The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-12
LITERARY cHIr-cHAr.

compelled 10 read u through.
LITERARY cHIr-cHAr.
Mr George W. chids OF the Philadelphia Leds~,
has recently added his collection Of autographs the
manuscript OF Harriet Mariineaus .sRetrospect Of
Western frnvei"
FIAT and Blood and How TO Make Them" by g.
Weir Mitchell, Is announced BY o. Lpplncott Co.
II. 4. Bird mas book press ''rns Chess Open
ings Critically and Practicaiiy Considered for which
tho American News ccmpany are agents.
The August Number Of tho Aagasiae Of American
History contains feature, the nrst OF series OF
"Ana." by Mr. Duyckinck.
Mr.. James T. Fields who seems 20 have cone into
bookmak,ng lately quite diligently as when he was
publisher will edit tho "Family Library OF English
Poetry from Chauecr 20 Tennyson - 10 be followed by
"lhc Family Library OF English Prose, from Sir Philip
Sidney TO John Rusxin," each volume 10 contain
500 pages
Estes n Laura, have got corner in Daudst and IL
seems to puy.
rho forthcoming book trade sale, to b held at Gin
ton Hall IN September promises to be Que Of The most
interesting record.
Mrs. Burnetts story, ''That Lass o. Lowries, has
reached large edition It's original form, but not
satisfied with that scrihner, Armstrong a Co hive
issuo1 new and cheaper edition In paper coverA
This wooderful story has been aranatized IN England
and played ut the Duoln Theatre great
The book has had larger in England than IN this
country, several rival editions having been published
there.
The academy aays OF De Quincy that he ahns left .
character for unsoIdshncss and Tor soul above all
which candid critics Will look Tor IN VAIN IN
some srandcr and more oniuipocnt agures OF English
htcraiur- and philosophy"
q. J.. Puinam's Sons have Just published johnson
Manor, raio OF 0dsn Tlme In New York. - by James
j. Kent.
asia Minor aud the Caucasus" by Sir Randall
Roberts. is the latest addition TO James Osaood &
Co.'s Eastern question This Is capital
series and is able 10 timely.
The Boara Of Health OF every town and village 10 this
country should read and upon tho nslruction
gwen In Colonel George X. wAr,ng's "v,age I'm.
provsments aud Farm Villages" Just published by
Oseood 4 Co
Tho latest batch Of Ossood's '.vest Pocket series 10
Que OF the delightful 1t contains ShaKespeares
sonnets, wherein are some OF his qualntest and
most poetic thoughts: Mmton's "L'Alegro" and III
rcuseroso," Thompsons Summer" Tennysona
'Locksey Hall" ana ''Maudo." and volumes Of seize
lions from Kingsley, Burns, Cowper ana owen
Mcrcaiih. While think the 'vcst Pocket
series' Of the happest thoughts OF tue day, we
ind fault with the bad taste d. ,played IN INTRO
duciny commonplace Illustrations into Classic poetry
We could not read this little volume OF Mutton with
face The poems good enough without any Hug
trang, but il 1t be gst artist to
John Lafarge,' TOT example The shakes
pearo is dsngursd by hidcous fron,spicce. ihe
prose volumes of this lot James Ru- sell Lowes
"Mooschead Journal" "HealIh Five Lay Sermons 10
Working People," by John Brown, n. d., and DR..
Browns study OF Jonn Leecn, with of That
urtlsrs sketches, not very characteristic ones but
such would accord with the sizc OF the book.
j.. W. Bouton has just a curious little pamph-
lei euiitlea "serpent and SvA Worship aud Mythology
in Central America, Africa aud ASIA ana tue Orgn Of
Serpent Worship" two trcatses by Hyde Clark, NJ A.
l.. and c. Stanitand Wake NJ. A. I. Edited by Alex
ander Wilder. NJ. d.
Mr.. John Morey's s'Critical Mscelauies" second
series just out and display much heatay and vs-
orous writing ana critical sagacity. The review OF
Macauisy's place as historian goes far Ia the duso
tion o. smashing that popular IDOL
A new History Of Mvaern English Law" By Sr
Reliant X. Wilson. treats IN compcudious style tho
laws Of Enelapd from Backstone's time down 10 the
present.
Mr. james Harvey, Of Liverpool, has written work
paper money. the object OF which is to prove the
affirmative Of that everlasting notion tnst currency
in paper can be made which need not be payable IN
gold bot win yet MAINTAIN equal vauo with that
metal
one OF the best books OF travel In India Is the Count
D'AIvicllas "lndc ct himalaya." just out IN Paris
The ex,ravagunt iaudations bestowed upon poem
entiticd the epic OF Hades, have led the London
ACADEMY to pronounce tho book nothiug more thaa
"decent and comeIy prose, without spark Of trIs
poetic fire.
a very interesting book IL Mr. Henry Ashworth
''cobacn and the Auti-coru Law League" though Il
tells Us less about Golden than about Tree trade
Among recent blue books OF the British Parliament
90 Erap
The lates, book on literary property is Mr. c. a.
Purdays Copyright; a sketc's oil It's Rise and
Progrcsss' just Published In London
Mr. John habJerton writes to the London Adten0um
complaining OF British reprint OF his book "Othcr
Peoples Children" as incomplete and mutiiatcd But
MIR. Habprrton ought to know that ''other peoples
children" viii continue DO muulatcd both By Eng.
lish and American repubishcrs until we have an ir.
tcrnatona copyright TO authors rights IN both
countries.
A new glossary OF words found In English literature
that do net occur 10 the most copious existing dc
tionares, Is In press, complied by Rev. T. Lewis
Davies.
new lifo OF Bismarck, BY distinguished pubiicist
and writer who has authentic materials from the
Prince will shortly be issued.
"rhe Bioeraphy:and Correspondence OF MozarS" by
Dr. L. Nohl has been translated by Lady Wallace and
will appear the autumn.
The hampton lectures for 1877 are on che timely
subject OF christian Evidences Viewed In Relation
Modern Thought" Tho author 10 Rev. g. A. Row.
NEW BOOKS Received.
The Johnson Manor Tale of the Olden Time In New
York ~ Jane. Kent: q. r. rutnams sons No isa Firth
avenue Now York.
nersdsSs also Further studies Of Sgmi"a. BE-
Paf ssa an ss ts X Hs. ~. .s Dd
Two Kisses By Hawley smart tlorng's Tale oi the
Dayl Lorng publisher. corner OF Bromhed and Washing
ton streets. Boston.
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