The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-11-15
LITERARY CHAT.


The autobiography Of Anne, Lady Halkett contains
tho home life Of young English girl in the reign Of
Charies The story is delightfully."- told and is the last
publication OF the Camden Society.
Mr.. G. " Ingleby's Shakespeare Hermeneutcs"
adds another 10 the multitudinous commentaries IN
the great dramast II forms one.of tho scholarly
and important contributions Shakespearian htcra
ture yet made.
The twelfth edition OF tho Conversations Lexicon
OF Brockhaus is in OF publication in series OF
enlarged and thoroughly revised volumes Mt Leipzig.
great book SPAIN by the Baron DSvllcrs, Illus
tratcd by Gustave Dore and other artists, is just
In London.
Miss Ingclow's story. .Thc Shepherd Lady, illus
tratcd by barley, Eytinge and other American artists
will be brought out by Roberts Brothers. OF Boston.
Bessie Turner's FIRST venture in literature entitled
"a Woman in the Case with photograph OF the fair
| Bessie, is in Cartoons press
The Massachusetts, State Board OF Health has under
taken the republication Of Dr. John simons "Filth
Diseases and their Prevention
Macmillan & Co. have in press ''History OF ORA
matte English Literature, by Professor A. W. Ward
OF Manchester. England.
| DIR. william A. Hammond's forthcoming book in the
press Of 6. p Putnam's Sons Is entitled spirituasm
and other Allied Causes OF Nervous Derangemcnt
Professor Bascom has a new work on 'sThe Phil
The great historical dictionary OF the ancient French
language now being published from the posthumous
manuscripts Of Ia Curnc dc Snnte- Paaye has reached
the second volume
The October number OF the Rerue Cdnddienne pub
iishcd al Montreal, has an interesting article Tho
Canadians Of the West, and another on NJ Menard
Congressman from Texas about forty years ago.
Az the last meeting Of the London Statistical soicty
Sir Charles Dixie N. r. read an interesting paper
''The Government OF Paris Mr.. ,. Martin on ''Tho
Proportion or tho Sexes in the Principal States tho
World, and hr =. Leyd on Tho Return 10 Specie
Payments in oyerissung States"
The first number or she GAirci Quarterly Reret just
out in London. has article on 'Itay and her
Church from the pen OF Mr. Gladstone.
"A Christmas novel, = By Miss Yonge, is promised
by Macmillan & Co., under tho title or "My Young
Alcides =
J. y. Lippincott Co have in press elegant vol
ume for holiday presents entitled Contemporary
Art The book Is in quarto, illustrated with thirty
etchngs and chromos o. modern paintings with dc.
scriptye text
The elaborate and valuable encyclopaedia OF Biblical
aad Theological knowledge, by Drs McClintock and
Strong published BY Harpcrs completed up 10 letter
y. The sixth volume will soon appear, and four more
volumes will complete tho work
George D. Prcntcc's COLLECTED Poems with bio
I y.
Robert Clark \ Co., Cincinnati.
The new History Of tho United States under the
superintcndencc Of william G Bryant to be four Or.
ayo volumes tho arst Of which will be ready carly in
1916
Among speedily forthcoming biographies arc the
memoirs OF Camille Dcsmoulins = from the French
by Mrs. G. W. Hoey; The Life and Times OF Prince
Il Charles stuart, Count OF Albany, Commonly Called
the Young Prccnder, BY r. G. Ewald, in two volumes
octave; The Life Of archbishop Iaud" lin continue
ton of Hooks Lives o. the Archbishops or Cantcr.
bury'l; Memoirs Of Celebrated Etonans by a well
known writer J. II. Jesse; the concluding volume or
SIR u BuUcrs Life of Lord Paimcrston, = completed
by Hon. T. Ashley "a Or Lord Shaftcsburyl and
'1.fc or Dr. Norman Macleod" by his brother Rev
| Donald Macleod.
new psychological and philosophical quarterly.
called Hind, will appear IN London in January Herbert
Spencer and G. n. Lcwes among those engaged 10
contribute 70 rs pages
william Morris translation Of the ".Enod' i in The
printers hands.
Mc.srs g. r. Putnam's sons have in press set
or books consisting Of selections from Tho British
cssayists beginning with Addison aud drawing upon
/ Steele Johnson Abcrcrombic Chesterfield, wapoio
and others whose collective works known as tho
British CLASSICS The editor, Mr. John Habberton, win
aim 10 give the spirit Of the Spectator Guardian
"Tatler" "Advcnturer /" Rambler, y Ioungcr, &c.
The series viii be issued in volumes or cabinet
size somewhat in the style or their series 81 German
classics This firm vii also issue shortly volume
BY Dr. william A. Hammond, entitled "spirituasm
md other Allied Causes OF Nervous Dcrangcment in
/ Their Medical and Mcdico. Legal Relations
Seri6ners for December, will have thirtytwo extra
/ pages and about seventy Illustrations
Charles Francis Adams, Jr., shows a disposition in
his second Atlantic article 10 curdlo blood 70 any
extent ny his cool paragraphs relating the horrors of
railroad travels o. proved ~ many memorable acci-
dents Tho December atlantic closes the volume Of
~ y James " = scr ~ story, Frederick Hudson "
IN ms number Professor H. II. Boycscn writes with
some d'sclish but much patience OF the German poet
Novals. ono q the romantic school