The New York herald., 1878-09-26

her male progeny, "Como here, Franzell" and
poor Franzel trembling all over, is in hand by
his mother and laid her knees and 10 large
patch Of leather. OF gorgeous coorng and dosgu Is
seen where little boys first tear their trousors
WHAT THE HUB PUBL IsnEIs ARE DOING AND
ARE GOING TO 10.
BOSTON, Sept rs, 1873.
The foil ANNOUNCEMENTS Of the Boston publishers
appear almost u.aneo usly nd promise fairly wc
although less brilliant than those Of some previous
years No one branch OF literature predominates In
tho lis poetry science, art and fiction being equally
well represented; but, beginning at the beginning
with the children, finds Miss Aicott's "Under the
Lilacs' and Helen Hunts "Ney's Silver Mine, from
Roborls Brothers. "The Story OF Cat :" translated
from tho French by Z. b. Aidrich; s'Piay Days" by
Sarah o. Jewett, and the "Mo,her Goose's Melodes'
with illustrations by Kappes promised by Hough-
ton, Osgood & Co., and Leo & Shepard have a long
list, on which appear ''iko Darlington aud HIS
Fnonds,' by Shilaher; 'Denald's School Days"
by General Howard "Littie Ptchcrs;" Sophie
Nays third "Faxie Frzze Story" BURY.
ing the Hatchct," by Elijah Kellogg; "Mother
Goose In whhe," and the inevitable Oliver
Optic story, 'Lake Breczes. or these Miss Alco,us
story will probably sell tho BEST although Onver Op-
ties young admirers are tolerably faithful to his
standard. "H. HIS" publishers say that "Noliy's
silver Nine" Is her first attempt to entor tho field as
a writer OF story books for the homo circle. which
may or may that she did not write the "No
Names'' attributed to her. Houghton. Osgood Co. -
Mother Goose" Is the most beautiful book OF ALL
having is pictures printed In coors on giit back.
ground and dozens OF pretty oddities In It's binding
In fiction James, az uropcans will probably be tho
finest OF the storios Tho criticism elected BY Il
promises to DO moro lively than that caiod forth hy
'The American" ano already some lively disputes
are reported 10 literary clubs. Robert Lowcli's
Story or Two from Old Dutch TOWN. comes n Il
IN value. and is TO DO noble in thought, II less
artistic in execution than Mr.. James work. "a
Woman 3 Word ana What Came Of It," by virgioia r.
Townsend, and "a Paper City," by Petroleum V.
Nasoy, complete the list OF story books. Roberts
Brothers publish the lrst and Ice d Shepard the
second and third.
In poetry wnttisr's "vsion OF Eckard," by Hough.
ton, Osgood Co., heads tho list In Importance, al
though Bnyard Taylor's Prince Deukaiioun will be
likely TO attract great attention on account of iis
sent theological character, and "a MasQuo Of Poets
Roberts Brothers "No Nance book, will probably ex-
cite much discussion. ''rho Vision OF Eckard' con-
,ains "The Witch OF Wenham," 'Sunset on the Bear.
camp" "The Seeking OF tho WATERFALL" the poem on
tho death Of william Francis Bartlett, and all ina,
Whittier has published tor the last three voars. The
fly leaves arc stcncilied In japanese psiseru--s
pretty freak uoi quite consetent with tho fashion oI
the Friends. Celia Thaxter ana Joaquin Miller arc
both to issue volumes OF poems this autumn-,hat Is
to say. Mrs Tbaxtor certainly will Mr.. niiler's
publishers hope DO able do 30. Mortal man can.
not tell tho length OF time that may required 10
correct Joaquin Miier's proof "Poems Of Piacss''
will continued by Mr.. Lon gellow, and tho "Poc ms
OF Sarah Helen Whitman" Will be issued in . httis
volume with steel portrait. The Riverside edition
OF "British Poets" will include this tall Spcnser,
Southcy. four volumes OF ballads and two new vol.
umcs OF Chaucer, with a memoir by Arthur Gilman.
Midway between science and poetry. and partak
slightly OF the nature OF felton, come the three vol.
umcs OF Joseph Cooks Monday lectures, econ
SCIENCE "Heredity" aud "Marriagc." Those lee.
lures are to be resumed next week, much to tho
distasie OF the shorthand mon who ouly anxious
TO hear the lecturc abo Ut newspapers which Is Ia
ediiy Mr.. Cooks evening audiences Ia the country
this winter II would tell all that he knows about
the difficulty OF getting newspapers to pubIish things
about him no might mako a very entertaining dis
course but possibly he would think 4. too egotis,cs
very valuable and hougbtiul book is Henry Jamos
ST. e. .'Society the spiritual Form OF Man ana tho
Earnest Of Gods Omnipotence In Human Natuse d
one Of the essays IL contains read boioro the
Chestnut street Club and was BY far the finest thin
heard there during the scason. The reasoning wa
close. the language perfect aud the skin with which
tho subject banded great that ono hardly
roahzsd that the topic was delicate un,h some Of The
intellectual bruissrs OF the club began TO discuss a.
Mr. James other books have msdo MIN we'll known
among swedenborgians, bat comparatively low out
side the now Church know his works wolL
In biography Hamcrton's ''Moderu Brsnehnen'
promises best ana next comes "Msmoirs OF the Lif,
OF AIna Jameson," by her niece, Girardine Macpber
SON. .rho Lie and lines Of Stsn; or, German,
Prussia IN the Napoconie Ages 10 by tho aa,ho
OF "Ecce Homo" aud therefore ought TO be good
all tnroo OF these books will como trom the press o
Roberts Brothern Houghson, osgoed b Co. annouac
Account Of the Lns and rsmes OF LORD Bacon BY
James SPEEDING, uniform With tho ''Popular" editor
Of Bacon. aud Loo Il Shopsrd "wordsworsh; "A BIO
graphic and Bslheto study" by Gsossc II. Calvert
Among the nisceilsneous books, hardly TO be cassi
| nsd, arc "Iiock OF Ages" iiiunrated by Mary B
| Humphreys, and "hotnsr Play" by FroebeL bott
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