The New York herald., 1873-08-05
LITERARY CHIT.CHAT.

DIR. j. G. HEPBURN's Japanese-English Dictionary
Is to be abridged by the author and will soon be
issued by A. d. F. Randolph & Co.
Mr. JOHN WISE, before he bids good-by to
America on his adventurous trans Atlantic balloon
voyage, will issue, through the Philadelphia ITO
Day Publishing Company new edition of his book
on ballooning, under the title of Through the Air:
Narrative Of Forty Years. Experience as an
Aeronaut."
MIR. VAN NosTRAND will publish translation BY
Commander r. W. Meade, U. S. n, Of De Crisenoy's
recent work entitled "Our Naval School and Naval
Onicers; Glance at the Condition Of the French
Navy Prior to the Franco German War"
THE Memoir OF Sara Coerldge," by her daugt-
ter, just out in London, Is the biography OF tho
season. and has more intellectual interest than
any book recently issued Samuel Taylor Cole
ridge was the father OF many notable modern
Christian thinkers, e.g., Robertson, Arnold,
Maurice, &C., and his daughter Sara was O keen
observer and writer OF fine powers OF thought.
In THE "Bath Archives" just published in Lon
don, are several highly curious letters Of Francis
Jackson's british Minister to the United States
sixty years ago., in which he gives an interesting
picture Of the newly nedged Republic. There are
many details OF the roughneSs OF manners at the
Presidents house, and in Washington generally,
OF the feminine pickering between Mrs. Merry and
Mrs. Madison, and OF the love AFFAIR between Mr..
oakley ana MING. PaJCerSOn BOnaparCe.
The Spectator praises "Alcestis," new two
volume story, as "a about music yet not only .
very readable novel, but a charmingly graceful.
fresh and modest little book.n
NEW GUIDE Book for Portland, Me- has been
issued by LOring, Short Harmon.
PROFESSOR WILLIAM SwINTON'S "Outlines Of
General History" on which he has spent much
labor, will soon appear from the press Of Ivison +
Co., New York.
THE LATE JOHN A. KENNEDY was understood to
have been engaged up to the time Of his death in
writing history of Odd Fellowship
"BoOKs," wrote Oliver Goldsmith, who, having
worked for zone Grinlths," and for the ingenious
Mr. Newbery OF st. Paul's Churchyard, knew well
what he was writing about, shave their time a.
well as cucumbers. would no more bring out
new work in the Summer than would sell pork In
the dog-days. Nothing in my way goes or in Sum-
mer except very light goods indeed" Times have
not much altered. July, August and September
are still, perhaps, the dullest months in the year
in the book market.
LORD STRATF0RD DE REDCLIFFE's new defence Of
Christianity, entitled, 'Why Am I q Christanf" is
an inadequate little book of seventy-two pages,
and, as the London Publishers Circular remarks.
'These reasons would be manifesty insufficient for
some, and the very pleading, the apologetic tone.
and the limp manner OF his ordship would cast
ridcule on the cause he adopts.u
The SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNowL.
EDGE will soon issue short history OF titnes and
endowments as possessed by the Church OF England,
by Mr.. j. S. Brewer.
The AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF the English musical critic,
the late II. F. Chorey, continued by his literary
executor, will be published in England in the
Autumn.
ANOTHER VOLUME OF what may be not inapprO-
priately called "Sky-Rocket Sermons" is promised
by the Rev. I. De Witt Tamage
The ENGLISH JOURNALS are wondering why the
books Of Macreadys library, sold at auction in
July, did not bring higher prices, compared with
those dispersed at the Perkins sale. There are
two obvious reasons First, there rarfties
or early printed books in the Macready sale; and
as to the keepsakes presentation copies OF
Dickens and other authors modern autographs
are too common and MI. Macready was too un.
popular among the members Of his profession to
cause any keen competition for his books as me-
MORALS.