The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-24
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.


BLANcHARD JhRRoLD's series OF "Days with the
Best OF Good Company" viz, English authors, il to
be reissued on this side the water by Shepard 4
Gill. rhe first, "a Day With Charles Dickens,n Ia
about ready. 1859
MIR. LAYARD finds time, amid the distraction or
Spanish politics, to cultivate his old studies. He
has contributed to the last number OF the leading
literary journal OF Madrid, the RerfsG de Espsfa,
an article on the painter velasquez, written, OF
course In the Spanish language. 1t has been re-
ceived In literary and artistic circles with much
approval.
'RYTHMC ALGEBRA" Is the title OF new Eng
lish treatise on rhyme, In which the attempt ID to
be made to put the art Of rhyming upon q strictly
scientific basis.
THE CIRCULATION OF London newspapers Is stated
as folows:-The Daily Telegraph 10000 copies;
the Standard, 10000; Daily Ne,os. $4,000; Echo.
$4,000; Times 70,O0O The morning and evening
papers together give q sum total daily OF $4,000
copies. $500
DIR. ERNEST KUHN, OF Leipslc, Is preparing for
publication q work on Pail grammar.
WORK OF A sensational character Is announced
to appear shortly, under the title of "Euvres
Posthumes de Napoleon Ill., The Count de Ii
Chapelle who has already written several papers
the disastrous period OF 1870 and 1871 Is to SUI
perintend the passage Of this new work through
the press E.r...ryY .rgs.sY
No BIOGRAPHY OF Henry d. Thcreau, the natural
istc philosopher, the Oriental Yankee the prose
poet OF "walden" and the keen analyst and critic
OF religions literatures and arts has yet appeared.
But William Ellery Claiming proposes to print
memorial Of this departed thinker, under the title
OF ''Thoreau, the Poet-Naturalist."
JOHN LEEsTER's "From the Atlantic to the Pa
cifc,n being practical guide-book to the Pacific,
will be issued by Shepard & Gill OF Boston.
Mr.. LEwEs author OF .The Life Of GGthe," ia
about to finish work OF general philosophy, that
he has long had in hand, to be entitled problems
OF Life and Mind"
THERE Is SOME prospect that the first volume Of
the revision OF the Appetons american Cyclic
p9dian will be issued in May.
THE ART PAPERS, by Mr.. B. Atkinson, that ap-
peased in the Portfolio Saturday Reuieac, and else
where, including an article on Thorwaldsen, will
be reprinted by Messrs Macmillan, under the title
OF "An Art Trip In Northern Capitals"
| AN ENGLISH LADY residing In Paris, Miss Anna
Blackwell, has printed a pamphlet entitled ''Spr-
| ituaism and Spiritism,n which contains some
strange revelations Of the intercourse that goes on
| between those hiQhly-favored beings (med:umsl
and the world Of disembodled spirits, ea
| WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON. Notwithstanding
very earnest application Of friends viii not bind
| himself to write his biography.
JUDGE ROBERT Is. WARDEN, late OF Ohio and now
OF Washington, is engaged IN preparing work ON
1.-THE Life and Times OF Chief Justice Chase (" which
may appear before the close OF the present year.
THE PREFACE OF tie Encyclopaedia Of Cookery" BY
the late Alexander Dumas, declares that N. Du-
mas conceived, in a happy moment, the purpose
OF concluding his series of 500 volumes with q COM
prehensive treatise on eating, which should leave
no room for another work ON the same lofty sub
ject." But, compared with previous writer's on
the same subject, M. Dumas appears to disadvan-
tage. Neither suggestive Brillat-Savarin. nor
SO judicious as Grimod de Ia Reyniere. he is less
discerning and enthusiastic than Careme, less in
ventive than Francatei and less skilful than
Soyer; altogether lacking the genius and thought
fulness of Dubois he wants the conscientious
curacy Of Acton. But If the shortcomings OF the
work conspicuous it must be conceded that IL
Is readable.
THE Saturday Revte,o thus characterizes Mr..
James Grants pretended 'Hstory Of the SATURDAY.
Rerie,r" published as an appendix to his History
Of the Newspaper Press":-
Although we cannot pretend to be an authority
as to the private affairs of other people, happen
to know something about our own, and we now say
that there is hardly single sta tement concerning
ourselves which Is not wildly, and, to those who
know the facts, ludcrOusy and incredibly mac
curate. Mr.. Grant promises to resume in o future
publication his offences aga INST the recognized
decences OF English journalism. He says:-"It II
high time that the mask should be torn or the
visages of the Saturday Reuae,o gladators, and ~
feel called on In justice to myself well as in the
general interests OF literature, to let the world
know who are the chief anonymous wouldbe assas-
sins OF the regulations OF authors In that jOurnaln
Meanwhile he defers the charge of this duty until
he has s.Obtained the information" Of which he Ia
nimity the further exhibition Of Mr.. Grants talent
for ignorant laundering lie has evidently been
mercilessly hoaxed-not for the first time In his
life-hy some person or persons unknown, and he
is laying himself out to be hoaXed again.