St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-17
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St. bloomsbury, VT, Thursday, Dec. II, 1885.
LITERARY NOTES.

nineteen said to be one of the finest
verse writer's of the West. She is still
an under graduate at the University of
Wisconsin.
Charles Scribner 81 Sons are about
to publish an historical novel from the
pen of Hon. VIM. w. Aston, the New
York millionaire. 1t is called "Valen-
tino," and is a story of the sixteenth
century.
A condensed biography of Charles
Dickens by his daughter is being pub
lished.
Karl Knortz of New York, who has
done so much to make American liter
AZURE known in Germany, has just fin
ished his History of American Litera-
ture, upon which he has been engaged
for ten years. 1t is to be published in
Zurich, Switzerland.
Prof. Asa Gray of Harvard college,
upon the occasion of his 75th birthday
on Nov. Is, was the recipient of a
beautifully elaborate silver vase, the
gift of the botanists of America.
Ticknor & Co. will publish the re-
Gently discovered Emerson Carlyle cor
respOndence in a supplementary vol
ume.
The second edition of Mr.. Howells'
poems is in press.
The cred Book" a contemporary
record of "West End quality" is about
to be issued by Cupples s. Upham.
Miss Christina Rossetti has a cOllec-
ton of prose and verse with the title
"Time Flies" in the press of Roberts
Brothers. The same house has also in
press "What we know about Shake
speare" by Mrs. Caroline Dali, also a
"Brief History of Napoleon LIST" by
Prof. Seeley.
The large paper editions of Mr.. Sted-
mans "Poets of America" and of DIR.
Holmes "Last Leaf" were subscribed
for before publication.
The biography of Louis Agassiz
written by his widow has been pub
lished in England.
A volume of selected poems by Mrs.
Piatt is to be published by HoughtOn,
Miffiin 81 Co.
Messrs. Funk & Wagnalls have near
ly ready the "Life of Adelaide Neil
son. 1t will contain nine portraits of
the subject.
The second volume of Woetman's
and Woerman's "History of Painting"
is just issued by DOdd, Mead & Co. 1t
covers the period of the Renaissance.
FOrds, Howard 81 Hurlbert will i'm
mediately issue "The Women Friends
of Jesus,n by DR.. H. G. M. Cook.
Buchanan & Co. of Philadelphia have
ready ''The Ethics of George Eliot's
Works" by George Crombie Brown.
Funk & Wagnalls will publish a
volume of "talks" to the students of
Scottish universities on the "Use of
the will in public speaking"
In the January Harper Mr.. HOwells
will appear in his new department
"The Editors Study" In Mr.. Curtis
and Mr.. HOwells the Harpers have two
of the best representatives of Ameri-
can literature.
DR.. Vincent is to edit a new paper
for young people and their teachers to
be called "Our Youth"
Francis Parkman's historical works
are to be published in London by Nc
MILAN g. Co.
"The Boys World" is Ia new month
ly for the young and edited by Mat
thew White, Jr.
Gen. Halleck's translation of Jomini's
Napoleon" will appear Dec. Is, pub
lished by d. Van Nostrand.
Edwin Arnold has taken his family
to India and will write newspaper let
tiers for the London press.
Maj. H. B. Mcclellan, cousin of the
late general, has written a life of the
brilliant Confederate cavalryman Gen.
]. E. B. Stuart.
The complete correspondence of
Carlyle with Goethe, with copies of
Goethe's letters to Carlyle have been
discovered in the Goethe archives.
Ruskin and Kate Greenaway are at
work together on a Christmas book,
which is to be called "Dame Virgins
of Lee and her wonderful CATS"
w. III. Mallock is writing political
novel which will appear serially in the
National Review.
Robert Buchanan has written a poem
called "The Earthquake" which con-
sists of succession of stories relating
to questions of religion and science,
which purport to be related by a ga
thering of fugitives who have fed
from London during supposed earth
quake. 1t contains sketches of Ruskin,
the Archbishop Canterbury, Cardinal
Manning, Prof. Tyndall, Leslie Steph-
en-, VIM. H. Mallock and Walt Whit
man.
Joaquin Miller on Riel.