The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-29
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

UNDER THE TITLE OF 'SOuth sea Bubbes the
young Earl OF Pembroke VIII shortly publish &C.
count OF his experiences In the southern Ocean.
THE SECOND VOLUME OF Prior vaughn's Life and
Labors OF S. Thomas, OF Aquln," is nearlv ready.
MR. ONsLOw Y0RKE, who mas been writing the
Secret History Of the International" Is SAID to be
Mr.. Hepworth Dixon.
The CHOICE OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY has fallen
on the Due d'Aumae, NM. Lttre. Camille Rousset
and DE Lomeine. NJ About has been again unsuc.
cesstul.
M. MOSES SCHwAB belonging to the stan or the
Paris Bbliotheque Rationale, and the faithful col
ia0orateur Of the late Professor Munk, has under
taken o French translation of the Talmud. The
first volume Of this gigantic work, printed at the
government press Is now out. 1t Is entitled "Traite
des BeraKhotn du Talmud de Jerusalem ct du Tai
mud dc Babylone, traduit pour Ia premiere fois en-
Francois, ct precede dune Introduction
THE Saturday ReUie,c declares DR.. James
Macaulay's book on the United States, entitled
"Across the Ferry" an insipid and superficial
book. 1t says:-"Dr. Macauay and his like bid
fair to make the very name Of the United States
kind OF warning bell which will induce all reasona-
bic people to close their ears or shut the book be-
fore them. We really believe that many very In.
teresting remarks might be made about our cousins
If anybody wOulg only take the necessary trouble to
study the question as 1t deserves And vet faith
grows weak In spite OF ourselves, and we are IN
danger Of laying 1t down as an invariabe law that
the United States exercise benumbing influence
over the faculties OF all travellers"
THE Spectator reviews Mr.. Bayard Taylor's trans.
latlon of the second part OF "Faus and thinks that
in tins work Mr. Taylor is at his best and does not
suffer by comparison with Mr.. Caryle's on this
common ground.
MEssRs.G. p. PUTNAM Sons will publish for Right
Rev. W. /. Kip, Bishop Of California, his work on
"The Old Families and Customs OF New York." OF
| which only $50 are TO be printed
TIE LORD CHEF JUSTICE OF ENGLAND (Cockburn)
| is writing, for The Academy, o summing up OF the
evidence as to the authorship OF Jupus, including
handwriting as developed the late book OF Messrs.
| Twisteton Chabot
| MR.. RALPH WALDO EMERSON, who has lately been
lecturing IN Baltimore Tor the first time, now goes
home to revise, for the London publishers his Early
Essays. The book viii include contributions to
The Dial, The North American Rerie,r T7,e Atlantic
Monthly, &C, which have never yet been gathered
In book form. II viii be edited by NJ. ID. Conway
and will have an account OF Emersons two visits to
England, IN 1888 and ls47 with some characteristic
sketches OF Carlyle and Wordsworth.
j. X. OsGooD Co. are about TO bring out an en-.
pertaining volume on national history. by Wilson
Flagg entitled "1he Woods and Byways OF New
England"
| JAlhtS NAhE has WIltDen, anu Little,
Brown 4 Co. win publish "a Treatise on the Law O
Trusts and Trustees"
MRS. YELvERToS is giving readings at Hong Kon.
TO crowded houses OF Englishmen.
THERE WERE PUBLISHED In Great Britain In 1877
3,547 new books besides 1883 new editions OF book
| previously printed.
| Mr.. WILLIAM M. STONES History Of New Yor
City from the Discovery to the Present Dav,"
nearly ready for publication by Messrs. Virtue
| Yorst0n Co.
| GEonGR CRrrksRANK, who is nearly eighty, 4
| writing his autobiography. This is a thing wnic
multltudes Of EnglishNen, but very few American
] accomplish.