The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-23
LITERARY CHIT CHAT.


Charles Dickens library has been purchased in its
entirety by Messrs. Sotheran of Piccadilly. The
cravings of Hogarth that hung in his bedroom
company the books.
Grant Dur's I'M. P.) ''NIscellanics. Political and
Literary" are announced by Macmillan.
An Irish historical novel is being written by the
Hon. Lewis Wingfeld. The Currans, Lord Edward
Fitzgerald and Robert Emmett among the dramats
personG "Ennishowen' is the title of the book
Mr. Satchel of the Dialect Society. has made list
of the local Of British fishes, marine animals
and fishing appliances.
Colonel woodward's "History of Bordcntown" will
run through another year of the Register newspaper
of that interesting city.
Beaumarchas' Barber de Seville edited with
for the Of schools is in the press of Mac
milan 4 Co.
Mrs. Fawcetts Political Economies trans
lated into French and German
Gottenburg is collecting funds for new free uni
versty
Annie Thomas will have Christmas story in the
London Pictorial World.
Mrs Emily Pfeiffer has volume of poems in press
Romeo and Juliet has been translated into
Hebrew.
Mrs Molesworths Grandmother Dear is illus
trated by Walter Crane.
'The Normans in Europe" by the Rev. A. H. john
M. A,
..Epochs Of Modern History The subject is treated
from the Scandinavian exodus to the Norman SUI
premacy. The conquest of England occupies the
greater part the work. which of the most in
teresting of the series.
like Partngton and His Friends" is Mr.. Shillabcrs
latest.
Only half of the Odell library has been sold. Mr..
Philes is now at work on the second volume of the
catalogue.
''Lessing's Comedies have been added to 'Bohns
Library
'The Life and Letters of Sydney Dobell" mixed
Essays" by Matthew Arnold and the "Artful Vicar.
by Granville Murray, are announced.
Houghton Osgood & Co.'s catalogue Of their publ
cations is beautiful specimen of the printers art
and contains a running commentary many of the
most important books Of the day by well known re-
viewers.
Leisure Time Studies is the title OF a valuable
volume of essays and addresses written and delivered
at intervals by Professor Andrew Wilson. of Edin-
ourgh sundry scientific subjects, his object being
to show the relations Of biology to education The
style is easy and the matter will doubtless be found
interesting to large number of advanced students
and intelligent general readers. r. Worthington, New
York.
christmas Evergrccns," collection Of poetry for
the holidays, selected, arranged and published by W
j. Johnston, New York, is title that tells its
story. The volume is unpretendng. but includes
gems from Bryant Longfeiow, Goldsmith, Gray.
Montgomery. Eliza Cook and others.
'ienevieve OF Brabant" is also among the legends
in just published by the Lippncotts for Mrs.
Charles Willing, the authoress If the poetry is
deemed equal to the illustrations the volume will
have ready sale. 1t is the old old story that has
been told in many ways but historic incidents and
localities have still been retained and the record of
woman love and fortudc is faithfully preserved in
the present version.
Tho October quarterly number of the United States
Official Postal Guide is at hand 1t comprises all in
formation relating to the Post Office Department
and is a valuable adjunct to every business mans
desk.
scribner Wexford have published Sir j. Gardiner
wikinsons "Thc Ancient Egyptians" in three vol
to dates by DR.. Samuel Birch. of the British Museum
1t is a treasury of antiquarian information Another
important publication by this firm is Frances Huef-
fcrs "Troubadors.' They also have issued Brat-
Savarin's '.Gastronomy as Fine Art;' "Our Eng
lish Bible" by John Stoughton. u. d.; 'Our Wood
land Trees" by Francis George Heath. and "Stores
from Virgil" by Rev. Alfred J. Church. Among
their announcements shakespeare and His Con
tcmporaries.' by william Tegg; pleasant Days in
Pleasant Places 'Savonarola, His Life and Times. =
by w. IL. Clarke, and English Folk Lore" by Rev.
I. Il. I. Dyer