The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-12
AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS.

Joaquin Miller wears bis trousers outside
of his boots, but he does not write as good
poetry as he used to.
Charles Scribner's Sons propose to satisfy
| the public demaud for Busch's bismarck"
by issuing at once one-volune cheap edi-
! ton.
Richard Grant Whites Galaxy and At
lantlc papers OH language will be published
| the coming season, under the title OF "Ev-
cry day English" by Houghton, Osgood &
Co.
Dodd, Mead & Co report that owing to
large reduction in the prices of their Sun
dav-school and juvenile books they have
sold within year hundred thousand
copies.
D. Appleton & Co. will shortly publish
"The Evolution of Mar: a Popular Exposi
ton of the Principal Points OF Human On
togeny and Philogeny," by Prof. Ernst
llaeckel. with colored plates and numerous
eugravngs on wood.
Mr. ]. r. G. HasSard, the well known mu-
sical critic OF the Tribune. will contribute
| to the May Scribner arning critical
and biographical sketch of "Wilhelmj and
Remenyi," which will have portrait of
each Of the distinguished violnists drawn
from life by the painter, VIM. NJ. Chase.
| Mrs. Burnett will have in the Nav Scrib-
ner, in addition to the seventh inStallmert
of "Haworth's," a short story OF character
istie power entitled "a Story of the Latin
Quarter" "Haworth'sn is pronounced by
leading literary critic of New York the
most notable publication in American fie-
ton.
Houghton, Osgoed q Co.'S instalment oil
books for the 12,h, includes Joseph Cooks
famous lectures on Marriage" "The West.
ern States" in Mr. Lnngfellow's Poems OF
Places and three additional volumes Of the
Riverside Edition OF the British Poets
namely, Herbert and Vaughan, Watts and
White, and Young
A short work entitled "Z,,luland and
Zulus," by Mr.. ]. A. Farrar, is just an.
nounced in London. Besides some notices
of Zulu religion, legends, fables, riddles
and customs, it will contain short account
of Zulu history from he first year of the
original English settlement in Natal, and
also summary of the several attempts te
establish missions in that country.
Mr.. Tennyson has written for the London
Lyceum new play in verse and five acts
entitled Eleanor and Rosamond." Mr..
Green, the author of the History Of the
English People" says that with all his re
searches into the annals of the tweftl
century he had never arrived at so vivid 9
conception OF the characters of Henry IL
and his Court as is embodied in this drama
Lee e. Shepard are ready TO receive order
for "Zophel and Other POEMS" the worL
which won for its author, Mrs Mari;
Brooks Maria del Occidente), the praise O
Lamb, Southey, and other English men o
letters Mrs Gnstafson, author of Meg,
furnishes biographical introduction ant
edits the poems. "Cobwehs," an operettt
for Young folks with original words ant
music by Mrs. +. P. Goodrich, promises t,
be taking little book for evening enter
tainment.
"Wit and Humor," by Marshall Brown
, is collection of humorous anecdotes, stior
sketches and jokes, principally Of noderi
American origin. The selections have beeI
made with good judgment and taste, am
: nothing of coarse or Objectionable natur
; has been introduced. 1t is one OF the bes
compendinms Of humor lately issned, an,
, differs from most of its kind in arrangih
r the contents under different headlines AM
in including longer sketches than thns
which usually find place in books of lal
NOR. Published by s. c. Griggs & Co.
} Chicago.
Camping in Colorado" by Mrs. s. A
J Cord m, is a timely volume, as the attentio
of the public is at present largely directe
! towards the West as a field for the emigra
ton of the surplus population Of the Eas
The author has a thorough knowledge c
the resources, climate, hygienic and soeia
features of the State, gained by extende
travel and close observation, and the il
tending tourist, or emigrant will find j
this little volume many things that h
needs to know. Published by the Author
8 Publishing Company, New York.