The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-06
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

0autier,s "winter In Russian was such success
that Holt & CO. are going to publish his "Constan-
tinopler before long They will soon issue Taine's
"Notes on Parlsr being the life and opinions OF
Mr. Thomas Gralndoge, dealer IN oils and salt pork
at Cincinnati
Marion harland Is preparing another book OF
receipts, which she hopes VIII be as successful as
ner "Common sense In Her Househod.n
Mrs f. Lynn Linton, author OF "PatrIca KEN
ball. Is writing new novel, to be called "Tne
Atonement oil Lean Dundas.n
Miss Emily Faithful is giving series OF readings
from the poets, at her house IN Norfolk square,
London.
the Portfolio for April, Is unusually rich in pic
lures and letter press.
Robert Clarke Co., OF Cincinnati, have printed
"Bibllothes "a Americana being an extensive
catalogue OF American books FOR sale by them.
There mas been q remarkable fertility OF late in
the production OF ne ~ books on architecture and
the fine arts.
Mrs. Macquoid has written . pleasant tour
Through Normandy which A. d. I. Randolph
will reprint.
Macmillan co. viii publish work under the
title OF .Tnc Unseen Universe; or. Physical
Speculations on Immortality" 1t Is said to be
the Joint work OF two well known physicists.
The grangors are going TO start a new maVazne
M their interest to be published by John y. Je wett,
who brought out Uncle Toms Cabin" twentJ-nye
years ago.
Tue humorous poems and PAROLES OF the late
Mr.. shirley Brooks editor OF Punch, are 10 be col
leeted aud published.
the French war OF 1870 10 to be again written up
BY the Grand Duke Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., VINO
bore part therein.
aTAe Roman Catholic Directory Tor 1881 shows
the steady grown OF that ialth in England. The
RomIsh clergy bave increased during the year
from 1852 10 LIS; and they have now l.s4I
churches, being an increase OF 10.
Mr. Froude has been lecturing the English colo.
nIsts on Natal Ia South Africa their want or in
dustry. Living In q rich agricultural district,
when would MAINTAIN 10000 900 or souls, they nyo
on American pork ana Limerick potatoes.
More writings or the late sir Henry Holland have
been gathered, under the title Of "Fragmentary
Papers on Sclence.n
Mr.. Alvan s southworth's -Four Thousand
Miles OF African Travel" being personal record
Of mis- journey up the Nile and to tue borders Of
| Central Africa, will shortly appear from the press
OF Baker, Pratt Co., New YORK.
We are 10 have new aLiTe and Works. or the
great artist, Titan, from the competent hands OF
Messrs GROVE and CavalcAsclie. whose History
or Italian Painting" Is the most modern work In
Ensiisn on that subject
N. A. ChalameI has put forth beautifully Illus
traed book on tue toilet, entlbled "Hlstore dc Ia
Mode en- Franco.n
Another OF 0ctaveFeuiers brilliant novels,
entitled 'Un Marriage la Mode,u will be pub.
Ilsneo M a serial in the RsUue des Deu1 n0naes.
/ Tue saturday RecleU nnds Mr.. Nordnons &C.
\ count or the Sandwich Islands and the Pacific
/ Coast lively ami readable.
/ sheldon co. are ABOUT to publish a new volume
OF sermons W spurgeon. called TYPES and En-
4 blemsu
| the nrst volume or a new translation OF tho
Testament, by Mr.. John Brown Mcclellan, Is pub
/ Iishcd Dy Macmillan Co.
| In his work on "Cnrist and Other Masterss the
| Venerable Archdeacon HardwicK has made . care
/ ul examination or the religions OF Egypt, Medo-
! Persia, India and Cnina and even America and
I Ocsaniea
valuable and interesting work, entitled
7 Monumental Christianity or, Toe Art and Sym.
/ bousm OF the Primitive Cnurch as Witnesses and
Teachers Of the one Catholic Faith and Practice
/ by john T. Lundy, Presbyter, will be published
7 before long by J. W. BoutOn. The book will be
proiusely illustrated with designs collected from
4 ali parts Of the world.
\ The famous French art critic, Rene Menard, is
/ writing series OF papers on ''French Artists OF
the Present pay' fpF the Portfolio, the periodical
/ edited by Phuip Gilbert Hamerton. The series
was Degun IN the January ndmber with Jules
Breton. Each article IL illustrated with a FAC
smile engraving rom the most celebrated picture
or the artist.
A young lady living ia Newark owns the first
| pair OF shoe sYeT worn Nv Lord Byron. They