The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-28
LITERARY CHIT.CHAT.

DIR. HENRY G. CHAPMAN, OF Philadelphia, has in
the press Of LippincOtt new treatise on "The
Evolution of Life"
THAT ODD FISH among book collectors, Henry
Stevens of London, has issued catalogue of O
forthcoming auction sale Of books COLLECTED used
and described by Henry Stevens, G. M. b. Green
Mountain Boy, +. 8. A. M. A., OF YALE Fellow Of
Royal Geographical Society Of London Member OF
the Historical Societies OF Massachusetts,, New
York, Maine, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Connecti-
cut New Jersey and Vermont and blac&-balled
Athenmum Club, London" The sale takes place
November 1922 in London.
A New WORK on hungary, of value, is NJ. sayou's
"Histoire des Hongrois ct de leur Literature Poll
tique de 1890 1876"
A SUBSCRIPTION, confined to 81, is being raised
for the erection Of monument at Pesth TO the
poet and patriot, Alexander PetUa.
The CONCLUDING PORTION OF Mr.. Tennyson.s
"Arthurian Legend" will be shortly published by
Messrs. Strahan h Co. In a new volume OF poetry.
BELL < Daddy will shortly issue several new vol
umes Of their very valuable "B0hn's Library.n A
translation OF "Epictetus" revised by George
Long, M. A., will be among the volumes issued.
THE LATEST PUBLICATION Of the Hakluyt Society
is "RepOrts on the Discovery of Peru" edited by
G. r. Markham, and not previously translated into
English.
THAT PROLIFIC BooKMAKER Captain r. F. Burton
has now got out two new volumes on Syria. The
North Pole had better stay undiscovered WHILE or
else it will assuredly be its hard fate to he put in
book by Captain Burton
THE LONDON Publishers circular rldlcules the
pretense OF certain colonial papers that the new
Canadian copyright offers can important and ade.
quate royalty to English authors" as fOllows:-
The important and adequate royalty to the
author or copyright holder Is IL per cent on the
ing, therefore, that for q cheap edition, cheap
paper and cheap print ESQ paid for the reproduc
lion Of Tennyson's "Enoch Arden the Laureate's
and adequate sum OF GO 5s. Ordinarily the act
would reduce the English copyright holder, as far
presented by q midshpman's half pay, viz, moth
ing a week and find himself
M. HENRI pLoN formerly printer to the Emperor,
has, according to the Globe, brought an action
against his former patron for the trihing sum OF
$685. 300 francs Is centmes for printing and deliver
ing the small edition OF the Emperor's "Life OF
Caesar" delivering" means sending copies gratis
to functonaries, reviewers and landlords OF coun-
try inns ''the only persons who could be induced
to take them.n
interesting monograph on the historical geogra-
ply of the Clans Of Scotland by Mr. I. b. Johnston
and Colonel James A. Robertson.
| GEORGE SAND recently sold the copyrights of all
| her works, it Is said, for 500 900 francs.
THE MAGyARs want Shakespeare so badly that 500
norins are offered for translation of "Henry W..
into that language by the Hungarian Academy OIL
| Science.
THE Saturday Rere,c finds In Mr. Crecey's
Autobiography Qatcly reprinted in London) these
qualities as belonging to its author district
morality, without talnt OF hypocrisy or hardness
vehement and almost passionate earnestness, with
perfect freedom from spite and malice; steadfast
adhesion to his own practices and principles,
| coupled with generous kindness and desire to
do justice to those who most widely differ from
Municipalities that do not go far to make states.
man, but do make an honest man, good neighbor
! and O valuable Citizen"