The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-03-29
Literary News and Notes.

III. Converse, which promises to be very inter
estn@.
Mr., Warner in the Atlantic Monthly, aptly
describes the so-called domestic novel as IAN
indigestible. culinary sort of product that might
be named the doughnut of fiction"
No. ~ of the Humboldt Library contains
The History of the Science of Politics." by
Frederick Pollock. Price 15 cents. j. Fitz-
gerald, publisher, 30 Lafayette Place New
York.
Ice Pack and Tundra, Mr.. W. H. Gilders
recent book, has attracted much attention in
England, and firm of publishers in London
have just issued the volume there by arrange
ment with Messrs Scribner.
The fresh and entertaining book of Colorado
and Pacific coast travel, On the Wing, by Mary
F. Blake is meeting with large sale Tie
first edition has been exhausted, and the pub
fishers, Me>sr>. Lee 4 Shepard, have a second
edition i'll the press.
Major Ben perey Poore has written for the
April Century paper on the capitol at Wash
ton" containing many emin Srences of events
that have taken place within its walls, as we'll
as history of the building. The article Is fully
illustrated, including among its pictures i
sketch of the scene in the Hall of Representa-
tives during the Garfield Memorial Services,
portraits of John Randolph of Roanoke, Daniel
Webster and others distinguished during more
recent years.
Very many readers of the brilliant and chol-
arly reviews of book, printed in the sunday is
sue Of the New York sun, will lie glad to know
that their author, Mr.. Mayo W. Hazcltine. is to
publish collection of his essays in volume of
Chats About Books. In this book lie has col
lected his notable papers on George Eliot, Victor
Hugo, Swinburne, Longfellow, Whittier, Zoa
Henry james, Jr.. Charles Rcade, Bret uarte
Jules Nerne's Didactc Fiction among 9TH
ers. Mr.. IIazeltinc il 4 native Of Belfast.
The late Sidney Lanier had prepared and de-
lycred short time before his death, a series
Of lectures on The English Novel and the Priu-
ciple of lis Development, part of his regular
course on English Literature. addressed to the
students of the Johns Hopkins University
The papers have peculiar value in that they
are the last literary work accomplished by Mr.
Lanier; they were left complete ana only the
slightest tcNtual revision was necessary for fin
al printing in book form. Messr>. Charles
Scribncr'> sons have the volume in press
The April number of the Popular Science
Monthly presents the following interesting table
of contents: Nature and limits Of the science
of politics, by Professor Sheldon Amos, LID. ;
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