The New York herald., 1877-12-10
LITERARY cH1r-cHAT.

Captain Marsh's ..Ride Through Islam" graphically
describes long and dangerous journey through Por.
sia ami Aighanistan. aud throws much light on the
problem Of Central Asia,
Thomas Hughes has finely appreosative article on
Thoreau and other Concord notabes In the London
Academy Tor November II.
The catalogue of the Paris Exposition for 1878 is to
be printed at government expense at the national
printing office In Paris
The best lie OF Boccaccio yet written Is DR.. Marcus
Landau's German biography OF him, just published at
Stuttgart
The London Academy thinks that Dr. Hollands
"Ncholas Minturn" Is = very American book, and Ut
the same time good one, in spite OF tho pages Of
almost Incredible folly which the author has written
concerning the suicide Of one Of the characters
Tho number Of newspapers published and sold in
Germany, according to the Printing Times, amounts to
23oO 900 per annum. OF foreign newspapers about
IA 600 600 copies passed through the post for disri
button IN Germany In 1876.
Major c. Adams who has written "Great Cam
pa gns," published by Blackwood, was professor OF
military history at sandhurst and has given valu-
able Of he principal military operations in
Europe from 1906 70 1870 N
The AhteneHm has . notice Of Pierce's Sumner this
week tnat is not very enthusiastic Perhaps Mr. Sum-
ncs is little plain spoken times suit English
readers.
The publishers OF OF Mrs. Frances Hodgson Bur-
netts books "Doy, has sent forth statement, at
tempting to show that they had legal and moral
right to the book II will be hard make the public
believe that publishers have ''moral' right TO re-
publish book without its authors sanction.
Miss Owens Backpurne's .'liustrious Irish Women"
Is commended by the Aateneum and Examiner
The retirement oi Mr.. William s,ebbing from his
connection with the London Times, which tskcs place
at Chrstmas, Is lamented by London journals.
William Hardy, author OF that wonderfully clever
story, "Far From the Madding Crowd" +" will bcgin
new novel in the January Beigrapia entitled "The
Return of the Native.n Mr. Hardy Is famous Tor odd
titles
SIR George Nares' account OF the late Arctic ex-
pedton, In two Volumes will be published early IN
the new year by Sampson, Low Co. The book VIII
contain an appendix by Captain Fellden
A narrative Of the eventiul campaign in Armenia Is
being prepared by Mr. Charles Williams, one OF the
special CORES pondcnts the quarters of Ghax
Ahmed Moukhtar Pacha
That blessing of the reading public, Bohn's Stand
ard Library, about 10 add to It's many attractions
a translation OF Lcss:ngs complete dramatic and
prose works in three volumes.
Milo Louisa Siefert, who died recently at Pau was
the only woman whose poetry obtained admission for
her into the ranks OF the "Parnassian schoor' Of
modern France.
Mcssrs. Welt h Co, OF Leipzig, are now publishing
historical work by Ernst der Brlggen, on the
last days of Polish independence.
The Rev. q. y. Maclear, d., is preparing three
important works Tor the use OF theological students
anG the higher forms OF schools
The London society Of compositors Possesses q
library containing over 1000 volumes.
One thousand eight hundred pounds have been sub
scrlbed toward the lestmon al memory OF the late
Alexander Russell, editor OF the Scotsman.
"Men OF Letters" is the title OF serics OF short
books to DO published by Macmillan h Co which
will tell people what they want know AZ to
tho life, character and works OF OF the great
English writer's. John Morley edits the series.