The New York herald., 1874-09-14
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

The late John Carter Browns famous collection
OF American books, at Providence, viii continue
IN his family and additions will be made to 1t. 1t
the richest private library OF americana in this
country, with the exception, perhaps OF Mr..
James Len0xs, soon to be opened to the public IN
New YORK.
THE word "phlanthropy" was first used
among English authors by Lord Bacon in 1925,
and Jeremy Taylor adopted 1t a little later 1t
took root slowly; and Dryden in 1890, referred to
it as that philanthropy which we have not
proper word In English to express.n
THAT eminent pubcist. W. I. Thornton, writing
on the game laws says that in the recent discus
sOns IN the English press on that favorite preju-
dice OF Brtons, "sport," the opponents Of its
morality. Mrs. Freeman and Miss Helen Taylor,
had much the best of the argument; but Mr.. An
thony Trollope, who champloned the hunting
field, carried or nlne-tentns of the votes.
THE preColumbian discovery OF America Is to
have fresh proofs IN Herr Carl Il. Neumann's
"Hoei Schein," translated into English, which
undertakes to show that our Continent was first
discovered by Buddhist monks in the fifth century.
Those tenth century Northmen, whether from Ice
land or Ireland. will have to come down.
The bulk OF Sanscrit literature Is greater than
that OF the Greek or Roman; but no manuscript Of
tnat language in India can claim older date than
about the twelfth century, A. d.
NEW HISTORY OF the secret societies OF all
ages and countries, by c. W. Heckerton, will be
published by Scribner, Armstrong & Co., from the
London edition.
THE MARVELLOUS WORKS Tor rather the works
on the marveous) Of Allen Karlec. the French
Spiritualist, are to be Translated and printed in
London, and the Countess OF Caithness has given
f1, 600 toward deiraying the expense.
LEADING LONDON publisher met recent re-
Ouo fAofh chr nphl hltob
DR.. Joseph Priest!ey with the serious inquiry
"Who was Priestey P, Such Is fame alter hun
dred years have flown.
MR.. PAsHINO nas published, at st. Petersburg,
an account o his late journey through India. Kash.
mir and the Kafllr country, under the title OF 'Sx
Months In the Kingdom OF Cows,
CHArTo WNDUs, the enterprsing successors
OF the London bookseller ]. g. Hotten, who died
last year, have bought the copyright OF all the
novels or "Ouida." What will they do with 1t 2''
The "NoUvELLE COLLECTION JAUNET," a repub-
licatiOn, in elegant style and carefully annotated
of many Old French classics. will next embrace
the ''Euvres Completes de Charles d'Orleans,
revues sur les MSS, par C. d'H6ricault" in two
volumes. This Orleans was the nephew OF Charles
VI, King of France who took part in the battle
of AgincOurt, and was made prisoner by the Eng
llsh. He cOnsoled himself during twenty-five
years in prison by writing the poems here repub-
nshed, which, though four times printed previ-
Ously, have been long scarce.
GoOD OLD FRENCH BOOKS used to be ushered to
the public favor by the announcement LA mere
men dtJendra pas la lecture a ses fues." But
new French novel; by writer of q not Overmodest
school, is thus cautiously commended :-"Although
the story develops itself slippery ground it may
be read by Partisan ladies VINO are already
initiated IN the strange phases OF life by the au-
dacitles OF contemporary literature.n