The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-25
AUTHORS AND PUBLICATIONS.

Mr.. Lewis Morris, author of the
"Epic of Hades," has in press new
poem, called "The Ode of life"
"A Bundle of Letters" by Henry
James, Jr., reprint from the Partisan, is
just issued. Loring, publisher, Boston.
Henry A. Young & Co. have issued a
volume edited by Mr.. Slade, called "The
Children's Hour" series of dialogues
speeches and tableaux.
Victor Hugo Las two more volumes Of
poemsin readiness for publication. One
is called "Toute ia Lyre," the other,
Religions ct Religion"
Harper's Magazine for April will con.
tain, among other interesting articles,
the first of tive papers on "Music and
Musicians in England, By Mrs. John
Lille, with drawings by Abbey.
Is highly illu trated practical work
on the rapid increase and multiplication
of stock. Published by jenkins Grape
and Seeding Nursery, Winona, Colum-
biana County, Ohio. Price prepaid by
mail, 80 cents. Catalogues. free. Agents
wanted. Address as above.
At the recent fire upward of 100000
copies of Messrs. d: Lothrop g. Co. 5
books, which were in process Of binding,
were. destroyed at three Of the binderies
which do work for the firm. Their loss
is quite large, as by a singular accident
their insurance amounted to but a trfe
of the value of stock destroyed. The
books are being rapidly reprinted.
Among the latest, issues. announced, by
this house are "Onward to the Heights
of Life" and, "Our Street." a temnerancs
story by Graham Clark.
Sc Griggs & Co., of Chicago, have
in press "The Spell-bound Fiddler" and
Norseland story by Kristopher Janson.
translated from the original by Auber
Forester. author of Echoes from Mist
Land" with an introduction by Rasmus
B. Anderson, wiiicl, will contain. more
about. Ola. Bull than has ever before been
published at amy one time in English.
The same firm will shortly publish
"Christianityand Modern Thought" by
DR. Lormer. and "Pr eadaniles" by
Prof. Alexander WincheIl of the Uni
versity of Michigan.
The, Popular Science Monthly for
March has the usual variety of matter
in connection with scientific themes.
There is a sketch and portrait of Carl
Ritter, the famous German gcographer.
Prominent contributions are "The Asso-
citation of Ideas" by VIM. James, MD. ;
"lhe Force Behind Nature" by Prof.
Carpenter, very suggestive article of
great interest to theological readers; SIN
temperance in Study by u. Fl. Tucke;
"The Study of Political Economy"
early Free Schools of America;"
"Athetics in Schools" land "P ehstoric
Ruins in Southern Colorado" Published
by d. Appleton g. Co., New York.
Mr.. Henry James, Jr., has been Sc
verely handled by the critics in connec-
tion with his recent volume on Haw-
thorne. We do not 70 much object to
the depreciation of American customs
and institutions as to the assumed men,
tai superiority Of Mr.. James toward the
subj ct of his sketch; Ills criticism re-
minds us Of nothing so much as flint
flashes of summer lightning playing
about some gloomy mountain top This
intellectual egoism is the more strange
because Mr.. James is personally the most
unaffected Of men. Possibly his extreme
ideal of cosmopolitanism may be respon-
|sible for his false conception Of Haw-
tliorne's "provinvialism."
Mr.. F.. B. Perkins, formerly. of the
Boston Public Library and the Saturday
Magazine, has severed his connec ion
with both library and periodical, accept
ing the editorship of the ECONOMY
Notes." a serial publication devoted to
the promotion Of convenience, method
and efficiency in obtaining, preserving
and communicating knowledge" issued
under the auspices Of the Readers and
Writer'S Economy Company. The pres
ent number contains useful hints about
indexing and scrap-books. The low
price at which it is supplied $50 cents
per annum), together with. the large
amount Of useful information which Il
contains, should make the Notes a gen.
eral favorite among literary people.
The Nineteenth Century for Februar,
has the following table of contents: "Tht
Situation in Afghanistan," by Sir Henr,
Rawlinson, a, clear statement of the
present status. Of affairs,in that region
'Lerd Chelmsford and the Zulu War" {
scathing review of that officers incapac
ity by Archibald Forbes "The Present
Conditions of Art" by g. F. Watts
"Paganism in Paris" by Pere Hyacinthe
"An Eve Witness Of John Kemble," b,
Theo. Martin, "Free Land and Peasan
Proprietorship,'" by Arthur Anold
''Ritualists and Anglioang' "Our Egyp
tian Proteetorate;" Historical Psychol
oay;'" Reasons for Doubt. in the Churcl
of Rome;" "Free Trade, Railways ant
the Growthof Commer1e bv Mr.. Glad
stone. G. Kegan Paul & Co., Eondon.
International. Reviews certainly til,
foremost American review of the day
Its contents are always characterized B,
depth and scholarly treatment, Will,
their timeliness is an equally inportan
feature. The March number contain
six articles. "The Treatment of the Tn