The Republican journal., 1884-10-16

j. II. OSGOOD & Cos ANNOUNCEMENTS. A
remarkable group of books is to be published
by James r. Osgood & Co., of Boston, during
this present autumn-and it may well be
doubted whether any other American publish
Ing house has ever put forth in single season
so many valuable and notable books. Among
novels it include. Cables nimitabIe Louisiana
romance of doctor Sevier;" Robert Grants
The knave of Hearts, in which the success
Of The Confessions of a Frivolous Girl' is
newed and prolonged; Henry James's "Tales
OF Three Cities" admirable society studies by
our cosmopolitan novelist; Craddock's "Where
the Battle was Fought noble production by
one of the foremost Southern writers; Edgar
Fawcett's vivid and picturesque .'Adventures
of Widow" in New York society. and the
new novel John Rantoul," by Henry l.. Nell
son, the brilliant Washington correspondent of
the Boston Post and Herald. Besides all these.
Is HoWe's 1.-The Story of Century Town" the
most remarkable novel of modern American
literature. spontaneous development of pra-
rie life in Kansas, painting Far-Western life
with rare precision and versimtude, in a
succession of swift and brilliant touches which
would have done no discredt to Dickens or
Victor Hugo.
Among the autumn's poetica works to be is
sued by the Osgoods are the sumptuous new
Holiday edition Of Sir Walter Scott's "Mar-
mon," crowded with illustrations; richly il,
lustruted new Holiday edition of Edwin Ar
nolds Light of A.ia;' the Pocket and Ire
mont illustrated edition. of Scott's "Lady of
the Lake, Rolfe's admirable new annotated
and illustrated ''Selecions from Tennyson;" ;"
handsome edition of Thackerays Ballads; and
a new three-volume-in-one edition of that un-
rivalled collection "Our Poetica Favorites."
containing over $50 of the choicest of all ancient
and modern poems.
In biography the O.good list has as its great
treasure Julian Hawthorne's 'Nathanel Haw-
thorne and his Wife," 1.-TWO volumes; illustra-
ted, which has long been looked for with deep
interest. as work OF genius and tlial tribute.
Another volume contains the celebrated Con-
cord lectures of 1854 on the Genius and Char
acter of Emerson. The biographies Of For
rest, Jefferson, Booth, Charlotte Cushman,
Fechter. and other actors are now republished
in three illustrated volun es, making a set
which is very valuable to all theatre-goer>.
Austin Dobson'S illustrated life of Thomas
Bewick and his Pupils, will have great inter-
est to all lovers of art, as II; cling the rise and
development of modern wood-engray ing. Other
valuable art-books soon forthcoming are the
revised "Artists of the Nineteenth Century :"
d. Cady Eatons ''IIandbook of Greek and Ro-
man Sculptures" DR.. A. c. Hamlin's "Leisure
Hours among the Gems; y ana large octave of
Picturesque Sketches of notable statues and
buildings, etc.
Other notable books in the Osgood autumn
list are DR.. Leonard Wood>'s "Iistory of An
dover Theological Seminary" Stanwood's time
ly "IIi>tory of Presidential Election>;" Ed
mund Quincy's .'5tories and Sketches;" Il
noble three-v voumein-one Illustrated edition Of
"Fayorite Authors;'' f. c. Gardeners useful
and practical Homes and all about them; !"
Henry James's delicatelydrawn' "A Little Tour
in France : T. 5. Perry's From Opitz TO Les
sing;" James 5. Bushs THE Evidence Of
Faiths" Susan Anna Browns quaint leaflets
entitled In Bridget's Vacations" Brander
Matthewss Illustrated edition with notes and
biography of Sheridan's The Rivals" and
1.-The School for Scandal" Porter's Free
| Trade and Protection To-day" and W. D.
Uowells's admirable comic opera "A Sea
Change: or, Loves Stowaway," the last-named
of this wonderful list, but perhaps its chief or
nament and pride.
| A YANKEE SCHOOL TEACHER IN VIRGINIA.
! By Lydia Wood Baldwin. \ series of sketches
| Of life in the Old Dominion Immediately after
the close of the war The author has drawn
largely upon her personal experience and the
| result is work that has all the value Of truth
and all the interest Of fiction. We could not
name another volume where life among the
negroes Of the South is portrayed with such
evidences of intimate knowledge of their habits
beliefs. superstitions, and modes of everyday
life. Nothing is set down in malice or con
| tempt; but the mirror is held up to nature with
such obvious conscientiousness that the student
Of history will lind his profit in looking there
| i'll. 1t is book that fills a most important
niche, and docs it in a manner emnently salts
factory. Whai, it evolves many hearty laughs
at the absurditicS related, and presents much
| that is pathetic as well as ludicrous The dia-
| logueS are reproduced, dialect and all, with re-
markable skill. Published in Funk a Wag-
nails 90 and II Dey Street y. W Standard
Library. Paper, % cents.
Mr.. George Ticknor Curtis contributes to
| The November Century paper on "Ilow Shall
we Elect our Presidents:"
The October number of the Ladies Floral
Cabinet opens appropriately with Bryan's
poem, The Death of the Flowers" :" illustrated.
| The table Of contents is an unusually attractive
one. Ladies Floral Cabinet Co., - Nesey
street, New York.
Among the new publications recently issued
| by James Il. Osgood 4 Co., is "A History of
! Presidential Elections by Edward Stanwood,
| formerly Of the Boston Advertiser Mr.. Stan
wood sormery lived in Augusta and is a
relative of Mrs. Blaine lie is "a graduate of
| Bowdoin. class of 'Gl.
Walter Sateree, Of New York, who ap-
| pear, to be so much i'll demand for illustrating
books for young folks, has furnished twenty
| eight of the illustrations for holiday book en-
titled ''Stories in Rhyme for Holiday Time" by
f. j. Wheeler, to be issued BY Funk & Wag-
| nallS ne ILLUSTRATIONS are Sdlu 10 De cNctlltDt
specimens Of the artists most striking work in
| this line.
| The November number of the Season has
been received. This lady's illustrated maga-
zine contains the newest Paris fashions and
the most elegant designs in fancy work, needle
work, embroidery, crochet, etc. Each number
| contains Il supplement. paper patterns and en-
| brodery designs, and two colOred fashion
| plates. $3.50 per year; 30 cents number In
| ternationa News Co.. 81 Beekman street, New
| York.
The edition of the November Century will be
| the largest ever printed Of that magazine. Be
sides the first chapters of Mr. Howels's new
novel, The Rise of Silas Lapham," the story
| of an American business man, its fiction will
! include "A Tale of Negative Gravity" by
| Frank X. Stockton; Free Joe and the Rest Of
| the Word,' an illustrated story by joel Chand-
| Ter Harris and The Lost Nine" by Thomas
A. Janvier, with full-page picture by Mary
| Halock Foote.
| We have received the second number of the
Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder"
i 1t contains continuation Of the history of the
King family of Maine, by W. II. Smith, with a
| portrait of Rufus King; an installment of the