The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-05-18
LITERARY NOTES.


The Old Homestead, Ii the title of new monthly
to be devoted to music and literature, soon to be
published in Savannah.
George Bancroft, the aged historian, has been
compelled, owing to continuous iii health, to
abandon all his literary labors
Edward w. Emerson's book on his fathers
private and domestic life, which Houghton, Mifiin
q Co. will presently issue, IL to bear the title
Emerson In Concord"
A. s Barnes Il Co. will soon bring out their
long promised "The Three Germanies," In two
volumes, by Theodore s. Fay, who has been thir-
teen years in writing this elaborate history.
The May number of the North American Revie,o
contains an article, written by several women,
under the title care Women to Blamef"
IL Is easy to guess without reading that article,
which side OF the question those writers take.
"The Tramp at Home" Ii the title of novel by
Lee Meriwether, and published by the Hampers.
We have not read the book, but the fact that the
author has found tramp who has q home, Ii .
feature startling enough to excite the average
readers curiosity
The last number of the Magazine of Poetry,
which by the way IL q most interesting one con-
tains an elaborate study of Miss Julia III. Thayer's
poetry; also portrait and biographical sketch.
Miss Thayer resides ut Morgan Park, near Chicago,
and L. q poet of much promise and power.
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company viii issue their beautiful quarto edition
of "Pierre and JEAN" for which they have made
arrangements with the Paris publishers of the
work. The American edition will be fac imle
OF the French, with the illustrations by Ernest
Duez and Albert Lynch.
"Hog Cholera, rs History, Nature and Treat
men IL the title Of thrilling romance Just issued
anonymously, by the government printing Office ct
Washington. The reviewer has not yet had the
pleasure of reading this little volume, but promises
to give It q careful and elaborate notice should
Uncle Sam favor US with copy.
The Commonwealth IL the name of new period
ica soon to be published In Denver 1t La to be of
the same character as the Forum and the North
american RerieC, and will be, am told, especially
liberal in Its treatment of western writers. This
being true, the Commonwealth pages should
contain some very interesting matter.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland's second novel Is
almost ready for the publishers hands 1t will
not deal wholly with Washington life, but, II
report be true 1t will be another tale of two cities
Washington and New York. There hints
that the author may satirize one or two prominent
characters who have been unusually severe on Mr..
Cleveland.
Gan Alien from the Commonwealth, or the
Romance Of an Odd Young Man." by Robert Tim
sol, has just been published by Cupples & Hurd,
Boston. 1t is an interesting novel dealing with
the ups and downs of literary life Everybody
who has written an article, or, on some desperate
occasion, poem, or who has reached the giddy
height of his ambition and published book, will
read with interest, "An Alien from the Common
wealth" and enjoy its vivid pictures of Journalistic
experience and life In q publishing house. 1t Ia
whispered, by the way, that the book Is, In part
biggest publishing houses in New York. Some
critics say too that the romantic side of the story
is well sustained