The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-06
AUTHORS AND PUBLICATIONS.

story is entitled Psyche.
A. S. Barnes & Co. will shortly
dish Mr.. Gladstone up in their Atlas Sc
ries.
G. w. Carleton is going to start new
magazine to be called the American Pop
ular Miscellany.
John w. Forney has written new
novel entitled american Money and
Foreign Titles"
The American friends of Mr.. Justin
Mccarthy will be grieved to learn that
he has just lost his wife.
The Marquis of Lorqe has been cred
tied with new book about Canada, but
he denies the soft impeachment.
A twelve-year-old girl of Chestertown,
Md, has taken up the study of Greek,
and writes poems upon that theme.
Mr.. John Esten Cookies "Surry of
Eagles Nest" which was so popular
some years ago, has been republished by
W. W. Huntington, of Hartford, ct.
Mr.. E. G. Stedman will bring out an
English edition Of his poems while in
London. The publishers will be Messrs.
Keegan, Paul & Co., Mr.. Tennyson's pub
fishers.
Mr.. G.. S. Godkin's life of Victor
Emanuel, published by Macmillan & Co.,
is regarded as the most satisfactory and
complete of any work on the subject that
has yet appeared.
An important work on Roman medal
lions, edited by M. Froehner, who has be-
come celebrated as the editor of q magni-
fcent reproduction of the bas-reliefs of
Trajan's Column, has recently been pub
lished in Paris.
Mr.. William H. Rideing's "a Saddle
in the Wild West," has been republished
in London by w. P. Nimmo. This is the
first book in Appleton's Handy Volume
Series, of which an edition has been
issued in England.
The treatise on Psychology" by DR..
w. D. Wilson, of Cornell University, has
been revised and enlarged, and new edi-
ton will be ready by September 10th.
The first edition, published in 1872, is ex-
hausted.
The Rev. George Low, who made a
tour of Orkney and Shetland in 1774,
left an interesting record of his visit in
manuscript, which has just been pub
lished by an English house. 1t has long
been referred to by writers on topics con-
nected with the Orkneys.
Mr.. George w. Cable, whose sketches
of the Confederate army during the
late war have attracted so much atten-
tien in the pages of Scribner's Monthly,
will begin a novel in the November
number of that magazine, entitled "The
Grandissimes."
Three works from the pen of Arsene
Houssaye are announced in Paris. The
first treats of the ladies who composed
Moliere's company, the second is philo
sophical, and the third is entitled ellis
torres Romanesques." M. Houssayt
writes in very graceful style, and hi'
productions have of late become quite
popular.
Several of Keats MSS. are now in the
possession of Dr. Vaieriana, Of Rome
Among them is the MS. of "St. Agnes
Eve" written on long, thin paper, an6
full of variations and corrections. An
other interesting object is copy Of
"Shakspeare's Sonnets," containing auto.
graphic notes, and three sonnets in Keats
handwriting.
Lee & Shepard will publish in a fort
night the Danbury News mans new
book, ''Mr Phillips Goneness." The
hero, Tom Griggs, falls in love with {
young lady, marries her with many vow'
of constancy, and in less than year aftel
his marriage forgets his pledges, and thu
couple lead thereafter life of inharmo
NOUS selfishness. The author says: III
it is not attractive, it is because it il
true" The style is said to be great i'm
provement upon Mr.. Baileys forme
works.
Of Mr.. Bret Harte's methods of worl
the London World says that his desk is
model of neatness; he prefers notepape
to foolscap; he would rather write a page
second time than send it with an erasure o
an interlineation; the works of his favor
ite poets are always within reach, ant
among them Longfellow usually oecu
pies the most prominent place. H
knowns the literature of the day and es
pecially works of fiction are to be foun'
in his room. He is fond of cigar, an
smokes often when writing.
Mr.. w. R. Andrews has made genu
inc hit with his American Queen, a sem
monthly illustrated journal full of il
teresting literary contributions, but espt
cially noticeable for its amazing collet
ton Of personal gossip about people i
"society" all over the United States
from New York and San Francisco
Crab Orchard, Dobb's Ferry, Kansa
City and San Antonio. For the peopl
|, who like what are called society person
ais" here is enough and to spare, and
', is not surprising that The Queen has bee
pecuniary success from the start, an
| is gaining large circulation all over th
country New York Tribune.
, 1t is interesting to note the improv
ment made of late years in the matter
books for children. The HOLIDAYS al