The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-12
LITERARY CHIT CHAT.

LITERARY CHIT CHAT.
Sir Rutherford Aicock's now book. .'Art and Art In
dustrios in Japan Is just out In London, being
upon q topic about which there has becn great pop.
ular Juror, must have large SALE
Macmillan 4 Co., London and New York, promise
the "Seect Letters OF Cicero" translated by j. E.
Jeans. But why can't we have tho complete letters
OF Cicero in English, which were unfort unatey left
out OF that useful collection, Bchns Classical Ii
prary?
shorthand in German means Geschwi udschreio.
kunst, which is by means typical Of its meaning,
seeiug that twentyone ietters 10 express what
We state iu English 10 But DR.. J. Zieblg has put
forth tho best book and photography Of this
tending art under the title OF Geschichtc und Liter.
atur dor Geschwindschroibkunst" published At
Dresden.
In the snow Plusareh, "or biographical sories, 0
b tssued BY Marcus Ward Co. Of London, Abraham
Lincoln will no written by Charles G. Leland, Victor
Emmanuel by Edward Dicey, Hannibal by Samuel
Lee, Richard Warrington by James Rice and Haroun
al Raschid by Professor e. H. Palmer
The academy says that DE- C. 7. Tiele's now "Out-
lines of tho History OF Religion is kind Of guioe
travelling book TO those who wish 10 journey through
the immense fairy land OF human faith and hope
Mr. A. +. Crosse has produced In his Ground About
tho Carpathisnsna most cheerful and entertaining
account OF personal travel In Transylvania.
Kents ssComme ntary on International Law" which
formed an introduction to his American Law, has
been reprinted London with copious notes and adj
dit,ons by J. T. Aoby, L. D., enlarsng Kent's two
hundred pages more than lve hundfe by bringing
the work up TO date.
A new aud very valuable, statistical work on Ger.
many Is u. Legayrs "Forces Materiecs do lEmpire
d'Ailcmasns," just published by Dcntu at Parts
Tho third number OF Macmilan's admirable "Dc-
NJ. Ia II
from Boero to concert pitcn. Tho dcdnitons all
written BY we'll known exports and edited by George
Grove, ID. e. l..
The stupidity Of their proof reader have cost
Henry Ho, Co. pretty penny, Tor they had to get
out entirely edition OF "Maid Elice" and offer
10 exchange copies Of the old for the new.
Its not infrequsnt TO in the maya zines papers
with illustrations by the author but Scribner for
September Will introduce q writer, Mr. J. Harrison
Mills Is both artist aud sngravcr HIS subject 10
"Decr Hunting IN Colorado, and there also nota-
bio Illustrations BY W. NJ. Cary and George uness. Jr.
Ono Of Mr. Miils' engrav,pgs, the head Of lawn, 10
said 10 bs especially excellent .fL
,sMrs. Burnett's new novel, s'Haworth's" which 10
10 begin serial 10 the November cribner, Is 10 be
more fully Illustrated than Is the Of that maya
zine. II is TO DO published in England contemporane-
ousiy, as the lending serial o. Aacm,ian's
Mr. John Brougnsm, the popular comedian and 60.
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niai gentleman, viii soon begin writing his -theatri-
cal rccoect,ons which cxtono over period or nfty
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years The book Will De publisned IN tho ial Of 1879
by d. Appleton l. Co. y.
The "piays for Private Acting" published In Henry
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boH " Oo's Lsisu'e oo''oe, "io e"P'""y sosP'o~
10 Tho purposo for which they are Intended, They
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are wen selected aou require i'e or NO sccuery ana
ia ~ araoters The RAIDER shoud bear in m Ind that
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the number OF scenes an act OF French play means
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on the stage Tho volume OF "PIay Day Posms' IN tho
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