The New York herald., 1875-09-20
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

There is terrible aght raging between NJ. Micheet's
widow and his son-in-law Nine. Mchcet insists tha,
her husband desired his bones rest in Pere la Chase
and NJ. Poulan insists that he desired to be buried in
the cemetery at Hyeres Nine. Micheet has published
a pamphlet on the subject
Mr. Frank Stockton's "Girl of Rudder Grange" was
drawn from the life
sporting book, dogs their, breeding, break
ing and management, is about ready at j. B. Ford &
Co.'s 1t is entitled "The American Kennel and Sport
ing Field" by Arnold Burgess
new book on the inexhaustble topic of "Words
Their Significance, Use and Abuse" by DR.. William
Matthews, is in the press of s. Griggs Co.. of Chi
cago.
Comparative History Of Religions was left un-
finished by NJ. Coquerel the eloquent and learned
French Protestant
Mr. Ashton Dike's work ''The Russian
Power" will soon appear from Macmilan's press.
The third volume of the Encyclopaedia Britannica {"
nearly ready VIII have articles the Atlantic tho
Baltic and the Black Sea, by Dr. w. b. Carpenter; on
Beaumont and Fletcher by Swnburne, and on Bagdad
by Rawnson.
Mr. Rae, who wrote Wilkes, Sheridan and Fox
has in press George Washington the American Oppo-
ston George Ill, which is said to contain the
suit of original researches in manuscript documents,
The monopoly OF the Bar" is treated pungently in
ST. james Magazine for September.
George Tvs Brighton Pavilion has bepn made the
subject of book by j. G. Bishop, which May be styled
an anachronism, since his palace was dsmantled as
long ago as 1S4S.
Carter Il Bros have nearly ready "Forty Years in
the Turkish Empire" being memoirs of the Rev.
William Goodel, d. D. ato missionary of the Ameri-
Board at Constantinople, by his son-n-law, DR.. T.
G. D. Prime.
NJ Roche has printed in Paris collection of Man
chou and Monaghan maxims and proverbs with a
French translation and vocabulary.
james Lamont has written a book on Spitzbergen
and the adjacent seas being examination Of routes
to the North Pole during voyages from 1858 to 1871
The life of the late Sir William Fairbairn the emil
ncnt engineer, has been undertaken by DR.. William
Pole.
The revolutionary Utopias much in fashion
in France and elsewhere, sarized in a lively
ner by NJ Rondeet in a book entitled 'Mon Voyage au
PAYS des Chini6res" ="
Mr.. Francis Parkman's sold Regime in Canada" gets
late but, on the whole, 1attering review from the
Spectator which finds in it great industry and research
and very valuable information, but not harmonious
historical picture.
Mrs. Augusta J. Evans Wilson, author of those
amazing Stories ''St Elmo" and "Beulah has finished
new novel, ''Infelice," which Carleton Will soon
publish.
Dr. Thomas Hill, former President of Harvard College,
has thoughtful and eloquent paper in the BJlioeca
Sacra upon the value of mathematics in the cultivation
of the intellectual, moral and spiritual faculties.
Gustave Dore is to get $50 900 for his illustrations Of
Shakespeare
Michael Kelly in his recollectons given in the last
Bric-a. Brac volume, tells good story of how John
Kembe the actor, played preacher once and was ro-
warded by large congregation and big collection.
WolIa has
miracles and modern Spirituasm, in which he under
takes to answer Hume and Lecky and to defend the
spiritualstc belief and gives US the scientific side of
the supernatural.
Prosper Merimees posthumous work, entitled
'Etudes Arts des Moyens Ages is written in his
admirably clear style, and treats of many OF the
national monuments of France
The 'Heroes Of the Arctic" by Mr. Fred whymper,
will comprise a complete summary of arctic explora-
tons to date, and will be brought out by Pott Young
Co.. New York
Captain j. A. Lawsons ''Wanderngs in the Interior
New Guinea" is one of the most remarkable series Of
adventures in field food and forest which has boon
narrated in modern times.
Dean Stanley has nearly ready an edition Of "St
Paus Epstes to the Corinthians with critical notes.
expostory dissertations other aids to the oompre-
henson of these remarkable letters for scholars and
general readers.
The RissidH World states that the Minister of Public
instruction intends to make the English language the
subject Of compulsory study in the gymnasums for
young ladies'
Tho London Geographical Md9arine is now an estab
shed success The August pumber has a thorough ar
ticle the discovery of the Of the Congo in
which the writer urges that expedition be sent up the
Congo to relieve Lieutenant Cameron to open up
and rich country to English commerce and to crush out
the slave trade
Science Of Language" is out in London, and volume
of 0EssAss on Language" by the same is in press