Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-21
LITERARY NOTES.

LITERARY NOTES.
Hoashton. SimiS 60 CO. washington; r. B. No
The author Of CLANS Breitmann's Ballads"
has given the world good deal Of clever lite
rary matter, together with some Of small value,
but we do not now remember anything more
charming in their way than some Of the papers
constituting this volume. Mr.. Leland Is famil-
lar with the ways and lore of the gypsies Of
nearly all nations, and the subject is one Of his
favOrfte hobbies, hence he writes upon 1t not
only understandingly but In q style that must
attract even those who have no special interest
in his theme. To those who are 80 Interested
the book will have peculiar value. while 1t Will
entertain and inform those who only care to
know in q general way who ana what the Gyp-
sizes are.
FLIP. AND FOUND At BLAZING STAR. By BRET
HARIE Boston: Houghton. Mifan Go. WASH
These two stories. first published, we believe,
| in Scotch or English newspapers, are in the
style which made their authors reputation, but
| they will hardly add much to it. They lack SUBJ
stance. 80 to speak. but will serve to vile away
half hour for which no better use can be found.
sWABIAN STORIES. By THEODORE Tnros. New
York: r. Worthinston.
The readers of THE STAR have already had in
one or two poems published in its columns from
| the advance sheets, a taste Of the fine literary
quality of this attractive looking volume. Mr..
Tiltons most partial friends would not claim for
him rank as poet Of high order, but he I'M
questionably has the gift of versifying quite
gracefully, and he has succeeded in putting into
very clever rhyme number of Swaban legend +,
each of which is accompanied with notes giving
necessary explanations as to their origin and
the historical characters to whom allusion is
made
HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH PEOPLE. By JOHN
KdCHARp GREENE "A. In Five Volumes. New
Of the literary merit and historical value Of
Prof. Greenes contributions to current litera-
ture it is unnecessary to speak at this late day.
His reputation is securely established. What is
| noticeable in regard to the edition before us is
its extreme cheapness When legibly printed
well-bound History of England can be had for
the trif1ing sum of thirty cents per volume, no
one, however poor, can afford to be ignorant on
that subject.
BACON,s ESSAYS. New York: The Useful knowledge
from the Most celebrated Of b Pspers: New York
The Useful knowledge Publishing Company.
| What is said above in regard to Greene's His
| tory of England will apply with equal force to
these two volumes The first named is furnished
| Ill Hall huSSld UluuInS aC SlXGy Genus. anu ING
| latter in neat cloth at twenty five cents.
| for the Convenience of Advertisers. 1882 Cincn-
natl: Edwin Alden 4 Bro.
| most comprehensive and convenient publ
cation and. assuming that its figures giving cir
culation, ETC., are correct one of great useful
ness also to advertisers, whose wants it is
intended to meet. And these are probably as
nearly accurate as it is possible to make them.
If not absolutely or approximately correct, they
| appear to he relatively so. so that the end in
view is substantially secured. The arrangement
adopted by the publishers is such as to give on
| the same line the name of the city or town where
a paper is published, with its population. name
of paper, length of columns number
OF pages, frequency of issue, politics, denOmi-
nation. class or mission, when established cir
culation. etc. There is also much other valu-
| able information, conveniently arranged. to be
| found throughout the volume. The general
| reader may be interested in knowing that &C
cording to this authority the whole number of
periodicals published in the United States and
! the Dominion of Canada is - 1873 Total in the
United States, II. 522; Canada 636. These are
| divided as follows: Dailies. ,152; tri-weekes,
80; sem-weeklies, $50; weeklies. 9,078: bi-week-
lies. 90; semi-monthlies, 202; monthlies. 1880;
| bi-mOnthes. IL. CuriOusly enough, 1t OmitS
| quarterlies, which the similar publication of
Messrs. Geo. P. Rowell Il Co., sets down at a.
Yet notwithstanding this omission, its aggre-
| gate figures are nearly all larger than those
| given by the last named Directory which places
the total at II .21S, divided as follows Dailies,
LOCI; tri-weeklies, GA; sem-weeklies, 1877; week
lies S,611; bi-weeklies co. semi-monthlies, I55;
mOnthles, 1,041; bi-monthlies Is; Quarterlies,
"a.
MRS: SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON. By PAssY.
| Boston: d. Lothrop Il Co.
The observations of the quaint Old fashioned
heroine of this volume can be read with interest
hu oil ole Of 1hnf fhn hnDH 10
likely to be set down as Of the Sunday school
order. It has some very touching passages.
but it Is not without grave Inconsistencies. 1t
would not be possible in real life for any one to
go about speaking out as openly and loudly as
Mrs. smith is represented to have expressed
herself: and besides couldn't she have been as
pure a christian and done as much good had she
been properly habted, instead of notifying
her friends by dressing like a fright? 1t is no
better to attract attention by slOvenliness than
by an undue parade of finery.
THE LORDS PURSE BEARERS. By HEsBA STREET
| TON. Boston: d. Lothrop Co.
Like all Miss Stretton's stories, this is in q
deeply religious vein, and written with pur-
pose It's aim is to show the responsibility Of
Christians in giving, and to point moral
against bcstOwing aims Unfortunately upon
street beggars. Its pictures of life in the low
haunts of London are graphic. and perhaps use
full, if not very pleasant reading.
| SALTILLO BOYS. BY WILLIAM o. SroDDARD. New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Washington: Robert
| Beail.
The keynote OF this pleasant story is to be
found in the motto Of Mr.. Haynes school: eve
are all gentlemen; if any one of us has not self
control enough to behave himself or if he is too
much Of a coward to apologize when he is wrong,
he does not belong here" AS for the book it.
self it is an entertaining account of school boy
experiences such as almost any boy may have
had and the recounting of which all Of them
will greatly enjoy. MIR. StOddard is one of their
| favOrites.
RED CLOUD. THE SOLITARY SIOUX. story of
the Great Prairie. BY Lieut-Col. BUTLKR, G. b.
Boston: Roberts Brothers. Washington: J. ]. Chap
| Under the above title the author Of ''the
| Great Lone Land" tells the story Of an Irish boy
| uho npdor fho futoIa NJ nj -oorrooDt In