The New York herald., 1873-09-09

great constructive skAu. delicate conception anu
One humor.
readers only by his qualn, ana grand translation
Of Homer. But his comedies and tragedies have
Just been reprinted by John Pearson In three
volumes and VIII reward the student Of early
English literature. Chapman was born IN 1859 and
died In lss< having produced either alone or IN
conjunction with other writers twenty-five
dramas many OF which are striKinsiy original
The LosDos Afheaeum says
Mr. Joaquin Mnleris so-csiled tcot apyut the
Modocs turns on, 70 be monsir9as ,s as'1
diQRings and among the shasta lnaisns IN eett nie
IL Is .'soi ap" book on one sas'ses sss,s.s
SUBJECT has been given 10 make u sell
TnE HaKnEyT SOCIETY has puoished Travels 10
Tana ana Persia"
LocxnsHr's celebrated and highly readable
..Liie OF waiter scotr' has been spoiled IN an
abrdgment oft by Mr.. Jenkinson.
VICTOR Hugo's new novel will appear IN rebru-
airy, 1874 and win treat OF the civil war IN la Ven
dee. The relations Of the yendeens 60 the Engiss
and those OF the Channel Islands o. the Breton
coast viii be illustrated rom documents scarcely
known hitherto
PROFESSOR SHELLEY, the OXFORD professor of mod
ern history, will puDish iie OF stein. the great
Pi ussian reormer OF tins century. greater man
than Prince Bismarck win here be comm emorsted.
THE cHEvALIsR RIoi mas published q memoir OF
the painter Correggio which completely contra
diets the previous notions concerning the career
and circumstances Of the great ARTIST
Mr. JAMES n. BLYra has added 20 the curiosities
OF literature book entitlcd aNotes ON Beds and
Bedding, Historical. and Auccdotal" The excel
lence OF early rising receives a severe setback IN
some Of its anecdotes, and we are gravcly assured
in the following stanza that tue bed is good place
for literary composition;-
Hcrodotus wrote most m bed,
And iichcrand, learned ply ysciau,
Goes best in that reclned position.
DR. ENGLANDER has written "The Abolition OF
the State,n which Is mainly a defence OF the rsdi-
cal opinions OF N. Proudhon.
THE 'MoNAsrIcoH HIBERSIcUu," history OF he
abbeys priories and other religious houses In Ire
land, will soon appear from the press OF N b. Kelly
OF Dublin.
NEW BOOK, by Nicholas Pike, the United states
Consul at Maurltlus, the Isle OF France, 10 much
praised by the London journals The author is
close observer and an enthusiastic naturalist The
book Is entitled ''Subtropcal Ramsles In the Land
OF the Aphanapteryx," ana the Athenru,a says
the author 'seems never tired painting pic
turesque scenes OF subtropical lie and vegetation
in glowing language" Says the saturday Re-
vieao :"TO the tastes Of a student OF science Mr..
Pike adds the practical sense of man o business
and the shrewdness OF man Of the world. The
rich vegetation, waterfalls, and wild forest
lands OF Mauritius open up inexhaustible sources
of pleasure and admiration"
MIR. THOMAS WRIGHT has edited and the British
government has published two volumes OF ''The
Anglo-Latin and Latinlcal Poets and Epigramma-
lists of the Twelfth Century, They are OF great
value and interest. and give more insight into the
period they Illustrate than dozen echoes like our
current histories of the Middle Ages
THERE will be less number OF poems, novels,
books OF science and sermons printed In England
during the season of 1894 than ever previously.
Everybody is coming to the United States to lee
ture Our English cousins thus bring down two
birds with one literary stone. They come here to
lecture to and go back to lecture about US.
DIR. KINGSLEY brother Of Charles Kingsley and
the original Of "the Doctor'' in the book called
'sThe Earl aud the Doctors has started another
adventurous expedition--this time with Lord Dun
raven The Yellowstone River will be visited by
them and many out-ofthe-way regions, in which,
IL there were no rife, there would be dinner
Now THAT THE SAD FATE OF Captain Hall has
added another dlscouragement to North Pole ex-
peditions, it would be well to revive the South
Pole explorations in which the United States won
some OF her earliest trophies, and where the field
is so much more accessible tnan at the North and
no less promising OF good results for science. The
Importance of South Sea exploration has lately
been set forth with singular ability by DIR. G. New
mayer, OF Berlin, in "Dle Erf0rschung des Sud
Polar Gebetes,n which presents an admirable his
torical sketch IN the South Polar region, and which,
taken connection with the list Of WORKS in this
department, puts the reader in possession OF all
existing materials for a knowledge Of the field and
of the results thus far ascertaned.
WORK THAT WILL EXCITE interest among lovers
Of politics is promised for next November. 1t s
entitled, "Wikes sheridan, Fox: Popular Leaders
under George Ill.," and contains an account OF the
opposition the latter part Of the last century.
The author w. F. Rae, has collected particulars re-
lating to the government prosecution OF Wilkes
that have not hitherto been published.