The New York herald., 1873-11-03
LITERARY CHIT.CHAT.

M. ERNEST RENAS has an interesting article on
''rhe Society OF the Berbers OF Algeria' in the
Revme des Deelr Aoades for September l.
WILKIE COLLINS dedicates the copyright edition
OF his novels now being issued by Harper 4 Bros.
TO the American people. They will make eleven
volumes in all. aud will be illustrated by American
artists.
STRAUSS great volume, 'eThe Old Faith and the
New" will be published by Henry Holt Go. It's,
perhaps, the most important book on the anti
Christian side issued for half century.
'THE CHALLENGE CUP, q Nautical Poem," de-
scriptive OF the five races international contests
for the cup won by the yacnt America, in 1851,
with photographs OF the contesting yachts and
diagrams OF the races viii shortly be issued by G.
=. Putnam's Sons 1t will make handsome
quarto.
THE FACT that the old Greeks used to laugh over
the same good jokes that we do. leads Dr. Hopkins
10 remark that 'lrish bulls once calves in
Greece"
AN AMERICAN NEWSPAPER recently quoted from
Bingham's celebrated work. the antiquities OF
the Christian Church." "BlnghaD's Iniqulttes
OF the Christian Church."
RUsKINs monthly letters TO the laborers OF Eng
land, under the whimsical title OF "Fors Claw
igera," have reached the thirty-third mper
which is chiefly about Sir Walter Scott
OLIVER OPTIC is still celebrating that wonderful
poor heroic boy of high moral character, and gifted
with marvellous amount of pluck. who is always
going to sea and coming beautifully out of mlracu-
lous adventures and harbreadth escapes.
FRENCH AND GERMAN periodicals are still hotly
discussing the merits OF Darwinism. The Repue
de DcuJ Mondes for September has a long article
by Monsieur Charles Leveque, of the French Insti-
tute, on 'The Sense Of the Beautiful in Animals
Psychologist Darwinism and Comparative Psy
chology"
THE BIG BOOK jointly produced by Mark Twain
and Charles Dudley warner entitled .'The Glider
Age" is nearly ready. The Hartford publishers OF
the work are hling the country with book agents.
armed with dummy" copies, to sell 1t by sub
scrIpton.
''ART CULTURE" edited out OF Ruskin. by Rev.
W. II. Platt 10 be published by the Wieys, Is OF a
very interesting character. Carefully colating the
principles and laws OF art as expressed in his own
beautiful language throughout Ruskin's works, il
uni1es them into an organized system for study
general reading and reference, and it will be
adorned with many Illustrations from the original
series.
JOHN WILEY & Son are about publishing use
ful Guide to the Furnaces and Rolling Mills OF the
United States," by Thomas Dunlap
A CHARACTERISTIC SAYING OF the English novelist
calling herself Ouida Is reported. Being re-
preached for the audacties in her novels. and told
contempt or marriage and the too vivid paintings
which they contain she replied, Il don't write for
the women; write for the soldiers"
MISS FRANCES c. FISHER, whose nom de plume Is
Christian Reid, will publish ner new story. "A
Daughter OF Bohemia" shortly. through the Ap
peron's.
Books to the value OF $67, s73 were imported into
the port OF New York from July to October. The
value Of newspapers imported IN the same time
was $1,54s.
MRS. HENRY WOOD has just issued her twenty
seventh novel. evil the line stretch out till the
crack OF doom ="
THE SEA-FIsHNG interest is to have its book.
Mr.. George H. Proctor, OF Gloucester Mass, has
prepared for speedy publication "The Fisherman's
Memorial and Record Book; containing q list Of
vessels and their lost from the port OF Glouces
ter from 1880 to 1858, comprising 1,437 names
and 296 vessels, including those lost in the gale of
August "a, 1871 The book will also embrace val
liable statistics Of the fishing business accounts OF
big trips. narrow escapes and other matters of in
terest to tho "tolers OF the sea-"
REV. ISAAC TAYLOR will soon issue volume en-
titled "Etruscan Researches in which he promises
to solve some riddles Of long standing regarding
Inscriptions in the Etruscan language.
THE LARGE AND VALUABLE library OF the late
Empress Dowager OF Brazil was sold at auction in
Lisbon last September. The books, which were
largely in French and German, brought low prices.