The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-13
LITERARY CHAT.


Englishmen cannot get done writing about their
Sepoy rebellion in India. Mr.. John William Kaye has
just poured out three octave volumes the subject
and threatens more
new and very elegant translation Of the poems
Hanz by enthusiastic Persian scholar. II. Bicknell
has appeared from the London press OF Trnbner
w. G. Polgrave the traveller in Arabia aud nov
British Consul at St Thomas has written book about
surinam, or Dutch Guiana, which is in Macmirlani
press.
An interesting critical work on "Dderot and tho
Society Of Baron dHoloach from the pen of NJ
Avezac-Lavighe, has appeared in Paris.
Mr. Robert Brownng's son has become landscape
painter.
A very important document relating to the colonza
ton OF North America in 1900 has been found The
Azores. The Portuguese settlements are commemo.
rated in IT, and said will throw much light tho
vexed question OF early American discovery. The au.
thor Francesca de Souza who wrote in 1870, ana
his manuscript was hitherto supposed TO have beer
lost during the Lisbon earthquake OF 1855
Mr. John c. Paget has written a statistical book on
'Nava Powers and Their Policy" which win give
pete tabular lists British and other nsvIes
their armament cost, &c
The value OF printed books exported from Great
Britain in 1875 81 AGO. about one-tnrd OF which
we're to the United States
Spiss !7cvietc will be printed in volume by Levy
Harriet Martineaus Eastern Life, still, after thirty
years Of the best books OF travel in the East hi
been reprinted by Roberts Brothers, Boston,
The new cook book. Housekeeping in the Blue
Grass has sold 10 extent Of 5000 copies in Gin
cinnatL
Bulwers povel lcn unfinished and entitled "Pausa
Mas the Spartan" will soon appear from The press OF
Harper Brothers Half Of It was done and IL Is pro-
posed to print the made by the author for thu
remainder.
Professor Anderson will bring out through the press
of Griggs Co., viking Tales OF the North. from
the sages Of Iceland" also, in two volumes, "Ths
Elder Edda and the Younger Edda."
Paul Heyses novel, ''The Children Of the World" IS
published by Henry !. Hinton Co.. OF New York.
Mrs Wister has translated for Lippncotts press
other novel from tho German Of f. harhit entitled
"A Nameless History or in the House Of the Council
lor OF Commerce"
"The Conflict OF Labor and Capital" by Alfred s.
Bolles will shortly appear from Lppincott's press.
ALOE. "a lady Of Engano) the author Of multi
tudnous books for children has gone to India
a mission Her real name is Miss Tucker and she is q
grand Of Boswell the famous biographer Of DR..
Johnson.
We are to have new illustrated work on the scenery
and people Of Brittany, by Mr.. W. N. T. Round, one
OF the editors Of the Independent
Wait Whitman, who is his publisher, will soon
reissue his complete works in two volumes Leaves
of Grass will form the hrst and the second under the
title OF Two Rivulcts will contain prose aud verse.
including whitmsn's diary from 1862 to 1866 OF hos
pital and battle scenes in Virginia and Washington.
The spelling bee mania has broken out in England,
and the Newcastle Chronicle says that II is as essentially
pastimc as charades riddleA Itdoes not think ths
novelty will soon die away as II will be generations
before tho English people will be able to spell their
mother tongue with perfect accuracy.
The nrst eight numbers Of the new and revised edi-
ton Of sZeIrs Encyclopedia" published by BAKER,
Davis Co., Philadelphia, have been sent US by me
agents In this city George de Colange Co. TINS Is
one Of the most successful attempts 70 make unveFsAii
dictionary Of knowledge and language and the result
ortborough Investigation and labor by Dr. l. coange,
IL. D.. and his colleagues The new edision contains
many fresh articles and eighteen ooored maps have
been added. t.i..t..
Nine Gasparn having presented 10 the Library OF
Boussenoix France copy Of her late husbands book
The Schools OF Doubt and the Schools Of Faith"
ocived from It's director, NJ Cereal. aieter Of thanks
panied by the statement that the book had been
I Immediately burned The letter read :--'How pleas
ant now the mornings are chilly 10 ones hngers
with NJ De Gasparn's booksl They burn splondldly.
once more, thanks, madamel"
Mr. Ciiffe LesIie's expected work on English EcoDo-
mic and Legal History will be ready for the press In q
scw mouths. .af.
u Mr Joseph Foster will IN two folio volumes
collection or the hitherto unpublished pederces Of
some Yorkshire rmilies sutnIed Fam'iin Mrorum
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