The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-07
LITERARY CFIIT-CHAT.

LONDON. with population OF three millions. has
only nine daily newspapels-fve morning and four
evenlng-while Paris has twenty and New York
twenty.iOur.
"MIss OR MRS" Is the title OF wllkie Collins new
Christmas story, written for the Graphic.
The LIFE or q. l.. vailandlgham, by his brother,
the Rev. James L. valandigham, will be brought
out by Turnbull Brothers, OF Baltimore.
MIR. EZRA ABBDrs wonderful catalogue OF books
and tracts, IN all languages, on the Immortality or
the soul, heaven, hell, purgatory, &C., has been pub
lshed by Mr.. Middleton, of new YORK. under the
title OF "The Literature OF the Doctrine or Future
Llie,"
CHARLES READE, having INDUCED in suflciency
OF newspaper poemics IN defence OF his 'Terrhe
Temptation" (which BADLY needed defendng), has
again taken to his roe OF novelist writing o
serial story for the London Society,"
THE AU,enGu,n, in a temperate review OF the
copyright question: says:-'Thc American govern
ment knows that right gwen to English publishers
would probably result In the acquisition by this
class OF virtual monopoly OF the sale vf English
books In the transatlantic market As the Ameri-
can publishing trade Is principally concerned with
English works a treaty comforting such powers
would be, commercially, ruinous. For the dead
lock at which the English and American public
stand on the question OF copyright the American
difficulties and obstacles In the way are formed
on our side the Channel. While American legis-
lation seeks TO project the writer English pOlit-
clans, with the lofty OF long character
istic OF them, are unable to entertain their pro.
posaIs. Writer'S represent no money interest, and
1t Is on behalf Of the publishers that the English
government is prepared to interfere. Here, then,
is the crux. Recent correspondence has shown
the English public to be so ignorant OF the true
state of affairs that this amount OF explanation
seems desirable. There is at least, cause to dscon-
tinue the offensive comment upon American
piracy of which our newspaper press has OF late
been ful.n
PRINCE TALLEYRANDs memoirs will &C last be
published, the plea OF their seizure by "the Nephew
OF his Uncle" for their damaging revelations about
the French empire, having been dlssipated.
AT THE ''annual visitation" Of the Bodleian Ii.
brary at oxford, November. IL was reported that
the total number Of volumes In this valuable coec.
ton was 300 900.
Mr.. II. vzErELLy Is the author OF the strikngly
interesting letters now appearing IN the Pau Mail
Gazette styled Among the Vines and Wines or the
South" They will make q book before long.
TRUBSER Co.. OF London, announce new maya
zne to be entitled the Pioneer devoted to sociology
Psychology and biology.
The Two LIBRARIES OF st. Cloud and Me udon.
which were removed inside Paris shortly before the
SIEGE are TO be added permanently to the library OF
the Louvre, now being rapidly reconstructed.
The LATEST contribution to the literature OF thu
next life that has been announced Is "Man Not
Immortal" review or the doctrine OF humiliation
BY Leonard G. Thorne, editor OF The Herald or Lire
The WANT OF work on the history OF the Poly.
nesian races Is about to be supplied by Mr.. A.
Fernandez, OF Lahaina, Sandwich Islands. whose
residence ana intimate knowledge OF the Hawaa
people have given to his industrious reese arches
into the history folklore OF that singular race
which inhabits Polynesia me impress Of authority.
The London Bookseller, an organ OF the pub
fishing interest," says OF the International copyright
agitation, which the Times recently closed Its col.
umns against after the battle had waxed fast and
furious:-
The anomalous state OF the International part re-
quires Immediate revision. not by crazy phllan.
thr0pists Interested booksellers cute LAWYERS
but co uitably-all rights TO he reserved including
those OF the people, rights which very liable To-
rights OF reprinters, for they too. have rights
All these are grave questions, requiring very great
and calm consideration, not angry newspaper cor.
respOndence. We do not despair OF solution, in
those who most interested viii set about IL In
right spirit do not even despair OF the American
people agreeing TO fair and equitable International
Copyright act. But II we were Americans we would
not agree become parties to act al present In
existence, and II our authors large publishers
think they will be fools enough TO do 'guess''
they'll be disappointed.