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

''The Berkshire Lady" is Mrs. Macquod's latest.
| The volume of Mr.. Henry James. Jr.'s. new stories
| will be published by Macmillan.
'Vivian the Beauty is Mrs. Annie Edwards latest
| to appear serially in Temple Bar.
| edition OF "Percy's Relics" is being pre-
| pared for Messrs. warne. of London
| The Nation laughs at Mr.. Weles' 'The Pedigree
and History Of the Washington Family"
Miss Ingelow's novel, "AIiss Sarah de Berenger."
will be published in book form in London during
the winter.
Lawrence Hutton is summering in Massachusetts,
When to have the second instament Of plays
and Players. Mr.. Hutton?
The editor of the NORTH Ane,ican Rer,e,v Mr.. Allen
Thorndyke Rice. is said to be the best shots
in the Narraeansett Gun Club.
"Tintoretto" and "Holben" will form the sub-
jcets of the next two volumes in scribner & We'll
fords series OF artists biographies.
set of the edition de tire Of Thackeray's works.
now in course of publication by subscription. has
been sold at auction for Sis. Cd per volume. There
are twenty-five volumes already published.
| Harrison Ainsworth. who delighted grand
parents with his novels OF the road still writing
has just completed novel called "Beau Nash.'
which is q romantic history of that celebrated
dandy.
| The Boston Saturday Gazette denies that Daniel
| webster married his second wife at New Rochelle
and says:-"The house in which Mr.. Webster was
married still stands at No. Broadway. New York.
opposite Bowling Green. and is used as the down.
town Office Of the Elevated Railway
Part VII OF "Groves Dictionary of Music" (Nfacmi-
Ian Coz is received. This valuable publication in
creases in interest as it grows. The contributors
men fitted. by their musical knowledge, to write
as experts. and there very few mistakes to be
found in the first volume, which is completed with
this number.
DIR Slade wei in New mi ri
cles and London court rooms. has gone to Germany
and there convinced Dr. Ulrci and the distinguished
astronomer, Z0er of the existence OF ghosts. Pro-
fessor Wundt the psychologist, has written an iron
cal pamphlet, in which he denies the report of his
conversion by Slade the slippery.
The Rev. L. NJ. Meyers, of the Beth Israel Congre
cation, Brooklyn, has written book entitled "Ths
Jews; Their Customs and Ceremonies, with Full Ac
| count OF Their Religious Obsorvances from the
| Cradle to the Grave" which will be published i'm
mediaely At the present time it is likely to attract
| considerable attention history Of the Corbins
| should follow.
The August number OF the Sdnitarian is as useful
| and practical 1t opens with a paper
"Out-of- Door Life by Charles Dcnison, NJ. D., aud
| has timely article the Effect Of Freezing
| Yellow Fever Infection an official account of the
OF the United States steamship Plymouth.
Other interesting articles hygienic subjects I'LL
| out the NUMBER
| The Hon. Albert s. G.. Canning has published in
| London q pretentious volume called "The PHI
losophy of the waverey Novels" which is mixture
OF inanity and absurdity. 'It is remarkable. says
this critic, chat two Of such genial and social
natures Shakespeare and Sir Walter Scott should
| yet have written upon misanthrophy with indu
| gence." What is there remarkable in it, Mr.. Can
ming?
Ellie Berthet's "The Prehistoric World" which has
through several editions in France, is published
| in this country by Porter Il Coates. In this work
under the form of story the author has described
fo during those very periods the records Of
which exist only In the bones of animals and the
| implements used by which have been discov-
cred in various parts of Europe and in the remains
of the villages built by the and lake dwelers
| The story is founded the latest scientific
searches.
| The third volume OF Thayer's "Iife of Beethoven
| is finished. There is little musical criticism In
| dulged in by the biographer. The volume deals
| principally with Beethovens correspondence and
the external details of his e including his abortve
| matrimonial projects. his acquaintance with Goethe
and Bettina. his financial embarrassments and lti.
| cations, and the commencement OF his relations
| with the English Philharmonic Society. The author
is an American, bnt the work il written in German
| and published by Williams Norgate. London.