The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-19
AUTHORS AND PUBLICATIONS.

4h1sS TLlZdDttH IdylOT, autnOr Ol
"Blind-pits' and other novels, and q
large contributor to periodical literature,
is dead.
A new addition to "Loring's Hub Ii
brary' is collection of four "Tales OF
European Life" Boston, Loring, pub
Usher. Price Is cents
Harper & Brothers will bring outabout
October 1st new edition of Richard Hill
dreth's History of the United States" a
York which steadily holds its own
against Bancroft's and other historical
works. They will also shortly publish
Mr.. W. J. RoIfc's edition of Shak-
speare's "Twelfth Night" and nov
elette, by Mr.. Barnet Phillips, entitled
Burning Their Ships"
The latest addition to the Acme Ii.
brary of Standard Biography, published
by the American Book Exchange, IS
Beekman street, New York, is tie Life Of
Robert Burns, by Thomas Carlyle. The
first thirteen volumes of the Library are
either out or in press, and every book is
standard volume that has heretofore
cost in this country about 81, but by this
house is furnished in nice style, excel
lently bound, for S5 cents.
ID. Lothrop & Co. will soon issue a
new edition of the Black Valley, pop
rlar temperance allegorv, by S. W.
Hanks, under the title of The Crystal
River. The work has been entirely re-
written. The same firm have also in pre-
paration long list of books for the little
folks, of which the most important is
Johnny's discoveries, the text of which is
said to have been written by Prof. James
Richardson, editor of the Popular Science
Monthly.
Moncure D. Conway, the well-known
lecturer and London correspondent, has
sent over from England a pretty little
fancy, called "The Streamlet," for the
October number of st. Nicholas. The
story will be illustrated, it is announced,
by two pictures from the pencil of w. j.
Hennessy. Mr.. Conway evidently has
entered the field of juvenile literature, as
book of children's stories from his pen
is announced for publication this autumn
in London.
A short but suggestive paper in the
October Scribner is John Arbuckle's
Journalism as examplified by the late
Mr.. Bagehot," in which the lines of de-
markation are drawn between the journal
ist, whose success depends upon the aver
age excellence of his many writings and
the litterateur, who acquires his reputa-
tion by the superiority of few papers
on special subjects. The writer also dis
cuss the subject of anonymous journal
ism, favoring signed articles, though ac-
knowledging the advantages of the pres
ent system.
The Princeton Review for September
contains articles on The Progress of
Christianity in the United States by DR..
Philip Schaff, of the Union Theological
Seminary: The Philosophical Movement
in Italy, by Prof. Luigi Ferri, of the Uni
versity of Rome; Painting in its Histor-
ical relations, by Prof. Henry Coppee;
Religion and Morality, by Rev. Henry
N. Day; The Problem of the Human
VIII, by Prof. Henry Calderwood, of the
University of Edinburgh, whose text
book on that subject many students will
recollect; The Laws of War in their bear
ing on Peace by DR.. Sheldon Amos; Sec
ularized Education, by President r. l..
Dabney, of Hampden-Sidney Theological
Seminary, and Virgil as Precursor of
Christianity.
The Magazine of Art, Without
Change of Price-Encouraged by the
success which has attended the Magazine
of Art, and by the appreciation with
which it has been universally received,
the publishers have determined to per-
manently enlarge the Magazine, with
view to enabling the editor to add fresh
features of interest, as we'll as to
and extend those which have
already met with such signal approba-
tion, Further particulars VII be duly
announced and full details will be found
in the October part of the Magazine of
Art, issued October Is. Price 70 cents
Cassell, Peter, Galpin & Co., London,
Paris and 596 Broadway, New York.
Mr.. Lodge will next review Won
Ho!tz's History Of the United States in
the October number of the International
Review. In the same number, DR.. James
r. Chadwick, young physician in Bos-
ton, a rising man and founder Of the
new Medical Library, which has been q
great success, will have an article on
"The Study and Practice of Medicine by
Women" question of grcatimportance
that is now attracting more than the
usual attention of medical men. Mr.
G. Barnett Smith, author Of the forth
coming life of Gladstone" will review
Mr.. B!ackmore's novels in the same num-
ber. His review will he the first consid-
erable attempt to account for the success
Of this new and popular novelist. Mr..
Talandier, Deputy Of the Seine in the
French Assembly. will contribute pa
per ON the political situation in France;
and there will be valuable and timely
articles OH the "Negro Exodus" and
Socialism"
The Young Ladies' Journal is without
question one of the finest, if not the very
finest magazine for young ladies in the
world. It covers the whole ground of
literature, fashions, fancy work, informa-
ton, and really gives more interesting