The Portland daily press., 1877-01-06
European politics. The book notices have al
the old time excellence.
Published by j. r. Osgood & Co., Boston.
Literary Notes.


The February Atlantic will contain six-page
ballad by Whittier-a vivid picture of the
Salem witches, frightened by a bit of love
story. The magazine will also contain an i'm
portant article on The Political Situation in
South Carolina, by South Carolinian-an I'm.
partisan statement Mr.. Howells will also
give the first instalment of his new story, Out
of the Question.
james Martineaa's Hours of Thought on
Sacred Things will be given to the public
about January 10 by Roberts Brothers. 1t is
issued simultaneously in London by Longmans.
The book is really a companion to the volume
OF sermons written by Mr.. Martineau several
years ago. About January 10. too, Roberts
Brothers will publish the fourth volume of the
mo Name" series, Kismet, novel of Nile
travel of 375 pages. The book is said to be the
most brilliant of the series thus far. The book
liz dedicated to a Bostonian, and the fictitious
characters are represented as coming from
Boston. The part of the book relating to travel
Is founded on fact. Whether the love story is
does not appear. The firm will publish at the
same time the third volume of the imaginary
conversations of Walter Savage Lander.
Houghton & Co., will publish about Februa-
ry1 Civil Malpractice by DIR. Mcclellan, a
book treating of medical malpractice, and the
rights of the victims to recover damages 10 the
civil courts. Volume V. of Bigelows Life and
accident Insurance Gases will be published by
the firm about the same time. The new eli
ton of the beauties of De Quincy will be oat
In few days from Houghton & Co.'s Dr.
stephen Smith, an eminent surgeon Of New
York, has in press with Hurd q Houghton the
first .of series of Manuals of Surgery which
will appear during the following summer.
j. r. Osgood 8 Co., will issue about January
Is the third volume of Wilson's Rise and Fall
of the Slave Power in America. Osgood will
also publish about the middle of February the
Autobiography and Memoir of Harriet Martin
eau. 1t will be issued in two volumes, and
Smith, Elder & Co. of London will publish it
simultaneously in three. The photographed
part was brought down 10 1859 by Miss Marti-
neau, and the memoir since that time is writ
ten by Mrs. Maria w. Chapman of Weymouth
an old acquaintance and long time correspon-
dent of Miss Martineau. The memoir will oc-
cupy about one-half of the second volume.
Lee & Shepard have nearly ready "rhe
Wine-Bibbers' Temperance Society," short
story by an author whose name is not given.
The book is dedicated to "unpledged temper
ance men, to moderate drinkers, and hotel
keepers saloon-keepers, and bar-keepers, as
we'll as to the faithful who have signed the
pledge, in the hope that it may contain sug-
gestion." The same house has just ready "The
Art of Projecting" by Professor A. E. Dol.
beare of Tufts College. IL is manual for ex.
periments in physics, chemistry, and natural
history, with the porte lumiere and magic
lantern.
The Pail Mall Gazette says of William
Blacks "Madcsp Violet: "If any one is SC
strangely constituted as to take no pleasure in
this work as story, let him open it anywhere
and he will be sure to light on lively dialogue
droll observations or brilliant description. -
The critic adds: "It is emnently readable
throughout"