The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-17
LITERARY CHAT

far Western life, entitled, IN California Eden.o
Mr.. Miller mas also completed three volume story
OF Italian lie and has fourth volume OF poems
nearly ready.
A great book for literary antiquar1ans IS the re-
cent publication OF the Registers OF the Company
OF stationers, of London, from 1854 to 1910, A. d.
1t is full of nuggets for the hunters after obscure
facts, throwing light on the actual dates of issue
OF multitudes OF dramas, ballads, &c. published
without date in the sixteenth century
The Hakluyt Society has published "The First
Voyage Round the Worldn by Magellan, the Por-
tuguese discoverer. The book is wen edited by
Lord Stanley and contains no less than SIX con-
temporary accounts Of this notable voyage.
The best collection OF books relating to the
American Indians ever gathered Will be disposed
OF by auction May "a and following days, at Bangs,
Merwin & Co.'s rooms, in New York.
six hundred and Two thousand persons visited
the British Museum during the year 1874.
new life OF Admiral Coligny, by Mr.. Walter
Besant, or London, is promised.
We are TO have a great thesaurus OF the Malay
language, from materials collected by the late Mr..
Won Dewall
watts great Dictionary OF Chemistry in six
volumes has been supplemented by new APP
pendix, bringing chemical science down TO the
latest dates.
Anew biography OF Prince Bismarck, in English,
will soon appear from the press OF the Baron
Taucnnitz OF Leipzig. The Prince himself highly
approves Is as the best book yet written about
him.
'The Land OF the North Windn is the funny title
OF Mr.. Edward Raes new travels among the Lap
landers.
A history OF photography, from the pen OF NJ.
Tssandier, VINO so nearly lost bis life in the late
perilous balloon ascension, win soon appear IN
English.
The second volume Of Mcnelers History OF the
Nineteenth Century viii appear this month. II Is
largely occupied with England.
We are to have a new edition or Machlaveu's
works in the 1t allan, including mass Of hitherto
unpublished documents.
The most graphic sketch ever penned OF Honore
de Balzac appears in Gautler's posthumous
work, Portraits Contemporaries one novelist
SAYS OF the other shat Balzac actually lived the
characters ideally whom ne portrayed in his won
derful nclIons. lie would quit his home suddenly,
retire TO q remote province or to another quarter
OF Paris and dress, talk ana live the lie OF the
character he was studying ana would depict.
Thomas w. Knox has a fresh book in Worthing-
TOMS Hartford press, entitled "BacKsheesh: An
Illustrated Record or Lie and Adventures in the
| Orient.n
Harper Brothers have IN press The Might
and Mirih OF Literature; Treatise on FIgurative
| Language by JOAN W. V. Macbeth.
Mr.. Samuel Adams DeaKe's "Nooks and Corners
OF the New England Coastn viii quickly appear
| from the press OF Harper Brothers.
| The splendid art work OF NJ. Charles Blanc,
/ "Astoire des Peiutres de Toutes les Ecoes,n has
been Drougnt 10 completion in twelve volumes.
/ It's woodcuts are the most superb yet achieved IN
/ France.
''Paris Tous les Diables," is the narrowing
/ title OF NJ. Paul veron's last book.
tine North Star and the Southern CROSSE is
the title OF a forthcoming volume OF personal ex-
perlences In journey around the world, by
Margaretha weppner.
Most OF Anthony Trolope's novels have been
translated into French, and are 500 at one frame
each.
some modern critics are like Hazitt, VINO swal.
lowed his authors greedy or abused them
rouRdly, treating the writer's OF BOOKS not as i'm
i personal creators OF literature, but as human be.
1 ings, to be loved or hated.
Among the novelties OF special trade papers Is
| The Connciioners' Journal which is started In
Philadelphia.
Tue Glasgow Ne,cs, having been to hear Dean
stanley, says his theology Is OF the vaguest posi-
BILE description and has oratory o. a very Inferior
i order, In which eloquence Is never reached.
The Augsburg Gazette announces the early PUB.
llcation by Lieutenant Siumm, the only foreign
onicer allowed TO follow the Russian expedition m
Central Asia, Of work containing full descrip.
l ton OF this expedition and or the admirable man.
ner in which it was carried out.
The la,est vanity cut In Paris j. a History Of
I Fans Among All Nations and In All Ages.r
The last book OF the German RI gishman.
\ Zincke, who wrote learnedly on Egypt aud
Switzerland, is. a Walk IN the Prsons.n
i The Able Domenech, VINO Is a great quack, mas
\ published two more octavos at Paris on the .Pni-
losopny OF History" as exhibited in the Prophecy
\ Of Danieln
The Saturday ReUie,c, In an article on the collect
/ ing mania and sensation auction. declares that
\ England is as once the rlcaest country In the
world, the fullest OF things precious aud rare, and
the least instructed In matters or taste. the
MIDDLE and upper classes, it says, nave dreadful
facility in confusing beauty and hideousness
| new idea In Journalism mas been started In
/ Germany. IL is q paper styled, The Anti Critic;
| organ for Literary SelEDetence, and will be de-
voted to Publishing replies OF authors whose writ
ings have been uniavorably received by the press.
RMS great boon Tor ag2reved authors Is to cost
them only TOUR shinRs a page.
Emile Cheyaer has printed at Paris treatise
on gambling entitled, 'Jeux de Bourse, Courses
de Cheyaux, Aaisons de Jeu, Lotteries devant la
Loin
The literature OF the Bacon-Shakespeare contro-
versy Is to be enriched BY . new edition or Judge
Holmes authorship OF Shakespeare New YORK
Hurd Houghton Cambridge: The Riverside
Pressl, with an appendix OF nearly a hundred
pages, now FIRST printed. Judge Holmes book Is
tae most wsignty presentation OF the argument
for Bacon which has appeared, and full or curious
Information worthy the consideration or all, how
ever widely people may dissent from the authors
conclusion. In the appendix. besides introducing
much connrmatory matter, he gives in full an in
teresting correspondence which passed between
him and Mr.. SPEEDING, the English editor or
Bacon's works. This rs the more note worthy since
Mr.. SPEEDING IL an absolute scepslc as to Baeon's
Claims aud presents, in few pages about as
clear summary OF the argument against Bacon
as can be found. Judge Holmes courage In print.
ing tue letter is only equalIed by his courtesy in
commenting on il.
The battle Of the encyclopedias stIIl goes on In