New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-10
LITERARY.

December Mr. Dickens win commence 10 the pages OF
"AIl tho Year Round" new serial story, to be en-
thled Great Expectations" IL will be work OF
considerable length occupying in its weekly progress,
a period of eight months. Mr.. Thacksrays new story
will not appear till after Christmas is turned Nothing
ia known about II, except rumor that some Of the
scenes will be laid in Hollsnd.
Overlooking the immediate political agitation
consequent on the election, the Chief puohsnpg
houses are putting forth long lists Of announcements
but a. this s chiefly done by copying the title OF every
rev book spoken of in the English literary periodicals,
th te addition of press at the top or bot
tom of the lst-they do not offer much material Tor
comment. One hou,e few days since, thus announces
6fty five separsts works, Of which, in the ordinary
cour,e of ts business tome half dozen may actually DO
brought out It would seem that the only purpose OF
these vbo,sfsls announcements Ia most cases not
intended TO be fo6lled Is 10 establish precautionary
right to the works accordDgto the present
understood system Of trade courtesy, or else to show
Is boowness and unrslity, by proclamation OF the
simple right of the strongest"
Though they are late in making their appearance,
,eyersl illustrated English books may be expected
about the Holiday season. Poets Wit and Humor,
selected by W. H. Wiles, and illustrated with more
than ore hundred engraviDgs from drawings by
Charles Bennett and George Ii. Thomas, published In
London by Messrs. Bell & Daddy, will make its sp-
pearsnce in New-York with the imprint Of Messrs.
Apptton & Co., by whom portion of the edition has
been secured. The same London house also issues
"Tbe Promises Ct Jesus Christ, illustrated by Albert
H. Warren, and dedicated to II. r. II. the Princess
Alice, in one elegant quarto volume, and " Shake
speares Tempest" in crown quarto, illustrated by
combination of EDglth and foreign art as the des en-
ers name include Bket Foster, Gustave Dor6, Fred
eric Skill and CASTOR Jaaet. II brought out in time,
these will both appear in New-York.
-Messrs Rudd and Carleton have in press and will
shorty issue Sgnor Rufini's work, "Lsvnia."
Ii s story Of stirring interest," the scene of course y-
ing n Italy and displaying that singular power over
the English Language 30 raley acquired by foreigner
which lives a peculiar charm TO his other writings
4" DIR. Antonio and Lorenzo Benoni." Very baud
some eiiiiOns Of thtm are published by hessrs X 81 C
ard tie new work of the author will be brought out IN
uniform style. Signor Ruflinis fame as writer OF
fiction is 80 we'll estsbhed in this country that the
price paid mel ely for the privilege Of printing from
early sheets Of the Eu9lifh copy would have been
called vely respectable copyright for work Of the
same character, only few yeas since.
Inc strOt taeie lot OoOhb ttidllUS W VIA A1h5
litersure, now prevailing in the United States, has
been often mentioned. An instance in the lss number
Of "The North American Review" shows that our
scholar kLow how TO use the treasures they may ac-
quire. Any acquainted with the vsriorum llons
of Milton, the pOnderous researches OF Pro MAJ
con- would suppose that further calculations OF tho
Poets sources and of study could be made but
an article in the above mentioned periodical brings for
ward from neglected old book, more remarkable in
stances of similude and actual resemblance both In
the structure Of the poem and in particular Instances
between Parsdse Lost and forgotten prototype, than
all the previous sbors Of his editors from Bishop NeE
ton down 10 Mr.. Keightley. The book in question lisa
poem called "The Glasse Of Time 10 the First and
Second Age diviDely handled by Thomas Peyton,'
and published in London in 1920 waen Milton was IL
years old. The author of whom nothing is known
but the fact of bis beirg of Grays Inn, has been
led by his subject to the Creation, Toe Fall &C., and
is scarcely possibe that Milton have avoided see
ing and protiDg by bis work. The book Is known to
photographers Mr. Hebers copy sold for E3 80, bat
more # them seem to have looked beyond the tite and
az it never fell in the way of Sir Egerton Bridges,
whose taste would have d;eerned and appreciated its
value It has remained for an American student to make
1t known.
The last volume of the new edition Of the Ency-
clio. sda Britannica the twenty -rs of the eighth
ediiion-s on the eve of publication, and will worthy
complete the dertsking The chief articles are Mr.
Byerett's Washington" which our reading public
have already bad access to- wellington from the
graphic zen Of w. ii. Russell; "Yoltire, by Henry
Rogers; "Theare' by DR.. Dorau; Telescope" by
Sir j. +. W. Herschel; "Voaic Electricity" by Sir
David Brewster; "United States by Prof. Samuel
Eliot of Trinity College, Hartford, Conn; Tax
alton and Wages" by j. X. McCu loch Turn
er by Walter ThOrnbury, prelude of his life Of the
great r. A.; WAR by Maj. Gen. Portlock, &c.
Few great enterprises have been we'll supported in
this country The number of copies circulated through
the American publishers, Messrs Little Brown & Co.,
while the work was in progress, is nearly 800 and
large accession to the buyers may be counted when
it is complete as many persons have reasonable obec
tons TO commencing the purchase of work still in pro-
eress As a collection of specific treatises special
subjects from the highest authorities it simpossble
the value Of the Ency. Brit las it is called
in the Row for shortness)-bu if easily accessible
and wedigested body Of miscellaneous information is
the beau ideal of cyclOpadias it far from answering
10 that description.
The season of library book-sales by suction is
CONNER neil early III London During the coming WIN
ter, in November, Meesrs. Christie & Manson, the
Fine Art auctoneers will dispose Of she library of Mr..
Scarisbrck, Lancashre squire of great wealth,
lately dectased. 1t is said to be one Of the most
,peot prvste collections disposed Of sOce the golden
days Of the Biblomsnia, 30 40 years ago. aud in
the came month Mesns Puttck & Simpson will cell
very curious coec ion of books relating to America,
picked up in every corner of England by gentleman,
Mr. f. G. Mason, who has for some years made this
pleasant and profitable employment though the in