The Portland daily press., 1878-01-26
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to the venerable American poet who ha, seen
so many tides of influence sweep over the lit.
ersture of his own county and of England"
an1 speaks in warm commendation of the del.
icate engravings of Mr.. Linton. himself poet
and tho friend of poets
ID. Appleton & Co., announce for the spring
Louis j. Jennings pleasant book about the
Field Paths and Green Lanes of England, with
illustrations by Whymper; The Ancient Life
History of the Earth, by Prof. III. A. NicboI-
son; Primer of Piano-forte Playing, by
Franklin Taylor; and, in their popular Colec-
ton of Foreign Authors, story by Gustav
Haller, Renee and Franz
Numbers 40 to 50, inclusive, of zelps Popular
Encyclopedia are out, carrying the work from
Physique to Rife.Pit. Number 40 contains a
t1ne colo I'D map of Turkey OF the merits of
this coz biuatiou of dictionary, gazstteer and
cyclopeC ia mention has been made SO frequent.
ly in th Sc columns that praise now would bs
simply repetition. Horace King, Thompson-
vile, Conn, general agent for New England
The second volume Of NJ. Taines work on
the beginnings of Contemporary Franco is
now in the press aud will be published soon.
This volume. which will be entitled "The Revo-
luton, will contain many new details about
the way in which the French people made use
of their freedom. NJ Taine's health, which
was greatly impaired last year. is now so much
improved as to permit him both to continue his
literary labOrs and discharge the duties os his
professorship.
tale Of Western mining life, by Bret Harte,
under the title of Story of Mine, will be pub
lished next week by j. r. Osgood & Co. The
firm will issue about February 10 the next vol
ume of the series of Poems OF Places. Itwill
be composed of poems relating to Greece and
Turkey. Greek mythology occupies the first
few pages of the volGme, and then come poems
of places, beginning with Athens and includ-
ing the historic names which are familiar to
classical scholars. Old Greek and Latia poets
are quoted as well as well-known modern
writers.
The Atlantic for March will contain paper
by Mr.. Gideon Welles, whose contributions to
the Galaxy have excited wide interest; Rosary
of SoDnets by Mr.. Longfellow, a paper on
Omar Khayyoum, by Mr.. Aldrich; an article
on the Reform of the English Civil Service; an
essay on a French Poet under the Ancient
Regime, b7 w. ID. Howells thrilling story of
Fight with Trout in the Adiropdacks by
Chas. Dudley Warner; criticism of Mr.. Sted-
mans Poems, by Mr.. j. j. Piatt; short story
by the author of Deephaven; the fourth INSTALL
ment of Detmond, and other articles of inter-
est.
Mrs. Lizzie w. Champney's Bourbon Lilies,
book based on scenes and life at the artists
resort near Paris, will be ready at Lockwood,
Brooks & Co.'S early in February. They will
also issue soon James freeman Carkes How
to Find the Stars, a manual to go with his AS
Economical Lantern. Pillone story of Italian
life, will appear about the last of February
from the press of the same firm. 1t is written
by Danish author and has been translated
from the Danish original. Pillone is the name
of an italian brigand, sufficiently romantic
basis for a story, and the book will attract
attention as sn unfrequent specimen of lit
erarY venture by an American publisher.