The New York herald., 1876-11-07
LITERARY CHIT CHAT.


A great encyclopaedia of Insurance." to nll six vol
umes in octave, is in the London press Of Msssrs
Layton.
Sheldon 4 Co. will issue, November 15 "Lectures on
tho History Of Preaching" by John A Broadus. D. D.,
OF South Carolina.
Tnslcy Brothers, London, viii soon publish tho
notes of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Arnold's rdo through
Persia.
Tho Colorado potato bug TO bo written up or down
In book by Professor Charles Riley, the State En-
tomologist OF Missouri
scribner, Armstrong & Co. announce for early
print Charles Kingsley Letters and Memoirs edited
by his wife.
new Journal founded and edited the interest of
tho brgands, entitled, II Marfso has made its appear
ance In Sicily.
Lord Houghton has In press now edition Of "Keats'
POEMS" which he has arranged chronoiogicaly and
annotated, with memoir of the poet.
That most elaborate of historical and critical biogra-
phes Massons Lilc OF Milton" has reached the fifth
volume, which will soon appear in London
A forthcoming book "lrrigation Tor the Farm.
Garden and Orchard" by Henry stowart, is in the
press Of the Orange Judd Company Of New York.
The latest contribution to tho science OF hard money
will be Mr.. Graham McAdams "Alphabet IN Finance"
which viii form one Of Putnam's Popular Manuals.
A forthcoming book from Longmah's press, which Is
said to be very interesting, is entitled, The Mythol
ogy tho Hebrews and its Historical Development
London has q womcns bookbnding society, with $50
members whose philanthropic object to take Of
that clnss OF who Ill and out Of employ
ment.
The National Temperance Society, Now York, has in
press centennial temperance volume, TO be Illus
tratcd by thirty steel portraits OF leaders In the
pcranco reform.
nharh han uUoAvy
Co. TO print the translation of his forthcoming book
''OGcnbach in America; or, Notes OF a Travelling
Musician. /"
Tho vc letters Of Mile de Lcsplnnsse have boon rc-
issued at Paris In two rival editions Thcy exhibit
clear intelligence, excellent powers of criticism
deicacy and refinement in French books
Father Morrisscys TROUBLES OF Our Catholic Fore
athers relates TO tho prosecutions Catholics the
north of England, ana is made up from manuscripts
which throw much light the history OF Queen
Elizabeth's reign.
The facsimile Of the original "Domesday Book; or,
Tho Great Survey Of England, A. D. 1850 has got rs
far as the survey Of Mddlesex, which is translated
and badly translated General Plautagenet Harrison
The London ACADEMY says that the book fairly
with errors
Dr. Arthur Leaved has printed excellent narrative
Of his travels in Northern Africa under the title OF
"Morocco and the Moors" The book s never dull
but a complete and graphic account OF a country
little known except frsm descriptions now become
antiquatcd.
No great library has been sold this year In London
but very fine one, that Of Mr. William Mcnxies, will
come 10 the hammer in Now York the middle OF No.
vcmber. This collection, though not large, is very
rich in choice editions and early printed American
books
Brcntano has just received from Paris his house
10 Union square. number Of illustrated almanacs
almanach for the year 1877. Besides containing the
usual calendar of tme weather predictions saint days
&C. each little book presents worry good pictures OF
French society rs II exists to-day.
The London AthenGup cougratuates its readers that
run Of popularity has to MISS Austen's
novels from the very marked estimation which Lord
Macauay is shown in his "Memoirs" to have held
them In. II also declares that readers familiar with
such excellent models OF fiction twill mot tolerate the
vulgar nashy novels OF the present day."
London literary journals complain bitterly that the
gloom which has lately settled Europe in matters
political and financial has extended into the domains
OF literature and art Tho London Society Of Compost
tors has. at this moment its books than 800
seeking employ ment, or thrce times many AZ
out Of work at the same time last year.
An important copyright decision has been made In
Canada which upsets the Canadian Copyright law Of
1875, requiring English authors TO have their books
rcpublishcd in Canada within sixty days. In order to
hold copyright there. Mr.. Smiles book .srhrift"
not reprinted by the author, whercupon . Ca
madam house, alter waiting sixty days. published
edition. The author applied for an injunction, and
the Court Of Chanccry condemned tho Canadian pub
fishers 10 pay costs and a royalty on each copy OF
sTbr,ltO they had printed