The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-12
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

HOLT WILLIAMS will publish another Of the
Russian novelist Turgenief's charming stories in
their Leisure Hour Series" entitled "On the Eve ~
MAJOR GENERAL G. A. CUSTER will shortly pub.
lish in book form his sketches of Life on the
Palms." which have been striking feature OF in
terest in one OF our popular mOnthlies.
THE WORK ON THE LAND QUESTION, by John
Macdonald, author of a Survey OF Political Econ.
Omy," that Macmillan 4 Co. are about to publish
will be devoted to discussion and historical re-
view Of the current controversies on the nature
and tenure Of land.
DICKENS thus expressed his discomfort with the
abundant in Italy,
Beware of frescol Sometimes (but not often)
can make out Virgin, with mildewed glory
round her head holding nothing in an undiscerni-
ble lap with Invisible arms, and occasionally the
leg or arm OF cherub. But 1t Is very melancholy
and dim.
The NEW CONSERVATIVE daily journal to be
started in February in London will be called The
Hour, which does not seem very happy name.
1t will be under the direction OF Mr. d. Morier
Evans, who formerly wrote the city article for the
Standard, and Captain Hamber, late editor Of that
journal
WITH DIR. LUsHTNGroN died the secret which
Mrs. stowe tried to discover. At least it is sup
posed that he left nothing behind him throwing
light on the matter OF Lord Byron's life.
THE GREAT PORTUGUESE DICTIONARY OF the AGA
DENY OF Sciences, commenced nearly century
since, and frequently resumed and abandoned,
has at last reached the end Of letter q.
The WELL KNOWN HUMORIsr and artist Herr
Rheinhardt, OF Dresden, has started comic paper
entitled Der calculator an der Eide.
THE LETTERS IN THE Pau Mdu Gazette on
"Liberty, Equality and Fraternity" in answer to
Mr.. Mill, are announced for publication by Messrs.
Smith d Elder. The writer turns out to be Mr..
Fitzjames stephen, @. G.
EDMOND ABOUT is in Rome, with the object Of
writing new book on the Italian question.
DICKENS wrote Of Simond's ''rour in Italy":--
1t is most charming book, and eminently
remarkable for its excellent sense. None OF the
books are unaffected and true but Simonds, which
charms me more and more by its holiness, and its
frank exhibition of that rare and admirable quality
which enables a man to form opinions for himself
His notices OF the leading pictures enchant me.
They are so perfectly just ana faithful, and so
whimslcally shrewd.
THERE WILL BE SEVERAL NEW FEATURES In
Martins 'Statesman's Year Book" for 1878. The
French census, taken in May, 1872, Will be pub
shed and the University statistics will be for the
first time given here with tables Of the number OF
students and professors OF all the faculties OF the
various universities Of Austria, Germany and
Switzerland. Accounts Of six countries hitherto
wanting have also been added e. e., Guatemala,
Hayti, Honduras, Nicaragua, ST. Domingo and san
SalvadOr.j
DICKENS Christmas story, "The Chimes" was
written at Genoa. This it began
Sitting down one morning resolute for work.
though against the grain his hand being out and
everything inviting to idleness, such peal of
chimes arose from the city as he found to be mad
dening." All Genoa lay beneath him, and up from
1t, with some sudden set OF the wind, came in one
fell sound the cang and clash Of all its steeples,
pouring INTO his ears again and again. in tune
less, grating, discordant, Jerking, hideous vipra-
tion that made his ideas "spin round and round
till they lost themselves in whir OF vexatiOn and
gddiness and dropped down dead"
THE saturday Rerieo is of the opinion that no
census is equal to that of the United States in in
terest whether on account the character OF the
facts or of the flilness with which they are col
ected This in review of the first volume on
population and social statistics