The New York herald., 1879-02-03
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.
Moncure d. Conway spells devil with capital d
in his "Demonology."
One Smith has written life Of William Cobbett,
in which he says that instead of the United States
achieving independence George III. granted it to
them.
''Black but Comely." is the title of Major whyte-
Melvilles posthumous novel,
Dante g. Rossetti has poem Francesca ds
Rimini, in the AhenGum.
A German translation of the Battle Of Dorking
bears the title "England's Ende and contains map
OF the scene of the campaign.
BY the desire of the late Mrs. Grote her body was
borne to the church by four villagers. where the
funeral services read by the rector of the par
ish, and the latter portion over the grave by the
Dean of Westminster. Also, by desire of the de-
ceased neither hearse mourning COACH pail nor hat
bands used.
Emile Zola is said to be writing o sequel to
rAssommor." The daughter of the heroine of that
popular novel will be the heroine of the new tale
Victor Hugo is going to appeal in favor of the COM
munists to the French Chambers in verse.
In the new edition of "Gerrit Smiths Life" pub
lished by the Putnams, Mr.. rockingham has left
out his conclusions in the chapter on Smiths
relations with John Brown
Macmillan Co. announce the History of Savoy"
by Mr.. Loftie.
The Aa.enem says that Dr. schliemann's '"Troy"
is not out of print neither is new edition contem-
plated
Matthew Arnold has new volume Of "Mixed Es-
says" nearly ready.
]. Comyns Carr has volume Of Essays on Art'
ready in London.
new novel by Granville Murray, entitled 1.-The
Artful Vicar" is in the press.
Julian Hawthorne has poem in the Spectator, in
which he says:-
Lying here midst poppies and maze tired of the loss
and the gain.
mute the terror of fate into praise.
English readers perusing De Balzac's letters.
These letters show that Balzac looked forward to
old age of bric-a-brac. If he is not writing of his
books he is generally haranguing about and
old china. Even when he is complaining that, work
he will, he can scarcely make both ends meet he
rejoces that he has completed his Wesbaden tea
vice for seventyve francs and states that he is FUR
nishing salon with furniture Of carved wood Of
equaled magnifcence.
Walt Whitman proposes to deliver his lecture on
Lincoln in New York before long.
Whistler's pamphlet on Ruskin passed through
four editions in week. At shilling copy this
should repay him for the annoyance of his trial. :
Herr Won Hartmann's pamphlet Romeo and
Juliet is curious study He blames Juliet for hav
ing fallen in love with Romeo at first sight, and de-
clares her to be an undutiful daughter for having
consented to marry her lover without her mothers
permission. Romeo he considers q more despica-
BILE character than Juliet; aud he points ont
that if Romeo had lived under the Prussian law he
would have been heavily fined. and subjected to a
term Of several months imprisonment. for having
taken from her parents custody girl who was not
yet sixteen years Of age This is certainly original
way of looking at the matter.
Roberts Brothers will publish Mary Wollstone-
crafts letters to INLAY in this country.
One of the cleverest things said in Mr.. James '.In-
ternational Episode" is on page 100. The Duchess
Of Bayswater is calling on Mrs. westgate. whom she
hopes to by her position; but the American
lady happy in the consciousness of dis
.tinguished appearance The only mitigation of
felicity on this point was that having inspected her
visitors own costume, she said to herself, ''she
won't know how well am dressed"
The Era Amanack "a. Brentano, Jr.) is made up of
matters of interest and value to all persons in any
way connected with the theatrical profession.
Special editions Of Panch's series of Bright and
Gladstone carcatures have been prepared by scrbner
4 Wexford. The drawings by John Tenniel and
are wonderfully clever.
"Les Bebes d'Helene. Unite de J. HabbertoE." is
among the French Christmas books
Henry Janre Jr.'s -Four Meetings" appears in the
Rerue des Deur Mondes "Quatre Rencontres."
A biography of Charles Lever is being prepared by
Mr.. Fitzpatrick 1t will contain certain chapters Of
Harry Lorrequer," which went astray in manu-
script. and which had to be rewritten from memory.
Histories of Afghanstan multiplying
An account Of the privateering voyages of the
Sumter and Alabama has appeared in Russia under
the title of "Kreiserstvo Semeters Alabamy."
The Crown Prince of Austria Hungary has written
q book of scientific travel.
Roberts Brothers will issue Professor Seeley's
"Life and Times Of Stein; or, Germany and Prussia
in the Napoleonic age