The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-30
That it viii have large sale and large influence VIC
cannot doubt.



as II Is is "the only book which faithfully describes
the actual ma ieral condition Of the country" MISS
Edwards knows, for she has made study OF "Egypts
Landn herself
Tho Academy says that in his a knight OF the
Nineteenth Century, Mr. Roo proved successfully
that book may be written with purpose, and re-
ligious purpose too, and yet not be duh" Cer
tany" says this writer 'ar. Roes pcrsonnges, even
when they discuss their experiences, not within
thousand miles OF tho dulness OF Mr.. Hatton's Boz
hemians. These latter pcrsonagcs pursued with
perfectly Peter Bcl-ike plague of this most undesir-
ablo OF qualities They drink hook and Moselle; they
diamonds and emeralds; they commit burglary
and murder; they go on the stage they belong to
very select clubs, and talk there with immense wit
and wisdom; they survey mankind from China TO
Peru, and nowhere lack brandy and soda; but they
are generally vulgar and always dull"
The Rev. A. G. L'Eslranse has written book on
the .History OF English Humor," which Hurst "
Blackett announce.
Miss Bertha Thomas opens new novel in tho JAN
uary London Society called "Crcssida."
ssraines History of English Literature" is appear
ing in Germany in parts.
''Ruby Grey" is the tito Of Hcpworth DixQn's new
novel; in press.
Jules Verne contributes biography OF Christopher
Columbus to The Journal Of Travels, new illustrated
weekly.
pheasant Reading for tho Warm weather. VIII pc
the Rev. Donald D.. Mackinnon's tour in Lapland
Mr. Ellsworth proposes to edit Tor the English Bal
lad Society collection OF the broadsidcs and hylcaves
which appeared between 1912 and 1860.
Lieutenant G. r. Low, late OF the Indian Navy, Will
shortly publish by subscription, in London, history
OF that service in two volumes.
Orlindo Guerrini, young Italian OF considerable
poetic talent recently published volume OF poems
at Bologna as tho work o. a dead friend. Now the
poems have boon well received no coufesses to their
authorship. t3Na4I ST
In the December Mithcii,mgcn. Or. Pctermann, the
learned geographcr calls Stanley the Bismarck Of
Africa, drawing parallel between the great states
mans combination Of tho smaller German states into
solid empire, and tho weaving into perfect fabric
OF geographical knowledge OF ali tire hitherto dsuned
threads OF Central African discovery, accomplished by
the explorers solution OF the problem OF tho Congo.
In this way, says Dr. Peterniann, Stanley has done
more than all the scientific expeditions for the expo
ration or Africa which have been going on Tor thirty
years. than all the European travellers there,
who dute back from eighty years; moro also than
all the Arabian advonturcrs who have been
seeking ways into Africa for perhaps thou
sand years His discoveries explain at once
the reports that have been gathered by each Of tho
North African travellers Browne first reached
Darrur in 1898, OF a great river the south which
pass in their ratds-tho Kubanda OF Barth,
the Kula Of Nachtigal or the great mysterious and
often mentioned river Of Scnweinfurth, (which is SO
broad that from its banks only sky and water can be
seen. cannot be other than the Congo"
Mr. Sol Eytingc in his illustrations to the song of
the Miikmaid' in the January ,yc,ibner put the
milkmaid on tho wrong side Of the cow.
sFox Hunting in New England" is enthusiastically
described in the January Sc,sbner by votary OF tho
sport, MI. X. l. Robinson, who invests the subject
with unusual attractions for the reader Illustrations
accompany the text. Dr. Holland never wrote bet
ter poem than "a Glimpse of YOUTH in this num-
ber
Mr.. r. H. Stoddard says OF Keats srhe Eve OF st.
Agnes" that at is tho most artistic the most OK
quisite, the most perfect poem in tho world"
Mr.. w. II. Ridoing, who is the most tirelcss OF
workers, has an article Broadway in the January
Harper. This number is particularly bright.
Mr.. william H. Bishop who has written tho serial,
"Dotmod," now running in the AAa,atsc is student
OF the Art Students League s
Sarah 0. Jewott, the writer, is not Sara Jewett
tho actress
Mr. Brown Thurston, Of Portland, Me-, is preparing
history tho rhurston family IN the United States.
"Baby Days" has passed through edition OF
IS OOO Tho book Ia made from contributions to
81 Nicholas, ana is brimlull of pictures and casy
readny
"riemcnts of Geology: A Text Book for Colleges
and for the General Reader" by Joseph lie Comic,
author of ssRcgion and Science 30, and professor
OF geology and natural history in tho University OF
California is tho list OF d. Appleton Co. In
volume. Professor lie Conte is we'll and favcrably
known rs a lecturer geological science, and from
familiarity with the subject cannot fall to havo seen
the want of such text book felt by those who arc
DESTROYS of really scientific general knowledge OF geo
ogy as he has aimed to produce.
Among tho treasures 10 be found Scribner, Wei.
fora Armstrong's shelves is cditon OF Chambcrs'
eEncyc opsoda OF English Literature" with 700 extra
illustrations and autographs OF Robert Chambers, the
publisher; Henry WILL, tho Earl Of Essex, Lord
Chesterfield, Charles l., Alexander Pope /. b. Short
dan Thomas Moore Thomas Campbell, Lord Byron,
joanna Baillic Thomas Hood, Thomas Noon Taliourd.
Leigh Hunt. Hannah Moro, Lady Morgan, Thomas
HOOK Washington Irving, J. Fcnmore Cooper,
Henry Hallam, Charles Dickens, Walter Savage Ian.
DOR Isaac Disraeii William Hasett, Thomas Carlyle,
Francis jeffrey and many others
Lord Macaulay's I.ord Clive is Tho latest addition
| to Harpers ''Hali Hour Sdrics.n
Somebody calls the Rev. Joseph Cook Emcrsonan.
Ho may initiate Emcrson's STYLE but he lacks his
sense. II is almost impossible to comprehend some
OF Mr. Cooks sentences.
Tho letters written by Mr.. Charles Carroll Fulton to
tho Baltimore American abroad have been pGb-
usned in book form by J. b. Lppincott T. Co. under
the title Of "Europo Seen Through American Specta-
cles.o
war Is being waged in FraSer's Magazine over the
ARCHAEOLOGICAL Curiosities OF Spirltuasm"
Mrs Augusta Evans Wilson, author Of ''Beuiah' and
other we'll known works, Is visiting Mrs. Vanderbilt
IN this city These ladies' schoomates in Mobile.
Professor pcps has found enough material IN
Shakespeare's rho Winters Tae for course OF lee
turos at Bonn, which attract largo audiences. He
VIII probably write paper on the relation of the
play TO GREEN'S novel Of "Pandos,o." Professor
Dcus will read u paper before the German Shake
spcare Society next year on the "Two Noble Klns-
men,"
London has two Sunday Shakespeare reading socie
| ties and we have none, even week days.
Mr Lathrop his lotter to the academy, says that
Mr. stcdmau makes '.arbutus" amphibraoh instead
| OF a dactyll