The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-14


prospectus to ''describe the land where orange
blooms In all its beauties; its landscapes and its
people IN their customs and costumes; Its art COL
iections and art history, in the past and IN the
present." have seldom seen German publica-
lion so eminentlv worthy OF notice and praise.
BARON LIEBId's SPEECHES AND TREATIsEs.
One OF the most noteworthy announcements OF
the month Is made by Professor Carriere OF Munich,
VINO tells US In connection with Professor Lebig,
OF heichenhall ne Is preparing the speeches and
Treatises OF Justus Won Llebg" for publication by
Lelpsc house (Winters.) The work will contain
all the great chemists loose labors--if we may
term them such-essays and speeches made on
special occasions. We mention the titles OF some:-
The State OF Chemistry In Austria In 1898; Agrcul-
tural and Technical schools In Bavaria QSeD
Animal Chemistry and Animal Physiology Qs4l
Burning OF Human Bodies 1S5O The Nourishing
Value Of Foods us69 Economy OF Human Power
us6O) Science and Agricultural ns6u Essays on
Francis Bacon Q883 History and Natural Scieuce
Qs63) Addresses on the death OF King Maxi
milan OF Bavaria Qs8i, aud on the Conclu.
sion OF Peace QS7p. A more interesting collec.
ton or scientific studies cannot b, Imagined.
Tne inevitable Ludmila Assing is with US again.
After presenting US with volume after volume OF
Varnhagen Won Erse's interminable Correspond.
ence." until people gave up the count In despair,
she Was intrusted with the correspondence diaries
and love letters OF Prince P1ckler- MusKau famous
as wife hunter and amateur landscape gardener.
and presents the world with the third volume
thereof This volume contains the correspondence
between Prince Puckier and varnhagen Won Ense
Karl Grun has been entrusted witch the arrange
ment OF Ludwig Feuerbach's literary remains. and
ia requesting copies Of letters from the deceased
philosopher, IN the original or IN authenticated
copies. Ferdinand Gregorovius' elite of Lucrezia
Borga" win be published in q few days. and will
be- doubtless, q noteworthy book. DR.. Won Donop,
OF Weimar, Is engaged on biography OF Buonavan.
tura Genell, the genial deceased painter.
NEW BOOKS.
In the course OF the month we expect the bi0g.
raphy OF the late David Strauss. by Dr.. Eduard
Zeller. The work will bear the title-"D.
+. Strauss: His Person and His Works.
and Will DO published by Emil Strauss,
OF Bonn. The third and completing volume
OF the late DR.. Prutzs emperor Friedrich H." is
published by Kaseman, OF Dantzic. This is the
most thorough work published IN the Ceman Ian
guape on tho old legendary hero. "Red Beard"
An old Austrian sea captain, z. Attlmayer, now in
the Trieste Marine Academy, has written q
book which contains the elements OF maritime
right to which ne appends a NUMBER OF lectures
on related subjects. The Imperial Printing ONCE
In Vienna publishes the work. Two new novels by
the Austrian, Alfred Melssner. are announced by
Berlin house. The titles are Orolav and "rhe
sculptor OF worms the latter In two volumes.
Lipperheide, OF Berlin. issues the first inst aiment
OF work on COSTUMES: Historical and National
Dresses" each Dumber con- aiming twelve coiored
plates. II " intended especially for art SITS and
published. GERMAN Literature ia Alsace,n W
Heinrich kurz Is the last WORK OF the &C ebrated
teFsry h. and Is BY
tnre Of tho Nineteenth Century" being lectures
delivered ut the University OF Copenhagen nv Dr..
Brandes, translated aud with an Introduction BY
strodtmann. IS published oy Duncker. OF Berlin.
the third vow youme inst ISSUED, treats OF "rhe Re-
DsRrHoLp AuERBAcu.
Julian Schmidt the well known literary histo-
rian and critic, IS publishing In the AaJsbuyyer
cles on the works OF BertliUld AuerDach. Herr
Schmidt does not consider this authors latest
former works Auerbach dev el0peI greater power
bnt IN none Is there such o breath Of purity and
ircshness rs In the last. Schmdt then goes on TO
He finds that. co npare with the German Ii erary
lights OF the past Auerbacn has most relation
with Jean Paul. But Jean Paul saws schmidt was
OversnadOwed Dy Goethe and schiller. VITA wn0m
he could net measure. Now We have no Goethe or
Scniiier. ard Bert old Auerbach's tendenc is the
preyallng one OF our time s-Inat is, in .e many.
remarkable misfortune ha lpeneI very re-
Gently ". to DR.; gun.en. proiHessor o.. chemistry
his absence tram has study the books ana papers
lying MS table caught fire nom SDmc unex-
was The near y completed man script ri q work on
chemistry. on VIII en- the Professor mad s zen. four
years. labor. But Professor BuIsen is not dis
hedrtened. He 10 beginning his work anew.
The ,OnsstOry OF the Province Of Brandenburg has
commenced tue revision OF Luther's Old Testament
translation. Tue address oil the cons story saws -:
"By an approach to modern language Luther's
Bible must be made moro COMPREHENSIVE tn the
people. altrOOga care will be taken that none or
the old power and beauty be lost" Inc revisi0, OF
the New Testament portion was finished some
years ago.
Berlin is to At last have q respectable re-
view. Negotiations nave beel compile ted there
for the issue OF q ma .az.no on the plan Ot the
Revue des deur MOndeS. hundred thCus md
thalers are subscribed IN aid oil he undertaking,
VIII ca Is to be published by the Paetels o. Bernn.
Such q review has long been wanted to represent
the literary, scientific and theatrical interests or
Germany.