A collection of some thirty of Dr. O. W. Holmes’s poems[Z] has just been made by Houghton, Mifflin & Co., which for illustrations, typography and binding is a marvel of beauty. The frontispiece, a portrait of Dr. Holmes, is a real treasure. It is an etching by S. A. Schoff, and far surpasses anything of the kind we have ever seen of the genial doctor.
The Adventures of Robin Hood could not be better told than they have been by Howard Pyle.[AA] From the time he starts Merry Robin to the shooting match at Nottingham Town up to the sad hour of his death there is not a dull page in the book. The publishers have chosen a delightful make-up, with Old English style of illustrations, with numerous head and tail-pieces, and a sprinkling of red ink and queer devices.
[E] The Boy’s King Arthur. By Sidney Lanier. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1884. Price, $2.00.
[F] The Boy’s Froissart. By Sydney Lanier. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1884. Price, $2.00.
[G] The Boy’s Percy. By Sidney Lanier. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1884. Price, $2.00.
[H] Knightly Legends of Wales. By Sidney Lanier. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1884. Price, $2.00.
[I] A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys. By Nathaniel Hawthorne. With illustrations by F. S. Church. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co. 1885. Price, $2.50.
[J] The Story of Vitean. By Frank R. Stockton. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1884. Price, $1.50.
[K] The Wagoner of the Alleghanies. A Poem of the Days of Seventy-Six. By T. Buchanan Read. Illustrated from drawings by Hovenden, Fenn, Gaul and Low. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1885. Price, $1.50.
[L] Sketching Rambles in Holland. By Geo. H. Boughton, A.R.A. With illustrations by the author and Edwin A. Abbey. New York: Harper & Brothers. 1885.
[M] Young Folks’ Ideas. A story by Uncle Lawrence. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1885.
[N] The Complete Poetical works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers. 1884.
[O] An Elegy written in a Country Churchyard. By Thomas Gray. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1885.
[P] Stuff and Nonsense. By A. B. Frost. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1884. Price, $1.50.
[Q] Stories in Rhyme for Holiday Time. By Edward Jewitt Wheeler. Illustrated by Walter Saterlee. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. 1884.