The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-23
AUTHORS AND PUBLICATIONS.

Oliver Wendell Holmes reaches his sew
entieth birthday on the twenty-ninth OF
this month.
George Bancroft, the historian, is at New
port hale and hearty. He will be seventy
nine in October.
| In the September Scribner Kate Field
will have sketch of w. S. Gilbert of
Pinafore fame"
William D. Howells, the editor of the
Atlantic Monthly, has big moustache,
and is about forty-two years old.
Dr. Hollands admirers have presented
him with testimonial which, is made of
bits OF wood from the birthplaces of all the
American poets.
Nathaniel Cooke one of the founders OF
the London Graphic, is dead He was
formerly partner of Mr.. Ingram, of the
illustrated London News.
| A biographical work somewhat on the
plan of the English "Men of Our Time"
but devoted solely to notices of living
Americans, is projected by J. B. Lippin.
colt & Go.
Lee & Shepard have now nearly ready
| "McPhillipS Governess," a love story, by
James NJ. Bailey, better known as the
"Danbury News Man," and "a Tight
Squeeze" by Staats.
A critical review of W. Fl. Mallock's
noted work, 'Is Life Worth Living? will
very shortly be published by G. P. Put
nam's Sons. 1t is the work of a well-known
writer, and will be anticipated with interest
by those who have read Mr.. Mallocks book.
Bowen, Stewart & Co., indianapolis, will
soon publish "Acta Pilati," purporting to
be 'the official report of Pontius PLATE to
the Emperor riberius concerning the cruci-
fixion of Christ" transcribed from the MS.
now in the Vatican, with an introduction,
historical and critical notes by Rev. George
Sluter, late Secretary for Missions, Presby-
terian Synod of Missouri.
The Dickens Library, issued by Hough-
ton, Osgood II Co., has Just been completed
by the publication of the last four volumes.
comprising pictures from Italy" and
American Notes in one volume, Sketches
by Boz" "The Uncommercial Traveller"
and "a Child's History of England" max
ing twenty-nine volumes in all. The Wa
verify Library was completed last month.
'The Memoirs of Henry Armitt Brown"
is announced by ]. B. Lippincott &Co. The
editor is Professor J. M. Hoppin, of Yale
College. The volume embraces an account
of this brilliant young lawyers college
days, his early professional career, his Eu-
ropean travel his labors and sneeches and
his historical orations made during the
Centennial epoch, several of which are
given.
Among the contents of September "At-
lantic' are Caesars Art of War and of
Writing, a paper of great interest; the sec
ond paper on American Finances from 1889
to 1885, by John Watts Kearney; Miss
Magdalena Peanuts" story by Phoebe
Yates Pember; "The Race and Why Yale
Lost IT." Nobility and Gentry" by R. G.
White; "Story paper Literature" by w.
II. Bishop, author Of "Detmold," and
Songs and Eccentricities OF Birds" from
the pen of Wilson Flagg.
Mr.. Julian Hawthorne's new story of
" Archibald Malmaison," is stated to be
true one, the events taking place in the
present century and within hundred
miles OF London. Even the names are
true ones The curious psychological study
presented in the character of Archibald
Malmaison deeply interested Dr. Robinson,
for many years friend of the Malmaison
family; and from his son, the late DR..
Forbes Robinson, Mr.. Hawthorne OBJ
tanned the strange facts of his story
"The Summer and its Disease by James
G. Wilson, NJ. D., is the title of another
volume of the American Health Primers,
published by Lindsay & Blahistor, Phil
adelphia. 1t is an able and we'll written
work, and covers this branch of the general
subject Of Health with clearness aiYfpre-
cision. 1t should be read be every one who
takes an interest in the subject, and who
should not? For sale by Robert Clarke e.
Co., and by all book sellers.
Mark Twain (Mr. Samuel L. Clemens has
had a glorious time of it in Europe. and
leaves for home ON the 1st of September.
He has been dined and wined BY the high-
est and noDlest in the old countries, and.
better than all, his peculiar humor has been
thoroughly appreciated. When England
made lion of Artemus Ward Charles
Browne( whom his own country rather
neglected until John Rull found refine
ment in his rough fun, we were much sur
prised but it surprises nobody that the
delicate wit OF Mr.. Clemens has welcome
the world over He is genuine humorist
whose jokes ladies may enjoy. He is now
in Holland. Immediately on his arri val
home he will give his attention to the pub
lication of new book he has written dur
ing this last visit to Europe, the illustra-
tions of which have been designed bv
Walter F. Brown in Paris under the super
vision OF the author.
"Rancy Cottems Courtship," detailed
with Humorous Sketches and Adventures,
is an everyday love story, of novel life, in
the pastoral regions Of Georgia, from the
practiced pen Of Major Joseph Jones' the
author of major Jones's Courtship," MA
jor Jones's Chronicles of Pineyille," and
major Joness Travels" and is the laugh.
able story by this popular writer that intro
duces this new book as one of the most
amusing works in the language, every para
graph producing hearty hilarity, every
page crowded with food for laughter and
almost each sentence comic epigram. In
"Rancy Cottem's Courtship," the author
narrates in his quantity humorous style,
the intentions OF supposed confirmed old
suddenly :desirous of putting his
neck into the matrimonial yoke. For sale
by Robert Clarke & Co., and all book sellers,
or sent on receipt of SO cents by the pub.
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