The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-09
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

N. MOULINIE has produced new French trans.
lation Of Mr. Charles Darwln's 'Origin Of Speces.'
AS A PROOF OF the Christian love and good feel.
ing OF one religious journalist for another we
quote the following charitable remarks from the
London Church Herald 1.-THE 30th Of January gave
birth to . new literary contemporary styled the
Broad Cn,srch,ndn It contains little news, except
certain spasmodic scraps, eminently stale and
singularly undressing. 1t contains thirty-tw0
pages and its price is sixpence. 1t reminds us Of
what the Yankees call the blazing Establishments
of beautined botherations'just verbosely splen-
did and equally ineligible But certainly far toe
cheap at sixpence."
EDWARD wALFORD, who wrote o genealogical
work on the Country Families Of England" ID
about to bring out new book, 'Tales Of Our Great
Families"
DIR. JOHN H. NEwMAN's 'Historical Sketches"
just issued full Of the exquisite ease and grace
of style which distinguishes his sermons.
THE CLEVER BIBLI0aRAPHER, M. Gustave Brunei,
who is by no means to be COMPOUNDED with hfs
namesake, the author Of the manuel du Libraire,'
has just edited "Les Livres Glefs," which forms
the complement of the Posthumous Works of J. N.
Querard. Everybody in Paris knew well that in
qusitive literary detective, who, having fairly
caught his man by the buttonhole, would never let
him escape before having screwed out Of him all ho
possibly knew, conjectured or suspected about his
literary friends.
THE Anaen9uns is not disposed to accept Mrs.
Leonowens second book, 1.-THE Romance of Harem
Life," without extensive grains of salt. Ii says
that the author "has either been crammed by Cos
slipping inventors OF marvellous tales or has, from
selfinterested motives, put together sensational
work. It prefers the former alternative.
M. PRApEY's 'Nouvelles Etudes sur lie Bresil,''
lust out at Paris, contains vigorous attack on
Brazilian slavery.
Mr.. FREDERICK BoYLE's book, ITO the Cape for
Diamondsn is the fullest of information OF any yet
published on the African gold fields.
THE Spectator thinks Mr.. e. E. Hale's Stories
"H,s Level Best,u &C., are so original that they
will not be easily forgotten by the average reader.
THE Athe,sesan. which Is every year devoting
more space to its notices and criticisms OF Ameri-
can books, finds in Mr. John Fskes myths and
Myth-Makersr q book which is at onco sensible and
attractive.
THREE NEWSPAPERS are now published In the
Lettish language, one OF them being at Riga
DICKENS narrowly escaped being great actor.
Thus he tells the story in the last volume Of Fors-
ter's Life:-
See how oddly things come about When was
about twenty wrote to Barley, who was stage
manager at Covent Garden and told him how
young was and exactly what thought could do,
and that believed l had a strong perception OF
producing in my own person what observed in
others There must have been something In the
, letter that struck the authorities for Bartley
wrote to me almost Immediately to say that they
were busy getting up the "Hunchback," and that
they would communicate with me again. made
great splash in the gallery House OF Commonsl
soon afterwards; the Chronicle opened to me- !
had a distinction In the little world of the news.
paper, which made me like 1t; began to write;
didn't want money; had never thought oil
the stage but as q means OF getting it;
gradually left OF turning my thoughts that way.
and never resumed the idea. See how near NAV
have been to another sort OF life. This at the
| time when was at Doctors Commons as short
hand writer. II wasn't very good living and
| was YEARLY uncertain, which made me think of
| the theatre In quite business like way | went
to some theatre every night, with very few
ceptions, for at least three years, really studying
the bills first and going 70 where there was tho
| best acting, and always to see Mathews whenever
| he played practised immensely, often four, five,
| six h0drs day, shut up In my room, or walking
about In the fields. prescribed to myself, too,
| sort OF Hamltonian system tor learning parts.
and learned q great number"