The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-11
LITERARY cH1T.cHAT.

THE BOOKSELLERS in Mulhouse and other Asa
tian towns have been informed by the German
government that all their publications In the
French NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. magazines, &C.
viii for the future be subject to the revision OF
censor, whose once viii be in Strasburg.
THERE ARE lao newspapers printed In Texas, OF
which ITO have been started since the war.
EIGHT OF THE TWELVE members OF the present
English Cabinet are authors.
Mr. CHARLES NORDHoyF has been studying the
communistic societies. and Is writing book CIV
ing their origin, history, religion ana literature.
In ANSWER TO the report that Mrs. Harriet Beecher
stowe, on account OF i'll health, will not give to
the public anything from her pen for several years
to come, the publishers OF the Christian Uni0n an
nounce that she Is in good health In Floriua, ana
that they will shortly commence In that paper
new serial from her pen, entitled eve and Our
Neighbours"
Mr. FRoUDE's history Of "The English in Ireland
In the Eighteenth Century, goes more largely in
the second and third volumes into the Protestant
revolt, the absentee landlords and the Irish
Church. The story OF Ireland's efforts after home
rule IN the last century mas never been told in q
more interesting and brilliant manner. Mr..
Froude has here curbed that hostility to every
thing Irish which dishgured his first volume.
THE NEW EDITION OF the Encyclopaedia Britain.
ACoLLECrroN OF BALLADS in the English Gypsy
dialect. with TRANSACTIONS Is In preparation by Mr.
c. G. Leland and Professor Il. II. Palmer OF Cam
bridge, England. W
A GREAT LITERARY curiosity has appeared In
Paris. This is collection Of 1856 broadsides and
bills posted up during the siege OF Paris ana the
reign Of the Commune. All are reprinted In one
volume. 0H NnH YMs
The YEAR 1874 Is the four hundredth anniversary
OF the supposed Introduction OF the art Of printing
into England The printers are accordingly organ
iziDg an exhibition OF typographical antiquities
and curiositics connected with the art.
'DAHoMEY AS IT Is" Is the title OF narrative OF
eight months residence In that barbarous country,
by Mr.. J. A. Skertchiy, who went to study the
fauna OF Africa. He gives a horrible account OF
some human sacrifices he Witnessed.
RRFREsHrNG SPARK OF independence has been
exhibited BY the French societe des Gems de Let
tres. This society has been In receipt OF an annual
supvention from government OF IL, 900 francs, and
the demand has been made by the press that this
society should expe its exied Communistic mem
bers. The government has therefore demanded
that the names OF all literary men aided by the
society shall undergo ministerial inspection. The
secretary mas responded with nat refusal He
says that the society renders Its aid without re-
gard to politics, and views Its democratic members
not as revolutionists but as lftterdteurs
The DANISH CRITIC. DR.. George Brandes has
Just published another volume OF his "Main
streams In the Literature OF the Nineteenth Gen.
tury," an admirable work.
APAMpHLET by Miss Natalie Zahle on 'The Intel
lectual Culture Of Women" is making q great SEN
sation in Denmark.
Mr.. HALLIwELL win contribute TO the transac-
tions OF the new Shakespeare Society letter on
the way to determine the date OF Shakespeares
Roman plays.
M. AMEDgE THrERRy's last work has Just been
published. 1t is entitled "Saint Jean Chrysos-
tome.u