri Martins Popular History OF France" OF TINS
work which sold by subs Tpton and will he completed
IN 80 parts six numbers have already been issued ~ mas
been So faVOraDy received mat the publishers are aou.
10 turn into English and issue III me same mann,
Guizot's Historic d Ancleerre, which va require ~
numbers. Bat 1IOEth me most pquf.. ~ III
Mossrs Estes LaWiat to large class OF rc'S W.
be tn publication not very far t'nte Of a new p t G
Gail Hamilton. Tie exist nee OF tnis po"S 1's nv iu'
fore been limited to any ore aud cannot yct CIV ~
enne'fin@ IN vein Wholly new to the writ, r, and one
which her cUsiOmed audience may expect 70 DC "sI'o
RobSrts Brothers are aso among the busy publishers
Besides Barry C9rhWalts An:c'9S., az" tbo
h and lat yO.uIAe OF LanOora "inaGnaFy tOnSerSa-
tons" containing the miscellaneous d.oSnSS w! aSo
he ont soon Nh A. Bronson AlCUtt'S IaOleIalK also
under the Roberts auspices Is now 81 sttttv
tFel aud ready for me press. lnsr new h i"~ rc
dictcd 10 ali almost aStgOncnc cal extent IS 10 ~ P4N
HIP Tv.tcri,EIi entitled "G. T. T.. the Wonderful
Adventures % Pullman car vi tnls OHJ tuy -
as yet visible the horizon; out qn'e rs un!'e Do
in name and ubstance, ii E'i moro So VI" DC ''e n' y,
volunc in tie No Name Series, dc ab0nt the mlue oi
Of Which have glanced AZ OF the sheets is mod
erni1ed form f the story OF Faust IN NhlSn tne oult
mar Who SGrrenders INNS II L. tAe deNh j. m'1c %
marry EIs Gretchen and thereby bring lis Se ana en-
dIen under lGc Influence OF tue nChd what uScohos
trcn II Is impossible for AT this Interesting poI
the pro H. which consulted camt 10 IN Gnu ONE tc
hcatiOus Mesrs. Roberts Brothers, WHEN may VI
looked 10. al UIcTout times from no" on through ui'
Spring. "SeloctiOns .TOn Ec'el"s' IN tne "sU.I
sI!es edit, by Mrs. Mary ". TeStUl; German T"N
From the Papers OF Anon' iy Prof Max Aulcr ahI
TIE lac; series o. dsCOurNeS on ChilSl dh AsHe,'s VI
Faith and Dujy," 10y john James Ialiei "Ihe CHdlel
OF the Llsht.' by the Ry. ". tdIIS, Is the stc'lu
Fletcher pgiIe essay Dartmouth CtHcgc Iopeft :
Brthcrs also oluug iIst Prize essay last year