The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-20
LITERARY cHIT-cHAT.

LITERARY cHIT-CHAT.
The Baroness Burdelt.Coutts did not receive Dick
ems after his separation from his wife.
The history OF the Keats family in Louisville is
very romantic one, bur II would not to publish it
yet
The Golden Club will publish popular editions
Of Mr.. Cobden's speeches and political writings
We are pleased to learn that the higher education
OF women prospers AT Cambridge.
The Afh edition OF DR.. I. Nicholas work, "The
Pedigree OF the English People," is in press
The complete poetical works OF Gerard do Nerval,
tho friend akd fellow worker with Victor Hugo and
Th6ophiIe Gauter, are published In onevolume ed-
ton in Paris.
The discovery OF signature supposed to he
original Gutenberg, the back Of letter Of ndul-
gence, dated I454. is agtating antiquarian London.
Lieutenant Colonel George +. Denison, who received
tho prize 5000 roubIes offered by the Russian gov
for the best work on cavalry, is commander
Of the Governor Generals body guard In Canada.
That busy woman, Miss Betham- Edwards, Is en-
gagged upon monograph Jean Renaud FRENCH
philosopher and mystic
"scencc For All" is the title Of q work on science
to be issued serial form by Msssrs. Casscl Peter
4 Galpin. edited by Dr. Rober, Brown
Novels IN England pass through three editions-one
in three volumes that sell for So, another in vol
ume for So, aud another for twenty five cents.
The days OF cheap standard literature appear to have
sot in in London, whore I'M edition Of Tennyson's
poems in shilling volumes. placing the poets
works within the Of all classes announced by
his publishers.
Cardinal Mannng's Independence OF the Holy
See,u according to the London Academy, contains
nothing now, other Of fact or Of argument.
Rev T. G. Brewer has printed in two volumes,
"Errovs OF Speech and OF Speng," which is brim iu
OF Information about the English language and its uses
and abuses
A daughter OF the late Mortimer Collins, the novel
list humoris will publish her drst novel under the
paradoxcal title, Gan Innocent Sinner"
Professor Glackie's book the language and hter&
ture OF the Scottish Highlands is Interesting aud
instructive volume.
Dr. w. vissering has printed at Lcyden little boob
on .Chlnese Currency; Coin ard Paper Money"
which exhausts the Knowledge on that subject.
A new dictionary OF the language OF East Fries.
land by Mr. Kooiman, Is appearing IN numbers at
Loyden, and fully illustrates the Tristan language
which may be regarded as a transition between the
German and the Morse, and much resembles North OF
England dialects
Mr. T. H. Halls new translation OF Molere's come
dies has been completed IN three volumes.
Colonel Hamiey has written a book on Voltaire
published the foreign for English readers,
which in all gossip anoat concerng the iolel
and iolbles of that great writer
Mr. huskin wakes angry IN = reCent NUMBER o.
Fors Clavigera and hits at the "Cockney curly tailed
puppy yaps and snaps In the Nineteenth Century"
line historical atlas Tor the Middle Age period and
modern history, by Carl Won, mas just been brought
out at Berlin.
very interesting book upon Upper Egypt by DR..
Klunzinger, goes much out Of tho beaten track Of
Egyptian literature and DR.. Schwolniurth mas thought
1t worthy oil introduction 10 the British public
Monsieur G. Monod sadly writes 10 the London
Academy that France has produced no book or pam.
phlet destined TO live.
The London Publishers Circular notes that there Is
no lack of fine books Tor the Christmas holidays, but
that the book trade dull as at any period ever
known.
A new dictionary Of Greek and Roman antiquities
with full illustrations, edited by Daremberg
sago appeared from the press Of Hachette Paris
A great book entitled s'Les Hotels Modernes," bv
E. Guyer, fully illustrated and translated from The
German, has been printed by A. More, Paris