The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-05-03
From tie Boston Evening Transcript.
What the Literary Men are doing in New York.

Willis is busily engaged in getting ready his
Rural Letters" and in indting readable articles
for the Home Journal. He is still the same warm
hearted friend of talent and genius he has ever
shown himself TO be during the whole course of
his successful literary career His personal popu-
larlty nightly produces sensation whenever he
enters the opera or drawing-room, and his man.
ners, always those of polished gentleman, renders
his presence agreeable and welcome everywhere.
Bayard Taylor, the handsome traveller, whose
"Views a-Foot" have reached some ten or twelve
editions, continues TO assist in the editorial manage
ment Of the Tribune. He is suspected OF being the
writer of those recent spicy illustrated articles of
prose and rhyme which have appeared in that pa
per during the last month. His thorough know
ledge of the German language, gives him great IA
cilities translator of fine things from abroad aud
as he is also quite as familiar with French and
Italian, he wieds an influential pen in the columns
referring to foreign information. He is also one of
the editors of Graham's Magazine. His recent
volume of Poems entitled Rhymes of Travel is
having vile sale.
Mr.. Rufus w. Griswod is looking in fine health
and is reported to be at work his enlarged edi-
ton of the Poets of America, volume intended
to match in size that containing the Female Wri
tngs of our country published not long ago by
Carey & Hart in Philadelphia. His knowledge Of
American literature is always sufficient guaranty
that what he attempts in that line will be most ad
mirably accomplished.
Bryant has recently left the city and the editorial
ClldlT IOT Il lew Wcehs UP o. u HIS
constitution is pretty severely taxed by city life,
and an occasional tour Is necessary to his health.
He has not suffered, it is said, from Mr.. Lowel's
severe rhymes in his g Fable for Critics
Washington Irving may be seen almost every day
at his publishers counting room, in Broadway,
experimenting the issues of his complete
works. The sale of the Sketch Book has already
reached in the new edition some eight thousand
copies. His Life Of Mahomet is promised during
the next fall or winter.
,l,,I, IL,
attracts attention always in Broadway, bu! he seems
to have taken farewell of the muses.. His fine
figure is little touched by time, but his eye has
the same merry twinkle so noticeable when Croaker
e. Co. were fresh young men about town.
Evert and George Duyckinck are making the
Literary World one of the most attractive papers
in America Both are capital writers, possessed of
the requisite material for editing national journal
of literature and art.
Lewis Gaylord Clark is doing great things in the
Knickerbocker every month, and intends to present
his numerous readers with a view of his handsome
face in the July number of his magazine. His
Editors Table improves with the banquet of every
month.
Hudson, the Shakspearian critic now breaches
every Sunday from some one of the Epscopalian
desks startling his hearers with profound thoughts
set forth in words not remarkably well calculated
to please the old fashioned believers.
Cooper will soon he in the field with uniform
edition of his works His most popular novels are
In preparation for publication by George T. Putnam
one of the most liberal and best educated publish
in the country. His store in Broadway is the
resort of all the distinguished literary and scientific
men of New York.
Tuckerman is collecting his scattered Poems,
intending to bring out neat volume during the
season. His luxuriant arrangement of hair renders
him conspicuous character in. public places His
merit as writer in prose well as in poetry emit
tie him to first rank i'm American Literature.
Herbert, whose Frank Forester book on sporting
has had an immense circulation, is getting out
beautifully illustrated and descriptive work
Fishing. 1t will be one of the handsomest books
of the kind ever issued.