The New York herald., 1873-12-14
risians," by Lord Lytton.
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

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NEW STORY from the pen OF Sir Arthur Helps
is in the press. 1t is concerned with Russian con.
spiracies, and gives account OF the economies OF
Siberia.
THE DEATH is announced OF Mr.. John Cough
Nichols, F. s. A., the well known antiquary, which
occurred in his siXtyseventh year. Besides editing
the GenlenldnS Magazine for many years he
edited the .Collectanea Typographical" and the
"TopogTapher and Genealogist," and in 1862 COM
menced the Herald and GenedlOgiSt, which is
still in course OF publication. He was one OF the
founders OF the Camden Society, and OF the hun
dred and odd volumes illustrative OF our national
history issued by that society several were edited
by him. Mr. Nichols the grandson OF the
author OF Literary Anecdotesn and the History
OF Leicestershire."
THE BEAUTIFUL WORK OF Imagination by Sara
Coeridge. entitled 'Phantasmion, Prince OF Palm
land, y Is shortly to be issued in London.
The SAME FIRM promise the first volume OF "A
History OF Japan" compiled chiefly from native
and official sources by Mr.. +. .. Adams.
MRS. LINN LINTON the saturday reviewer, is
writing a new novel, in which womens education
will be dealt with.
A CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF CANADA, from the
conquest In l760 to the passing OF the constitutional
act OF 1891. by Mr.. 5. j. Watson. the librarian OF
the Legislative Assembly at ontario, Is about to be
published.
The GERMAN PAPERS publish nstice to all per-
sons possessing any part OF the correspondence Of
Buerger, the poet famous chiefly for his
story OF "Lenore,n inviting them to con-
fde their papers TO the hands OF Herr Strodt-
mann, the well known biographer OF Heinrich
Heine, who has undertaken 10 do for the former
poet the same service he mas already performed so
successfully Tor his more celebrated successor.
The MEMOIRS OF the late Henry +. Chorley are
repudlated by his surviving brother as imperfect
and inaccurate. Mr.. w. B. Chorley will publish a
new and correct memoir early in the spring
THE DIALECT OF Lancashire is the subject OF an
interesting report by the Manchester Literary
Club
EDMUND ABOUT writes TO the AthenRun, about a
prolific French novelist named Ponson du Terrail,
who "imitated the defects or Dumas ana Eugene
Sue" His stories, which he would drive In pairs,
or even four-n hand, from day to day in the
big journals, and also in the little ones
delighted Tor twenty years the less educated por-
ton OF the French public. Every morning he used
to seat himself before pile OF paper either at
home or at the ONCE OF the nearest journal, and
there he Knocked on one alter the other, two.
three lour JeuittetonS, belonging to as many differ
ent works. He passed from the Middle Ages to the
present day, from the court the Mabe, from
the boudor to the hulks, with incredible versatil-
lty although sometimes he made slip and mad
vertenty put parsonage OF the sixteenth century
into story Of the nineteenth.
THE NEW BOOK on Brazilian colonization by Mr..
Assu is un OF recent information lively and en-
tertaining.
COLLECTION OF autograph compositions, by
Mozart, has just been purchased for the Royal Ii
Drary at Berlin. 1t consists OF 531 pieces, and in
clldes 10 operas, oratorio, five masses is sym.
phonies. &c.
Mr.. +. J. FURNIvAL has found In the Record ONCE
an entry that King Edward iii. paid f16 on the 1st
OF March, 1861 toward the ransom OF the poet
Chaucer, who had been taken prisoner in the war
with France in 1359-60
The FIRST IMPRESSION of Mr.. Mills "Autobio-
grapny," consisting OF 5000 copies, was all sold
within six DAYS OF publication, and second i'm
preston OF the same number is already exhausted.
MEssRs. MACMILLAN will issue, early in the spring
Sir samuel Bakers account Of his recent expedi-
tion, in two large volumes.
Mr.. EUGENE SCHUYLER, Of the American Lega-
tlon at st. Petersburg, writing work on Central
Asia, which Will ap ear In England in May.
THE CELEBRATED Roman library called "Biblio-
teca Casanatense" is about to reopen, having Tor
director professor OF the Turin University. The
monks will continue to perform the ordinary SER
vice OF the establishment. or all the public libra
ries in Rome this, after the Vatican, Is the most
considerable ana the most 1requented. 1t contains
10000 volumes, including 1000 editions OF the nj
teenth century and ls00 manuscripts.
MR.. JoBN FIsKE, formerly lecturer on philosophy
at Harvard University has in the printers hands
work entitled "Outiines OF Cosmic Philosophy,
based on the Doctrine OF Evouton.r
A PLEASANT Book on an interesting subject Is Mr.
Swainsons "IIandbook OF Weather Folk. Lore,n
just published by Blackwood.
THE AUSTRIAN -HUSGARIAN CONSUL GENERAL in
tins city Mr.. Hugo Frltsch, has published valuable
and interesting book, In large pamphlet form, re-
viewing the commerce, industry and navigation OF
the port Of New York and their relation to the COM
mercial interests OF the United states generally.
The carefully prepared statistics and comparative
tables on exports, imports, immigration and the
movements OF the gold. money and stock markets
must have required great deal OF labor. The
book, besides being useful, Is a tribute 10 the prog
ress and development Of the country, and Is
highly creditable to Mr. Fritsch.