The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
Authors and Their Books.

The poem which ]. G. Whittier has writ
ten for the October number of the Manhat-
tan magazine is sonnet suggested by Miss
Alexander's pathetic little "Story of Ida"
E. G. Stedman has also contributed poem
to this monthly, and it will be in some sort
a companion to 'Pan in Wall Street."
William Bleak will have a story called
"The Supernatural Experiences of Patsy
Cong" in the first number of Macmillan's
new magazine; and Charlotte NJ. Yonge
will contribute to the publication novel
called s'The Armorer's Prentices.''
The New York Tribune makes the mystic
rious announcement that new magazine,
''edited by well known writer" and whose
popularity will be that it will offer nothing
but fiction, sis on its way to publication.
w. Il. b. Murray will have long and
freely illustrated story in the Christmas
number of Harper's Weekly. This possibly
is thesbeginning of the promised new series
of Adirondack tales.
''The Bread-winners," the anonymous
novel begun in the August Century, will
not be completed until the January num-
Der. The curiosity concerning its author
ship which the opening chapters have slim
ulated will, it is said, be heightened by the
stirring action of the parts yet to come,
which will describe the labor riots, and the
good work done by the hero, Col. Farnham,
in helping to quell them.
Mr.. Gladstone contributes to the forth
coming number of the Nineteenth Century
a translation into italian of Cowpers we'll
known hymn, "Hark, my soul, it is the
Lord"
The uncollected writings of Thackeray
are announced as included in the new
Smith-Elder edition. 1t will contain his
other magazines.
The Century will, in 1884, as heretofore,
devote more or less space to the su bjects of
art and archaeology. There will be printed
early in the year papers ON Winsow Homer,
George Fuller, and Edward Kemys; also
several on French artists, including Corot
and Rousseau, all to be illustrated with en-
cravings of their work. Papers on Amer-
can and European archaeology are in prepa-
ration by DR.. Charles Waldstein, Of the Uni
versity of Cambridge, England, Charles
Dudley Warner, Lucy M. Mitchell and 9TH
ers.
A translation by Prof. r. B. Andersen of
Frederick Wrinkle Horns "History of the
Literature of the Scandinavian North will
soon be published by S. G. Griggs &c Co. of
Chicago. Other of their announcements
are: A new volume of poems by Benjamin
f. TAYLOR; "World-life, or Comparative
-Adamites;; and new edition of
Kristofer Jansen's "Spellbound Fiddles."
This last, which aims to show the unusual
musical taste and talent possessed by the
peasants OF Norway, will have many stories
of Ole Bulls early life.
The collection of "English Verse; R. Fl.
be put into five pretty 16mo volumes, each
furnished with an essay by Mr.. Stoddard
and containing brief notes. They will all be
issued before the holidays by the Scribners
and in this order: "Chaucer to Burns"
.Lyrics of the Nineteenth Century," Bal
lads and Romances," "Dramatic Selections
and 'TranslaLions."
Charles Nordhoff has written a book for
the young called "God and the Future Life,
the Reasonableness of Christianity which
will soon be published by the Harpers.
They also have in press the 26 Dore illus
trations of Poe's Raven" engraved by
and given an introduction by E.
G. Stedman; new edition of John Esten
Cookies Henry st. john" and collec-
ton of children's stories in verse and prose
by Margaret Etynge called "The Ball of the
Vegetables"
Considerable nervousness is felt by Eu-
pean royalty in particular at the declared
purpose of the duke of Saxe-Coburg, the
only brother of the late prince consort of
England, to publish his private memoirs.
He has been urged not to do this, but is said
to believe it his duty to give to the world
the advantage of the important information
which long life spent in the highest cir
Giles of Europe has naturally put in his pos
session. The memoirs are likely to be very
interesting, for the duke is known for his
literary and artistic attainments. Many
distinguished German authors, like Gustav
Freytag and Paul Landau, have enjoyed his
immediate patronage, while his musical at
tainments were shown by an opera per-
formed some years ago in Berlin.
Fords, Howard & Hubert announce for
immediate issue, "a Sylvan City: Quaint
and Picturesque Corners of Philadelphia,
Old and New" They will issue at the same
time new, prettily-bound edition of "Life
Thoughts: Gathered from the Extemporane-
GUS Discourses of Henry Ward Beecher, by
One of his Congregation" and new vol
ume of Mr.. Beechers Sermons from Ply
mouth Pulpit, 1928. Wilkins's clever lit
tie story of love and politics, "The Clever
dale Mystery; or, The Machine and its
Wheels has had so lively run in cloth
binding, and has been so highly commended
as true picture, by politicians who know
whereof it treats-President Arthur, Gov.
Cleveland, Geo. William Curtis, Gen. Slo-
cum and such-like Republicans and Demo-
crats-that campaign edition" of it, in