The New York herald., 1877-10-01
"uNDERBRUSH." Z"

While we do not think very highly OF Mr.. James 7.
Felds' literary style we generally find him interest
ing In "Underbrush" ,Jamas r. Osgood & Col he Is
not personal In his other sketches and think
him more agreeable. "My Friends Library" the
first OF these papers, treats of valuable collection OF
books In an entertaining manner aud makes us long
Tor the privilege he enjoyed In browsing among those
treasures Think OF owning books that have been
dog-eared and pehciled through by Sam Johnson
books with fly leaves written over in Lambs
clerkly hand, or book ownod jointly by 'Percy
Shelley aud Leigh Hunt" Tho owner oil this library,
who Ia lady, has evidently bought books she liked
them and not with the wild thirst for accumulation Of
the unrestrained collector Mr. Fields little volume
contains prcat variety OF subjects, all OF which he
has treated in pleasant, gosspy manner.
CHIT-CHAT
'Ths Reign OF the stoics," by Frederick May
Holland, is the title OF book from Charles T.
Somerey's New York press.
To the endless lives of Christopher Columbus ia now
added one by Arthur G. Knight Of the Society OF
Jesus London 1871 1t adds Columbus to the saints of
the Church cathoc) and ioreshadows his approaching
canonization.
Rev. Samuel Manning has written .'Amcrican Pic
tures Drawn with Pen and Pencil" describ.
Ing our country in genial and pictorial spirit Or.
Manning pronounces the scenery OF the Hudson Riv
the whole superior to that tho Rhine or Danube
and he is an expert traveller
The new edition Of tho works of Robert Burns,
edited by William $. bougas, elclts tho warm praise
oil the critics as the best yet seen, the EDITORS work
being manual OF labor Of love and Of knowledge.
Professor Max Muller has returned to Oxford and
Is busy editing the collection OF Scriptures
IN English translations, which he has undertaken.
The late Henry y. Thoreau, philosophical Yankee
and poet oil Walden Pond, will form the subject of a
forthcoming book by II. A. Page, English writer,
entitled "Thorcan; His Life and Aims Study
NJ Victor Hugos new work. entitled "Histoire dun
Crime" is really complete history OF tho coup detat
OF Napoleon III. IN 1851, told In that dramatic and
powerful style IN which Hugo has no living equal
The English translation will appear simultaneously
with the original in two volumes.
Mr.. James Minus excavations at Carnac in Britta.
ny, one of the interesting ogical works
ofthe day.
Monsieur II. zbolnski has printed in Paris bookon
"the Ottoman army and It's actual organization"
which some Instructive Information.
The London Academy has nno critical article on
M Thisrs aud his writings by NJ. Etienne Coquerel.
We are 10 have new book China bel M q thor
ourh history OF the laws, manners and OF
people, by Archdeacon Gray, who has lived IN China
twenty five years. IL Will be Illustrated by Chinese
artists.
Mr. J. r. Green's new "iistory OF the English Peo-
ple' which VIII be in four volumes, Will tho
whole period from the Roman occupation down to the
year 1870.
Professor Laveeyes Forms Of Property" has been
translated by G. A. Marriott, and will soon appear
from Macmillan's press
Mr.. William Backs "Crccn Pastures and Pcca.
diIIy" will be completed this fall
NJ. la Marmora has written IN Italian "secrets OF
State in Consti utonal Governments
''La socGie Russo par un Russe." has been trans
lated from Russian into French and appears IN two
exceedingly interesting volumes
Ernest Daudet is out with two volume novel en-.