The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-15
LITERARY CHAT.


The prose works OF Wordsworth, now for Tho
nrst time collected, are in press In London. They
include his "Guide Through the Lake District"
his apology for the French Revolution" hitherto
unpublished, his letters, &c.
The Repus des Deur MOndes for January Is has
an article on that rather obscure subject, tint
Finances OF the Austro- Hungarian Empire"
The Atte1a9un. says that Harper Brother
have sent DR.. Livingstone's family 81, 900 on 40
count OF the American edition OF his "Las,
Journals"
Wilhelm Won Kaulbach's literary remains are 70
be printed. They have great historical as well a.
artistic value
That immortal book "Don Quixote," which nrst
appeared in 1900, has passed through l,l75 edi.
tlons or these AIT were Spanish, sol English, 100
French and 10 German.
new Journal OF travel or OF commercial geog-
raphy is published weekly in Paris under the title
OF 'L'Explorateur."
We are to have a history OF Aberdeenshire, Scot
land, from the pen OF Alexander Smith. c. E.
The art OF Alpine climbing has now been carried
so far as to maintain three periodicals-the Eng
lisn "Alpne Journal" the "Yahrbucn," OF the
Swiss Alpine CLUB. and the monthly Journal,
"L'Alpinista," published BY the Italian Alpine
Club.
Mr.. Isaac Pitman, who Is still urging tndefati.
gaoy his reform in spelling. reports the demand
for phonetic literature and reading books to be on
the increase IN England.
The Early English Text Society Will finish tht
publication OF the "Hisrory OF the Holy Grail"
within the coming year.
The 4ooth birthday Of Michael Angelo Will b
celebrated in Florence the present year.
The great "History OF voltaire and VI French
Society in the Eighteenth Century" by NJ. Des-
noiresterres, has reached the sixth volume. IL II
largely occupied with yoltare's curious and inter
esting relations to Jean Jacques Rousseau.
Mr.. Charles J. Hemans, son OF Felicia HemanA
the poet, has published one OF the best books on
classic arr and architecture, under the title OF
'Hstoric and Monumental Rome"
That indeiatigable traveller and author, Captain
w. +. Burton, uas n tue press his Ultima Thule:
or, q summer Ia Iceland"
The celebrated anatomical plates Of "Vesaliua,"
published at Venice In 1885, have just been repro
ducad, having become excessively rare.
Mr.. II. r. Haweis is preparing what he calls
Golden Key" to Chaucer, Tor the use OF young
people. intended 10 famlliarize children with the
best parts Of this great poet. The "Canterbury
Tales" Will be illustrated In chrome Autograph.
The King OF Burfnah Is going to start news
paper. which Will be printed both In burmese and
In English.
The world has long known that the poet Burns
held the once OF exciseman; but 1t was reserved
Edinburgh to ind ont that the poets duties vert
chiefly IN the Tobacco DIVISION"
The Scribners Will print cheaper edition oil
Craks well executed work on "Tne English
Language" in two volumes, duodecimo
The AppletOns Will issue cheap series Of scieR
tihc works. TO embrace the science OF music By
Sydney Taylor, Quatrefages' Natural History q
Man." DR.. Edward Smiths "Health," &C.
Austin's mastery lectures on jurisprudence
t~NN hi vntttv f,u
Mr.. Robert Campbell.
The Akneneum pronounces the papers in "Lotoa
Leaves" 10 be nearly eli nimsy, though 1t admiu
that few OF them are jaunty and "smart"
We are to have new book on "The Childhood Of
Religion" from the pen OF Mr.. Clodd, who wrote
"Ths Childhood OF the World"
new novel from the pen Of George Sand will
soon appear In the columns OF the Revue des Deal9
Mondes under the title OF "Famarande."
new book on the FIJI Islands, by MI. O. r.
WOOD, Illustrated BY photographs OF native Poly
nesan races, will soon appear.
The art treasures Of Spain have been written
about by h. Willis Bailey, NJ. D., and his book "
bosh.
A very entertaining volume Is the Rev. David
Hogg's "Llfe o. Allan Cunnngham," just printed
at Dummies, Scotland. As sculptor and as author,
Cunningham achieved a fine reputation, though
he wrote OF himself
lam poor hard working creature. tolling In
marble and bronze all day, and 1t night dipping
my pen In biographical ink TO earn an honest
penny Tor the bairns' oread.
NJ. Simonin has contributed an interesting papen
on the "Strest Children OF New YORK;" to the
Rev,te des Deur Mondes for January.
There are only 1s7 daily newspapers puplishs
In the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
land.
"The Rainbow Creed" Is the queer title OF q
radical theological novel, 10 be issued this month
BY w. r. Gill Il Co., Boston, drawing portraits Of
Mr.. Beecher, Mr.. Murray aud other preachers.
Mr. J. A. Symonds will publish 1.-THE Renaissance
In Italy" being account OF Italian politics, so
ciety art and literature In the fourteenth and NJ
teenth centuries.
.'Tne Romantic History OF Buddha," translated
from the sanscrit into Chinese and from Chinese
into English, has appeared In London.
Professor W. d. whitney has given i've lecturea
"On the Growth OF Language" at the Peabody In
stitute OF Baltimore.
There ls to be q great German biographical do
tionary undertaken by L. Won Ranke and J. Won
D0linger aided by 400 contributors. 1t Will cover,
In twenty volumes, all noted characters OF Ger
many aud the Netherlands.
The latest undertaking Of Gustave Dore was
splendid new edition OF the Portuguese poet
Camoens, to be printed ct Oporto, with his Illus
trations.
The scene OF Christian Reld's new story. Hearts
and Han is," published by Appleton lies chiefly at
that famous Virginia summer resort, the White
Sulphur Springs.
We are to have completely new translation OF
all the plays OF Moliere, from the pen OF Henri
Van Laun. The book will be published IN Ediu.
burgh and illustrated with etchings. There has
been no English edition Of Mollere since l743, over
q century and quarter.
An autograph receipt OF Rabelais, for medical
services, was sold ut auction lately for $210.
The AthenGum says that one OF the weakest
points OF former editions oil the "Encycop@dia
Britannica" was its theology. but the new edition
| shows q manifest Improvement. comparison OF
| the articles on "Adan," In the eighth and ninth
! editions Will show how signal has been tine change.
! IL ia not true that Mr.. Gladstone Is writing .