The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29
LITERARY CHIT.CHAT.

"AT HOME WITH THE PATAGoNIANs" is the title
OF new book OF American experiences, by George
G. Musters of the British Navy
MEMOIR OF ROGER B. TANEY, Chief Justice OF
the Supreme Court OF the United States is In pre-
paration by Samuel Tyler L. D., an eminent Mary.
land lawyer and author Of several works on meta.
physical philosophy. 1t Will form large octave OF
some 900 pages, and will be published by T. Murphy
l. Co.
JOHN THOMPSON, BLOCKHEAD, is the queer title of
forthcoming novel, by Louisa Parr author OF
Dorothy FoX.r
HAwTnoRNE's PosTnUMous STORY, depicting life
in Kentucky, and discovered among his manu-.
scripts by his daughter, Will be published simultane
ously IN the Atlantic Monthly and in an English
magazine, and will afterwards appear In book
form.
NEW LIFE OF GEORGE WHITEF1ELD, by Rev.
]. b. Wakeley, Is In the press OF Carlton Il Lanahan
| MISS AGNES STRICKLAND, the well known and
widey-read author OF 1.-THE Queens Of England and
Scotland" has been placed on the pension list OF
Great Britain at $500 mot pounds) year.
SOMEBODY HAS ATTEMPTED A CLASSIFICATION Of
living English poets. Thus he places in the "Idylic
Group" Tennyson and Jean Ingelow; in the
| psychological" Browning and Story; In the "Pre-
| Raphaelite," ROssetu and Coventry PatmOre; and
Matthew Arnold, Swinourne and George Eliot In
| the Renaissance" Tupper is classified among
| the miscellaneous" but 1t would have shown more
dlscernment not to have named him as poet ut ALL
| In THE SEPTEMBER NUMBER OF "OLp AND NEW"
| a "Union novel" will be begun, to be composed by
six different writer's in SIX numbers Of
this magazine. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe is to
write number one; Mrs. A. D. 7. Whitney number
two; Miss Lucretia p. Hale, sister OF the editor
will write the third instament; Frederick W. Lor.
ing. whom Charles Reade pronounces 1.-THE most
promising OF young American writers,'' will con-
tribute portion; and Rev. Edward E. Hale, the
editor, will furnish the denouement OF this
hexagonal story. This Is the very latest "Boston
notion"
THE BATTLE OF DORKING. it Is autnoratively stated
by the AttenRnl, Is the production Of Colonel
George Chesney.
THR PROMINENCE OF THE CELTIC RACE IN CIVIL.
ZATIoN is the subject Of a forthcoming work by
George watertown, entitled "Hibernia or Ireland
the World Over; Historical Poetica and Statistical
relating to the Irsh and illustrative of their wonder
full capacity to govern" 1t Will be issued by the
American News Company.
JAMES r. OsGoOD Co. have in press another
OF George Sands novels entitled "a Rolling Stone.n
THE ArHENRSUM announces that new journal
called The Librarian Will appear In London IN Oc-
tober TO be devoted to photography and manu-.
scripts.
In GERMANY no less than 1o,1os new works
anu TcpIlulS dppcdTCu during 1871. his Is only
/, 200 less than in 1869; nat the interruption from
the war has been less than might have been anticI-
pated, and far less than would have happened In
any other country than Germany
THE SATURDAY REVIEW remarks OF NJ. Henri
Taines 'Inteligence." Just published in London
from the French, that ''of all that Is dstn ctive in
modern psychology NJ Tane's work appears 10 US
to AFFORD q sIngularly lucid and Interesting pre-
sentation."
LORD HoUGHToS, AT THE SCOTT CENTENARY,
said OF the worlds great H,terateurs that they
have seldom left descendants. England has no
Shakespeare, no Milton, no Bacon, no Newton, no
Pope. no Byron; Italy has no Dante no Petrarch.
no A1eri. no Ariosto; Germany has no Goethe, no
schiller, no Heine; France has no Montague, no
yoltaire, no Descartes.
Mr.. NEwDEGATH, q Member OF Parliament has
q peculiarly which IL wholly unnecessary In Con.
gress IL consists in getting his speeches reported
10y gentleman In the gallery, whom he retains for
tina, purpose. The stenographer knows when the
honorable gentleman wants 70 have his burning or
atory transferred 10 paper by Mr.. Newdegate plac-
Ing his hat on the noor beside him; that the pre-
arranged signal. when he doesn't wish TO be re-
ported he keeps MS hat In his hand.
Mr. swISBrESE has written q classical novel, 10
be printed shorty.