The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-13
LITERARY CHIT CHAT.

SOME LETTERS OF THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE,
George Fourth's daughter, published for the first
time In the quarterly ReUteao make up a very
pathetic and touching story of the domestic life Of
that unhappy scion of royalty.
LORD LYrTON's industry as q writer was inde-
fatigable The Saturday Reuietc says of him that
he was actively employed in composition when
everybody supposed he had retired from the field
OF literature. The same authority thinks that he
was NO dramatist, no poet and no philosopher, but
that he surpassed all his contemporaries and many
OF his predecessors In the art of constructing
q story, and he seldom Yielded like Scott, Thack.
cray and Dickens, to the temptation OF changing
his plan as his narrative proceeded.
THE LIBRARY Of the "Convent OF New Catholics, ~
founded in Paris in 1854 for the conversion OF Prot
estants had the following rules for the guidance Of
its libraran:-
He shall not acquire any new book or manuscript
which shall not have been seen by the Superior.
The chief qualities he must possess are sagacity in
the arrangement OF books, discretion to read none
but what he should, and with permission and &C
curacy in keeping accounts of books lent
AMONG TILE LOSSES by the Commune's barbarous
incendarsm In Paris was the library OF the Palace
Of the Council OF State, with q choice and unique
collection Of $4,000 portraits relating to the history
OF France, belonging to NJ. Salin, OF that ONCE.
The Pau MAJ Gazette supercousy observes
ton OF Cyprus antiquities to New York means
simply mystihcation for the New York gaper and
sea sickness for the European acheologist, for
New York has none OF the related antiquities neces.
sary to be studied in connection with these while
every English, French ana German archgologist
must cross the ocean to fill up the gaps In his
knowledge by the view OF this unique collection.
The TRUE STORY OF John A. Coleman vs.. The New
York and New Haven Railroad Company is in the
1osth volume Of Massachusetts Reports" Just
issued and is said 10 be full Of plot and interest
as a novel.
GENERAL BADEAU's Military Life OF General
Grant has been done into German. BY the way,
why can't the book be fnished9 It is high time.
BAYARD TAYLOR has been lecturing on American
literature In Germany and in the German IAN
guage.
The Pau Mdu Gazette commends 7. W. Higgin-
sons atlantic Essays" as wise and thoughtiur'
productions.
The AMERICAN RACING RECORD for 1872 and
Turf Guide for 1914, containing complete
record OF the racinr In the United States during
1877 with an index the entries for stakes In
1s7s-7A; the winners OF important stakes from
their commencement; racing colors OF the leading
turfmen; the fastest time on record at all dis
tances and other turf matters is just, published rs
and Is Park row, New York; by W. G. bowling.
THURLow WEES "Recollections OF Horace
Greeley" will be published in the March number Of
the GALAXY 1t WILDE an article OF great interest.
The peculiar and rery intimate relations which
these two great politicians held toward each
other will invest with an unusual charm all that
Mr.. Weed, the only surviving partner OF the old
political firm OF Seward, Weed and Greeley has to
say about the junior partner. The article will con-
tain several letters Of Mr.. Greeleys never before
, published.