The New York herald., 1875-10-18

present the press relating TO the country not
the visit which made stand sponsor It's forth
coming early appearance, is india and Its Native
Princes reproduction Of Louis Rousseiets magnia-
Gently illustrated 'LInde des Rajahs hear that
the Appetons have secured the plates Of the English
edition of this really splendid work from the London
publishers Messrs Chapman Il HALL Ii is impossible
20 all the works promised this season
belonging the literature Of travel but special record
may be made OF Ashton Dnke's promised book on the
Russian Power principally because Mr. Dixie is
tell something which people here will quarrel about
! A book by DR. Andersen, concerning the two Chinese
expeditions under Major Sladen and Colonel
Horace Browne, should prove interesting in
view OF the present complications between this
country and China which at the Of my writing
threaten And for very different but sufficient
reasons ''Tercsina America" by Theresa Yelverton
q.ady Ayenmore), viii be eagerly bought up by old
women and scandal-mongers who love 10 cackle over
the experiences and adventures OF ladies whose name
and fame may be the least degree tarnshed by con-
tact with the world
Two volumes, octave, Of Mrs Yevertons ex-
periences should satisfy the craving Of the
most hungry seeker after the sensational recollect
seeing ana hearing Theresa Yelveron plead her cause
in person before the House Of Lords and If she writes
she spoke then her book should be an edifyng
introduction TO study Of the of producing sensa-
tion-lor ladies' Another work travel by a lady
which promises wel is Amelia B. Edwards Tourney
Of Thousand Miles Through Egypt and Nubia to the
Second Cataract Of the Nile" The 'Frosty Caucasus
by +. G. Grove, and the "Indian Alps" by Lady
Pioneer almost complete the list OF noteworthy forth
coming books which last years. travel have
produced. "Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cata
ofthe Congo BY Captain Burton, with Miss Cor
don Cummings or Travels from the Hebrdes
to the Hmaayas ought perhaps, to be added as evil
dence Or lack Of public interest in England the
adventures OF travellers
NOVELS
Shake up names the Of our novelists in
bag and il doesn't very much matter whose is drawn
first Respectable medocrty Is the badge of the tribe
OF those OF this class who intend give samples Of
their this season perhaps Miss Mary Cecil Hay is
most entitled to mention. ''The squires Legacy" is
novel Of the usual plot and passion description more
than averagey wen done and written by painstalng
experienced writer "Old Myddleton's Money! should
make it SELL If its own commonplace but rather
seductive title doesn't tempt the curiosity Of the novel
buying public Harpers, Of course, publish from ad
vance sheets. With the solitary exception OF ''rhe
Squire's Legacy" do not note forthcoming work
Of fiction worthy OF mention The greater novests
seem to be doing nothing Charles Reade has done
raging the ''rights and wrongs of authors"
Wilke Collins is preparing nothing for imme-
genial Maxwell cannot extract another novel from the
imagn but sadly overworked brain Mss Braddon
Messrs Black and Backmore, perhaps the best of our
later writer's OF felton, promise nothing and the only
other name 1T to rank with these associated with
forthcoming work of fiction is Mr. Anthony Trolope's
He has sent the manuscript OF "Thc Prime Minister
to Messrs. Chapman Hall for publication.
SKETCHES THAoKERAY
Here perhaps, it would be proper to mention
pleasant reminscence, which IS promised us at Christ
mas Of the genial, large hearted Thackeray. few
sketches and literary fragments Of his have been col
lected and are to appear chiefly, OF course to make
money for Mr. Thackeray's representatives but with
view also or counteractng the supposed ev influence
Of certain book called after his name, published by
Messrs Chatto Windus Every one of course will
be pleased TO look Of Mr.. Thackerays scrap
books, but l have considerable doubt whether the
promised volume will prove extraordinarily successful
for the sufficient that If it promised great
cess it would have been published long ago. Neverthe
less we shall await its coming with interest.
BIOGRAPHY.
Tom Hughes has been rusticating and directing his
attention mostly to 'sThe Economy or Thought and
Thinking" but hear that he has succeeded
ing most OF the objection Mrs Charles Kingsley had
proposed life Of her husband and that letters and facts
being got together for Lfc of the Rev Charles
Kingsley which will be written BY his great friend and
admirer Tom Hughes Some people will be pleased 70
learn that Bishop Thirlwals Literary and Theological
Remains to appear under the able editing Of the
Rev Canon Browne This should be a book OF great
interest churchmen Of the moderate school Of belief
and have little doubt win prove Of the successes
Of the The concluding volumes Of 'The Life Of
Henry Temple, yiscount Panergton' = edited by Evelyn
Ashley ". p. in the press. Among books Of this
character Lord William Lennox's Celebrities Have
Known "a Life Of tho Earl Of Mayo late Cover
nor General Of India, by ". ". Hunter likely 70
attract attention But | suppose these books have
little interest for Americans
"GUIDo AND LTA"
Considerable curiosity Is felt 70 how the Marquis
OF Lorne viii acquit himself ia his role Of poet
"Guido and La," tale, in verse, Of life in Piedmont
smacks very much or love and the ordinary hghaown
sentiment edgling poets but under the experienced
supervision Of the Marquis Of Lorne's father "Guido
and Lita' may turn out poem attractive even tho
million / doubt, however, whether il will reach much
beyond the drawing tables Of Grosvenor and
Eaton squares. Much we love princes and lords We
love shillngs better and strawberry leaves
on poets brow will tempt the spending Of these
less overfowng Is given in return. The Mar
qus poem, well written it may be, excellcntly Illus
tated Is be, and presented to the public in
the charming Of bindings viii have az little intcr
est for the general reading public in England the
Epstes Or st. Paul to the Corinthians to the disciples
OF Mr. Charles Bradlaugh.
ROYAL AUTHOR.
Why the 'Poems, Essays and Speeches. or His
Majesty or Sweden should here and 70 be
published anonymously am at a loss 70 understand
Few people know anything of the King, and until
Bentley advertised his collected speeches st fewer
cared 10 know Blanchard Jorrod may be able 70 ex
plain this mystery Possibly the forthcoming publica
ton Is only advertising dodge % resuscitate the
waning fortune 81 the present suspended European
ReUe,o Mr. Blanchard Jcrrod, by the way has his
third volume Of Napolcons LIE Ii the press and
promises besides a collection of hitherto unpublished
letters q Lord Lyttons Lambs Dickens, Gc., written
10 the late Laman Blanchard IN d volume or whose