The New York herald., 1879-09-25

first began to aow. 1t is engaged upon new book
at present.
"The Bar Maid at Battleton." by F. W. Robinson.
is in Harpers Half Hour Series. just the book
to pass away tiresome half hour. 1t is capital
little story.
Miss Louisa NJ. Alcott. the author of Little
Women" was tho first lady to register in the town
of Concord in order to vote for members of the
school committee.
..Golden Threads from an Ancient Loom" is the
title of volume in which Miss Lydia Hands has
attempted to put the Niebelungenlied into form
suitable for children.
The Harpers edition of Andrews Latin Diction
airy is pronounced by English experts of tho
most important American contributions to scholar
ship that has yet been
Miss Sarah Jewett. whose volume of poems will
soon be published by Houghton. Osgood Co.. is
not Miss Sara Jewett, the Both ladies hail
from around Boston and both write poetry.
"Uncle John Vassar; or The Fight Of Faith"
published by the American Tract Society. is the
story of the religious life of sturdy New Yorker
who is still aiectionatey remembered by thousands
"The Reign of Peter the Great by Eugene Schuy
Ter. will be commenced in early number of ScTfb
ner's Aoathly. and run serial through two years.
Great things promised in the way of illustra-
tions for this work.
L. Whitaker announces . second edition of Barring
GouldS "Vlcor OF hlorWenstOW; ''Ine faltn OF Our
Forefathers." by E. j. Stearrcs, d. D., of Maryland
"Simple Lessons for Home Use. and 1.-The Shakes
peare Birthday Book"
We learn from the Cristian Adpocate that DR.. Abel
Stevens has boen spending few weeks in England.
His Life of Nine. de Stael" upon which he has
been engaged for two three years past in Geneva.
Switzerland. is nearly complete
..Oid Celtic Romances," by P. W. Joyce, author Of
''The Origin and History of Irish Names OF Places.
| is announced by G. Kegan Paul IL Co. This prom
ises to be the best collection of old classical Gaelic
tales Of imagination ever published.
'H a. is never more charming than when writing
for children. and her Letters from Cat sure
to delight the young folks. Roberts Brothers will
publish this and new volume of essays under the
title. "Chequer Work." by r. C. Appleton. one
| Of Bosson's favorite essayists. 'Tn
The literary article of the October Atlantic is Prin-
| cipal Shairp's paper on Burns and Scotch Song
Before Him." 1t is exceedingly interesting to the
| general reader well the student of poetry.
| William Winter contributes poem on "Withered
Roses" that appropriate to the melancholy days,
and is conspicuous for it's graceful gloom.
my Daughter Susan by "Pansy" is one Of
| those books with purpose which d. Lathrop Co.
delight to publish. The purpose Of this volume is
to advance the temperance cause. The author does
! her work in an unobtrusive manner and makes an
| interesting story without much plot. but with
| plenty of purpose. Miss Humphreys illustrations
are very nice.
The announcement for "Routledge's Christmas
Annual" is attractive. 1t will be entitled "The
Stage Door: Stories by Those Who Enter It." edited
by Clement Scott. Among the contributors H.
]. Byron. W. s. Gilbert. Henry Irving. Mr. and Mrs.
Kendall. Mr.. and Mrs. Bancroft, j. L. Toole. Walter
Lacy, John Hollingshead. and most of the leading
actors and actresses in London.
| icf fhn 10 of
Of reprints in book form Of selections from the
abest contributions to foreign periodicals. "The
Evangelical Movement" by Mr.. Gladstone; 1.-THE
| History of the Evangelical Movement" by W. E.
| H. Lecky, and "The Religious Condition Of Ger
many" by Frederick Schultz, form the con-
tents of the initial number of the series.
Il. Worthington announces q volume called 'Fa-
nous French Authors" which contains biographies
OF twenty. inc udng Balzac. Victor Hugo. Diderot.
Sainte-Beuve. Alfred lie Musset Dumas. George
SAND. Gautier, Nine. Recamer La Fontaine &C.. by
Theophie Gautier. Eugene de Mrecourt and others.
Sixteen Of the biographies translated into
English for tho first time. 1t will be illustrated
with several portraits.
! We learn that Paris will soon see n new expert
mont in journalist enterprise. Nine. Juliette Lam
bert hard at work at the organization Of La Revue
Nouretle for which she has retained writer's of tho
| most advanced opinions. Thus she has already OBJ
tainod promises from Victor Hugo. Naquet, Littre
and others Of the color. She herself will
write the articles foreign politics. and Emile dc
! Girardin will contribute a novelette,.
Mr.. George w. Cable. whose reputation as q
writer of American stories is already Aattering
in the Confederate army during the late war After
the he joined the staff Of the New Orleans
Picayune. His first volume Of stoiies. '.Creole
Days." received instant recognition. Now he has
written a novel. called ''The Grandissimes" which
is pronounced the best thing he has yet done by
those who have read the manuscript.
A. G. Armstrong Il Son announce q tempting lot
Of editions of such standard works as Gould's
'.Good English" Doran's "Apnals of the Stage"
Mays constitutional History of England &c.
They will also publish "The Limitations of Life"
by William M Taylor. D. d. with a steel portrait of
tho author; the Life of Alexander Duff d. d." by
George Smith. and "Homiletical and Pastoral Lee
tures." by well known lights of the English Church.
Miss Augusta dc Grasse Stevens. q young Ameri-
lady. is making pleasant repu tatiop in London
literary and art circles She has, hear, taken
diploma for porcelain painting. and her representa-
tions of American autumn foliage have secured
ders from the Duke Of Connaught aud other nota-
btics. She is also the author of q series Of letters
in New York daily ''The Studios, Artists and
Artists Homes of London" and has written strik-
ing story in tho September Argosy. entitled ''The
Magic OF Face"
An interesting contribution to American history
will be the Lfe of Benedict Arnold by his descend
ant. Isaac N. Arnold. Of Chicago. which is an
nounced by Jansen. McClurg l. Co. The life is full
OF heretofore unpublished facts taken from the
Arnold family manuscripts. The publishers say
1.-THE author docs not toany extent. excuse Arnold's
treason. but aims to do full justice to him u
soldier and patriot. For Arnold. the traitor. he has
no plea but guilty for Arnold. tho soldier and
patriot. he asks a hearing and Justice"
In some recently printed letters Of Prosper Mari-
NEE he tells his correspondent that he met Nine.
Recsmier after she had passed her fortieth year. 1T
was still easy to sec. he writes. "that she had been
pretty but do hot think that she had claims
to beauty. Her figure square. her hands aud
feet very ugly. and to her mind. no one thought
1af az thatf