The New York herald., 1875-10-18
LITERARY CHTT-CHAT

The Appetons have in press "Weights, Measures
and Money OF All Ages" by Professor f. W. Clarke
Probably it viii undertake tell us the true weight of
greenback money a measure Of value.
The Rev. Dr. Robert L. Dabncy has in Randoph's
press 'The Sensuastlc Philosophy of the Nineteenth
Century Considered"
The London swedenborg Society is printing all tho
documents known to exist respecting tho life and char
acter or Emanuel swedenborg These volumes contain
only the English translation, but also the Swedish
and Latin originals Of all swedenborgs correspondence,
diaries journals and the testimony of his contempora
ries respecting him.
Miss Caroline Hersche the accomplished sister and
secretary Of the astronomer is to be commemorated in
memoir compiled from her own journals.
J. D. Lippncott Co. will print new book on
Florida Its Poetry and Its Prose- by Sidney Lauer.
To the various histories OF American literature be
added compend by Professor Moses Colt Tyler Of the
University OF Michigan.
little volume on s'The True Order OF Studies" by
the competent hand Of DR.. Thomas HILL late President
OF Harvard is in Putnams press.
Whoever buys Dr. Allbone's Dictionary or Eight
Thousand Prose Quotations win conclude, perhaps
that the Doctor too has been at great feast Of Ian
guages, and stolen the scraps"
"Prussia's Representative Man." by Francis Lloyd,
is a suggestive and interesting book.
Mr. George yasey, who has written "The Philosophy
Of Laughter and Smiling" pondcrously denounces the
absurd habit Of laughing Though he toerates smiling,
and comes to the conclusion that "sensble people
never laugh"
The ''Hstory OF the University Of Virginia., by
Professor schee de vere will commemorate TO- 900 stu
dents, in volume Of about 600 pages
Appleton's now illustrated serial, picturesque
Europe" will be edited by Bayard Taylor Part l. will
appear in October containing Windsor Castle with its
interiors
Mr. Andrew Wilson'S s'Abode Of snown is finely
written record Of travel among the Himalaya noun
tains.
Professor James Russell Lowell's "Selection Of Eng
sh Plays and Poems from Marlowe 10 Dryden" will
be issued by Little, Brown Co. in about ten volumes.
Meriyale's General History Of Rome" gives in one
volume OF 6ol pages BY far the interesting
pendium OF Roman history that we have
The late Bishop Thrlwas Literary and theological
Remains will be published in London this fall.
Gustave Faubert is writing novel Of provincial life,
telling the story Of two buried alive in country
town and finding themselves their wits end for ad-
ventures and amusement.
The subject for the Marquis OF Lothans historical
prize oxford year is THE Causes Of the Failure
ofParliamentary Institutions in Spain and France as
compared with Their Success in England"
history Of the Army Of the Cumberland, writ
ten from Major General Thomas private and official
papers, By Thomas Van Horne will be published in
two volumes BY Robert Clarke & Co., Cincinnati, on
the lst OF December.
The Industrial Publishing Company Of New York has
printed 'The Pistol as Weapon Of Defence in the
House and the Road; How TO Choose 1t and How to
Use IT.
We have new 'Life OF Gustavus Adolphus the Hero
King Of swe1enn by IT. de Parien, which is a wen
written piece Of biography.