Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-10-16
A Remarkable Group Of Books

/, To be- published b, James l.. u,-pol / ,o..
ui i5n>ton, during This present autumn .ud Fl
may well Dc doubted whether lly utu,r N,urg-
lean publi~hinI-hou>r has rtrr lu' Forth ius
single season 80 many valuable amt notable
books. Among novels II includes tal-', lr-
mltable Louisiana romano, Of 'ppctar -
Vlcr;" Robert Grants ''lhy hulN,. uf Hearts.
in which the >urrc~> of ''Ihr Cont t.,>U,n- of
Il FriN oiou- Girl" i renewed and ur..uH-r5.
Henry James, ''IHlc> of ihr'r Iii,,," atl-
mirahc society studies by ouy cosmopolitan
novelist: Cr;dd"ck'> Nv here the Eattf,. Wa
Fought noble production r., ono of th,
foremost southern writers; Edgar FaWrrrr'-
vivid and picturesque 'AdNcntur,> Of q Nia-
0w" in New lork -ocicty, and lho new upNrl
John Rantou.' bN IIcnrv H. Nr'-uu. m.
brilliant Washington CORES ~Tnu.Irnt of the
Boston l'Dst and UeyaiI. Besides all these is
Howe'> The story pt a Country IoWn. the
most remarkable novel of modern American
literature, Spontaneous development of
prairic-life in Kansas, painting Far-N c,rru
life with rare precision ami Ncrinimiliudr. Ia
succession of swift Hnl brilliant touches
which would have done no di>crclt b. hi k
ems or Victor Hugo
Among the aulmm'> porticll W"rh- To- b,
issued by the O~goo,l> are the >uInptuou> u.qy
Holiday edition of sir Walter SCOTS Mar
mion." crowded with Illustrations: richly
illustrated new HOLIDAY edition OF Edwin Al
mold, Light of Asia the Pocket and IRE
mont illustrated editions of Syutt'> Lady of
tllt l-ihts Rbilt : 1UllllFdblc new annotated
and illustrated "Seection> from Trnny~On:''
a handsome edition of Thackrrt,'> Ballads;
and IL new uumr-in-unr edition of that
unrivallcd collection ''Our Poctici Favoritc-"
containing over $50 Of the choicest of an an
Cient and modern poems.
In biography the O>gOod list ha, a, H. great
treasure Julian Hawthorne, .'Nathanitf
Hawthorne and his Wife," 1.-TWO volumes illus
trntet). which has long been looked for with
deep interest, as work of genius and Il fl;al
tribute. Another volume contains iii, crlc-
brated Concord lectures of 1854 ON the Grniu,
and Character OF Emerson. The biographies
of Forrest, Jefferson, Booth. Charlotte tu-h-
man. Fechter, and other actors are now rc-
published in three illustrated volumes, making
set which is very valuable to all theatre
gocrs
Austin Dobson'S illustrated life Of Thomas
Bewick and his Pupils, will have great inter
est to all lovers of art as tracing the rise and
development OF modern wood-enxraving.
Other valuable art-books soon forthcoming are
the revised ARTISTS of the Nineteenth Cen
tury;' ID. Cady Eaton's "Handbook of Greek
and Roman sculpture; DIR. A. c. Hamn'>
Leisure Hours among the Gems and large
octave of Picturesque Sketches of NOTABLE.
statues and buildings, etc.
Other notable books in the Osgood autumn
list are Dr. Leonard Noods'S "History of An
dover Theological Seminary" Standwood's
timely History of Presidential Elections;''
Edmund Quincy's ..Storie, and Sketches: -
noble three-vOlume-in-one Illustrated edition
of 'Fayorite Authors" +. C.. Gardner's use
ful and practical ''Ilomes and all about them;''
Henry James's delicately-drawn "A Little
Tour in France II. $. Perry's From Optz
to Lessing y James 5. Bush's '.The Evidence
of Faith Susan Anna Browns quaint leaflets
entitled .'In Bridget's Vacation" Brander
Matthewss illustrated edition with notes
and biography of Sheridans ''The Rivals" and
''The School for Scandal Porter's Free
Trade and Protection To-day" and W. ID.
Howelfs admirable comic opera "A Sea
Change; or, Loves Stowaway," the last
named of this wonderful list, but perhaps its
chief ornament and pride.