The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-30
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

an CENTURY OF BIBLES" or an account OF every
known edition OF the English King james, version
printed between 1911 and Ill., Is to be published by
the Rev. W. j. Loftie. 1t will give complete bibli-
ography OF ABOUT three hundred and nifty editions,
and will describe what are IN the British Museum,
the Bodleian Library, &c.
The AthenRun says OF Mr.. d. d. Homes "Inci-
dents in My Lite" the second volume OF which ~
just out that 1t is written for people "who inhabit
the land that lays between point common sense and
positive Madness"
EARL STANHoPE's new volume of Miscelanies
contains an article on Washington and Andre, and
another on Lady Mary Wortley Montague and her
strange captivity for ten years In the house oil an
Italian count
CHARLES ID. YONGEs "Three Centuries OF English
LITERATURE gets rather rough handling from the
English critical journals. 1t is described as milk
and water performance and full OF inaccuracies.
The Atheaeuns urges the continuance OF the ex
celent model catalogue OF the library OF the Faculty
OF Advocates, Edinburgh, OF which two volumes
were printed some years Since This valuable IL
brary embraces about $4,000 Volumes
STILL ANOTHER volume the tnird) OF Alexander
II. Stephens "Hlstory or the War Between the
States" will shortly be issued by d. Appleton h 60.
DIR. HAsE OF Geneva, the most amiaDle and culti-
waited OF modern ratlonasts, mas just published his
recollections OF his youth, which throws Hood OF
Germany from 1918 TO 1880.
NJ vEurLLoT the brilliant ultramontanc editor
OF DUnipers, has written phnippic against
Bartheiemy st. Hiaire, winch Is bitter brilliant,
witty and rancorous.
The THIRTEENTH and last volume OF Sainte.
Beuve's .'Nouveaux LundIsn has appea rcd In Paris
THE LONDON AthenGua says that the Thanks
giving has given rise TO number OF epnemera
publications. which are more remarkable for Loyalty
than anything else One or two, however. show
some ingenuity.
important studies on philosophy, entitled "MOral-
istes ct PHILOSOPHERS" in one volume.
ADMIRAL LA RoNcIERE LIE NoURY has written
"La Marine au Siege dc Paris" published by IL
Plon with ten fine plates.
The NEwLY-FoUNDED Recae de Metz e, dc Loj-
rauae, published In Metz Of which the nrst number
has appeared, treats OF history literature science
and the line arts.
NJ. QUERY the French Consul at Tabrz, has pro-
duced, at Paris, lie Droit Mussuman," which APP
pears to be restricted TO the Shite version Mus
sulman law.
THE LATE linguistic productions OF St. Petersburg,
according to 7rubacr, include some Of interest.
Mr. Buoagow has Published a Turxo-Tartar Die
uouary, 10 Russian; Mr. Labrowsky Servian. Rus.
sian Dictionary end Mr.. Nosowitch q Dictionary OF
White Russian.
PROFESSOR RAFrAsLLo FoRNAcrARI Is translat.
ing, for TIE usc OF Italian schools, the Italian part
OF the Grammar OF the Romance Languages, writ
ten by Diez, Under the title OF Grammatca Storica
dea J,ngua Itaana." The FIRST part treats Of
Morphology, and -. already published. students
are looking forward TO the publication OF the work
on the urammar or the Italian Dialects, on which
Professor Feccnla, OF Turin, has been engaged for
many years.
Don GIUSEPPE BERroccI has published, at Rome,
the FIRST part Of an interesting photographed WORK,
entiied "Repertoro BibliograGc dele Opcre STAN
pate In Italia mel secolo XIX.n
TWO WRITER'S VINO ranked among German minor
poets ulel IN the latter part or January H.
Won Elshotz ana Frau Won PIjnnics.
AT LAST DR.. tirein's ong.promlsel Library OF
AnRo.saxoa Prose" Is announced but unfortu-
nately. without the promised comparison OF the old