The New York herald., 1871-12-03
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.


feelings OF mankind by undertaking to tell In Q
pamphlet "When and How the World VIII Come to
an End" A. W. Mcdonald Co., OF New York, are
the publishers.
j. B. LIPPINC0TT Il Co. viii add to the list OF Eng
lish magazines published by them In this country
the 81. Puups Magazine and the COntenl pOrdyy Re.
rfetc, commencing with the January number of
EACH 81. Faups will contain Hawthorne's new
story, which Is also to run as serial in the Allan.
tic Monthly.
THE catholic World In a review OF Beecher's
"Life OF Jesus, the Christ" pronounces it "more
mlschevous and absurd than the Vie de Jesus OF
Renan." 1t says ut destroys all true conceptions
both OF the human and the divine nature OF our
Lord. Pantheism is better than this. All
is mere superficial, rhetorical sentimental talk
without shred Of philosophy or theology
LAMARrNEs poetical autobiography, .sTwenty.
hve Years Of My Life" is translated and Will be
issued this month In London.
THE EvRRGRowINs. HERD Of literary travellers in
America mas been lately augmented by ga London
parson," who publishes his notions OF the United
States In a BOOK entitled ssro San Francisco and
Back.r
THE LEADING ARTICLE in the Catholic World for
December Is on "The Recent Events in France,n
and takes the ground that France has fallen be-
she has been false mission tbe leader
in an anti Catholic direction"
LoSGFELLow's new poem "The Divine Tragedy
deals with the life and work OF Christ and embodies
a poetic and dramatic treatment OF the incidents
and conversations reported BY the Evangelists. 1t
is in irregular and often-changtng metres, but blank
verse preponderates over rhyme.
THE FLEMISH ARTIST HoLBEIN is to be celebrated
by the biography Of Woltmann, translated into
English.
MAX MULLER's Lectures on the Science OF Re-
ligion, with o paper on buddhist Nihilism, and q
translation OF the Dhammapada or Path Of virtue,n
will be reprinted Immediately by Scribner Co.
THE CATHOLIC PUBLICATION HOUSE is about to
publish the sixth volume Of "Sermons OF the Faith.
ers OF the Congregation OF ST. Paul the APOSTLE in
New YORK.
LEE & SHEPARD have in press "Ruby Duke" (no
relation to the Grand Duke) py Mrs. II. K. Potiour.
The SAMR PUBLISHERS VIII soon issue q new
volume OF the 'sYoung Dodge Cub,n by Professor
James De Mtlle entitled Among the Bngands.n
TRNNYsoN has quit the Isle OF Wight in disgust
and removed to a secluded spot IN North Wales
He Is tired OF being haunted by literary lionhunters
not the least persistent and annoying OF whom are
American travellers, seeking fool's paradseu In
foreign lands.
.History OF England Since 1s3on by Mr. Nassau
Molesworth, will give the modern reader much
needed work on the events Of the last Iorty years.
A NEW "Book OF Parliamentary Anecdotes" by
Messrs. Jennings and tombstone is in the press in
London.
Mr. Lanfrey's History OF Napoleon L." says .rhis
history, like NM Erckmann- Chatriau's stories Is
protest against the fasty and perniclous influence
OF the Napoleonlc legend.n
THE saturday Rerscso makes q vigorous assault
upon the hree-volume novel institution at the
regulation pricen OF guinea and half, and says
II Is time to abolish such prepOster0us prices for
stun which would be dear at anything above It's
market value waste paper. ''The days are past
when Constable Cadell used to sweep on ten
thousand copies Of a new waverley novel just in
time clear their shelves FOR second edition. The
rare successes OF to-day. which IN the faintest
degree resemble those traditional triumphs are in
the main fictitious, as when ex-Premier con.
descends TO step into Paternoster Row, and the
bookseller understands that his public career has
advertised his book. But we consider II something
worse than an insult to our intelligence to have
shoppoys English and Kitcbenmaids' sentiment
charged to us at the same rate as O work by the
autnor Of Adam Bede.'r
THE 'Ante-Nicene Christian Library which are
EdlnDurg reprints In English Of all the fathers and
writers the Church before A. ID. 1885, has reached
the twentieth volume. containing the works OF
gregory Inaumatur2us, Dlonyslus OF Aexandrla,
and Archelaiis.
"THE SHADOW OF DANTE" recent London pub.
lication by Maria +. Rossetu, which is elaborately
praised by the London literary journals the best
account OF the great epic OF Dante and It's writer,
will be reprinted by Roberts Brothers.
BARON GERoLT, Prussian Minister TO the United
States for the last twenty years, has a book on
America In the press at Leipsig.
A NEW CHATTER In tine quarrels or authors Is
supplied by the Hon. Mrs. Norton and Mrs. Henry
Wood, who have been bombardlng each other with
paper missiles IN the Times. Mrs. Norton charged
MRS. Wood with having stolen the plot OF EAST
Lynne from story printed years ago by Mrs. Nor.
ton In magazine. Mrs. Wood replies that she
never saw anv such story, and that Mrs. Norton
carefully avoids telling where 1t can be found.
| IN TH1 MATTER Of news intelligence the daily
press Of P.ris is wofuy deficient With the single
exception on Ga,tgnanrs Messenger the newspapers
can scarcely he said TO contain general intelligence
a: ALL being in this respect immeasurably behind
the press OF the United states, Of England ana even
OF Germany,