The New York herald., 1876-11-20

has recently been delivering addresses on civil
reform It understood that he has Just com.
plelcd novel; the scene Of which Is laid in America
II will be published serially in popular magazine.
Professor Boyesen's name Is not SUCH ajaw-oreakor
looks TO be. II IS pronounced Yamar Yort
Boyersen.
Dr. Hollands "Mis,ress Of tho Manse, beautifully
Illustrated by Miss Halock. Helena de Kay, 7. Moran
and +. A. Abbey, will be the gilt book Of scroncr,
Armstrong & Co this Christmas.
II was tho intention OF Mr. Miles, the originator Of
the mo Namen published by Roberts Brothers,
that the names OF the authors should not be made
known at all The second volume IN the series,
s.Deirdre made such excitement and received SO
mucn praise that Dr. Joyce owned up that hswas the
author. He is a well known physician of Boston and
published a volume of ballads somc years ago
Mr.. Eugene Schuyler, United States Consul at Con-
stantnoplc, and author Of Turkstan," just published
by Scrbncr Armstrong Co, has had luck as wen az
talents to help him. Everything no has undertaken
has added glory to his name He the Of Hon
George W. Schuyler present Auditor Of the Canal De-
partmcul He is thirty years Of age and remark
ably fine looking graduate of Yale College and an ac-
complished nguist.
FOREIGN LITERARY NOTES.
The Saturday Recic,c says OF 'sMcrcy Phiprickh
Choice tho lrst volume in tho No Name scries:"The
lent and even admirable detail, as on the whole an
elaborate mistake
or Howell's "Life Of Hayes" the Saturday Reriev
says:-'If fails convince that Mr. Hayes Is tho
ideal candidate tho fault must lie with the subject,
rather than the author, Of the biography"
The Lord mayor of London has written poem Oh
Imagination which appears to be altogether lacking
In that quality. Turtle soup evidently NOS inspiring
The poem Is poor. for Lord Mayor.
Mr.. Ruskn Is IN Venice alter more stones.
Tho designs for the proposed Byron memorial are
now exhibition at the South Kensngton Museum.
Mr. Robert Thomas stothard preparing his fathers
autobiography for publication.
Tourguenicf, the great Russian novelist, has Just
finished story, which will bc published serinlly
In the vyestnik Yecrophy Anything now from Tour.
guenief is enough make wave our caps
OGenbach's book is finished and ON its way to Amer
lea to be translated from the French. Mr.. G. w.
Carleton will publish 1t in New. York.
sir Frederick Grahams autotyps fac- -simile Of the
commonplace book Of Milton has been finished.
Tho first sheets Of the edition OF the Creek Tests-
mont, upon which Professor westcott and Mr.. Host
have been engaged nearly twenty years. have gone
to the printcrs
Or. Leggc, the Professor OF Chinese at Oxford, ID
having an easy time OF it No students have yet ap.
piled to learn the language OF All SIN.
Tho AthenGum says:-"Unlkc George Eliot, how.
ever. Miss Braddon always has her feet on solid
ground, and her strongly concrete sympathies save
her from that tendency refer everything to nrss
principles which makes an hour Of s'Danel Deronda"
m intellectual exercise almost fatguing a week
devoted to Mr. herbert Spencer" This is uncompli.
mentary either tho ALteneu's intellect or 70 Mr..
Spencer.
The Spectator says :-'You might well attempt 70
put down Spirualsm by autos dG 10 as 10 attempt to
suppress SHADES by the treadmlL'