The New York herald., 1876-11-01
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

Dean Hooks "Lives OF the Archbishops Of can,er-
bury" viii be completed by twelfth volume, contain
ing an index TO the entire work.
r. r. Barnum will again brave the hazards OF author
ship with a book for boys called "Lion Jack; or How
Aenageries are Made"
Mr.. John Habberton, author OF "Helen's Babies" I"
las a book in Pusnams press entitled ''The Bar
ton Experiment"
Charles Hao OF Boston, late United States Consul a.
Alexandria will describe Egyptian life in series Of
papers in the Atlantic
Student Life at Harvard" is the title OF enter
tanning book to early In November from the
Boston press OF Lockwood. Brooks Co.
.within tho Arctic Circle" Is the title Of two vol
umes OF travel in Lapland and Norway by Il Kent,
shortly to appear in London.
Forty thousand copies OF Green's Short History Of
the English People" have been sold in England, b
sides very large number in the United States
The Misses Garrett, whose Christian names are
Rhoda and Agnes, have written "suggestions for
House Decoration In Painting Woodwork and Furni-
ture, I" which Macmillan will soon publish.
The old established book publishing house OF Brewer
Teeton, Boston, publishers OF Worccscr's diction-
aries has been succeeded by the firm OF William Ware
4 Co., in the same business.
London literary journal congratuates the suffering
book trade that OF the good results of the hard
times wiIl be found in publishers having restrained
their power OF production"
A complete and illustrated s'History Of the Centcn-
NAL Exposition, with full descriptions Of tho leading
exhibits, Will be pubshedb by Hubbard Brothers, Phila-
delphia, by subscription
bentley Il Son. London, viii soon issue exceeding
y interesting work. by Captain Charles Warren Of the
Royal Engineers entitled Underground Jerusalem;
Account OF the Difficulties Encountered in its Ex-
ploraton and the Results Obtained"
AT last to have a volume Of A. Bronson
Alcors .Tablc Talk (" Of which hope it may not bs
true, Lowell sang in ''The Fable tor Critics'-
He goes to sure death when he goes to his pen.
Henri Martin, the most popular of French historians,
is about completing his popular History Of France"
which will be translated by Miss Booth OF New York,
and issued In library edition by J. II. Coates Co.,
OF Philadelphia.
Scandinavian literature is becoming very popular in
this country. Professor r. b. Anderson, professor OF
Scandinavian in the University OF Wisconsin, is bring
ing out simultaneously at Chicago his 'viking Tales Of
the North" and Tegners "Frithiofs Saga"
collection of the Centennial orations, historical
addresses poems &c, delivered in various States
July a. 1885, and edited by +. Saunders, OF the Asor
library, Will be published in November by Z. B. Treat
undcr the title Of sour National Jubilee; Histor
cal Souvenir"
Says the London Bookseler:-"English publishers
have found their market in the States virtually closed
in consequence Of tho excitement attendant upon the
American Centenary. Free and enlightened citizens
could not visit Philadelphia, do large amount OF talk
ing and spend their money freely tho attractions
there offered and have either time dollars for ltera-
turc"
The first book over printed In English "The
Rccuyell of the Hissorycs Of Troye," translated by
Caxton in 1471, but printed at Bruges The first book
printed in England "rhe Dictas and Sayeings Of
the Philosophers. emprynted by William Caxton, and
bearing cate November IA, 1477
General james Grant Wilson'S ''Poets and Poetry Of
Scotland" appears, to tho critic Of tho Atenaum, to
deal in strain Of eulogy which is generally extrava
CANT and sometimes absurd, although q whole 1t
thinks acceptable contribution to the literature Of
Scotland as q sequel to cdr lrvin9s History Of Scot
tish Poetry" which never be dispensed with Tor
the earlier period.