The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-18
AUTHORS AND PUBLICATIONS.

Mr.. Herbert Spencer is again in excel
lent health.
Rev. E. P. Roe's new novel is called
"Without Home" 4
Miss Jennie ]. Young's Ceramic Art"
is highly praised by the English press.
The volumes yet to come in Putnam's
"New Plutarch" will be better than the
first.
Paul H. Hayne, the Southern poet,
now thinks of taking up his residence in
the North.
The London literary papers are dis
cussing Milton's divorce in 1643 during
the dull season.
Theodore Tilton has written a number
of poems which r. Worthington will
shortly publish.
Literary people begin to inquire as to
the title of DR.. Holmes new book, but
both the genial "Autocrat" and his pub
fishers are discreetly silent.
Thackeray never appreciated his draw
ings very highly, and yet they are a con-
tribution to his novels, and shorter tales,
which we would not now willingly lose.
Burning their Ships" by Barnett
Phillips, is one of the recent additions to
the "Harper Half-hour Series" which is
we'll worth reading. 1t is a story Of
American life.
Mr.. Hubert Howe Bancroft is in ap-
pearance youthful and refined. He
somewhat resembles Bret Harte. He is
capable of from ten to twelve hours OF
solid intellectual work per diem.
"The Value of Lite" an anonymous
reply to Mallock's "1s Life Worth
Living" sets forth very ably the Posi-
Twist side of the question, and accuses
Mr.. Mallock of being Jesuit in dis
guise.
To the late Mrs. Norman Lockyer is
paid in Nature this tender and manly
tribute: "Her husbands scientific work
for the last eleven years owes whatever
it may possess of merit to her constant
interest, encouragement and assistance" "
A. S. Barnes & Co. have published
BATTLES of the American Revolution" /"
by Gen. H. B. Darlington, graduate of
Yale, and now Professor of Military
Science in Wabash College. The work
contains full account of the battle OF
Yorktown and the surrender of Corn
wallis.
Francis Parkman's article in opposi
ton to giving the ballot to women
which appeared in the October number
of the North American Review, is to bt
replied to in the November issue of that
periodical by Thomas Wentworth Hig
ginson, Julia Ward Howe, Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, Wendell Phillips and
Lucy Stone.
"The Great Singers and "The Great
Violinists," by Mr.. George Ferris, vii
be published by the Appletons, who alsc
announce series of anecdotal biog
raphies of French painters and French
writer's by Maurice Mauris. This firm
will soon publish "Di Cary" volume ol
Virginia life since the war by Jacquelint
Thoraton, and "Gentle Belle" by
Christian Reid.
William H. Rideing, the journals
and magazinist, was born in England il
1858. He was with Samuel Bowles OF
the Springfield Republican, served for &
time on the Boston Journal, went thence
to the New York Tribune, and also be-
came literary correspondent of the Bos
ton Globe. He has contributed largely
to all the prominent magazines. Mr.
Rideing excels as descriptive writer
and his last volume, "A-Saddle in tht
Wild West" is making him widely
known both in this country and in Eng
land.
More Ways Than One. By Alice Per
ry. Boston: D. Lothrop & Go. Price
81 so. An earnest, helpful book, writer
by one who hasa keen appreciation of th'
spiritual needs of the young, and under
stands better than the majority of writer
how to minister to them. The principa
characters are the members of on
family, and the story has to do with thei
separate fortunes. The authors aim is Il
show that there is more than one road t,
happiness. She believes that happines
is an inward, not an outward thing, ant
that while people can not by mere exer
else of the will make themselves imme
diately happy, they can at least plac
themselves under influences that will il
time work ovt the desired result. Thi
theory is skillfully interviewer with tn
incidents of the story. The character
are we'll drawn-the noble, impetuou
Hugh, the womanly Erma. the restles
and sensitive Grace, and the self-denyin
Merreworth, all are strongly individual
lied, and leave upon the mind Of tn
reader an impression not easily effaced
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