The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-17
LITERATURE.

Dieterich of Gottiugen brings out work
by Professor George Hoffman, on some
'Phenician Inscriptions"
John Ward, Preacher" has passed its
fiftieth thousand in America, and has been
added to Baron Tauchnitz's list.
Brander Matthews and G. H. Jessop are
collaborating in a work to have the title
"a Tale of 7 wenty- five Hours"
Mr.. P. l. Ford is preparing a collection
of the wit and wisdom of Franklin, under
the title, Sayings of Poor Richard"
Meyer of Amsterdam has published a
book by D'Ablaing van Giessenburg on the
Evolution of Religious Ideas in Mesopo-
tamia and in Egypt"
Trubner will publish a new Arabic
English Dictionary, comprising 10000
Arabic words with a index Of $4,000 Eng
lish words by Habib Anthony Salome.
A new edition Of Dickens is to be pub
lished by Chapman & Hall, II ffty-four
shilling volumes, each containing 100 pages
and twenty pictures. Fifty thousand
copies of the edition will be printed.
The Forthcoming volume of Tennyson is
delayed, it is now announced, in conse-
uuence of new poem he IS writing 1t is
declared the volume will give remarkable
proof of the ''staying power of the poet.
Mr.. Bjornson's new novel, called in Eng
fish I'm the Ways of God" is about ready.
1t describes the careers of two friends, one
a free thinker the other Christian. The
book has occupied Mr.. Biornson a long
time and much is expected of it.
The Yale corporation has established the
'Woolsey Professorship of Biblical Litera-
ture" The foundation of $4,000 was given
by few men who desire their names to
remain unknown. Professor VIM. r. Har-
per will give instruction in the new depart
ment.
Bdbglcna for November has a dozen
pretty pictures and the usual quantity of
matter arranged for the youngest readers.
The babes will be delighted with it.
Address: D. Lothrop Company, Boston,
Mass.
Nature is the name of new weekly
journal which has Just made its appearance
in New York. 1t IS "for the gentleman,
sportsman and naturalist" and the editors
are VIM. G. Harris, Charles Hallock, Chas.
3. Bradford and J. Charles Davis. 1t is
neatly gotten up and the contents of the
first number indicate that the journal will
at once become popular.
A photographed Agency has been
founded at Berlin. 1t is divided into four
sections, the first of which will furnish to
clients any scientific information required;
the second will execute such photographed
work as may be intrusted to it; the third
will facilitate the buying and selling Of
books and libraries the fourth undertakes
all sorts Of TRANSACTIONS The agency will
publish yearly report of its work.
The sixpenny edition of Kingsley's
"Hypatia' is apparently going to be as
popular as the sixpenny Westward Ho!"
it is interesting to record the history of the
book The first edition was published in
two volumes by Parker in 1853; and a one
volume edition in 1856. A new edition was
issued by Macmillan & Co. in 1868, and re-
printed by them fifteen times. The 'Evers-
ley edition. appeared in 1881, making in all
nineteen editions in thirty-seven years.
This is indeed not a bad record. How few
books within the same period have done so
well