Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-08
A REMARKABLE GROUP OF BOOKS

Is to be published by James R. Os-
good e Co., of Boston, during this
present autumI-and it may well be
doubted whether any other American
publishing-house has ever put forth
in q single season so many valuable
and notable books. Among novels 1t
includes Cable inimitable Louisiana ro-
nance Of "Doctor Sevier;;" Robert
Grants "The Knave Of Hearts," in
which the success OF "The Confessions
of Frivolous Girl" is renewed and
and prolongued; Henry James "Tales
of three Cities" admirable society stud
les by our cosmopolitan novelist; Grad
dock 's"Where the Battle was Fought" i"
noble production by one of the fore
most Southern writers; Edgar Faw-
cett's vivid picturesque Adventures of Il
Widow in New York society, and the
new novel "'Johm Rantoul,' by Henry
l.. Nelson, the brilliant Washington
correspondent of the Boston Post and
Herald. Besides all these, is Howe's
"The Story of a Country Town." the
most remarkable novel of modern
American literature, spontaneous
development of prairie life in Kansas,
painting Far Western life with rare
precision and verisiinilitude, in sue
cessiOn of swift and brilliant touches
which would have done no discredit to
Dickens or Victor Hugo.
Among the autumn's poetical works
to be issued by the Osgoods are the
sumptuous new Holiday edition of Sir
Walter Scott's "Marmion" crowded
with illustrations; a richly illustrated
new Holiday edition of Edwin Arnold's
"Light of ASIA" the Pocket and Ire
mont illustrated editions of Scott's
"Lady of the Lake," Rolfe's admirable
new annotated and illustrated "Selec-
tions from Tennyson;' handsome
edition of Thackerav's Ballads; and a
new three-volume-in -one edition of
that unrivalled collection "Our Poetic
al Favorites, Containing over $50 of the
choicest of all ancient and modern
poems.
In biography the Osgood list
has as its great treasure Julian
Hawthorn's Nathaniel Hawthorne
and his Wife," (two volumes; illustra-
teO. which has long been looked for
with deep interest, as u work of gen.
ius and tilial tribute. Another vol :
ume contains the celebrated Concord
lectures of 1884 on the Genius and
Character of Elm rson. The biogra-
phies of Forrest, jefferson, Booth
Charlotte Cushman, Fechter, and othel
actors are now republished in three
! illustrated volumes, making Il sci
which is very valuable to all theater-
gCers.
Austin Dobson's illustrated life Of
Thomas Bewick and his Pupils, wll
have great interest to all lovers of art
rs tracing the rise and development OF
modern wood-engraying. Other valu
able books soon forthcoming are
the revised "Artists OF the Nineteentl
Century," ID. Cadv Eaton's GLAND.
book of Greek and Roman Sculpture; =
among the Gems and Il large octave
of Picturesque Sketches of notable
statues and buildings. etc.
Other notable books in the OsgooC
autumn list are DIR. Leonard Wood,
"History of Andovcr Theological Sem.
mary" Stainwood's timely ''Iiistory o
Presidential EIections;" Edmund
Quincy's "storics and Sketchcs:' ,
noble c-volume-in-Onc illustrated
edition OF "Favorite Authors" E. G.
Gardeners useful and practical "Ilome.
and all about them" Henry James
delicately- drawn "A Little Tour il
France" r. 5. Perry's "From Opiti
TO Lessing;;" james S Bush's 9th,
Evidence of Faith:" Susan Am
Browns quaint leaflets entitled "Il
Brdget's Vacation" Brander Mat
thew'S illustrated edition (with note:
and biography of Sheridan's "Tht
Rivals and The School for Scan
dali and w. ID. Howells' admira
bic comic story "a Sea Change: or
Loves Stowaway,'. the last-named o
this wonderful list, but perhaps it
chief orament and pride.