The New York herald., 1879-12-01
LITERARY CHIT CHAT.

from master etchers and engravers.
LITERARY CHIT CHAT.
Edmund Yates was one Of Dickens pets.
Herbert Spencer rs Of the favorlte authors or
the Russians. 4
Tennyson has written two poems for ST. Nicholas
which will be published in January.
Mr. E. c. Stedman says that English girls dress
better than they did Ave years ago.
Mrs. Bayard Taylors translations have made her
husbands works known to Germany.
"Isms of Forty Years Ago" is the title of paper
which will appear in the January Harper's.
new novelette, by Mrs. Burnett. called "Louisi-
ana" is announced for publication in Scribner's.
1t is maliciousy said that Victor Hugo never reads
but always praises the books and manuscripts that
daily sent to him.
paper is announced in Paris with the title Of
Gil Bias 1t IS to be in the style OF the Figaro with
slightly republican tinge. The Figaro is just now
conservative.
1.-The Pledge and the Cross" written by Mrs. 8. ".
!. Henry. and published by the National Temperance
Society, is simple but often affecting narrative Of
temperance efforts from the religious standpoint.
constance Winters Choice (Loring) Is inter-
estng story Of young girl who embraced the theat-
rical profession. She played the same line of parts
Mary Anderson-i.e e.. juliet. Evadne, Meg Mer.
riles.
poetry, the Atheneum, which in general praises 1t
highly. arks:-"It is strange that sweetness Of
temper seems to be- of oil the poetic moods the
most difficult to work in.''
.'St. Maar: Earl's wooing', is the title Of
sensational novel by John Carroll. of 1.-The Caves"
Baltimore county. Md. The scene is laid in Eng
land There is fire and tho hero rescues tho
heroine and I. B. Peterson Brothers are the pub.
fishers.
DIR. Moritz Busch, whose Bismarck and his Men,
attracted about year ago great deal of attention.
has published "New Diary Leaves" which. it ap-
pears. is mostly devoted to describing DR.. Busch
himself the 'sIron Chancellor being moro "supe"
in the story.
"Church Hymns. with Tunes" edited by Mr.. Ar.
thur Sullivan, is one Of the valuable books issued
by the London Society for Promoting Christian
knowledge (Pott, Young Co.. New York;. 1t is
ranged the simplest and most compact plan devils.
able. and gives except in the childrens hymns har
monized version of each tune. It has reached the
one hundred and fifth thousand Of copies sold in
Great Britain and America.
''The Street Singer" poem by A Musician (Hel
mick Cncinnat is dramatic little story illustrate
ing the dangers of adopting street waits into fami
lies. In this the husband runs away with the
adopted daughter. He Is struck blind by lightning
near Jerusalem. she forsakes him and both
ceived back by the patient wife. The intended moral
probably lies the fact that the husband posi-
twist, like Mr.. Bob Ingersoll.
'sTales of Old Thule" (Lippncott Coz. collected
and illustrated by ]. Moyr Smith. is bundle Of old
Scotch-Norse fairy stories-that is. they of
Morse stamp and have been circulating in Scotland.
in whose dialect they told. Such books tell OF
the coming of Christmastide, and their alarmingly
grotesque super-ornate illustrations indicate the
youthful fancies they expected to fire.
M
Union. KY. presents the body of Shaker theology.
The doctrines of selfdenial celbacy and chastity.
which the Bishop to think the 'goodly Ann
Lee'' discovered as bases Of the Christ-life, and
therefore worthy Of imitation, discussed calmly
and fully while attention is paid to the utterances
Of Mr.. Bcecher, Mr.. Talmage and Mr. Bob Ingersoll.
The work is issued by the New York community.
'.Around the Yule Log (Dodd. Mead L co., pro-
claims its devotion to boys and to Christmas its
cover, gorgeous in gold. crimson. green. yellow.
blue and orange. Mr.. Richard Markham has
therein told the story Of FIVE boys and Ave girls
on Christmas visit to the seaside in such
way Is to bring into his narrative number Of the
most striking things in American history up to
revolutionary times. Indians rangers and
patriots mingle bowlderingly in its plentiful illus
traons. while the text. including old ballads.
is calculated to fire the young American heart.
really fine book for the young who have out.
grown literary sylabub is ''The Boyr'
'Froissart (Scribners Sons) being selections from
the chivalrous chronicles of Jean Froissart. "eded
for boys, with introduction by the poet. Sidney
Lanier. The selections from the chronicles ara
of the stirring kind. and will please young
readers immensely. but We would recommend to
them the preface particularly worthy Of careful
study. 1t is clear and simple. and gives in short
space more insight into the relations to each Other
of certain chronclers and romancers Of tho Middle
Ages than many pretentous essay on the subject
The book Is handsomely illustrated.