The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1884-09-20 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

LITERARY JOTTINGS.  Sir James Stephen has nearly completed an 'socount of the trial of Nuncomar, and of the circumstances attending his execution, including some important matter never befo published. The book will also contain a brief sec wit of Sir Elijah Impey„  Dr. Slacaulay's little mon graph, for the •Centenary Series," on " Doctor Johnson: His Life, Works, and Table Talk," will be ready for publication next week.  Mr. Moncure Conway is preparing • volume of "Farewell Sermons."  The English Committee of Honour for the International Literary and Artistic Congress, whichorill be opened at Brussels on the 27th inst., in composed of the Prince of Wales, Lord Tennyson, and Mr. Gladstone, Mr. J. A. Freud., Mr. Edward Jenkins, Mr. Max Muller, and Mr. ArCullegh Toffees.  Mr. Dion Boucicault, who is at present in America, is said to be engaged upon a collected edition, in 10 volumes, of his dramatic works. Each play, from his first attempt. "London Assurance," which was produced in 1841, is to be prefaced with remmiseences of the period at which it Wall written. Mr. Albert R. Fry, of the Astor Library, New York, is compiling a book which will be of some interest to the curious in literary matters. It will bear the title, " Masques : • Dictionary of Literary Disguises," and will mention between 14,000 and 1,000 titles—the false names, as far ads known, tinder which American, English, French, German, Dutch. and Spanish authors have written. _ _ _ _ _ _ .  Men Tell No Tales, but Live Men Do," is the title which Mr. George Augustus Sala has chosen tor the ten short stories he is composing for "Bow Bells Annual." Mr. Julian Hawthorns has in hand for one of the monthlies for October a short story, which he has named "Such Stuff.. Dreams."  Messrs. Spon will have ready immediately • "Mi ebonies' Own Book: a Manual for Hondicraftsinen and Amateurs." The book will be illustrated with upwards of 000 engravings. A monograph on "Victor Hugo and His Work,'. from the pen of the late critic M. Paul de SaintVictor le being printed in Paris. Mr. Charles Swynnerton is preparing three books far publication—a study of life and manners in Ceylon, • work on our occupation of Afghanistan in 18714-79, and a novel, the principal scenes of which are laid on the north-west frontier of India. Mr. J. C. Nimino will add to his series of "New Edited Edition of the Elizabethan Dramatists " an edition of "Middleton'. Works." Mr. Nimmo also promises in two volumes " The Comical Romance of Paul Scarron," illustrated with portrait and nine etchings by Leopold Flameng. _ _ .  The second and concluding volume of the "Lives of the Berkeleys," by their one time land steward, Jim Smyth, of Nibley (ob. 1641), has been issued to those members of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archieological Society, who have subscribed for the work, 183 in number. These volumes are to be followed by Smyth's "History of the Hundred of Btrkeley,' now about to be sent to press, which contains, we are informed, much of wide interest relating to old manorial customs and tenures of lands, together with matter interesting to students of philology and folklore. Mr. Robert Louis Stevensm has finished the novel he was engaged on when he was attacked by his long and serious illness. It is named "Prince Otto," and is, we believe, a fantastic and humorous study of imsfern manners. It is mow in the hands of Messrs. Longman', and is likely to be one of the main at tractions of the coming book season.  Sir Bernard Burke is engaged at present on a new and remodeliededition of his "History of the Landed Gentry." Ho is very desirous of receiving communicatMns in correction and completion of the work am early as possible. As a popular record of "Out Times," Messrs. Cassell and Co. propose to issue in serial form an additional volume of their " Illustrated History of England." The volume, it is stated, will include a comprehensive, reliable, and most interesting narrative of the history of our country at home and abroad during the past 12 years, enriched with about 200 authentic engravings. Twelve monthly parts are to make up the volume, the first of which will be ready on the 25th inst.  Mr. Fisher Unwia has in the press a book on Italian life and scenery, by Ma-lame Linda V,llari, entitled "On Tuscan Hills and Venetian Waters," which will be illustrated with ten sketches by Mrs. Arthur Lemon. " A Sheaf of Ballads is the title of a new volume of Poem. by Mr. J. J. Britton, announced by Mr. Elliot Stock. The poems are mostly founded on wellknown ancient ballads, and, in a measure, preserve the quaint style and treatment of the originals. Mrs. J. Harris Stone, who gave us laid winter "Norway in June," has written for this year a book on the Canary or Fortunate Islands. In company with her husband she has recently visited every one of the seven islands that make up this group; and her book will be illustrated with photographs taken by him.  , . Messrs. Hurst and Blackett have in the press • new work, by Mr. Fitzgerald Molloy, entitled " The Life and Adventures of Peg Woffington " with pictures of the period in which she lived. It will be in two volumes.  " A Sketch of the Life and Times of the Rev. Sydney smith," will soon be issued by Messrs. Sampson Low and Co. Tbe author is the Rev. Stuart J. Reid, and the book, which in based on family documents and the recollections of personal friend., will be pubhshed simultaneously in England and America, Harper being the American publisher. It is the result of several years' close work, and contains some 60 or TO letters, several witty and caustic seta of verses, and a very succesfully engraved portrait representing Sydney Smith as he appeared in the Foston days.  _ Mrs. K. Kroeker, the daughter of the German Not, Freiligrath, has translated Brentano's fairy tales, and they will be published shortly by Mr. T. Fisher Unwin, with 22 illustrations by Mr. F. C. Gould. This is the first time these talest so popular with German children, hate appeared in English. The Oxford University Press have in preparation rather a novel annual for the use of worshippers in the Established Church. It is an "Annual Sunday Service Book of the Church of England," in which " the morning and evening services will be given without omission or alteration of any kind in the precise order in which they are used in our churches Sunday by Sunday throughout the year; so that they can henceforward be readily and intelligently followed, evoi by pow* wholly sooccoatomed to them."  M. Citreon, the well-known diamond dealer of the Rue Latitte, Paris, has committed suicide.  SATURDAY: SEPTEMBER 20, 11584