The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-02
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.


to REPLACE that which was unfortunately destroyed
at the burning OF the Hotel de Vile by the 0ou'.
munlsts, is open to the public. Although but
poor substitute for the splendid collection OF
LIS, 900 volumes which persisted, the new library
contains as many as $1,000 volumes or pamphlets
and 5000 engravings.
MIR. HENRY Ii. GIBBS new and privately printed
book on the game OF Ombre is Just ready The
writer has given q very good study OF ombre, as
described by Pope In the Grape OF the Lock-" The
modern game, as described by MI Gibbs, Is more
entertaining than that played by Belinda. having
more variety and iun In IL.
DR. KARL MARX, the leader OF the elder branch
OF the International Association. is engaged Ia
translating his work On "Capital" which mas not
yet appeared in an English form.
PARIS BOOKSELLER has just published book
entitled Memories de Chiseihurst," and NJ. Rouher
has subscribed for $500 copies.
LIFE OF THE GREAT German sculptor Rauch,
by Duncker, has appeared at Berlin He was uu-
doubtedly the first of modern portrait scuptors In
merit.
THE ACADEMY" commends Commander Mark
hams "whaung Cruise to Bafhn Bay" the latest
addition to Arctic literature II thinks that If q
well organized naval expedition had reached the
point where the Polaris was abandoned it would
have discovered 1900 miles Of new coast the same
year.
Book Is ANNOUNCED on the birds of Switzerland
by NJ c. de WalIenstein. The author has been en-
gagged on this work since 1912.
THE FIRST PORTION OF Mr.. j. Orchard tHalliwelD
Phipps' new "Lie OF Shakespeare" has gone to
press This book will contain the documents
which throw so much fresh light on Shakespeare's
connection with the theatres in which he was be-
fore supposed to have been a shareholder when
in fact he was not.
DIR. II. HILDEBRAND, learned German, has pub
lished work on the archaeology and numismatIcS
OF Sweden.
THE FAMOUS Mss LoNGwoRTH, now advertising
herself as Lady Avonmore, will again appear be.
fore the public as an author. She has in the press
volume OF travels, entitled "Teresstna Pere-
grpa.n
MR.. BAYARD TAYLOR, the translator Of "Faust."
is at present in Germany, collecting materials for
JOINT biography OF Goethe and Schiller.
THE BLACK BOOK OF THE ADMIRALTY has
been published In two volumes in the series OF
sRoli's Chronicles OF Great Britain. The work Is
a kind Of encyclopedia OF all things pertaining TO
the office OF admiral In the British navy, ana sne
manuscript OF 1t having been lost for about cen
fury has only lately been recovered Ii Is edited
by Sir Travers Twiss and gives connected VIC"
OF the origin and growth of admiralty law.
FINELY ILLUSTRATED WORK py the Rev. George
J. Wood. entitled oInsects Abroad, Is about to be
published by Messrs. Longman.
A NEW BOOK OF TRAVELS, entitled "Tnrough
Russia. from st. Petersburg to AstraKan and the
Crlmea.. by Mrs. Guthrie, In two volumes, with
Illustrations viii shortly be issued in London.
LIEUTENANT PARENT who accompanied the late
swedish expedition to the Arctic regions, will
shortly publish the results OF his experience in the
valuable Italian geographical Journal the Cosmos.
THE CORRESPONDENCE Of DR.. Charming with
Lucy Akin will shortly appear DR.. Channng's
portion OF the letters is now published for the first
time
BIG BOOK on the maritime provinces OF China.
by the British customs officers at the different
ports, Will appear the present year at Shanghai.
THE spectator dIsmsses DR.. Dewitt Talmagc's
oddities and blunders with the statement that Dr.
Talmage is preacher who keeps his hearers al
ways trembling on tue verge of a laugh.
LORD LYTTON remarks In 'The Parisians," ''Sfx
well educated, clever girls, out OF ten, keep jour
nal not one well educated man In 10000 does"
PROFESSOR MoKMsET, who Is member OF the
Prussan Parliament, has made speech on the
Royal Library at Berlin. He thinks 1t wholly In.
adequate to the wants of the public only 10000
thalers a year being spent in the purchase OF
books, while six times as much Ia expended bv tho
library az the British Museum.