The New York herald., 1879-02-25
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

Books on Afghanistan aro beginning. a. might be
expected to crop out in England. just the Of
1912 brought its dozens OF Afghan books. Among
tho new works IL history by Colonel o. D. Mallcson
and the journal Of General Abbott In Afghanistan
which has waited nearly forty years for its oppor
tunity.
picturesque Ireland" edited by John Savage and
published by subscription by Thomas Kelly. OF New
| York. OF which the nth number has reached u.s.
promises. on completion, to be q comprehensive
illustration of the natural beauties OF Ireland its
monuments of the past and its cities of the present
Parts ~ to 25 OF DIR. Bernard OReilly's "Heroic
Women OF the Bible and the Church" are 1t hand.
They complete the series. II need not be said that Dr.
ORcllys text In well written that proper moral
s drawn from the life OF each noted therein
described. The illustrations coors. ono occu-
pying each number. Fords. Howard 4 Huribert,
| publishers.
Humanity and the Man" is the title of poem in
blank verse by william Sharp. M. d.. q. u. L. pub
lishcd by Hodges. Foster n Figgis. Dublin. II is
born OF Milton and the apocalypse and treats the
lofty subject of the worlds religious history. The
typical man IL shown by a seraph. apanorama of
Jewish history mp to the dread Ut Calvary and
then is conducted over u region showing the after
conditions OF souls aud IL lott by the angel at the gate
of Paradise with the comforting assurance that he
will called for and taken INSIDE later Tho verse
is smooth.
Harpcrs have added to their handy Greek and Latin
texts IN. Tulli Ciccronis dc Natura Deorum. dc
divinationc. de Fato."
The late King Of Hanover and other dcthroncd
monarchs will Asure In novel called 'Ics I,ois
en- Exil." upon which NJ. Alphonsc Daudet Is work
ing.
ton.
.lrt.l Init Fail
build fresh hall Of residence for iSly students.
M. Bychkov has commenced the publication of the
catalogue OF the manuscripts contained In the I'm
pcral Library ut ~. Petersburg, with valuable bib
biographical and historical notes. '.t.t
An Austrian major has written q military essay on
the strategy OF Moses and Joshua. ~tt'
Mr. Moltkc Moe has bccn collecting Scandinavian
folklore and NEUROLOGICAL tales In Neirc Thcle-
marken and will soon publish ths result Of his re-.
searches.
The Italians are taking q renewed interest in the
history of their country.
Cardinal Mazarin's letters iseconi yolumo, from
1914 TO lGi7; Cardinal Rctz and his diplomatic mis-.
sions to Rome; "Thc Story of Nicholas Muss, an
Episode OF ~. Bartholomew" Parliamentary
speeches of NJ Theirs us3D-isa5l. and Louis Dlancs
''rcn Years OF English History" are among the re.
| cent historical publications In Paris.
Fourteen Months in North America" is the title
of French book Of travel. by Count Louis dc Tur-
rune. published In Paris.
"Clarisse." by Ernest Daudet. and ia Joueuse."
by Adophe Bclot. are the latest French novels.
"Thc Geology Of Ireland" by q. Henry Kinahan.
NJ II. !. A.. is recommended by the A0encum for Its
original views. The late Sir Roderick Murchison
was disasted with what he termed the dulness of
Ireland gcoogically that he declared his nrst visit In
search of its rocks would b. his last Mr. Kinshans
book shows that Sir noderick not altogether
right.