The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-08-02
WHOLE NUMBER al.
PAYMENTS To AUTHORS.

PAYMENTS To AUTHORS.
The f6OO year, for ten wears, 10 Mr..
Macaul., for ten yoars' copyright Of tho
two frs, volumes Of his HISTORY Of Eng
land, 10 perhaps the largest sum ever civ.
en- tor work in two volumes. The larry.
est sums heretofore known 10 have been
paid, arc 1000 euincas to Washington II.
wing for his Life oi Columbus in four vol.
umes oc,svo-2, 900 guineas to Moore for
his Life Of Bvron,' in two volumes, quar,e
and L 1900 Tor ten years to the present
Bishop ct Oxford and his brother Cor tho
Lille OF Wllbcrtorce,' in five volumes octn.
vo. Mr., Roberts is snid 10 have received
5000 guincas for his Life of Hannah
More, in five volumes, octavo-Mr. Twiss
1000 gninens Cor his Life Of Lord Eldon'
land Mr.. S,anly something like 1900
gnineas Tor his Life Of DR.. Arnod'--but
these were receipts upon tho sale, no, spc.
ciiic sums given by wav Of speculation, like
payments to Moore, Irving, Wilberforcc
aud Macauly. The Inrgcst sum ever real
Ized BY any one work whilst il continued
TO be called new publication, was els.
600, tho proceeds of Sir Walter Scu,t's
Life Of Napoleon work OF twelve
months, and published in nine volumes. oc.
tavo. IN 1897. Tho Row was literally be.
sieged with demand Tor The Life of Nspol.
eon, as Sta,ioner's Hall used To he on Al
manac Day-when the exclusive privilege
Of printing aImonacs belonged 10 The Sta.
toners Company. Oflarge sums realized
by the sale Of new works in vory shor,
period, several Of tho novels by Sir Walter
Scott, aud the monthly issues bv Mr.. Dick.
ems, might be instanccd 40 probably both
in numbers aud profit, exceeding ANYTHING
in literature since Sachcvercl's Trial, or
Drydens Hind and Psnther'--Tbo tvo
most remarkable instances Of successful
publication recorded in the early history Of
ho"kselling in this country. Tho Life of
Columbus has not yet. We believe, paid ito
expenses; the Life IL Byron was . Lon,
till its appearance in one thick volume with
double columns; and the Life Of Wjlber.
force il 10 well known was 4 heavy fail.
ure. Mr.. Macnulv's annuity is therefore
. lottery with the Messrs. 1.oupn,an. Tn.
best and most rcmunerativc hooks in Enc.
lish literature havo been bought by book
sellers at the lowest prices. -Athcnrsm.
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GERMAN Book PURLrsu ERs.-One of thu
stranRest literary novelties of tho day in
Tho fact TIM, this country is nov foodod
with German reprints, IN English, of the
standard classics Of our tongue, which are
sold nj 40 cheap ratio as no, only 10 force
from the market English editions, bu, 10
compcte successfully even with the Ameri.
eau. The pioneer of this enterprise in
Germany was the celebrated Tauch.itz.
well known ~ the publisher Of those small
and very accurate editions Of the Crock
aud Roman classics, which have ior fifteen
or twenty wears been used in all the high.
or schools OF The country. Printed on (ino
aud white pnpor, and with beautiful TYNE.
they compare at infinite advantage with
the bad editions Of the hes, authors. 9th
which booksellers and the reading portion
ol tho American people have too long been
content. Before us arc editions of Shnks.
peare, Byron, Moore. BuIwer and Sir Wal.
ter Scott, together forming a collection Of
about sixty volumes, zach Of which ID. pub
fishers are able 10 send to America. nav
duties, and sell a, thirty one and quarter
cents per volume. Tho above arc bu, \
fifth portion ofthe works printed by Tauch.
n''z' his library containing the ckefs.d'rs.
IRE 81 the modern and fashionable authors.
These books are to be had Of all tho German
booksellers in tho country, and. in these
days OF had type, and worse paper, ere lux.
ures. Ono thing sppears particularly
strange: Tauchni,z has, On moro than ono
occasion, produced English books, no, onlv
before their appearance in America, but
even in advance Of tho English publishers.
The last instance Of this 10 tho his,or;eal
novel Of King Arthur, undoubtedly BY Bull.
wer. which VIC are satisfied has been pr;nt.
ed nowhere Woshisgsos Republic.
CANADA ANNExATIoy.-Sevessl Of thu
English papers speak favorably Of dissolv.
lug the connection between the molher
country and Canada. The London Fran.
iner says:-'We hesitate not 10 cav that IL
we nnd the North American Colonies can
part in peace and friendship, tho dspa r,ure
would undoubtedly be gain to both per.
lies, but moro especially TO ourselves.'
Sumo other prints, the London TIM,
particularly, Indulge in opprohious remarks
on their Canada brethren. The Mo.s-..p