The native American., 1837-12-09
From the Lirapool Correspondent ofhe ~ Star.
LITERATURE.

oooh iCdSt AT least the announcements are very
numerous and very promising. Bentleys list
alone would furnish Harper's presses with three
months heavy work The same cause, want OF
money, which has checked the progress of publ
cation with you, has had its influence upon us.
10 less extent, however, because, after all, the
wealth of England is so immense, and SO much
divided among classes, that troubles in one part OF
our social system do not indirectly and feebly af-
feet the other parts. A great portion of the
English wealth belongs to the fundholders, who
are unaffected by any, even the greatest, COM
mercial CONFUSION The State is their security
for their annual incomes and they are in fact like
the people who sit cozily by warm fire, while
the rain paters against the window frames, and
the wind means through the keyhole: they can
say, amid the storm, show snug we are!' Again,
many of our higher and middle classes draw in
comes from the government Some are on the
half-pay OF the army or navy; some have pen.
sions; some hold offices under the crown; and all
these are not touched by commercial difficulties
The landowner is more nearly concerned, bu
those who actually suffer are the merchants
tradesmen, and shopkeepers; the very people, il
England, who read very little, and purchase few
books.
You will scarcely thank me for these sage re-
flectons-but they are true, at any rate. And
having made them, let me give you some idea OF
what English authorship is preparing for literary
taste in England and America.
'Boz" will finish his inimitable "Pickwick
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work in the same style, and published monthly
will be commenced in March. Meanwhile, DR.
Dickens is making Benhey's Miscellany one Of
the best Magazines that was ever published in
England. The secret is this-he pays very hand
somely for contributions. What think you Of
fifteen guineas sheet, large print too. The sale
is immense, and is rapidly OH the increase.
The curious in Pickwick may like to know
how it ends-Mr. Jordan, the celebrated editor Of
the London Literary Gazette, was here the other
day, and told me that he had seen the manuscript
and ''Boz" makes the tale end with the death Of
Pickwick He added that 'sBoz," (who draws
$3.50 month from this work alone put Pick
4 wick into the Fleet Prison, in order that he nigh
sketch the life and narrae the death of the unfor
tunate Crown prisoner for debt An inferior
hand would have overworked this scene. ''Boz'
tells it think in No. lG) briefly and earnestly II
half page. But then, how touching!
Boz announces new novel to be called "Bar
naby Rudge-a story of the riots of London
1880" This will be published by Bentley, in the
usual volume fashion, and must not ''by nc
manner of means be COMPOUNDED with the new
work which he will commence in March, anG
which, a la Pickwck, will be illustrated with
humorous engravings by 'Fitz'-that is by Mr.
E r. w. Buss.
''rhe Prvateer' is new novel, by whom
know not 1t will be out in December. An
other in the same line, is 'My First Two Voya-
ges: by Blue Jacket Gleg, author of the
Subaltern, has three-decker, to be called "Chel-
sea College, and its Traditions
The author of ''The Merchants Daughter is
bringing out another novel, "The SQUIRE
Douglas Jerrold's novel s:Nell Gwynne, or the
days of Charles the Second, will appear about the
same time with Miss Sheridan Life of the Ouch
ess of ST. Adams.
The author Of 'Ratlin the Refer has had great
success with his new novel ssThe Old Commo-
dore." Though the said author is Mr.. E. Howard,
people aciH call the work Captain Marryatt's
last.
Mr.. +. Herve is about publishing two volumes
of his Residence in Greece and Turkey, with
Notes Of the Journey through Bulgaria, Servia,
Hungary, and across the Balkan. Illustrated by
numerous Tinted Lithographic Engravings, from
Views of interesting Localities, and with Portraits
of illustrious Greeks and Turks, taken by the
author.
Mrs. Trollope's new novel, ''The Vicar OF
Wrexhall," has drawn down the anger of the
'Saints'' whom she exhibits in no Uery favorable
point of view. The illustrations, by Heryien,
are capital.
| number of the Quarterly Review is announ-
ced. | subjoin, as usual, the table of contents:
Home Tours: Mrs. Bray and Sir George
Head. 2 England, by J. Fenimore Cooper,
Esq. 3 Circassia and the Black Sea. Hints
on Etiquette. 5 Colonel Naper's Peninsuar
War, Art. 4th. The Pickwick Papers. 7
Whewell on the Universities. Lord John
RusselPs Speech at Stroud.
Cooper, you may "calculate,' will come in for
la "pretty considerable share of abuse The
Pickwick Papers will be praised, and the last
article (from the pen Of w. Croker) will smash
the system on which the present administration
holds together, viz: by yielding the patronage of
Ireland to Mr.. OConnell, recompense for
his voting thro' thick and thin with the Cabinet.
BY the way, in the last volume Of SCOTS Life,
Lockhart admits that he had share in the con-
cocton of the famous Noctes Ambrosana.
/ had nearly forgotten one thing-Dod, our ia
nous engraver, is busy on Newton's last picture,
from Sterne. 1t is where he is purchasing pair
Of Gloves from the pretty grissette, in the shop at