The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-07
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

Mr.. EARLEs "English Premers from Sir r. wal
pole to Sir r. Peel is spoken favorably OF by the
English critics.
New GUIDE 10 the Rouman language, In Ger
man, has been published at Galatz 1t was rendered
necessary in consequence OF the number OF Austrian
engineers employed on the Roumanian Railway.
"SELECT ENGLISH WORKS OF JOHN WYcLIFr,"
edited from original manuscripts by Thomas Arnold,
M. A., OF University College, Oxford, has been pub.
usned.
SAMUEL SLOAN, the architect, has written, ana
Claxton, Remsen HaTelfnger, of PENNSYLVANIA,
win shortly publish. work entitled "C1ty Homes,
Country Houses ana Church Architecture"
The FIRST PART OF signor Carlo Lozzi's important
work, "L'ozio In ITALIA" has just been brought out
at Turin. IL comprises about half the work. The
second part IL to follow as soon as possible.
Mr.. JAMES T. FIELDS '.Recollections of Haw.
thorne," published IN the Atlantic 4onthiy, which
have been among the most interesting papers pub
lished In that magazine for some time past are
copied into the CorahiH Magazine
FRouBERG, or Leipzig, has published "Oiyer
CROMWELL an Essay on the English Revolution Of
the Seventeenth Century," The work Is written by
DR.. .. 7. NJ Sraeter, and is, says correspondent,
'mainly based on Carlyle's and other secondary
sources. such as Ranke, Guizot &C." It's, how
ever very readable
new Illustrated magazine, conducted by Oxford
graduates. Among its contents is the first of q
series Of papers entitled "Recollectons OF American
Universities" written by Thomas iughes NJ. p.
Life at Harvard Is described In critical Dut not
friendly spirit in the first paper
"THE SATURDAY REVIEW" OF March II, publishes
'Some Curi0sities or Literary Blundcring" which
are worth noting. Among the blunders IL one by
the elder Disrael, "of whom 1t has been said
that he rested satisfied until he had consulted
original authorities" The best OF 1t is that the
blunder is to be found in Dlsraels work on elite
rary Blunders.n
NIX. CESAR MORENO, the Wen known Asiatic
traveller, writes US In terms of praise OF the article
entitled II Epopee dell india" written by Princess
Dora d'Istria, so widely and favoraby known in
the scientific and literary world, and published in
the Nuocd Antoiogtd OF Florence. The article gives
the outline OF the Indian epic poem "Romayana,"
which the writer compares with the "ulad' Of
the Greeks, the "Asneid' OF the Romans, the Cor
lando Furoso" OF the Italians aud the "Shah
Nameh" OF the Persians. Mr.. Moreno calls the at
tenton OF American scholars to the labors or the
Princess Dora dIstria as emoodylng much scientific
ana literary Information which they cannot fan to
appreciate.
CURIOUS COLLECTION OF TRACTS relaing TO the
Indians OF North and South America, many COM
posed of three or four leaves only, has just been
sold in London. The following are some OF the
prices reahZed:-t653) New England's First Fruits,
1913, s5 S.; (65o) shepard Thomas) Clear sunshine
OF the Gospel upon the Indians, 164S, f3; t663
Strength Out of Weaknesse, by II. Whitfield. 1852,
s3; (664l Clark Uohn), Ill News from New England,
1852, GO u.s. (66jl Progress of the Gospel among the
Indians by John Eliot 1885, f3 o.. In the same
sale also there occurred series OF works by T. ana
J. Bewlck, the revivers OF the art OF wood engrav
ings Ia England, all OF which realized good prices