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LITERATURE AND LITERARY PROGRESS 1ST 1868. 



Miss Lee, Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney, 0. 0. Cot- 

 terill, E. D. Little, Mrs. Helen S. 0. Kevins, 

 Panl B. Du Chaillu, Sidney Daryl, Sidney Cox, 

 W. J. Linton, F. T. Palgrave, J. Morris, John 

 Timbs, the late Frederica Bremer, Laura Pres- 

 ton, Virginia F. Townsend (two volumes), Mrs. 

 M. E. Bradley, Miss Kate J. IsTeely, Mrs. H. B. 

 Goodwin (seven volumes). 



There were twenty-six series or libraries of 

 juvenile books published during the year, gen- 

 erally of three or six volumes each, though 

 there were two of nine volumes and one each 

 of ten and twenty volumes. The number of 

 ILLUSTEATED BOOKS AND WOEKS ON THE FINE 

 AETS was larger than usual. The following 

 were the principal works of this class : 



Select Historical Costumes. Compiled from the 

 most Reliable Sources, by H. L. Hinton. 



Old Grimes, by Albert G. Greene. Illustrated by 

 A. Hoppin. 



The Female Characters of Goethe, from the Origi- 

 nal Drawings of "W. Kaulbach. With Explana- 

 tory text by G. H. Lewes. 



Hyperion : a Eomance, by H. "W. Longfellow. Il- 

 lustrated with 24 Photographs by Frith. 



The Ideal in Art, by H. Taine. Translated by J. 

 Durand. 



A Description of the New York Central Park. 

 Superbly illustrated. 



Illustrations of the Life of Martin Lutber. Photo- 

 graphs by P. H. Labouchere. Text by J. H. 

 Merle D'Aubigne", D. D. 



The Holidays : Christmas, Easter, and Whitsun- 

 tide. Their Social Festivities, Customs, and 

 Carols. Illustrated by N. B. Warren. 



JSsop's Fables, with 56 Illustrations from Designs 

 by H. L. Stephens. 



The Album of Language. Illustrated by the Lord' a 

 Prayer in 100 Languages, by H. G. Naphegyi. 



Eural Poems of W. Barnes, with 12 full-page Illus- 

 trations. 



Purgatory and Paradise. Text in French and 

 Italian. Illustrated by G. Dore". 



Dickens' s Christmas Carol, with more than 30 new 

 Illustrations by S. Eytinge, Jr. 



Harper's Pictorial History of the Eebellion ; 1,000 

 Illustrations, 2 vols., 4to. 



Kathrina, by J. G. Holland. With 70 Illustrations 

 by Hennessy and Griswold. 



Passio Christi. The Little Passion of Albert Durer, 

 37 Woodcuts reproduced in fac simile. Edited by 

 W. C. Prime. Limited to 500 copies. 



Longfellow's Poetical Works, Popular illustrated 

 edition. Over 40 Illustrations. 



Nothing but Leaves : a Poem, illuminated by Jean 

 Lee. 



Pictures of Edgewood ; being Photographic Views, 

 by Eockwood ; with Text and Illustrative Dia- 

 grams, by D. G. Mitchel ; 300 copies printed. 



Locksley Hall, by Alfred Tennyson; with 19 Il- 

 lustrations by Hennessy. 



The Book of tne Artist ; Biographical and Critical 

 Sketches of American Artists, from the Earliest 

 Period to the Present Time, bv H. T. Tucker- 

 man. Landscape and Portrait edition. Proofs on 

 India Paper. 



Whittier's Poetical Works ; Eed Line edition ; 12 

 Engravings. 



Wood-side and Sea-side ; Illustrated by Pen and 

 Pencil ; with Engravings from Drawings by 

 Birket Foster, Hows, etc? 



Tom Brown's School Days, by Thomas Hughes ; 

 with Drawings by Arthur Hughes, and Portrait. 



The Poet and the Painter ; or, Gems of Art and 

 Song ; Choice Selections from the English Poets : 

 with 99 large Steel Engravings. 



