The New York herald., 1876-10-02
LITERARY CHlT-CHAT.

to appear IN LONDON In Octooer. Will contain
map pof North America OF curious historical interest
IL will show tho partition OF continent between
England. Spain aud the United States proposed In
1882 and rejected by the United states.
We are TO have a republication OF that curious,
| learned and sceptical work, Hggns '.Anacalypsis:
! An Inquiry into The orig OF Languages, Nations
and Religions" Only $50 copies wero printed OF the
book in TWO costly quartos J. W. Bouton, OF New
York. will reissue it four moderate volumes.
John RusSn's works, in twenty volumes, with all
the plates, arc published by John Wiley Sons in
new Centennial edition.
A much needed book on medical malpractice is In
Hurd Houghton's press II is in the form OF u
treatise on surgical Jurisprudence setting forth fully
tho legal responsibilities OF physicians, by NJ G.
\ McClclland, NJ d.
''Ihc Disc pine OF Drink or, An Inquiry Into the
Principles and Practice of tho Catholic Church ~ 70
Use, Abuse and DsuSo OF Alcoholic Drinks" by Rev.
T. T. Bridget, In The press OF Kelly Pet Co., Bal
timore.
George Routledge 4 Sons have whole raft OF new
holiday books for boys and girls in prcss
| scrioncr, Armstrong & Co. Will reissue DR. Bush
nsll's works in uniform stylo At 81 SO u volume
One Of the interesting books OF the day John
Baeman's "Acro-ocracy Of England A List OF All
Owners Of 5000 Acres and Upward with Their Posses
sions and Incomes Culed from tho Modern Domesday
Book"
From Peru comes o delightful new book. full OF
humor written by Ricardo Palma, and entitled "Peru:
Tradicones"
4 book about the time of day is just out In
London, under the title OF ''rme and Time reers,"
by J. w. Benson
The London AtaenGum nnds fault with the super
natural nacuinery wikie Collins last novel, "rho
Two Destinies" Besides which IL pronounces the pso-
pie IN the book commonplace and for the most part
disigrecable.
''lhc Speakers Commentary on the Bble" by emil
nent bishops vi the Church OF England just completed
will have rival of Formidable character in new
commentary on tho whole Bole under the sditorshp
OF Professor Lghtfoot and the Bishop oil Gloucester
and Bristol
Coone rlayiars Journeys In Africa " In tho steps Of
the famous Aoyssnan traveller, James Bruce, will be
published this season in London.
The library Of the late Jules Janin, consisting Of over
5000 volumes, will be sold in Paris October
The Early English Text Society will print the whole
of the Early English Legends; or, Lives OF Saints"
The famous Welsh stories called ''Mabinogion" are to
appear cheap popular edition. They tho orlg-
nal matter OF many OF tho Arthurian romances.
The latest discovery OF the literary sceptlcs is that
the .Annais OF Tactus" written by Tactus
all but forgery by the Italian, PogSio Braccioiin
The great of The age physical SCIENCE and
the latest book Is Mr.. p. G. Taits Lecture Somo
doctrine OF energy and the subject OF radiation, the
spcciroscope &c, treated with great ability and
acumcn
The mysterious art OF plumbing at last has its book,
by W. 7. Buchan, Englishman who says he iet the
want Of toxt book when plumbers apprentice, and
has concluded to tell all ho knows Lockwood Co.,
OF London, publish It.
Dr. Carter Blake Of London has In press ''Manual
ofAnthropoogy, with maps and plates, voumeA
The death OF Sir Philip FrancisAnot that Sir Philip
hut his grandson-has actually renewed the intermin
able Junius controversy in England.
A new book OF studies in English art, BY Mr.. Fred
erick Wedmorc, will be published by Bentley in DC.
tober
Oliver Goldsmith's house, rather tho lodgings In
which he wrote. 1.-The Vicar OF Wakefield, y at Peck
ham, IS to bo demolished to make room for
block
An elegant volume has been published bv Dawson
Brothers, OF Montreal entitled s.The Interco nla."
1t contains history of the line OF railway running
through Canada and connecting intended connecs
the Atlantic and Pacific
The WIDE audience which Daniel Deronda has
cured brings the among the booksellers the
books relating the Jews and Jewish literature.
There is prospect Of English translation
OF the Talmud which has been tor ages sealed book
TO all but oriental scholars
G. p. Putnam l. Sons will issue "An Alphabet In
Finance" which takes the nard money s,de and deals
with the silver problem and resumption.
"The Autobiography of willsm H. Seward. from 1901
to 1884, will follow tho erection OF his statue
New York
"Tho Journey Around the World" OF the Rev
Henry NJ Field, d. d.. editor OF the New York Evan
geiis, will be published BY Scrbner in November
Harper 5ro,hcrs will reprint learned scon-
uhc work OF Mr. A. r. Wallace the Geographical
Dlstri button of Animals,
| Julian Hawthorne's forthcoming book, now in Ap-
| pcton' s press is entitled 'out OF London"
The next in the International Scientific Series
will be "The Theory OF Sound by Professor Baserna
| ..Thc Anecdote Biography OF Percy b. Shelley"
compiled by II. H. Stoddard. will be the addition
TO scrlbner's sans Souci Series.
| Mr.. William Jones has pushed through Cha,to l.
| WIndus, London, u book called 'Finger Ring Lorc;"
which ls full OF aud instruction combined
in hight gossipng style.
| The London Amenenm divides tho French novels of
the summer two classes, those which are dull and
infamous, aud those which only dull and question
able. 1t declares that France has produced ono
good novel tho present yoar.
Professor Huxley's book the s'Direct Evidence
| of Evolution" is in the press OF ID. Appleton Co.
That versatile. writer, Charles q. Leland, has q
Christmas story Macmlan's press entitled sJohn.
nkin and the Goons" which is a fairy tale. Illus
tratcd with pen drawings by the author.
The leading interest OF the times Is tho revival
in it's application TO household furniture and decora-
tions. Two books IN this field in Macmiilan's
press a Plea for Art in the Household" by Rev. W.
j. Lof,ie and "a Practical Treatise on House Decora.
ton, by Mas Garrett
Being required to report wha. novels most pop
ular after those OF Scott Dickens, Bulwer Thackeray
and George Eliot, the leading booksellers give in the
following the most salable books, in the order
named-"Jano Eyre" "s, Elmo, "Thc woong O't,"
some summer" "Thc Scarlet Letter. "Uncle Toms
CABIN My Wife and )" 'srhc Princess OF Thuien
'lnfelcc' and 'rhe Count of Monte Crslo"
s D. Rugses, OF New York, is preparing "Hs-
tory OF Cold and SILVER in Civilized Countries,'