The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-23
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

ROBERT DALE OWEN, whose 'Footfalls on the
Boundary OF Another Word' was published in
1860, has another ghostly book in press. to be
entitled "The Debatable Land Between the Two
Worlds"
ALICE, DAUGHTER OF QUEEN VICTORIA, has
written book entitled "Ways OF Llfe,u on the
social life of Southern GERMANY which has been
published in Hesss Barmstadt periodical. =
BRUSSELS appears to be good market for jour.
nasm. The last seml-annual dividend Of the Hils.
tendance Beige was twenty-five per cent, or at the
rate of fifty per cent per annum to the stockholders
on eacn share, and the Gazette de B,u1eues divided
twenty per cent for the same half year,
The PRINCE OF WALES, it Is said, has not read
book since he left college, and declares himself
unable to keep awake over the ceverest novel for
more than Eve minutes. This recalls Thackeray's
caustic portraiture Of another Prince OF Wales
afterwards George W.
But this George what was her look through all
his lie and recognize but bow and a grin. know
OF no sentiment that he ever distinctly uttered.
Documents are published under his name, but peo-
pie wrote them; private letters, but people spelled
at the bottom OF the page and fancied he had writ
ten the paper. Some booksellers CLERK, some poor
cleaned up the sOvenly sentences ami gave the lax
maudlln sl,pslop sort Of consistency.
BEhLIN HAS ONE THOUSAND teachers OF French
within lis city limits
GERMANY HAS AT PRESENT 1898 book stores and
s66 publishing houses.
No LESS THAN MILLION AND A HALF of the In.
habitants OF Germany are able to read English. So
says Rudolph Gottschall, the German dramatic
writer and critic.
GEORGE SAND 1t Is said, is now engaged on her
greatest work, "a History of the Literature and
Social Development OF France During the Reyolu.
rion Of 1884,"
TAUcHNITz PAYS ANNUALLY to the English writers
whose works are printed in his Library of English
Authors sum varying from 5000 to 500.
TWENrY-oNE COMIC PAPERS are published in Ger.
many. The United States have not single one
worthy Of the name.
SIX OF TIE PROMINENT PUBLISHERS OF Paris
have recently established themselves in Brussels,
and that city seems destined to become the great
literary centre OF Eastern Europe.
The FALL SEASON OF 1871 promises to be great
success among the booksellers and publishers. More
forthcoming works are advertised in the United
States 10 appear before Christmas than for many
years past at the same season.
In THE NEW MEMOIR OF c. NJ. Young, the TRACE.
dian. by bis son, occurs this description OF Cole
ridge:-
his hair was white, long and neglected. his com.
pexion was nord his features were square; his
eyes watery and hazy; his brow broad ana massive;
HIS build uncouth; his department grave and abb
stIactcd. THIS Old gentleman entered the room with
q large quarto volume beneath his ARM dressed In
shabby OF dusty black, and paced up and down.
and round ana round, with head bent forward and
to himself anu occasionally clutchDg TO his side his
pondcrOus tome as II he feared 1t might be taken
IRON him. Coleridge was conscious OF his transcend
ent powers, and rl0ted III D license OF tongue which
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