The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-20
LITERARY cH1r-cHAr.

Miss Betham Edwards has received from the widow
OF Jean Reynaud all the necessary papers, printed and
In manuscript which can furnish interesting matter
for her forthcoming monograph.
Edmund w. Gosse has written drama In worse for
private acting, entitled '.rhs Unknown Lover" It
will be preceded by essay the chamber drama
In England.
Mr.. +. b. Nicholson tho Secretary OF the Confer
ence OF Librarians, has been presented with gold
hunting watch by his colleagues.
The Index Society has been satisfactorily started
It has an enormous amount OF work laid out
most Interesting biography is schopenhauer's
"Laban," by Mr.. Gevlnner just out at Leipzig.
Miss Emily Faithful seems to have made great
success with her publications. The Victoria Magazine
begins year with several important features
Tho West London Erpress started by Miss Faithful in
September, has proved such success that she has
boon obliged to increase her facilities.
Canon Farrar's sermons preached In Westminster
Abbey have collected and will be published by
Macmillan Co under the title Of External Hope"
Tho second volume OF the catalogue OF Additions"
to tho manuscripts Ia the British Museum has just
been issued
says that ho sees "no indication among our (Frencni
contemporary writer's OF the birth OF q literary
impulse capabs OF succeeding to that Of ticsm
which has now fairly died out"
The first volume Of Jef DAVIS memoirs Is COM
pletc, but is Ia the prntcrs' hands yet II will
be held back until the second volume, which Is now
under way, Is finished.
During the present month Mr. William 4. Gill of
Boston, Will publish revised enlarged edition of
his "I.c of Edgar A. Poe" This edition will include
many important facts in the poets career, aud
Will contain at least feature that viii excite no or
binary interest Mr. Gil's researches have dscov cred
nf
NIFTY, to Poe in a scathing critquc Of .poets and
Poetry oil America" printed by the poet in an OBJ
scure periodical Philadelphia. No one will wonder
alter reading this article, which twenty pages
OF fine type that Grswod found II until
tho death of the lion uniettered his tongue
The crque Will be printed Ia full in Mr. Gill's book.
A feature OF tho closing ngnt Of tho ''old south"
fair In Boston was the sao at auction Of an album,
containing rare poems 10 autograph, by dstin-
guished American writer's 10 tho list Of literary
treasures we're Bryanps "Thanatopsis." LongfeIow's
''Excelsior," WhiitIer's ''New England Holmes'
.sThe voccIess'' Stedman's "rhc Doorstep AMI the
favor,te poems Of Howcls, AIdricb Hay, rrowbridge
aud others Tho album purchased by young
literary gentleman OF Boston.
Aphonse Daudet Is a careful writer; no generally
writeg chapter over three times He is rather a
SLOW worker, tor he prefers thorous hncss to money
Dr. G. NJ. Ingleby has ready a collection OF &C.
casional papers shakcspcare-ihe man and tho
book.
j. b. Lippincott Co. have just published one
dollar EDITION OF Suliivans valuable work on New
Ireland Industrial Art is tho name OF monthly 70.
view OF technical scientific education at home and
abroad, which this arm will publish simultaneously
with It's publication In England
''Too Richr Is tho tto Of Mrs. wsters latest trans
lation from the German The reading public will DO
ANXIOUS 10 get s.Tvo Rich."