The class of Music and MUSICAL COLLEC- 

 TIONS presented an unusual number of excel- 

 lent collections of music, the greater part of 

 them of a religious character. The following, 

 though not all, were the best musical publica- 

 tions of the year : 



The Greeting : a New Collection of Glees, Quar- 

 tettes, and Choruses, by L. 0. Emerson. 



The Education of the Voice ; being Musical In- 

 struction, Exercises, and Eecreations, by Carlo 

 Bassini. 



The Clariona : a Collection of Music for Sabbath- 

 Schools, by W. B. Bradbury. 



The Cantara No. 2. : a Selection of Solos, Duetts, 

 Trios, and Quartettes, from the best Masters; 

 edited and arranged by F. H. Nasli and G. F. 

 Bristow. 



The Praise-Offering : a New and Extensive Collec- 

 tion of Tunes for all the Metres in Use ; with 

 Anthems, etc., and an Elementary Department, 

 by V. C. Taylor. 



A Selection of Bounds, Canons, and Catches ; 

 Compiled as an Aid in Teaching, and Eeading 

 Music at Sight, by H. Carter. 



The Book of Praise ; or. Hymns and Tunes for 

 Public and Social Worship ; prepared under the 

 Sanction and Authority, and in Behalf of the 

 General Association of Connecticut. 



Catechism of the Eudiments of Music, for Teach- 

 ers of the Piano-forte, by James Clarke. 



The Chapel Hymn Book ; Containing over 400 

 Hymns; with the First Strain of the Melody 

 prefixed to the Hymns, Compiled by Eev. G. A. 

 Hubbell. 



Hymn and Tune Book, for tbe Church and tbe 

 Home ; and Services for Congregational Worship. 



Palm-Leaves of Sacred Melody for Social Worship 

 and Eevival Occasions. 



Carmina Collegensia : a Complete Collection of tho 

 Songs of the American Colleges ; with Piano- 

 forte Accompaniment, etc., collected and edited 

 by H. E. Waite. 



The Order for tbe Burial of the Dead, Set to Mu- 

 sic, by W. H. Walter, Mus. Doc. 



Amphion : a Collection of Four ; Five, and Six-Part 

 Songs, for Male Voices ; with Piano-forte Ac- 

 companiment ; Selected and arranged, by J. 

 E. Gould. Five volumes. 



An Outline of Musical Form ; designed for Mu- 

 sical Students, by W. S. B. Mathews. 



The Eevivalist : a Collection of Choice Eevival 

 Hymns and Tunes, Original and Selected, by J. 

 Hillman. Eev. L. Hartsough, Musical Editor. 



Happy Hours : a Collection of Songs for Schools, 

 Academies, and the Home Circle, by H. Kings- 

 bury and A. A. Graley. 



The Signet-Sing : a New Collection of Music and 

 Hymns compiled for Sunday-schools, by J. P. 

 Webster. 



The Song-Cabinet : a New Singing-Book for the 

 use of Schools, Academies, etc., by C. G. Allen. 



The Alleghanv Academy of Music School Song- 

 Book : for Scnools, Singing Classes, etc., contain- 

 ing Johnson's Method of Teaching Singing-class- 

 es, and a Collection of Songs, by A. N. Johnson. 



The Spiritual Harp: a Collection of Vocal Music 

 for the Choir, Congregation, and Social Circle, 

 by J. M. Peebles and J. 0. Bassett. E. H. 

 Bailey, Musical Editor. 



The Triumph : a Collection of Music for Classes, 

 Schools, Families, and Choirs, edited by G. F. 

 Eoot. 



Chapel Melodies : a Collection of choice Hymns 

 and Tunes for Prayer and Social Meetings, and 

 Family Devotion, edited by S. J. Vail and Eev. 

 E. Lowry. 



The Golden Eobin, for Public Schools, etc. Part 

 I. Musical Notation. Part II. Exercises adapted 



