The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-05
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT,

AMONG new books Of travel In America Is Mr..
r. Byron Johnson's Every Far West Indeed; Few
Rough Experiences on the Northwest Pacific
Coast" The scene Is laid chiefly in British Column
bia and up the Fraser River. 1t Is full OF variety
and adventure.
THE GERMAN LEXICOGRAPHER KALTsCHMIDT, died
lately at Leipzig, aged seventy-one. Half a million
OF his dictionaries have been Sold
CoUNT DE KEHATRv's forthcoming work, 'The
Last OF the Napoleons" Is dedicated "to the names
of Napoleon's most illustrious victim, the Emperor
Macmillan Of MexcO.n
JULES JANIN's new book about books Gle Livre,"
is said by critics to be far more interesting than
Disraes "Curlositles of Literature" Rare and
curious books are treated in 1t con anore.
THE SALE Of big quarto family Bibles in America
Is something enormous. single house in Pha-
delphia turns ont an average OF two thousand o
month mostly In splendid bindings. Who says we
are not q religious people
HISTORY OF THE IRISH SAINTS, upon which the
Rev.John O'Hanlon has been engaged for twenty
five years. and which Is principally compiled from
manuscript sources, will soon appear, in about
twelve volumes.
MRS. ELLIOT, 'The Idle Woman In Italy," is en-
gagged on a new work, shortly to appear, called
"Old Court Life of France"
THE Rev. Geurge W. Cox, NJ. A., and Mr.. Eustace
II. Jones, authors Of popular RQmances Of the
Middle Ages,h have new Volume In the press, en-
titled "Tales Of the Teutonic Lands" They propose
to include versions Of the ''volsung and Niebelung
Tales" 'walter Of Aquitaine," "Hugdletrich,"
'The Gudruse Lay" "Frithrof" "Grettir the
Strong" "Gunnbaug and Hega" and Burnt
NAL"
BESIDES the two English newspapers OF Lima, In
Peru and La Patria Qtaan), q French paper has
been started, under the title OF Journal de Perou
Mos
OF GLOW Plants Crow" and of many important
works and papers botany, has lately brought out
another little work. entitled "How Plants Be-
have" which deals with the climbing and other
habits Of plants.
A CURIOUS AND INTERESTING MANUSCRIPT VOLUME
has been presented to the Grampian Club for pub
LEGATION by Lord Houghton. 1t Is the commonplace
book Of James Boswell, the friend and biographer
OF DR.. Johnson, and Is in BOswell's own hand
writing
Mr.. HoLYoAKE is about to write 1.-THE History Of
the Cooperative Movement"
new JOURNAL will shortly be established In
Paris entitled La Ltgne having for its object the
support Of free trade.
NEW TREATISE on minority. or Proportional
Representations its nature, aims history, processes
and practical operation" has been written by
Samuel butcher, and Will shortly appear from the
press OF the United States Publishing Company,
New York.
THE GREAT PUBLICATION OF GREEK AND LATIN
THEoLoGIANs, by the Able Migne known as
Migne's pathology" will shortly be resumed. The
stereotype plates OF the whole series were melted
in the great fire that consumed the workshops of
the publisher some years ago, and the able has
lust recovered five million francs insurance on
them This was long contested by the insurance
companies on the ground that the plates, having
been once used were worth only their value as old
metal; but the full value as stereotypes was at last
awarded by the courts.