The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-22
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

The EMPEROR OF CHINA has ordered collection
to be made OF Chinese poetry from the earliest
times downwards. This collection will be pub
lished In 200 volumes. 1t is also stated that the
Emperor has in his possession library number
ing over 4, 900 900 volumes. There must be some
thing OF Oriental evaporation about this.
THE MANUSCRIPT of the notorious novel Of
"Fanny," by Ernest Feydcau has just been sold
at auction at the Hotel des ventes Paris. 1t is
entirely in the handwriting of the author, and
signed by him. and forms volume OF 300 leaves in
quarto. bound in brown morocco with ny-leaves
Of green satin edged with gold inside the cover.
Put up at 500 francs, this volume was sold for the
large price or 1900 francs.
THE HITHERTO IMPRINTED PART OF 'Pepys'
Diary" relates to the London theatres at his time
one OF the most Interesting periods in dramatic
history. Hurd Houghton will publish the book.
0sGooD & Co. announce for speedy publication
Hoyoake's "history of Cooperation in England"
and william Godwns Autobiography and Cor.
respondence."
PROFESSOR BLAcKIE's ''Wise Men OF Greecen viii
be reprinted by ScriDner
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN says that NOT one OF
all the foreign publishers who have translated and
printed mis- books ever sent him penny in recog-
milton, except an American publisher who, OF his
own accord, sent him $500.
THE PRODUCT OF THE PRESS in France during
1873 amounted to 1880 books and pamphlets.
THE GentEeman's Magazine will print "Eros Atha.
natos," a fine poem by Robert Buchanan.
MEssRs. IsBIsTER & Co. will shortly publish q
novel by Mrs. Muloch Craik, tue author of .John
Halifax, Gentleman" entitled any Mother and l."
Mr. ELIOT. the President of Harvard College, is
now in England, taking notes OF the management
OF British universities.
NJ. ERNEST REMAIN has commenced course OF
lectures at the college of France, on the Book OF
Job.
Punch has the following: -"Pateramllia twno
believes in the employment OF women) writes to
ask why young women should be Kept out of the
pulpit while there are SO many old ones let in q"
| THE BISHOP OF Derry, says the London Hornet,
has been Dogberrying himself at st. James church
Alter a sensational sermon on sensationalism he
made an appeal in favor OF poor people of higher
I class than ordinary" This Is very good. Let us
/ amend the Bible so as to read, "The poor ye have
always with you, especially those OF a higher class
than ordnaryn
| PROSPER MERIMEEs 'Letters to an Unknown
will be added by Scribner, Arms trong d co. tt
their "Brlc-a- Brac" series.
IDIOT FREREs, Paris, have just issued 'ThS
| French Grammarians, 152o-1s74," by J. Tell.
"PARIs Tous LES DIABLEs' is the title OF new
work by Pierre Veron, In press, by Lady Freres.
MR.. GLADSTONE Is engaged ON volume entitled
sThesauros Homerlkos: Register OF Matters
Noted from the Text OF the Had and the Odyssey
MIR. BRowNING's new poem is expected to be GU
in October. 1t Will be on an entirely new subject
MIR. TENNYsoN Is writing some new "Idylls O.
the Kingn One is said to be finished. The new
idylls will probably prccede 'Vlvien.'
SIR FREDERICK POLLOCK has undertaken TO edit
and Messrs. Macmillan to publish, the autobiog
raphy of the late MIR. Macready, with selections
from his copious and interesting journal
Mr.. MURRAY has IN preparation with an origina
map and illustrations, 'The Last Journals OF Dr.
Livingstone" including his researches and wan
derlnys in Eastern Africa, from 1865 to within
few days of mis- death, edited by his son, Mr. 7
Steele Livingstone The volume comprises all the
journals sent over by DR.. Livingstone through Mr.
Stanley: also journals that have been transmitted
since, as we'll as all the papers received by the
Foreign Office