Literary Gossip.

issued by Stewart and Co ., of Holborn Viaduct Steps . Mr . Ross has drawn his inspiration chiefly from stirring scenes in British history ; and for excellence of poetic treatment many of the pieces fall little short of similar productions from the pens of Macaulay and Mrs . Hemans .

The Sacristy , the new eclesio-aTchseological serial , edited by Messrs . Edward Walford , M . A ., and G . Gilbert Scott , is now published by the firm of Simpkin , Marshall , and Co . It is a really valuable magazine , ancl deserves the support of all lovers of old world lore . A recent Saturday issue of Society , edited by Bro . George W .

Plantcon-, tains a well-executed cartoon of Mr . William Andrews , F . R . A . S ., whose antiquarian writings are not unknown to the readers of these pages . We learn that Mr . Andrews is engaged upon a new work , entitled " Romantic Tales ancl Historic Sketches . "

" Fift y Years of Green-Room Life ; or , Recollections of an Actor , " written by Mr . W . Donaldson , a work to hand from J . and R . Maxwell , contains a fund of pleasant information anent matters theatrical . Junius Brutus Booth , Kean ancl Kemble , Munden and Macready ancl a host of other stars now set for ever , are brought back before the reader , ancl chatted about in an anecdotal , entertaining manner by the author .

Mrs . Augusta Webster , who has recently and justly been described as unquestionably the foremost among living female poets , has published another enjoyable volume through the house of Macniillan & Co . It is simply called "A Book of Rhymes , " but contains much beautiful imagery couched in graceful style . Here is a little song from the drama of " The Auspicious Day . "

" One star only of Love ' s heaven ; One rose only of Love ' s breast ; One love only to he given . "Star that gathers all stars' glory ; Rose all sweetness of the rest ; Love that is all life ' s glad story . "

Longmans & Co . are publishing what they term the " Hughenden Edition " of the novels ancl tales of the late Lord Beaconsfield . The edition is a beautiful one , consisting of eleven volumes in crown octavo , bound by Simpson & Redshaw from au artistic design by John Leig hton , F . S . A . The latest additions to the " Mayfair Library " of Messrs . Chatto & Windus

is a volume curiously called " Quips and Quiddities ; a Quaint Essence of Quirks , Quizzical ancl Quotable . " The title mig ht well rank among the rest of the comicalities contained in the work . To say that the editor is Mr . W . Davenport Adams is a guarantee of the taste displayed in the selection of the good things presented . It is an admirable alternation of pun or parody , satire ancl sarcasm , culled from every conceivable source . Mr . Adams is an experienced ancl capable maker of books , and we predict that this will not be the least popular of his compilations .

A novelty is announced by the editor of the Bradford Times in the form of a poetical London letter , from the pen of Mr . F . W . Broughtou , author of "Withered Leaves , " and other popular dramatic pieces .