The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-16
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

THE FORTHCOMING 'MEMOIRs OF John Quincy
Adams" by Charles Francis Adams will make at
least four volumes, and will be published at the
aristocratc price Of IS volume.
No LESS THAN three rival publishers announce
that they will reprint Lord Macaulays forthcom-
ing 'JOurnals and Letters" II all of them carry
ont this purpose perhaps the public Will get the
book as cheapy as they did Macaulay's History
OF England" twenty years ago, which, We believe,
was at forty cents volume. And perhaps, too,
some OF the publishers VIII break as some OF the
former ones did. Who wants an international
cOpyright9 =
Mr.. EUGENE SCHUYLER Secretary OF the Ameri-
can Legation at st. Petersburg has nearly COM
pieted his book on "Furkistan; Notes OF a Journey
in 1873 in the Russian Province OF Turkistan the
Khanates Of Kokan and Bokhara, and the Province
OF KuldJa." scrbner will bring out the American
edition of the book.
NEW WEEKLY Illustrated paper will be started
next month in London, to be called the Illustrated
World 1t Is to take medium position between
the Illustrated London Ne,cs and the Graphic and
the illustrated penny papers.
A FRENCH JOURNALIST Is about to publish his
tory OF IN. de Paris as the French 'Jaok etcn,
is facetiously dubbed The writer has reported exc
cutlons Tor the daily papers for the last ten years,
anu speaks presumably lrOW lutlnate acqualnt-
ance with the great man.
AMONG THE NEW PUBLICATIONS announced for
February is o book by Charles W. Jay-viz: "My
Home in Northern Michigan" and other tales.
SHELDON Co. VIII publish during the spring
woman's rights novel by Lille Devereux Blake.
THE SON, DAUGHTER AND WIDOW Of G. P. r.
James, the novelist, are residents of Eau Claire,
Wis.
The NUMBER OF books published In Boston in
the course OF year, taking it on an average, can
! probably be estimated at between 800 and AGO.
reaching circulation Of 1000 600 copies, at rough
estimate.
Now THAT M. vEUILLoT has suspended the publ
cation OF LUniuers what will the ultramontanes
OF France do for an organ ?
THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT Is trying to German
ize the youthful minds OF Alsace by printing first
reading book for the schools in the disafYected
province IN which everything German is duly
glorfed.
A WORK OF GREAT IMPORTANCE In the history OF
English literature has been undertaken by Mr.
Faber, under commission from the trustees OF
the British Museum. The work is reproduction
OF the title page Of every book entered at Sta
toner's Hall, London, since the beginning in the
reign OF Henry the Eighth.
VICTOR CHERBULIEz's "Romance of an Honest
Woman" Is being put into English, for Shepard &
abroad and IL SAID to be q very clever translator
APosrnUMoUs PAPER by Ralph Keller will appear
in the Atlantic Monthly for March. 1t is btographi.
cal sketch of owen Brown, and is said to be curl
0usly interesting.
| MISS NJ G. HOGG, the autboress of the recently
published book OF tales entitled 'Dr. DUNBAR is a
! daughter of the Ettrick Shepherd. The same lady
! has novel in the press.
"GUNNAR," the Morse romance contributed by
| the young Norwegian writer, Boylsen, to last
years Atlantic" will be published In book form
by Osgood. The author has taken the chair of the
! languages Of Northern Europe In Cornell Uni
versity.
M. LANoET's "LAngleterre Politique ct sociale"
! has been translated by Professor ]. M. Hart ana
will be published by the Putnams.
THE american Mail is the title OF a new news
paper, published in English, at Rio Janeiro, and
devoted to American commercial interests with
Brazil
A LARGE NUMBER Of the manuscript works OF
Petrarch are still buried IN Italian aud other Ii
braries.
THE PRESENT YEAR will probably see the com.
pleton of commercial directory OF the world,
which gives an account or the state OF trade and
the names OF the traders in every town in every
country.
WORK OF GREAT INTEREsT, research and
value, entitled "The Lost Beauties OF the English
Language" has Just been brought out by Mr. j..
W. Boutcn, No. 706 Broadway. 1t 10 compiled by
Dr. Charles Mackay, and has been aptly called can
appeal to authors, poets, clergymen and public
speakers" and consists OF q collection of several
thousand OF the obsolete and forgotten words in
English literature, together with quotations, In
many cases showing in what mode they were used.
The work Is well printed is nicely ana strongly
bound, ana the perusa Of 1t, or o frequent refer
ence to IL, cannot fail to afford delight to every
one who is connoisseur in language.
AMONG FRENCH BOOKS, just issued are madame
Bovary," by Gustave Flaubert; lies Jeunes
France" by Theophile Gautier; 'Les Amoureux
de sainte Perine," by Champneury;" Les ya-nu.
Pieds," by Leon Cladel; lie Purtainn by
Charles Yriarte; Lies Dernieres Annees de Lord
Byron" by Michel Levy;' Les Enchantements de
Prudence" by Mme P. de saman and 'Hstoire
dune Maison," by Violet Leduc.
HOLT Co., Of this city, are getting ready new
novel; by Auerbach named "Wadried."
cheaper edition Of Taine's "Pyrenees" will be out
In few days.
AUTHOREssrs sometimes drive good bargain
| when they exchange sentiment for sauces and
! chiyairy for chicken broth. Marion Harland Is an
| instance. Her recent cook book has netted her
mere money than "Alone" or 1.-THE Hidden Path"
Her common Sense In the Household" Is more
popular than her romance anywhere else.
SOME MEN are heroes to their private secretaries
Mr. j. W. Schuckers, who held that relation to him
and who has written OF him Biography the Apple
tons will presently bring oR..