The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-30
LITERARY CHIT-OHAT.

JAMES BUCHANANs LITE is being written BY Pro-
lessor Jas. G. yelling OF princeton College, who was
editor Of the National Hatengencer, at Washington
during Its latter days, and Clerk Of the Court Of
Claims he is vigorous practsed and scholarly
writer.
THE SERMON TRADE IN England, according to a
writer in 50. Paups is very extensive, though not
strlkingly remuneratlve to the poor devils Of au-
thors. Tie average price OF original ~ sermons is
quoted at one shilling and three pence to one shi
ling and six pence, postage paid.
THAT FASHIONS CHANGE in nursery literature as
well as in anything else is shown in the reported
fact that not single copy OF 'Bluebeard" can be
found in the bookshops of London. All the dealers
In children's books report 1t tout Of PRINT" and
not called for by the trade.
CAPTAIN COOKS VOYAGES form the intellectual
amusement of Henri Rocherort in prison. while his
physical diet consists only Of eggs and radlshes.
A. CHINESE JOURNAL printed at Pekin has reached
Its TWO thOusandth volume. Ten and a half yards
OF SILK are used to print eacn number, and subscrb
ers who have the whole series rejoice in the possess
sion Of about thirteen hundred miles of periodical
literature. These siken annals of the Flowery
Kingdom are said to be tremendously dull.
DR.. WILLIAM ELDER, OF Philadelphia, formerly
journalist, and at in charge OF the Statist-
cal Bureau at Washington. is about to publish q
volume upon "Questions OF the Time" 1t will dis
cuss political economy as well as philanthropy.
MOST PEOPLE have heard Of The "Causerics du
Lundi' of the late brilliant French critic, Sainte-
Beuve. Those essays called because they ap-
peared In the Mondays issue OF the Journal dcs De.
bats and Constitutional Stimulated by the success
or Sainte. Beuve whose fine essays have been re-
printed in twenty-five volumes), another French
scholar and critic promises to give his "Conversa-
lions avec Vendredi." Whereupon q Journalistic
devil charges that the literary Frenchman has fallen
heir to Robinson Crusoe's waste basket.
ANOTHER SALE OF EARLY PRINTED BOOKS and
rare manuscripts has just come or In London. 1t
was Tie remainder OF Kew. Tnomas Corser's library
and these a few OF the prices paid for rartes:-
"The Liues OF the Holy Fathers Liuing in the
Desertc - translated out Of Frensche into Engysshe
by wylIyam Caxton, late deceased, and fynyssned
it at the last day Of his lyfe; emprynted by
Wynkyn dc Worde in the yere OF our Lorde 1495,
folio, 142 guineas ''Dyalogue Defensyue for Women
Againste Malycyous Detractoures," q small poetical
volume Of the greatest variety. 1912, 4to f53. Tur
pin-"Chronique ct Historic" Gothic letter, wood
CUTS Paris, 1927, Alto, E34 los.
"THE POETRY OF DEMOCRACY, WALT WHITMAN
is the title Of long article filing thrty-three pages
and holding the place OF honor In the July number
Of the London Westminster Reuieac. 1t contrasts
the poetry arising and oursning under aristocrauc
and feudal influences with that likely to arise and
flourish under democratic Influences 1t quotes
largely from the "Leaves of Grassn and democratic
Vlstasu OF Walt Whitman aud says OF that writer
"He is the first representative democrat OF the
American Continent"