The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-03
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

Professor Proctor's new book, "Rough Ways
Made Smooth" will be issued by r. worthington
about the 10th of this month. This publisher will
also issue new juvenile called tho mischief
Book" by Herr Busch author of that popular vol
ume. MAX aud Maurice" which. by the way does
not relate to the Strakosch brothers.
Professor Frobisher. the elocutionist. has pre-
pared for publication volume "Actng and
Oratory." upon which h" has been engaged for sew
eral years.
During the late troubles the curious collections
in the Seraglio ut Constantinope have been rifed.
A well known literary man. H. e. Munif Effendi.
Minister OF Public Instruction has been ordered to
institute inquiry. The custodian has been dis
missed.
The current number of The Oriental Church Magazine.
edited by the Rev. N. Bjerring, is Of more general
interest than any Of its predecessors Not the least
interesting paper is one on Alexander Pushkin, the
great Russian poet. by Russian. "Russia'S Con.
tribution Arctic Research which has not been in
considerable is written OF by Z. Vale Blake.
Mr.. Henry Holt has just returned from Europe.
where he went for change Of scene after his sad
bereavement. 1t will be remembered that no lost
his wife and two children within week.
Mrs. Bayard Taylor and her daughter IRE living in
the same house in this city which was their homo
during the last years OF Mr.. Taylor's life.
Julius Cesar" has been added to Rev. Henry N.
Hudsons series of shakespeare's plays "for use in
schools and classes" 1t shows good deal of work
in its and in its estimate Of the rank OF
the play among the poets works. We think he fails
to accentuate sufficiently in this regard the great
STATURE dramatically speaking. of no less than three
of the male characters-Brutus, Cassus and Antony.
Mr. Hudson s professor Of English literature In the
School of Oratory. Boston University and surely we
have right to expect from him something less OF
han to in fha n nvvin
from his estimate of Portal
As the daughter nf Cato and the wife Of Brutus.
she has set in her pattern of how she ought to
think and act, being $50 fatherd and husbanded;
but still her head floats merged over the ears IN her
heart.
She would be o curious object. to whom 1.-THE men
with heads between their shoulders" of Othello
would at once yield Srst place.
French translation. by NJ. Chodzko. Of Ukraine
chants introduces the reader to the mythology Of
Let's. They said to be particularly rich in ref.
erences to the thunder god. Perkins.
The patriotic search of the German savant. DR..
sepp for the bones OF Frederic Barbarossa at Tyre
did not result successfully, and hence his project
in which Prince Bismarck supported him. Of bury
ing the monarchs remains with great ceremony in
Cologne Cathedral falls to the ground. He has.
however, published o book describing his fruitless
Journey, and the red bearded Emperor remains In
the enchanted Thurirgian Mountain OF Kyfhanser.
Theodore Tilton calls his now volume OF poems
.'Thou and l." 1t will be illustrated by his portrait
engraved on steel by Richie. which will represent
.I" but wherc IN "Thou?
new edition of the works OF Ivan 3. Turgenief
has just appeared In Moscow In ten volumes In
preface dated from Paris the origin of several OF ha
works In given.
"octavius perinchief: His Life of Trial and Su-
nreme Faith" il the title of book now going
through the PRESS from the pen of Charles Lannan.
The story is that of an Episcopal clergyman, whose
trials rs a schooboy in Bermuda merchants clerk
In New York, a student in college and preacher
amone the Cumberland Mountains and in several
Atlantic cities said to be highly interesting He
was an invalid from tho cradle to the grave.
volume OF his sermons. issued by Appleton Co..
caused Dean Stanley. well the Senior Bishop OF
the Episcopal Church. to speak Of him as q remark.
able man. Tho work will be published by Jsmos
Anglim. Washington. d. @.