The New York herald., 1879-09-08
s.MADELoN LEMoINE."

owing to her unknown autecedents She is invited
up to the 'great house" day TO play the par
lor organ to the invalid lord. There Ralph his son.
meets her and falls in love with her. His mother.
the proud Lady Margaret. opposes his passion to
the best of her ability. and Madelon seeing the OBJ
staclss to their union makes good her flight and is
lost to sight in London The reverend Unwin who.
notwithstanding his married condition. is half in
love with her himself. leaves the secluson of the
rectory seeks her amid the side streets of the
great city. Ho is successful in his search recon-
ciliation is Effected and Madelon finds herself in tho
embraces Of Ralph, whose arms she compares to
.the shadow of great rock in u weary land" The
book is full of characters. too FULL in fact for some
are the merest outlines It's is healthy and its
purpose pure.
LITERARY CHIT CHAT.
Miss Elizabeth Taylor. author of "Blindpits." is
dead
French literary journal is about to be started in
Cracow.
Albert Rhodes has laid the scene Of his new novel
in Normandy.
George Eliot's .Theophrastus Such" has reached
its fourth EDITION.
"Godwyn's Ordeal' Is the title Of new novel by
Mrs. j. K. Spender.
The author of .Poke o. Moonshine" has . new
poem in the press.
Bayard Taylors posthumous volume will be ready
the last of this month.
"Raworths" is published in England by Macmil-
Ian " Co., in two volumes.
w. II. Sweet has made q collection Of the oldest
mains Of the English language.
Mrs. Burnetts new story will be Of American Life
and will be called Louisiana
Farrer's primitive Manners and Customs will
be reprinted by Henry Holt l. Co.
The precocious Goodale children have .
volume of poems ready for publication.
new volume OF poems by Mrs. Julia R. G. Dorr
is announced by Charles Scribners Sons.
Dr. Baur has ready the second volume Of his
.Church History Of the First Three Centuries"
Karl Blind has written interesting article on
sAiteraton in England for the Berlin Gegen,vayt
Colonel T. w. Higginson's forthcoming volume.
"short Studies of American Authors" is awaited
with impatience.
William F. Apthorp. the well known Boston critic.
has translated volume Of selections from the writ
ings OF Hector Berlioz
Mrs Mary Hallock Foote. who is gaining fat
tering reputation by her pen she has already
gained by her pencil is soon coming back from the
West to live once more in her Eastern home.
1.-THE Queer Little Wooden Captain" by Sydney
Dayre is the title of prettiiy conceived story for
very young folks and 'The Lost Little Girl" in the
same volume is almost as good. authors Publish
ing Company.
"Harry Ascot Abroad" by Matthew White, is one
of those stories to delight most boys for the
that it recounts the adventures OF American lad
who visited Europe without parents or guardians.
authors Publishing Company
THO latest volume of .'Tales from BlacL,pood" en-
braces '.The Wreck Of the Strathmore," ..Hcro
Worship and It's Dangers" by Charles Lever; annie
and Her Master" and ga Feuilleton" burlesque
on certain French mannerisins.
Mrs. Laura 8. Webb, well known in journalistic
circles in this city. has revived The Western Sum-
bright little periodical, Of which she formerly
editor and proprietor. Mrs. Wcbb's poems have the
Endorsement OF the late w. G. Bryant.
The reply to Msllock's ''Is Life Worth Living?"
which G. p. Putnam's Sons will publish under tho
title. "The Value of Life" is by anonymous
author. The publishers will not say whether it is
aman or woman. which inclines to think that it
is the latter Men not apt to hide their sex be-
hind petticoats.
'.Studien und Planderein" III. Holt Il co., Is the
title Of text book by Sigmon NJ. Stern. which is
highly recommended by some of the best German
scholars in the country. Professor stern's method
is simple sensible and original, and will doubtless
find as warm a welcome among beginners in the lam
guage flor whom 1t Is intenoed) as 1t has among tho
teachers.
George Barnett Smiths "Life Of Gladstone" "the
peoples William" will be published in this country
by the Putnams, which firm will also publish
Charles G. Leland's "Life OF Abraham Lincoln" !"
This will be the hrst volume in the "New Plutarch
series" edited by walter Besant. Mr.. Leland was
q personal friend Of Lincoln, and was well ac-
ouainted with and affairs In Washington during
tho war.
A new volume Of ''stories for Boys" by r. W.
Raymond; and "pcts and Piaymates"a now juvc-
nile. by Miss Laura Edmonds daughter of the late
Judge Edmonds. of New York;. both for the young
folks; also new edition of 1.-THE Mode of Man g
Immortality" by 4. A. Goodwin. with additional
chapters Oh Future Punishment" and the minis
try of Angels" will be among the tall issues Of
Fords Howard n Hurlburt.
Ali who care for the preservation Of flowers and
grasses will welcome Mr.. II. Alcosta Kresken 8
.'wonders Of the Flora" which gives practical
directions for preserving their natural state and
colors. The book comes very appropriately at this
season wnon people returning from tho country
with arms laden with collections from hillside and
mossy banks. philip A. Ksmpcr. Dayton. Ohio.
publisherJ
senor Baulaguer has made Spanish adaptation of
"Romeo and Juliet" The Adhcn0um says:-
The scheme OF the tragedy is concentrated in two
scenes, the the balcony and garden, the other
the tomb of all the Capulets. The only characters
Conrad Of Aries tpars) and Friar Laurence--the
latter very proper, but rather prosy. The marriage
of Juliet with Conrad is prevented by Friar Lau.
rence's potion working its mission at the critical
moment When tho lady is required to say 'Iwill,
the brawl in which Romeo Stays Tybat's double
occurs behind the scenes Romeo is pursued and
takes shelter In Juets chamber quite In the ortho-
dox capa and espada" fashion of the days of Lope.
A volume OF the writings of Toon Dutt, the Hindoo
poetess, has recently been published In France.
This extraordinary young woman only twenty
two when she died. and although puro Hindoo she
wrote verses in French and English well ~ hor
native tongue She wrote q novel in French
and laid tho scene in France. Hero 4 . specimen Of
her English poetry -
The rural sounds of evo softly blending
Tho fountains murmur like magic rhyme,
The below Of tho cattle homewsrd vending,
The distant stecpls's melancholy chime;
The that charms from distance borrow