The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-01
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

JOHANN STRAUSS has his "Reminiscences OF
America" completed. and Shepard d Gill, Of Bos-
ton, will publish the book.
vOsE's long promised treatise on railway con-
struction ID printed, and will be published within
q month.
THE HISTORY OF IRELAND, by Father Thibaut, 8.
J., Of st. Joseph's College, Troy, is to be printed by
the Appleton's.
DrcKsoN's Analysis Of Blackstones Commentaries,
lately published by Rees Welsh, Of Philadelphia,
Is a work for members OF the legal profession and
all persons Of literary pursuits who desire aid in
the establishment Of systematic habits OF thought
and Of study 1t is, as 1t were, "a map Of the
science OF the law"
THAT ExPERIENCRD TRAVELLER and author, e.
G. Squier, Is understood to be engaged on q work
OF careful research and full Information about
Bolivia.
EARL RUssELL's new book, 'Rise and Progress
of the Christian Religion in the West of Europe"
Is nearly ready for publication.
ORIGINAL TRANsLATIONs Of Nine. George Sands
three charming little books for children are to be
published by Estes 4 Lauriat Boston.
JOHN MURRAY has published volume Of epitaphs
under the title, ''Mottoes for Monuments, or Epi-
taphs Selected for General study and Application"
RICH CALIFORNIAN named Lick has given
land worth 500, 900 to help build memorial edifce
to Thomas Paine. one-half the amount is to be ex-
pended In lectures and publications in honor Of
this iconoclast Of the revolution.
T. B. PETERSON BROTHERS announce for i'm
mediate publication new mover by Mrs. Ann s.
Stephens, entitled 'Lord Hopes Choice"
THE LONDON Graphic is said to be growing into
one Of the wealthiest journalistic properties in the
world
GUsTAvE DoRE and Blanchard Jerrold are about
to do for the modern Lutetia Pars) that which
they have recently done for the modern Babylon,
and the illustrated work is to be published stimuli
taneously in the two capitals.
MR.. JAMES GRANT has written, as q supplement to
his History of the Newspaper Press" (Which was q
bitter bad one), account OF the "Rise and Prog
ress Of the SATURDAY Revte,o, which will appear in
few days.
THE MEMBERS OF the bookseling fraternity who
deal in old books have diminished in London nearly
one-half In the last twenty years. This is mainly
owing to the exhaustion OF the commodity dealt In.
THE BRITISH WAR OFFICE has published notable
book on 'The Armed Strength Of Russia" trans
lated from the German.
ANOTHER CLASSICAL member Of Parliament has
undertaken the translation OF JuvenaL His name
Is J. d. Lewis, ana 1t is to be hoped that he will
succeed better than did Dryden, Clifford and MADAM.
AT RECENT PUBLIC SALE in London a copy OF
Smiths History OF Virginia, 1927, was purchased
for the extraordinary price OF f1,046. Though not
entirely perfect 1t fortunately on large paper
one of the four or FIVE copies known to exist in
that state. 1t had been preserved In old country
house library, and will now take its place among
the gems of the great New York Library OF Books
OF America founded by Mr.. Lenox.
THE ABSOLUTE NECESSITY of the Greek language
to university honors has long been maintained in
English and American colleges. But now comes
the University Of London and opens Its degrees in
science, medicine and law to students who have
not acquired q knowledge Of Greek The UNIVERSE
ties in France, Germany and Italy adopted this
policy years ago.
LES DEPRAvEs is the name OF Rochefort's new
novel, which the Minister OF Public Instruction had
the depravIty to prohibit in France.
AN ARMENIAN comic newspaper, bearing the
name OF Punch, has been suspended for two
months for ridiculing the Armenian Patriarch.
Mr.. w. DAVIES is preparing book called 1.-THE
Pilgrimage OF the Tiber from its Mouth to its
Source.n The course OF the Tiber has never been
completely explored. and no account has been
given OF 1t in its entirety, either in Italian or
English. The pictures given by local historians Of
| the medieval condition OF some OF the Tiberine
! towns and country will be new to most English
readers. The chapter upon The popular songs Of
Central Italy viii also probably AFFORD an insight
| into quite fresh field Of literature.
Il