New-York tribune., 1878-06-29
LITERARY NOTES.

A new volume Of poems by Bret Harte, with
the quaint title Drft from Two snores will be issued
next week by Houghton, Osgood Co.
G.. w. Carleton has nearly ready a little
book of fiction with this extraordinary title Eras
Miss Barbalas Escape; tale OF Love. Jealousy and
SODA Water"
GERMANY to be published by ID. LOthrop
Co., is the Initial volume Of a Of Young Folks HIS
tories TO be Issued monthly. They are by Miss Yongo
and are reprinted the English. Tho set Will be
concluded by volume of American history.
Mrs. Francis Hodgson Burnett has written
a Lancashire story called Haworths," which Is said
by those who have the manuscript TO be good
as That Lass o Lowr1es" II il to be the leading
serial in Srtbners Tor lS7s'70, the opening chapters
appearing ia the November number.
The August WMe-Awake will have paper
about Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, illustrated by several
drawings made in Andover by Miss Humphrey, among
them being the famous Study. The September number
Will be notable for an Illustrated PaucT IN IT. Poets
Charles Dudley Warmers six Adirondack
sketches which appeared in The atlantic, and hls charm
Ing sketch, How Spring Comes III New-Eng aud" have
been published in a. neat little volume by HCughton
Osgood & Co. second edition OF Haugs Religion OF
the Parss" has appeared TINS week. IL W. West Is tie
Editor.
Among the minor publications announced
nv d. Lothrop & Co. are three Illustrated books the
rising generation: "L Life IN New-YOrk," On the
Shore and Among the AdrOndacks." The same firm
have published a book by Pansy and Faye Huntington,
entitled From Different standpOints and Amy and
Martons Voyage Around the World" compiled from the
ioprnols OF the Rev Dr. Nehemiah Adams's two daugl-
iers VINO made the journey with MIN, and their BROTHER
VINO sea- captain.
Harper g. Brothers have collected S. G. w.
Peiaun's articles the notable Islands In the
Atlantic. The title OF the volume Is " Tho Atlantic
Isauds" Next week they VIII issue Leslie Stephen,'s
" SKETCH OF DR. Samuel Johnson" the first OF tue Eng
Ish Men Of Letters .cries which is edited by john Nor
lev "Cart,tiue BrOwnleys Ordeal" by Mary PATRICK
has been added TO Harpers Franklin Square Series Of
cbeap novels The demand for this Of publications
fpr rummer reading greater this season than IL
was last year. Publishers cannot yet d@terne whether
the extensive Publication OF cheap paper editions dc
presses the ordinary DOuk trade.
The crowning feature of the Midsummer
Holiday Seriber Tor August Will be the frontispiece
n uortrait OF William Cullen Bryant, from crayOn
drawing by Wyatt Eaton. lt is the last portrait for
which the poet sat. The number will contain Mus
raed article on the haunts and homes OF Bryant; the
oueiling chapters OF Mr.. BOyesens novel short
stories by Henry james, jr. ana Frank Il. stockton
uoetps by Holland, Stedman, Bret Harto aud Trow-
bridge; and four or five descriptive papers, With illus
tratious by McEntee, Thomas Moran, Bhir!aw, Low,
Swain, Clifford, FirTdr, Homer, Mrs. Mary HalOck
Eoote, and Mrs. Fanny Eliot GHUrd. IN point OF arr
this rs intended the finest number OF the magazine
ever Issued
At Carleton's the opinion prevails that
bookstores have than their share OF udicrOus nc
dent They employ porter, impenetrable to joke and
always saving Of his words. Just Married" and "The
Bnthoi Love, are two new books Just received. On
Wednesday the porter with strong ungs and the utmost