, 1864-01-12

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Ana Iaet on rs, tie heavyladeu years
A1saGs TaaGn,ied LED alec affections, and dezidsd tesrz.
Labor, degraded from her high bohest
Cries, 'Ye'sha1l know nm the living breath,
And not the cnrae Of man. Ye shall have Rest
The rest Of Famine and the rest Of Death.''
o, happy dietant hours that shall reetore
Honor to work, and pleasure to rcpose,
Hasten your steps, just heard abore the war
or wifdering passions and the crash Of foes.
LITERARY.
New Books, Literary and Art Intel
NgencCs
WARS OF THE COLONIES, by JAcon ABsor7.
New York: Sheldon d Co.: Boston; Gould &
Lincoln; Chicago: s, G. Griggs 4 Co.
The Wars Of the Colonies Is the last Of the
series by Mr. Abbot and embraces the govern
mental formation of the Colonies, the Pc
quot War, the war with King Phillip, Father
Marqnctte's Expedition, King Williams and
Queen Anne's wars, the Third French war,
the Conquest Of Canada, and Pontiac's war
THIS presents awide and interesting field and
Mr.. Abbot has well improved 1t, presenting
the salient points Of these memorable colonial
campaigns in condensed and vigorous man
ner, especially adapted for youth, but also
furnishing IN excellent source of reference
for :he student in history. The work is finely
illustrated with engravings and explanatory
maps.
CARROT PoMADE, with twenty-six Illustrations,
b AUGUSTUS HorrEg. New York: James q.
Gregory; Chicago: ]. e. Walsh.
Hcaly has immortalized upon his glowing
canvass one Of the talented family 0 Hop
pins, Thomas, and NOW another, Augustus,
is before the public with the productions Of
his graphic pencil Carrot Pomadc is the
record Of poor fellow who suddenly became
rich by the discovery Of carrot pomadc. The
letter press is very stupid but the illustra-
tions are In Hoppin's best manner, admirably
drawn and full of life and spirit, many Of
them rivalling in broad humor and quaint
touches the best efforts Of Crpikshank. We
advise everybody who has taste for en-.
cravings to purchase this little book. It is q
gem.
LITERARY PARAGRAPHS.
We condensc the following from the Pub.
7iase7'~ Circular, January l, 1864. In IN arti.
Gle on the book trade, the Circular says:
Now, as formerly, the book trade is cen
tered In London, though carried on to con.
siderable extent IN Edinburgh, and in less de-
W.
and u few other places. There are various
Ieasons for London being the metropolis Of
English literature. as centre of wealth.
tastc and intellect, authors flock towards It
ne an agreeable and permanent home, and
find in the Library Of the British Museum the
most ample materials for reference aud study.
BY means of Its system Of rnilways, and lis
port. Assorted parcels Of bool;s can be conye-
nicntly dispatched to all psrts OF the United
Kingdom, and of the world. It has numer-
Gus wholesale 6ta.ioners, and abounds in prin-
tiers, bookbinders, artists, and wood en-
to literary property may be inscribed. is SIT
uated in London. Through its channels OF
literary intelligence md criticism, itposscsses
the most ample means If making new works
known. Through fayor Of these clrcum-
6tarccs, the metropolis becomes the centre
work floats towards It, either for publication
or to be issued wholesale on commission. In
1se0. there were connected With the book
trade, within the bounds Of the metropolitan
post Office district, 2l1 booksellers who were
also publishers, sec booksellers alone, besides
% foreign booksellers, and l. law booksellers
In France, publishing is carried on chiefly
in Paris, where there are now some extern
sive printing establishments, including the
"lmprimerie Imperiale," !" provided with ma-
chinely equal, if not superior, to anything Of
Al
tiality aud elegance, French books occupy q
p1ace between those Of Germany and Eng
land They are, with few exceptions, done
| up simply in colored paper covers, for tenn
poraty service; but the Ink Is generally bet
ter than that used in England; and works
| high degree Of taste-the excellent pictorial
embellishments being always conspicuous.
