Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-10-14
LITERARY.

The eighth volume Of "Vsrnh3gan's Dis-
ry" has appeared in France.
NJ. Plon has just issued the eighteenth VOL
ume of the Napoleon Correspondence"
Crowch's Laws OF Conscience, Is a re-
print by Mr.. J. Payne Collins, of a curious
old English tract.
The "Life Of Steele" By II. B. Montgom-
cry, has recently appeared in two large vol
umes and will repay perusal.
Murray announces among his forthcoming
publications, "The letters OF King George
Ill" edited by Mr.. Downe.
The great work on AngIo-Saxon Charters,
by Mr.. horpe, has at length been announced
in England.
Alexander Smith, the author of Lift,
Dream" Alfred HagerL's Household" has
just published ga summer in Skye" WHICH
is we'll spoken Of by British critics.
The complete works of the great German
novelist, Ed Hofer, have been published
in twelve volumes by A. Krabbe S Co., Of
Stuttgart.
Charles Reade, author Of "Nerer too Late
to Mend" is to commence, in the January
number Of the "Atldntic," 4 new novel TO BE
entitled " Jealousy"
II. Renan, after tour to the East, whero
he has visited all the points of interest in
scriptural history, is about to publish " Life
of t. Paul."
The Rev. DR.. Milman has in press an illus
trated edition Of Agamemnon Of Eschy-
lus, and the A." Bacchanals" of Euripedes,
together with passages from the lyric and is-
ter dramatic poets of Greece.
In addition to valuable books in other do
;tttn hsua 1atn L.
published new edition OF " Bishops Com
mentaries on Criminal Law" and a new eji-
ton of Story's Conflict of Laws"
A new novel by Edmund About, entitled
" La Vieilie Roche, Qhe Old Rock), is an
nounced. The author showed great ability
in his liking of the Mountains" but bis
q" Nose Of Notary was deplorabls fail
ure.
The publishers of the CornhM Magazine,
London, having purchased the entire copy
RICH. of all works written by W. N. Thack-
cray and Wilkie Collins, new and uniform
editions OF these authors may soon be looked
for. Collins Armadale," now in course
OF publication, is great falling of from his
" Womon in White"
Among scientific and professional treatises
lust announced the most interesting are (:
anger - lCOuOSIapuiCai iicntioc pu Su'fi
cal Diseases" with preface by NJ. Velpesu
translation Of Herr X. Fesenius' - Urea
tise on Qualitative Chemical Analysis" VI.
d'Eichda.'s " Studies on the Boudbical ORR
gins Of American Civilization ;" NJ. Flam-
meriohs I" mmaginary and Real Worlds )"
translation Of Niemeyers 4" Elements oil Ia
terual Pathology and Theraps Z.
Claud Bernard's introduction to the Study
of Experimental Medicine"
At recent sale in London Of rare books
and manuscripts, collected by the late Lord
Claremont, the following works relating to
this country brought the prices attached -
-" Rch's Nerves from Virginia, 1919" 63t;
90 Smiths Map Of Virginia. PSI. Is; "Four
| Curious Tracts ralating to Virginia." 52!. IS.
\ fine copy of the first folio edition OF
/" Shakspeare's Comedies, Historie-, and
Tragedies" brought 1851. The celeb, sted
" Editio PrincepS" Of the same distinguished
| dram Artist, printed in London bT Jagyard s
| Blunt, was disposed OF for Ell ,820.
Mr.. J. A. Heraud, the author Of poeu
| entitled " The Descent into He'll, once sd Il
to Douglas Jerrold, Did YOU ever see my
Descent into HeIl"' No; but would
like to-" replied the incOrrigible wit. This
same Heraud has just publ she'd volume
upon the "lnner Life OF Shakespeare, a. in
timated 10 his Works" and thus transcen-
dentally describes his birth coat of the
bosom Of the Infinite a soul, having trans
| lerred its allegiance frO,, tho eternal 70 the
tempo raj, manifested itself in ia rial body
on I'D Of April, 1864" What would Jcr.
roli have said TO that