The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-23
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

ins Su'~"ov Revsec conceives that Miss 6tfick-
iano mas at last come to an end Not the end OF
me- put OF writing the lives OF Queens and
fTlneesee6 Her last book, "Lives of the Last Four
Processes OF the Royal House Of STUART Is spe-
cimen OF dulness unapproachable.
SIR JOHN BURdoYNE, one Of the foremost worthless
OF the British army and late Field Marshal OF Eng
land, has hal his life written by Sir Francis Head
DIR. RAABB u Dutch scholar. has written q new
History OF Ness' In which the popular whitewash-
ing OF that imperial scamp BY sundry German and
English apologists is shown up as it deserves. and
Tactus and suetonlAs are restored to their rank
true historians.
MISS ANNA DICKINSON is engaged In writing o
book on the labor question: In which she takes
ground against the tyranny OF the trades unions.
The HELLENIC ORACLHs nave been treated In
clear and able historical Volume by DR.. e. DoehIer.
"SERIcULruRE; OR. How TO MAKE 2lO0 PER ACRE
OF GROUND" Is new treatise on rearing silkw0rms,
Just out In London. 1t gives the palm to the white
mulberry tree, as food producer, against the
morus n'ulttcauxs which once created such
furore In England and America 1t shows how to
accomplish the dinicult feat OF making silk
worm culture profitable. China earns by Its
silk ssS,ooo,Ooo annually; Japan sl5,ooOooo;
Italy, $l1,oOo,ooo and France over 100000,
while England and America Outside Of California;
produce almost no silk With six million mulberry
trees and three crops of silk year the Cafornans
expect to produce two million pounds OF silk within
two or three years.
THE BEST RECENT Book OF TRAVEL around the
world is the Marquis do Beauvoir's "Pekin Jeddo
and San Francisco" Just translated nom the
French and published In London. 1t Is learned,
hfeke and fascinating.
The Spectator praises Mr.. Peter Bayne's new
poem, "The Days OF Jezebel," which 1t says "has
ample range Of view"
DIR. RUFUS ANDERsoN's "History OF the Sand
wlch Islands Mission" has been reprinted In Lon
don. The Spectator says ofit:-"The book Is worth
reading II is but the merest justice that the mis-
sionares side of the should be heard, as we'll
as that OF their opponents After all 1t Is more
likely that they should be right, for they do give
their lives to the work, than young man OF fash
ION, who thinks that he can learn everything In
six months cruise. or course there is something
to be said on the other side, and that only the
worldly side, but from the points OF view of other
missions, the Roman Catholic, to wit, and the
Anglican, for both of which our author has the
greatest aversion. He (Dr. Anderson) seems to
think that they are the worst class of poachers.
Indeed, the way in which these missionary boards
parcel out the world into so many manors is very
curious"
THE PRESS LAW OF RUSSIA has been changed for
the worse. The censorship OF all publications is
transferred from the courts Of law to the admins
tratlve authorities who may prohibit the Issue Of
any book, at their discretion, without reference to
Its containing matter obnoxious to any special act
THAT INDUSTRIOUS ENCYCLOPEDIAS, DIR. WILLIAM
SMITH, Is engaged on new "Hist0rical Atlas Of
Ancient Geography" the Biblical portion Of which
VIII be published in October, by Mr. Murray.
Mr.. f. W. FORSTER, Of the Hants guardian, says
he finds IL much caster to COmDOSn his leading
articles directly from case, without the use OF any
''copy" whatever. The rate Of composing" he
assures the public, comedies admirably with the
flow Of thought; and to produce a good leader 1t
is great advantage to set 1t up from the head
direct.
MIR. s. W. FULLow, hard. working man of let
ters, and author OF many volumes, died lately In
London.
AMONG THE NEW BOOKS In the press OF Harper Il
Brothers Is Mr. Charles NOrdhors "Caforna for
Health, Pleasure and Residence: Book for Travel.
lers and Settlers"
J. H. SLACK, M. d. has written an Orange Judd
& Co. will publish book on "Practical Trout Gull
ture." ......+--.t.
SIR TRAvERs TwIss, D. G. L., has in progress the
second volume OF the ''Monumenta Jurdica: the
Black Book of the Admiralty"
THE 'LIFE OF THOMAS BECKETT" translated
from an Iceandic Saga by Mr.. Il. Magmisson, and
the "Life OF Archbishop Dunstan," edited by the
Rev. J. r. Green, are among the works to be pub
lished under the sanction Of the Master Of the
Rolls.
Mr.. BENTLEY announces 'The Political Institu.
lions or America and England" by Mr.. Edwin
James.
TIE NEW ISSUE of the spenser Society consists
OF the first series OF the collected works Of George
whittier, forming supplement to the reprint Of
the 'Juvenia."
SHELLEY's POEMS form the 1,2O7th volume OF the
Tauchnitz Collection Of British Authors. memoir
appreciative Of Shelley poet and as man, has
been supplied by Miss Mathldc Blind.
THE RUSSIAN NOVELIST, ToURGUENIEF, author OF
"Smoke,n has published new novel, ''Spring
Floods" 1t has been translated into English by
young English lady. resident In st. Petersburg, and
Will shortly be published in England.
"wENTwoRrH DrLK's GREATER BRITAIN" is the
English text book prescribed for this years study
at the Amsterdam School of Commerce.
ACCORDING to the Isdtda Mirror the Maharaja Of
Cashmere is coming out as an author, with view
to relute Brahminlsm.
THE QUESTION whether an English author forfeits
his copyright I'm England by first publishing in
America Will soon come before the Courts The case
arises on a volume of stories by the noted author
"Ouida," which were first published by Lippincott,
and reprinted by Asher, OF Berlin without her
leave. Meanwhile, she sells the copyright to the
publisher Of the "Tauchnltz Classics" and is about
to bring 1t ont also In London. The suit Is brought
in q German Court, to protect the Tauchnltz au
thorized edition against Asner's alleged piracy,
who reprinted from Lippncott.
THAT ENTERTAINING WRITER, Mr.. I. H. Jesse, has
In press a new "History Of the Great School OF
Eton"
SHELDON & COMPANY win publish in few days
Ell Perkins new book OF fun. ELI has spent great
deal of time in preparing this book, and 1t en-
braces the best things which he has written for the
past two years. 1t is called Saratoga in 1901"
AMONG FORTHCOMING BOOKS devoted to local his
tory is Mr.. W. Brewers alabama: Her History
Resources War Record and Public Men," to be
published at Montgomery, Ala.