The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-03-27
LITERARY CHAT.

A edition OF the splendid pathological work OF
Charles r. Bree,"A History Of the Birds OF Europe"
has appeared in London in Eve volumes, greatly
largcd.
Won Blanc's 'Iife and Correspondence OF General
John Burgoyne," from Macman's press, traces the
career OF unfortunate literary and political
mander from his BIRTH in l722 his dcccase, at the
age OF seventy after he had been of the managers
at the impeachment of Warren Hastings
Routledge 4 Sors will soon print George MacDon-
AIDS new novel, Thomas wingneld Curate," which ID
an attempt TO write down the scientific OF Tyn-
DALI Proctor and other not too orthodox OF SCI
France has French American Society. which is
about publish important work. by VI. Leon de
Rosny, on "The Heratic Writing OF Central America"
to be illustrated by plates in folos-
DR.. T. Damme OF Stockholm, is preparing for the
Centennial Exhibition dictionary of universal
language, OF which he IS the inventor. BY this lam
guage the author claims that persons of different
uonality can readily understand each other
N. Patin, Secretary Of the French Academy has just
died at the age of eighty three 'He had only fail
ing says the Liberte, ''and that that, although
member Of the French Academy he did not know
French
''Thc History OF the Late War" by Jefferson Davis
will probably be ready during the summer, from tho
press OF Turnbull Bros, Baltimore
Think OF over 1900 books published on the game OF
chess aone So says the latest photography of that
subject
The new French rcview, the Repubique des Lettres,
contains In its third number poem by Mr. Swinburne,
whose French verses frequently mastery ha
English.
NJ Guzots posthumous "History Of England" will
be translated by Mr. Frederick Moy Thomas, OF Lon
don
Mr. James T. Fields has judiciously advised Mr.. r.
H. Horne, the English poet, who was coming TO leo
ture in America, TO postpone his tour account OF
the combined distractions caused by centenary and
q Presidential year.
Dr. A. Won der Linde has published at Utrecht a
photography OF the game OF chess containing 2 209
titles besides appendix OF 1l3 titles tho game Of
draughts. This is the most complete work OF tho
kind Published
II is said that the original OF Gwendolen Hasleth,
In George Eliot's new novel, "Danel Deronda" is q
young English lady well known among the players at
Homburg
The London Spectator says that there is hardly
town in England which not getting up thinking OF
getting up its spelling bee. It adds that butchers
BOYS spelling down university graduates and even
journalists which quite repeats tho American expert
''The Life, Work and Opinions of Heinrich Heine" has
appeared in London by william Stigand and IS pro-
nounced by Lord Houghton, who reviews II in the
Academy, successful work
Tho new publication Of the "Paston Letters,
thoroughly revised after the original manuscripts and
edited by James Gardner has been completed in thrcs
volumes.
Mr.. Pagets ''Naval Powers and Their Policy" with
tabular statements OF British and foreign iron clad
vies, IS a convenient and lucid handbook just from
Longman's press.
new German liberal paper entitled Das VaterEand
was commenced in London the 25th OF March.