Certain voluminous and most expensive
| works in French, and also in the classical
languages, occasionally issue from the Paris
| ian press, and command a large sale; orders
over the continent tending to promote these
| gigantic enterprises. Although confined
mainly to Paris, the business Of publishing,
or at least of preparing books for the Paris
ian market and Tor expectation, is carried on
to considerable extent in several provincial
Large book-tactory-that Of Messrs. Name
| In which printing, designing, engraving, and
binding are al executed On the premises.
American books arc now executed with
neatness and taste; their wood-cut e1nbcl-
lishmcnts somctimes surpass those Of Lon
don; and In point Of size and price, they arc
for the most rart, well adapted for general
circulation On nceount Of the prevalence ot
education, and also the aspiring habits Of tlle
people, book.hnyers Of humble position ir
life arr greatly more numerous than they art
In the United Kingdom. Looking on tht
American book trade rs, after all, still In lit
infancy It may be expected, in the proGres:
Of events, to 30 on in q vastly accelerated
ratio. Lattcrly, several English aud Scotch
publishers have established branches of thei
business in New York; and there are nov
some extensive American commission hotlse:
In Lcndon-1tom which intercomnlunion
happy recruits may be anticipated. Books ART
sold wholesale By written orders, trade-sales
auctions. and otherwise Country dealers ari
In the habit Of visiting the great book depott
Of Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, ami
previously stated, there is large export o
American books to Canada and other British
possessions, in which, Us yet, native liteTa
ture is on poor scale, but where there 1s I
large and increasing number Of readers.
M. Edmund About is at his country sea
giving the last touches to novel and q pla,
and at the same time he is breeding fishe
and cattle. u. Alex. Dumas, Jr., has pla,
for the Gymnase nearly ready, n. Alex. Du
INNS the father, has in press novel foundca
on the history Of the Neapolitan court at th
begnnipg Of this century, and in whicl
fgures poor Emma Lyons, Lady Hamilton
Nelson's favorite; he publishes this novel q
London, and in English, before 1t appear
here. He is The editor Of q newspaper at Ma
pies he has made himself master of til
Italian language, which he speaks and write
| we'll His newspaper is styled "L1ndepen
dento."
VICTOR HuGo.-An excellent. London coz
temporary, TIC Bookseller, gives the followin
bibliographical anecdote concerning veT
popnler foreign author, md his most SUCCESS
iuI work Of fiction:
Not very long ngo, when u. Victor Hug
| thought Of disFosing Of 'his now famou
work, Les Miscrables,' - be entered into NJ
gotfaiienB with an eminent Paris house, t
which he offered the copyright for 5000
francs, or 412, ,000 The sum was thought ez
orbitant, which led to the breaking Oft Of th
negotiations; not without soma secret sneer
at the extravngant demands Of book-makert
THIS came to he cars OF young publisher c
Brussels, II, Lucroi1, WHO no sooner heard {
the matter than he set out for Guernsey, d.
1Eandcd and obtained IN Interview with Vii
tor Hugo, was allowed to read . portion {
the manuscript Of tho "Mise.ab1es, u ant
having douc SO, offered at once to: pay tll
M,cto fl n.ncs: = Tour business 9s is not, 9ot
"No; but I intend making it So
by your book" was the reply. eesThe
you are rich ~ suggested the poet No,
a1n not; but hope to acquire wealth-t
your booE~ To publish II, I stake my who
fortune" It. is unnecessary to ely that tt
stake has p1pycd an exceedingly good one nc
Of any other book published on the Cont
nent for the last ten years. II. Lacroix, Il
, arc told, acted throughout with the create
! ! Ibcrality, fetea the author and his friends
most snmptuou6 banquet, to which We
invited celebrities from ali portions of t!
clobe, and distributed presents aud snus.~i
10 right and left Such libczslity proved Il
; i;eet foIm Of publicity, and pc1haps, coutrib
led not little to the SUCCESS Of = LES Mise
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