The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-09
LITERARY CEIT-CHAT.

EDMUND YATES VIII write the next serial story in
Al The Year Round. IL will be entitled Cast
away
MISS ALCOTi'S new work, Little Men," IL having
immense sale; but we doubt II IL equal in merit
to her 'Lttle Women
LoNGMAss OF London have published a work en-
titled The History and Literature OF the Israetes"
by G. and A. de Rothschild. 1t appears in two vol
umes, and Is noteworthy for the novelty of It's plan
aud for the liberal views OF the authors. who are
themselves Israelites.
SENIOR BENIro PEREZ GALpos has written a new
historical, novel, entitled ia Fontana de Oro"
which has been published in Madrid. 1t gives an
account OF the state OF Spanish society during the
constitutional period from 1920 TO lS23-three years
OF great interest In the history OF Spain.
Mr.. G. X. RICHARDS, counsel to the Speaker OF
the British House Of Commons, has translated the
"Eneid" In verse, and will shortly publish the
translation. During the past few years there has
been quite revival OF interest in the classics, pro-
badly because some so-caled reformers have urged
dong away with them as branches Of education.
WILLIAM G. RIvEs "History OF the Life and Times
OF James Madison the first three volumes Of which
were recently published by Little Brown h Co.. Of
Boston, Ii highly spoken Of by the London Saturday
RsCietc. The critic OF that Journal says that no
work that he has seen 'Ihrows more light on tho
Congressional history OF the Confederation and OF
the early years OF the Union than this"
IT HAVING been claimed by Moody D. Cook, In a
genealogical address giving a brief history of the
parishlOners ard founders or the Federal street
church. In Newbnryport, Mass, that the descend
ants OF John ComDe. who was immortalized by
Shakespeare, emigrated to America and long -four
ished at Newburyport the London AMengun re-
marks that the John Combe OF Shakspearian cee-
brty died without issue IN the year 16l4 and con-
sequently the Massachusetts Combes can only De
descendants from some collateral branch OF the
family.
II is INTENDED at Florence, to reproduce by pho
Biography the autograph manuscripts OF Leonardo
da Vinc. Unfortunately eleven volumes OF the
twelve which contain The manuscripts and which
were presented to the Biblotheca Ambrosiana,
Milan. by GaeaZzo Arconato, are now at Paris and
1t may be difficult, the present circumstances,
to nave them copied, even II they have escaped de-
structlon. The twelfth volume, however, which
has remained at Milan and which is the most in
teresting one on OF the autograph drawings
OF Leonardo can be commenced at once.
Mr.. SCOTT, of the British Museum, has discovered
In u MS. tract on "The Excellency or the English
Tongue" penned ciic. $780, by Richard Carew OF
Antony, Esq, and addressed to William Camden,
then Head Master or Westminster Grammar School,
a mention OF Shakespeare. The passage runs:-
"Wn you read Virgil, take the Earl or Surrey,
Catullus Shakesphearen The tract has been already
printed In Candens 'Remains" IL is singular,
says the AtieaRup,, that the passage should have
hitherto been overlooked by Shakspearlan critics. as
It Is, undoubtedly an earlier notice OF Shakespeare
as poet without any alluson to his plays, tnan
any mentioned by his biographers.