The New York herald., 1871-11-25
LIT ERAHY CHlT-CHAT.

GEORGE BANCROFT has drawn down upon his de-
voted head the literary wrath Of Victor Hugo. the
first poem in "L'Annee Terrible' Is entitled "The
Fallen Minister" and deals In much meo dramatic
censure OF Mr. Bancroft for his treason 10 the cause
Of liberty in congratulating Kaiser Wilhelm Of Ger
many over the conquest Of France
SpIELHAGEN the successful author of "Problem.
attic Characters 'Through Night to Lignt'' and
other novels is to lecture on Shakespeare the COM
Ing spring in the United States.
BERLIN, with population Of 100000 has seven.
teen daily newspapers.
THE BOOK MARKET OF Germany Is full OF poor
works on the French war.
THE REPUBLICATION OF the early Journals OF the
General Conventions OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church In the United States from 17s4 TO 1888 viii
appear shortly in three volumes.
THE Examiner says OF Miss Braddon's latest
worK OF iction:-'It has not been our misfortune
to read all Miss Braddons novels. but OF all that we
have read 'The Lovels OF Arden Is the nastiest.u
The FULL TITLE OF Ex-Governor Henry A. Wises
new book. In the press Of Lippncoit is sSegen
Decades OF the Union; The Humanities and Material.
ism, Illustrated by Me- Of John Tyler, with
"reminiscences OF Some OF HIS Great Contemporaries.
The Transition state Of This Nation; Its Dangers
and Their Remedy"
THE BOSTON Literary Wor1c computes the in.
years at ten per cent, which is low enough esri-
mate 1t also remarks falling or IN the sales or
books pari passu, with the enlarged patronage be.
slowed upon the periodical press.
MARY ARNOLD, niece OF Matthew Arnold, has con.
tributed to MncnfUdD's Magazine Q finely written
article on the "Chronicle OF the Cid,n the great
chivalric poem OF Spain.
AMONG FORTHCOMING works OF value on iurispru-
dence in the press Of Little, Brown Co., Boston.
are "Schouler on Personal Property" "Bigeow,s
Overruled Cases." "May on Insurance. :sRawle on
Covenants" "Phiilips on LIENS" and an .'Ameri.
can Dictionary Of Law Terms and Phrasesn
IA BIBLIoGRAPHY OF American Catholic Writers,
from 1920 to 1S7l" has been for some time in pre-
paratlon bv Mr.. J. NJ Finotti, and VIII be finished
the present year.
THERE ARE half dozen American periodicals
which circulate over TWO hundred thousand copies
OF each issue. eE
THE ASHES OF THE Chicago fire are already pro.
ducing fruit. A new literary weekly, entitled the
chicago PhTniL is to arise speedily, with sketches
and stories by popular writers, descriptions OF
scenes and incidents during the fire, and illusra-
tions from photographs taken on the spot
A NEW BOOK on CANADA, entitled "The First
English Conquest OF Canada, Nova Scotia and New
foundland," by Henry Kirke, NJ. A.. has appeared
In London.
TnE NEW episcopal HYMN BOOK, authorized by
the Trlennia Convention lately assembled at Balti-
more Will be issued shortly In various sizes and
styles, by Pott, Young & Co., and L. p. Dutton Il
Co., OF New York.
MISS l.. NJ ALcoTT, It is said complains or the
republication OF her "Morning Glories and Other
Stories" by New York house. as an injury to her
reputation, though not TO her legal rights. The
stories are considered by ner crude juvenile
Efforts too far below her present reputation to be
circulated.