New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-02
LITERARY.

Little note of preparation is given by leading
publishers for any renewed activity in business and
the feeling is general that any large under ikings had
better be postponed TIL after tue coming campaign
Mefsrs Tokuor & Co.. who have of late had the
choice of the best English books hrou Oh the personal
popularity of Mr.. Fields with foreign au,bors) have in
press from sheets receive in advance Of the regular
issue, Leslie's Auobiographcl Recollections" and
Correspondence with Washington Irving and other
Friends; and aso announce Dr.. Krapf Missionary
Travels, Researches, and Labors, during Eighteen
Years Residence in Eastern Africa Sir Arthur
Halam Elton's novel, "Herbert Chauncy, Man
more Sinned against than Snning;" Capt Shak es-
peares "Wild Sports of India" and several works Of
felton, by minor authors of the day. Messrs Gould
& Lincoln viii bring out DIR. Tullock's new book on
"Englsh Puritanem and liz Leaders" uniform with
bis successful book on TIE Reformation; and they also
announce Geographical Studies by Prof. Carl Rit-
ter Of Berlin, translated from the German by the Row.
w. l.. Gage, with sketch of the authors life, aad
portrait. This will meet with attention, as the first
attempt to bring any Of the writings of the great
geoapher Of the age within the range of the English
reader. &essrs. Appleton & Co. promise an edition Of
Hogs Life of Shelley" an unfinished work. to
which interest has been given by the announcement
that the poets family have nerfe!ed to prevent its
completion and possible to suppress the book itself
An addition to Douglas Jerrold's collected works
is forthcoming series of articles written for maga-
zine twenty years ago, and said 10 contain some
of his most sparkling touches of humor and pathos.
They are called from the signature he adopted, "The
Brownrigg Papers, and will be edited by his son and
biogaIher Blanchard Jerrold with an illustration by
George Cuikshnk.
The two new volumes Of bIr. Froudcs History
of England" carry him over the most painfully
interesting portion Of his allotted taskthe regns of
Edward VI. and Queen Mary. There is much power
full historical painting in his account Of the latter
reign, and, though English critics complain Of bis want
of human sympathy with the characters he describes
and his subofdinaion 10 the outward rush and roll of
tragic events still there is much in his record Of the
forttude Of the Marian martyrs TO stir the blood Of the
dulest reader, and 90 show that the authors heart
beats true 10 the great principles Of humanity. More
favorable, perhaps, personally to Queen Mary than
many former writer's he considers her life to have
been one long disease Of both mind and body. and
traces the ndeble stain which attaches 10 her name to
the true uluamontane spirit which for the first and
last time dominant in England mainly through
the influence Of the Legate, Cardinal Pole. Of whose
character Mr. Froude gives an entirely new reading
II is probable that nothing but the uncertainty OF the
extent to which this history may reach has prevented
an American reprint Of it, and there is no doubt that
one would prove successful enterprise, the English
edition being among The dearest Of dear books.
Tie death Of Prof. II. H. Wilson leaves a void
among the cultyators of Oriental literature field in
which bis abors have been constant and productive for
nearly fifty years. IT, general readers BIS Specimens
of the TLeater Of the Hndoos aud his continuation of
"MilPs History of British India are bis best known