The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-11

LITERARY CHIT.CHAT.

An cress an to be published Ia few days by T. B.
Peterson Brothers, Philadelphia. 1t Will CON-
mand very large sale, as 1t is one OF Mrs. SOUTH
wor,h's most powerfully written efforts, exciting
and sensational, and is July equal, If not superior.
O "rriei for Her Lire,'l "Crncl as the Graven
s.fhe Maiden Widow S.The Family Doom" "The
Chang ed Brides" The Brides Pate" 'Fa,r Pfay,'
and'"How He Wen Her,n which have proved to be
eight OF the most popular novels ever published,
and which are Paving unprecedented sales for
Afe. SouthwWth, as a novelist, stands at the
head OF all iemale writer's. Her conce ptions are
marked by originality, aud there Is purity and
sweetness about her Language which give peculiar
charmto her writings. Her characters are power
fully ana touchlEaly drawn, ana we learn 70 love
them hecause,they are more natural than anecoed
wRJGHT's SAVINGS BANK LIFE INSURANCE TABLES
contain l9tue amount OF necessary Information to
those who's Ne insured or about 10 insure The
writer PROPOSES TO remedy the defects OF the present
system by making the insurance company in part
q savings bank py the establishment OF q reserve
fund and a. principle OF surrender which would
enable every policy holder to know the exact
render valve OF his policy at any PERIOD For this
purpose re has constructed series OF tables, from
one year 10 seventyfve, showing the margin, nor,
mai cost OF insurance, conpany's risk, insurance
values, 81 irreIder charges, reserves, &C., the whole
calculate ID on four per cent basis. by means OF
these Il ,bes the uninitlated are able to see at q
glance The value of their policy.
Mes iRs. SAMPSON Low & Co. haye nearly ready
for pm blication large octave volume, OF some 400
pages , on the subject OF Corals and Coral Islands,
by p Ofessor James ID. Dana, the author or several
wen known works mineraloay. 1t 10 the result
of he authors personal observation in the coral
reg ions, and Will be illustrated with nearly one
hu ndred woodcuts, from designs made by MIN on
TN , spot.
I WE UNDERSTAND that Mr. L. j. Reid, G. B., late
q ie Constructor OF the Navy, Is about to establish
new quarterly magazine, OF scientific character,
he first number Of which Will appear early In
J March, to be devoted to the Improvement OF naval
architecture, marine engineering, steam navga-
ton and seamanshlp generally IL VIII be called
Ndpal Science.
The PREFACE to Mr.. skeat's new edition of Chau.
GERS TREATISE the Astrolabe" viii contain
series of comments on the astronomical illusions in
Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" with suggestion
for removing the well-Enown difficulty IN the pro-
lOgue to the 'Parson's Tale.n
MISS JULIA TRELAwNEY LEIGH HUNT, the surviv-
ing daughter OF the poet has died at Hammer
smith.
SIGNoR CARLO ANGIAs has published at AncOna,
m important work al Potere Ciylle suoi
Limit.' The Italian reviews speak In high terms
OF this essay OF hitherto unknown writer.
In AN ESSAY on the short poem acknowledgement"
which has been attributed to Dino Compagni Pro.
lessor Camille Bell gives his reasons for believing
that not only is the poem not written by DINO Com
pagnl, but that 1t is version from some foreign
poet.
THE "DICTuN0EN Won HANS sAcHs,n In three
volumes, containing the 'Mestergesdnge,n the
'Spruchgedichte," and the dramatic Stories and
Comedies" recently published by BrocKhaus, at
Leipzig, under the editorship Of Herren Karl
Goedeke and julius T1ttmann, form the fourth, fifth
Of Of u,arm
Poets OF the Sixth Century," brought out by the
same editors.
THE "LIrE OF CHARLES DICKENs,n by Mr.. John
Forster, Is being published at Berlin In German
translation, from the pen OF Herr F. Althaus.
THE SoCIETE DIES BIBLIoPHiLEs FRANCAls has
filled the vacancies caused by the deaths of III.
Prosper Merimee aud Comte F. Fey by the election
OF the Due dAumale and Able B0ssuet
AT BoGoTA, In Colombia, or New Granada, Mr..
Manuel Antonio Caro-, corresponding member OF
thc Academy OF Madrll has lately produced new
translation OF the "4Eneid" IN Spanish verse, with
introduction anu noes-a curious illustration OF the
course OF studies in those remote regions
A SINGULAR 1LLUsyR ALTON OF the law regarding
the sale In England OF foreign editions OF works BY
modern English authors Is to be seen in the FACT
that an American edition OF Mr.. Roberlson's comedy
"Caste" Is being openly sold in London, Of
3 Cd, and that there Is no English edition Of the
lay.
We UNDERSTAND that Mr.. E. H. vizetelly. late
ecia correspondent Of the Daily Neaos in Algeria
"A Engaged IN writing work on that country.
HE TwENTy-SIxTH PART OF M. Lttre's grea,
d clionnalre de La Langue Francaise," extending
ON Scaae TO Souscrfre, has just been issued.
NJ TROsS has juet issued reprint on vellum Of
NJ op1es gpnly OF the rare tract, on Six leaves
rintt ii by Matthias Hipfur In 1906, 'Albercus
espU Gus d'~ora Antarctoa per Regem Portugalll&
riden inve VA" IN anotner late publication OF
I Troi - the "Eloge dc Ia Folie," eighty'three
en- dr. awnings l,of Holbeln's the cory of the
riQinal In the kue Museum, have been reproduced
xactly1 or the Cst time by photographs taken and
zen CUE, on wood.
THE Az ADEMY h t&flxed the Goth inst as the day
ar the re, ,eptiOn OF hi. uuvergler de Hauranne.
PERE q RATRY h. W died at Montreux after long
meas liz was Dor n at Lille, In 1906. Originally q
tndent Of the EcoIt tPolytechnigue, he afterwards
ook order In 1861 .he became Vicar General OF
no B,shop of Orlear e.; In 1868 Professor OF Moral
theology 1T the Sol tonne, and In 1867 he, was
,lecled uember OF t. y Academy.
AN INTERESTING bio graphical notice OF the late
MARQUIS. de ,Moraute Il e greatest book-lover and
bibliomauIac in Spain vae author Of the Elymo.
logical Latin. Spanish D elonary, s prefxed to the
first part OF the sale caa Aue Of his choice books.
rbe MARQUIS was regular 'Oddlty, learned, opinion
lted and most charitable Ale never took his salary
- judge or as rector OF AS university, anu nc
would always rather buy q uan book than lend 1t
70 him.
NEW BLESSING FOR THE LOVERS OF ENGLISH
Poetry is about 10 be 1urnisl Nd In the shape OF
complete concordance to the WORKS OF Spenser.
This is the work of an English Nan whose name Is
not gwen, and Is promised W. thin a year. The
Chancer Society has advertised t ~ coaborators to
complete q concordance TO the v vorSs OF Cnaucer,
which 1t Will take several years 70 WORK up ready
for the press
TIE Saturday Reuielc SAYS or Rob sIt Dale owens
AsDebatable Land,n that "he has III ked together a
neap OF the most absurd narratives a. betrays the
nfate Ut his critical faculty by the moo N which he