The New York herald., 1876-12-04
LITERARY cH1r-cHAr.

The AGaeneum, which have roccivsd through
Brcntano. contains an article purporting to bc
view OF the Marquis de Tallcyrand, Pergord's Etues
sur la Repubi,gue des Etats- Lnis a. 'ADeriqu" but
which is little less than a criticism Of tho HERALD's
OF that book. The Allenenm is surprised that
the HERALD took exception to the Marquis Wholesale
denunciaton OF America as a civilized nation. To be
not abused by Marquis every day, but to
be sat upon by tho Ahenaum is sensation, and
we submit to that through force OF habit.
Captain Mares is writing account Of his Arctic
expedition.
Tho Taylor family is to DO immortalizcd by Mr. p A.
Taylor, NJ p, who has written history Of the Tay.
from the time they Taylards to the present
day.
Tho Odd Volume Register and Book Ezctange is tho
name OF new monthly TO be issued in London in tho
interests OF the bookworm.
The London weekhcs OF the present week, which
may be had at Brentano's, contain interesting
editorials the political situation IN America Thcy
we'll worth reading for 1t is often entertaining
ourselves others see
General Mcclellan had unusual advantages for study.
ing the military and political situation In Egypt during
his recent VISIT and his forthcoming articles In
crdner will have than tho ordinary interest Of
a tourists Journal They will be illustrated from re-
Gently taken photographs and engraved expressly
these articles These will be followed by other Of tho
Generals travels.
Miss Sara S. Rice, who gave rise to the Poe mouu-
mcnt, has written memorial to the melancholy poet
which contains Iacls concerning his early life.
The book will be embeishcd by photograph taken
from hitherto unknown daguerreotypo Turnbuli
Brothers, OF Baltimore, Will be tho publishers Now
look out for fight, for any item published about
Poe always causes a literary row.
Chambers Journal retclls TO English audience
Mr.. Charles Barnards interesting story of tho CO.
operative community OF Springfield, VI first published
in .Scribner Mr. Barnard, it will be remembered was
the author OF tho paper on "Phiadelphia Associa-
tions, +" which stirred up much discussion m the
subject In early number OF Scribner he VIII de-
scribe the English building associations, whose work
ings he recently studied the spot for tho BEN
eft OF the .Scri1ner audience.
"Undcr Canvas; or, Tent Worship in Summer
Months is quito an interesting brochure addressed to
the Christian public IL is OF representative charac-
ter and the Hrss of its kind offered tho
gregations Men of all denominations occupy place
In IT, and OF It's chapters especially addrcsscdt to
that influential church class called sChristan
Workers"
The groat ssMusca Conversations Lcxicon'' OF Herr
Mendel has reached the end OF the sixth volume.
II seems that Bret Har,e's ''Two Men of Sandy
Bar" which wns printed in 0sgood's little classic
SERIES viii never be published. Mr. Robson holds tho
copyright ON the play, and he could not control It
abroad II printed. lie demands that tho edition bo
suppressed, and is than right that u should
be- Whom ho paid $1,000 for the play no considered
that 1t his outright, aud SO II seems TO us its
Mr. J. W. Bouton has published new edition OF
Tom Moorcs ..Epicurcan aud Alciphron," with
beautiful vignettc illustrations by Turner the book
is handsomely gotten dp with eye to the holidays
An admirable book by G. W. Cox, OF London, en-
t,tlcd .'rLe A,henan EMPIRE" gives succnct ac
count of what is best worth knowing IN Grccian his
tory.
Mr.. ii. II. Howorth has written a most elaborate
.History OF the Mongols from tho Ninth the Nine
tccnth Century,