The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-12-20
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LITERARY

THE EDnsBueH REVIEW for October, 1866. Charleston:
John Russell. .3#"i s4't
Contents: 1. Hayes History Of the sepoy War.
a. Varieties Of History and Art. 2. International
courage. 4. Napoleon's julius Cesar. S. Felix
Holt, the Radical. 6. Strauss, Renan and ssEcce
Homo" z. Froude's History Of Elizabeth. g. An
Gque Gems. 8. The Military Growth of Prussia.
This is one Of the most readable numbers Of our
old favorite. 0ttaE ). -Iai
: Article IL is the review Of a very interesting
French work, in 8 volumes: sCduserSes dun, Cx-
s'sealE," par F. FEUnLET DE CoUcHEs; which, we
told, rivals the Curiosities Of Literature" in
erudiIon, and far surpasscs it in accuracy, pene-
tration and suggestiveness. Even the preface is
full OF the most interesting literary titbits. Among
many others, we have here very characteristic
anecdote Of two great French contemporary authors.
N. DE LAn1ART1NE meeting NJ. A1ExANDER DUMAS
soon after the publication of the History Of the
Girondins, inquired anxiously of the latter if he
had read it. ttOh, yes! It is superb. You have
elevated History to the dignity of Romance
NJ. FEUuLET is q collector OF Internal Be
venue, but Of that is valuable or curious
in art, science, or literature He appears kind Of
MAaIlABEccH in the. comprehersiveness of his
knowledge of books and authors; but, unlike the
great Florentine librarian, our author is deter
mined to leave monument behind him to show
what he did know. We have never seen the work
in question, and it is perhaps too much to expect
In the present posture Of affairs, that large work
like this should be translated or reprinted in this
country. AS it is then doubtful whether our read
ers will ever see the book, we shall proceed to ex-
tract such scraps and anecdotes as we deem ofeen-
eral interest. ,n
The Oldest portrait extant in England Of recog-
nizedS authenticity is that Of RICHARD III. in
Windsor Castle. We learn from our author, who
is very learned in such matters, that no trust.
worthy images Of the heroes, statesmen, poets.
orators, and philosophers Of classical antiquity
have descended to us; that the busts Of A1ExAN-
DEB, CEsAR, PoMRE7, HANNIBAL, PERIU1Es, HohER.
VIRGIL, HORACE, DEMosG11ENEs, CICERO, PLATO,
SOCRATES and ARISTOTLE, with host Of others
which we have been won't to admire or venerate,
are apocryphal
N. FEuHlEr is very fond Of dilating on the vice
Of bookkeeping, so prevalent among many collect
ors. He is down on all lending, and commends
the example Of the Faculty Of Paris WHO held out
against LOUIS XI., all absolute as he was, and re-
fused to lend him an Arabian manuscript without
q deposit of hundred gold pieces, and would not
abate Avre on seeing the royal treasurer forced
to sell q part Of his own plate to make up half Of
the security. ..a..l4 n. -
r The passion for collecting autographs is not Of
modern birth. We read Of Muo1AN1Ue at Rome, 8
friend Of the older PLNY, who had the greatest
collection Of autographs in his day. That he was
not over nice on questions Of authenticity may be
inferred from the fact OF his greatest treasure
being the reputed letter Of sAapzDoN; to PaIAnz
which he had discovered in . temple while he was
Governor Of Lycia. s5.s w sy , III ,rsai
The frat known use Of the word autograph is in
euetonius, Ldtere AugslsN AuaoTaphe. IT is,
perhaps, not generally known that the Romans
had their shorthand writer's q chosen number Of
whom were employed by C1cEHo to tako down q