The New York herald., 1872-11-03
LITERARY CHIT CHAT.

THE LAST WORDS OF Ludwig Feuerbach, the Gen
man philosopher, who died on the 18th Of Septem-
Der, were Truth. oh truth!-where Is 1t ~
ARCTIC REGIoNs.-Tne sixty-seventh paper on tho
Geography and Exploration Of the Polar Regions,
by DR.. Petermann, about to be published In the
kittnetlun0en, gives news of voyages made during
this season down to September. Two Norwegian
steamship fishing expeditions, planned to pene-
trate the Siberian seas, have rallied, through the
obstruction Of heavy ice and damage Of the vessels
and both were compelled to return early in the
year; on the other hand, scientific expedition
from Norway next season is much spoken Of at
TromsU.
REV. CHARLES 7. BROOKS, whose "Faustn Ia one
Of the best ranslations of that great work. viii turn
Leopold Schefer's "World Priestn into English for
Messrs Roberts Brothers.
MRS. GORDON, in her delightful memoir OF her
father, Christopher North tells us how De Quincy
while there would, after taking his opium, stretch
himself at full length on rug before the fire, with
couple OF books under his head instead OF pill
low, and how he would lie In that position for
hours in profound inconsistencies
MACAULAYs conversation appears to have par.
taken very much OF the character Of his writings.
It had about 1t too much OF that impetuous volu-
bility that we find in the essays; there was too
much glitter, too much Of the rhetorician about 1t,
to be at all times enjoyable. His great memory
was overfowing with anecdotes, literary and
biographical He could repeat snatches OF satrical
poetry and old English ballads by the hour.
BIBLI0MANTA is hobby against which nothing
can reasonably be said. The Bible hobby riders
pride themselves ON the possession OF the
"Breeches Bibe," so-called because the dress OF
Adam and Eve after the fall was translated
"breeches'' instead OF 'aprons," the word that II
used In the authorized and al other versions.
N
Disraeli states, contain as many as six thousand
errata, which were intentional, consisting Of pas
sages interpolated and meanings forged for secta-
rian purposes, sometimes to sanction the new
creed OF q half-hatched sect and sometimes with
the intention to destroy all Scriptural authority by
the suppression or omission OF texts.
JUSTIN McCARTHy's Modern Leaders" will con-
tain numerous sketches OF English and Continen-
tai celebrities and will be published by Sheldon
4 Co.
THIRD VOLUME OF the correspondence OF
Alexander Pope" by the Rev. W. Elwn, which is
announced by Mr.. Murray, win anord other revela-
tions OF literary life, which the editor does not
scruple to comment upon bitterly enough, we
may Judge from former volumes. It used to be o
maxim that as no man is hero to hts valet SO
every man was hero to his biographer, but Mr..
Elwin seems to have, in Pope's case, proved q
notable exception to this rule.
DIR. A. DOVE one OF the colaborateurs in tho
"Life Of Humboldt" recently published, sums up
the results arrived at by his biographers. He took
q serious interest In variety Of special studies,
but before he had attained to real emiuence In
any one he always left 1t for q fresh pursuit His
"Kosmosn though marvellous compilation was
only begun alter his Independent contributions to
science had ceased. His reputation, therefore,
was highest when he was doing least to deserve 1t,
but II he Is regarded as o representative Of the
scientific culture Of his age 1t will scarcely appear
exaggerated.
COLONEL ST0FFEL, the famous French military
critic, has not been dismissed from the army by
President Theirs, but only informed that he must
resign his commission OK otherwise desist fr0m
publishing the new work on the war between
France and Germany which he has in press.
PROFESSOR CARL vOGT, the Swiss naturalist and
philosopher, has definitely resolved to visit the
United States next Spring.
HAWTHORNE, 1t Is said. would never speak OF any
OF his literary creations until it was finished thus
reversing the habit Of most literary incubators,
which IL to cackle loudly long before their egg is
laid. Nt
REV. O. B. FRorHTNGHAM's new work, "The ReH-
gion OF Humanity" will shortly be brought out by
d. G. Francis, OF this city.