The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-22
LITERARY CH1T.CHAr.

ONE OF THE SIGNS marking the growth Of the
historical spirit In this country is the projection of
series Of general histories Of the States, to be
brought out In octave volumes, one being devoted
to each State. The hrst voume-beng Michigan,
with biographical sketches and Illustrations, by
Charles R Tuttle-will shortly be issued from the
once Of the Free Fress at Detroit.
The CURIOUS ROMANCE OF THE "H0LY GRAIL
full OF chvalry and the Catholic lalth is about to be
fully translated for the FIRST time into modern
French by M. E. Hucher. The text will be manu-
script Of the thirteenth century, the earliest known
in the dialect of Picardy, and the work will form
three volumes To the student Of the Middle Ages
this will be precious work. linking, it does, the
oldest French traditions with the myths or the
Orient.
s. AUSTIN ALLIBoNE, Of Philadelphia, whose "Dic-
tionary Of Peetical Quotations" is to appear In
few weeks has sailed for Europe. t
THE EDITOR OF that indispensable literary jour-
nal, The Publishers Weekly complains OF the
serious want that s felt Of any complete catalogue
OF American publications. His efforts to supply the
vacuum (which is not honorable to American pub
fishing enterprlse) have been frustrated by the
failure of most publishers to furnish either COM
plete and accurate titles Of their publications or
the books themselves, from which such titles could
be compiled.
"MEN OF THE THIRD REPUBLIC" being sketches
Of men now prominent in the French government,
is in the press Of Porter Coates Philadelphia
WnHELMINE Won HILLERN, who wrote the rather
good stories entitled, "0nly Girl" ana 1.-TWO
Fold Lifen has been styled "The German George
Eliot" She is q very German George Eliot, In
deed.
AMONG forthcoming works Of LEGAL history Of
more than ordinary interest is Thompson West
colts "History of Philadelphia, from the time Of
the first settlements on the Delaware to the con-
sodation of the city and districts In 1854" There
Is no history OF modern Philadelphia published.
"REcENT ExEMPLIFICArIONs OF FALSE PHILoLO-
aY,n by Fitz Edward Hall, is q pamphlet in which
swords and their Uses" is roughly handled, and
its author fairly overwhelmed with erudtlon.
SINCE LOUISE CoLET DIED. in 1871, at Nice, George
Sand is the only living feminine writer in France
whose pen has proved plume dor. Nine. Colet,
very vouminous writer, was once poor govern
ess, and LEFT q fortune Of seven Or eight hundred
thousand francs George Sand is still richer.
MRS. E. B. DuFFEY has written. and Stoddart OF
Philadelphia, will publish, "what Women Should
Know A woman's Book About Women" This ap-
propriates the title OF book written by Miss Mu-
lech twenty years ago.
I POTTER h COATES, Philadelphia announce as in
preparation, o "hand Book OF the Vienna EXPOSE
JlO0, DeluB VVuAPicIc Buiuc viSisoios WAN -
list Of fares lines Of travel, maps, &c.
MISS MARrINEAU's early novel, 1.-THE Hour and
the Man, which takes the negro liberator Tous
saint rOuverture for its hero is announced fer re-
publication by Harper Brothers.
HALT WILLIAMS will add to their handy volume
library Gabrielle de Celestange." by Errauit, from
the French.
THE London Observer says 1.-THE Hon. Mr.. Tuck
crman, late American Minister at Athens whose
work, The Greeks OF To-Day recently appeared in
London has been presented by the King and Queen
of Greece with handsome dinner service, IN 70.
cogntion Of his exertions on behalf Of the Hellenic
cause. fr
CAPTAIN W. H. BELL, OF the United states Army,
has written humorous illustrated book on our
new iceberg territory under the title of "Quiddi-
ties Of an Alaska Trip" c. A. Steel Co., OF Port
land, oregon, are the publishers.
GENERAL SHERIDAN will give the result OF his
observations during the Franco-Prussian war in .
| now hook on mill tary tactics.