The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-19
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

Mn. GEORGE RoRRow's new dictionary OF the.
English gypsy language. under the title or
..Romarln. Lavo-lil, +" Is nearly ready in London.
Mr.. JOSEPH TAYLOR has lively book In Harper's.
press Ell titled "A Fast Lie on the Mode n High
way; Being Glance at the Railroad World rom a
New Point oil View"
Mr.. 4. II. SroDDARD ia to take charge OF the,
humorous department OF Ssrione,'S Monthly.
AN ELABORATE "Dictionary OF Heraldry ana Her
aidic Notices" is preparing by Robert Mccoy. the
Masonic publisher, and Will have much curious.
historical matter.
BERrHoLD AUERBAcH's novel, "Waldiried, 'trans-
lated by SIMON A. stern, Is In the press Of Henry
Holt 4 Go.
SMITH. ENGLISH & Co., Of Philadelphia, will print
o keen review OF DR.. Strauss .'oid Faitn and the
New" from the German OF DR.. Hermann Uirci
TIE same publishers nave nearly ready "Solar
HerOglyphics,n treatise on the embe mailc Illus
tranoas OF the tri-personal Godnead which are
seen in the solar light.
REV. Il. r. TozER has published some very read
able Lectures the Geography OF Greece"
THE LATE EUGENE O'CUgRY's "Manners and
Customs OF the Ancient lrish," has appeared In
three volumes. Itembraces nearly complete sur.
vey Of the social, civil and political life or the
anclenr irish, far authentic aud detailed than
has ever heretofore appeared.
MR.. WHLFORD WTIJcs III tno bOOHOuvtT.-'bi Uit0-
mania seems dying out q pursuit. for want Of
the material to gratiiy It, and the multiplicity Oh
permanent libraries established every year renders
the quantity OF books within reach Of ordinary
buyers less and less. Engravlngs rise IN the same
proportion"
A NEW DICTIONARY OF MUSIC" by Mr.. George
Grove, viii appear In two volumes from the
press OF Macmillan a Go. This Is a much needed
work. there being no modern. dictionary OF music
IN the English lane uage except J. W. Moores EN-
cyciopedla Of Music" which appeared in 1854.
TIE LONDON Athengun Is severe upon Mics
Dickens novel, .The Mil Wheel and recommends
to the author course OF grammar and English
reading. 1t says the book abounds In slang, rhap-
sody and vulgaruy.
GEORGE ELIOT has in press volume OF her
poems.
THAT MUCH PRINTED BOOK. Boswelps Life OF
edition, edited by Percy Ftz gerald. Mr.. Croker's
liberties with the text and enormous scatold.ng
OF notes Will De abandoned, ana the original read
ings restored as Boswell wrote them.
CHEMISTS SAY that no matter Is ever lost. Print
ers deny 1t: but It's no matter.
DIR. CH1aLEs MAcKAY Is preparing for the press
o work entitled 'sTne Gaelic Etymology oil the
Languages Of Western Europe aLd moro espc-
cial.y OF the English and Lowiand Scotch, ana
their cant, slang and coloquial dialects.
The HISTORY OF LEICE SER SQUARE, on which
Mr.. Shirley Brooks was engaged, Will be completed
by his successor III Puncrs editorial chair-Mr.
Tom Taylor. MI. G. A. Saia succeeds MIR. Shirley
Brooks IN the English editorsnip OF The Anglo.ln-
dian pal per, the Home Netcs.
The FRENCH Journal Of Printing and BookseN-
ing gives the production OF the press in France in
1873 at 1859 books. But this estimate reckons
every pamphlet and periodical as u book.
UNDER THE TITLE OF "Birth OF Chemistry" Mr.
q. F. ROdwell has condensed good deal oil iRfor.
NATION into book wnioh Macmillan 4 Co. have
published.
A PLEASANT NEW BOOK Of stories Is "The Folk
Lere OF Rome,n collected by word OF mouth from
the people ny X. +. Bush.
AN ENTERTAINING ADDITION to the already rich
stores OF gossip on the ages of Louis XIV. and
LOUIS XIV. has appeared in London under the title
OF "Reminiscences OF q Canoness,n selected from
diary hitherto Unpublished.
The GLASGOW citizen says that Mr.. r. w. Emer-
has consented 10 be nominated for the ONCE OF
Lord Rector OF the University OF that CITY, IN sue
cession 10 Mr.. Disraeli
HE saturday ReUiep, in causric article on
parliamentary Nignt-Birds" den0unces the sys.
tenn by " hlch the House OF commons IS Kept sitting
nine hvurs-from four O'CLOCK in the afternoon 10
one next morning--in order 10 watch the night
birds "who prey during its sumbering hours"
MONSIEUR HEIGELMANN, a French journalist who
lived sumptuous,y while blowing the trumpet OF
Napoleon III. and started a Bonapartlst paper Ia
London aiter the fail Oh the Empire has been tried
ana sentenced for fraudulent bankruptcy and gen.
eral dishonesty IN PARIS.
The saturday Reo,ep opens a notice Of two as
Economical works by the startling declaration,
"The has been sadly neglected oil late years"
We THINK not. witness the piles OF so-caed poetry
with which modern lunaiics afiiict the press,