The New York herald., 1879-10-08
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

announcer volume devoted to "Ihe Mound Buiiders'
is announced
APhiadelphia lady is the happy possessor of .
John Wesley manuscript.
Frank Siller has made n German translation of
Longtellow's 'Evangeline.'
Paul II. Hayne. the southern poet. thinks OF
making his home in tho North
shirey, who writes numerous essays for Eng.
lsh magazines. is Mr.. John SHELTON, of Edinburgh.
Houghton Osgood Co. have issued a volume of
American POEMS" with biographical sketches aud
notes.
"The Posthumous Memoirs of Prince Meter.
Mich "-l773-lSl5--are announced by Porter
Coates.
Professor GalachoT has in the press work on the
History Of Russian Literature" which will appear
this month.
Bayard Taylor's posthumous volume of German
biographical studies will be ready the latter part Of
the week.
No. IT of Putnam's Science Monographs" is de-
voted to "Lapormaking Machinery" by Frederick
Perry Powers
Mr.. Lecky's History of England in the Eighteenth
Century" has been translated into German by DIR.
Ferdinand Lowe.
ancient and Medieval Republics" with roview
of the causes of their decline ard fall, by Henry
Mann is i'll the press of A. s. Barnes & Co.
Notwithstanding tho gloomy forebodings found in
Spencer never in better health than at present
Mr.. Frederick wedmore's book on the "Mas.
ters of Genre Painting" on which he has long been
engaged. will be published soon by C. Kegan Paul
a. Co.
The being over in London and society
gossip somewhat dull. Milton's divorce from his
wife in lG43 is subject up for animated discussion
in the literary papers
D. Appleton & Co.'s holiday books in prepa-
ration are ''Thc Homes Of America, from the early
colonial days to modern times. and Landscape In
American Poetry" by Lucy Larcom.
Alexander Johnston's "a. NJ History Of Amcri-
can Politics. (aenry Holt Coz is concise and
clear in its statements. and to those who learn
us they run will prove of great value.
The latest publications OF d. Appleton & Co. arc
"Outines of Logic" by J. II. Gilmore. and "The
Shorter Epistles Of St. Paul. also OF James. Peter
and jude" by tho Rev. Henry Cowles, ID. ID.
..Model Yachts and Model Yacht Sailing: How to
Build, Rig and Sail Sef-acting Model Yaeht." by J.
E. Walton. v.M.Y.C with hfty-two woodcuts. will
be published by Mcssrs Griffith Farran. OF Lon-
don. shortly.
recent volume in the "Achme Library 10
Carlyle's life of Robert Burns Why the editor OF
this little book has not brought his biographical
sketch of Carlyle down later than 1859 we fail to
understand.
volume "Supernatural Religion" controversial
work which for several years has been the subject
OF considerable discussion among English and Amer
ican theoIogans.
G. Miehncyich a witty contributor to the Russian
paper Nocoe Vremya. has issued q volume Of
Jeuiuetons entitled "a Little OF Everything" At
least that is what would call It, but in Russ 1t ID
"vesoo Pomcmojkoo."
The complaint is loud in England that foreign
editions of copyrighted works sold in the Eng
lsh market. but the fault it turns out. lies with
those publishers who have not had their books
entered in a certain Custom House list.
The Examiner says that "Sacher Masoch. the cele.
bratod novelist has just produced his first operetta
which has met with great success. 1t is called Les
Gardens do la Morale The music is composed BY
the bandmaster of Gratz. Anger by nsme.'
new book by viktor Rydborg. "rhe Magic Of
the Middle Ages" is announced by Henry Holt &
Co., who also announce "The Child's Catechism OF
Common Things" by ]. d. Champlin, Jr.. editor OF
the "Young Folks Cyclopedia of Common Things"
and Goes 'Romances Of the Middle Ages"
The memoir of his late wife. by the Archbishop
of Canterbury. which includes narrative written
by the late Mrs. TAFT herself of the death Of her Ave
children from scarlet fever at Carlisle is attracting
the encomiums OF the London press. Macmillan IL
the publisher.
is the title OF Mr. Furnivas reprint Of his two Lett
ters to the Spectator of September and 10 on Mr..
Swnburne's Conveyance" from the poet of THE
Tempest. "Cymbelinc." "Coriolanus." II Henry
W., "King John" "Richard Ill.," "venus and
Adonis, :" sLucrece" and "Sonnet 49,"
.Toinette' is the name of story of supposed
Southern life, by Albion W. Tourgee, late Judge OF
the Supreme Court Of South Carolina. This 10
merely u new edition of IN old book. The preface
to this edition is its most interesting feature. The
author says that he wrote from actual experience.
Fords. Howard & Hurlbert are the publishers.
The Rev. NJ. j. OBrien. of Belfast. Ireland. has in
the press historical and critical account of the
famous "prophecy of st. Malachy with Regard to
the Succession Of popes." Mr.. O'Brien hopes not
only to establish the non-authentcity of the "Pro
phccy" but also to give clew to the forger of it.
Messrs Gill & Son. of Dublin, to be the publisA-
crs.
"The Great Singers and "The Great vioIinists,''
by Mr.. George Ferris, will be published by the
Applotons, who also announce u series Of anecdotl
biographies OF French painters and French writers
by Maurice Mauris. This firm will soon publish
"Df Cary" novel of Virginia life since the war; by
Jacqueline Thornton, and ''Gentle Belle" By
Christian Reid.
An item getting into print tina. we'll known pub.
Usher in this city had said that certain edition Of
Ruskin was worth $4,000. no was immediately beset
by offers from every one in the country who had
that edition to buy. The truth that he had said
$780, but additional cipher was added by mis-
take OF the printer. Hence tho excitement among
the book owners.
The Putnam's Sons have added to thoir Handy
Book Series of Things Worth Knowing" DIR. J. Mil
ner Fothergill's excellent work. "The Maintenance
of Health" The book. which was first published in
England. is several years old, and has been road
with profit by 80 many thousands that any attompt
to bring II to tho notice of class of readers
deserves hearty commendation.
The Polish novelist who wrote under tho nom IL
plume of L. 4. Jcz Colonel Mlkowski. an insur.
gent leader in 1853 He performed tho notable feat OF
forcing his way with 220 insurgents through u col.
umn OF 1000 Roumanan soldiers posted on the