New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-09
LITERARY.

--Mesus Blaekwood e. Sons have concluded an ar
rapaement with George Eliot, author OF adam
Bede" for another book which has been many months
in preparation and according pretent expectations,
win be published in the Spring. They have also in
prels work on historical subject Of great interest,"
by the Rev. James White Whose Christian Centu-
ries, and History of France" have met with 80
much favor in England and America.
-Messrs. Brown, Taggard & Chase Of Boston will
shortly issus the posthunols writings Of Miss Fuller,
in a volume entitled Life Without and Life WithiD
or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays aOd Poems BY Mar
garet Fuller Ossol," edited. by her BROTHER Arthur
b. Fuller portion CT the edition has been secured
for the London market.
There is yet much ignorance aHost in the world.
An influential and consequential weekly journal OF
New York informs its readers apropos to Mr.. Burn
hams elegant edition of the miscellaneous works that
Sir Philip Sydney is known as poet chiefly by his
Arcadia
A case Of collision, not on railroad but between
publishers, is the most stirring literary event Of the
new year. Two works, published by hessrs. Ticknor
& Fieds from early copies purchased by them in ad-
vance of publication, have been reprinted by rival
houses, On the plea that sort of prescnptive right
existed in the publishers Of former works by the same
deferred the Boston firm from interfering with Mrs
Kayanash's Seven Years" has been brought out by
Messrs Appleton, in face of Messrs Ticknors edition,
on this grounds and Dr. Smiles " Self Help" also sp-
pears al cheaper price than the Boston edition, from
The press of Nessrs Harper II is not pretended that
the latter firm had any claim to this book or autnor
but il has been done couuterbaanee the interference
by Nessrs. Ticlnor e. Fields with the works OF Dir.
Edgar Ia popular writer Of books for boys) whose
"Crusades and Crusaders" they have just printed In
the absence of any legal rights, these renements OF
the subject are curious and the chaotic state OF things
that they show is perhaps the best preparation for
settlement Of the question.
The mine Of school-boy experiences seems in
fair ysy 10 be worked out. Mr.. Farrar is following
nm the success achieved in Eric" by new book to
be entitled. Julian Home Tale Of College Life
Messrs. Lppincott a. Co. have made arrangements TO
repnblish it.
SAN extraordinary degree Of activity continues to
ror,ode the EnRlish book trade. Nearly all the
nonuar books brought out this season have had the
inst editions sold off before the public We're half sup
MA Dr. Smiless " SelfIIelp was exhausted dur
mo ,be fret week and Darwin on Species" withina
fortniobt of lis publication. comparison with the
1890 and dulIness of the literary market In
America il ANYTHING but hattering one. Even
Rlsck woods Magazine for December has reached
seoond editjou--o wing 10 stirring article ~ Capt.
81 home on ths Peiho Battle in China.
For the Chair OF Logic in the uniVeraty OF 81
Apd,ew. vacated by the death OF Prof. ,nerc
are now four candidates; Mr. Vech, one OF inc e1"i'
of Sir VIM. HaInilton's po;thumoHs worM' rroi Ci,.A
Of Belfast chief author Of the Pictorial hS"'y " 'AS