New-York tribune., 1866-04-21
LITERARY ETRMs.

Mossrs Tcknor g. Fields announce an unusually
Interesting lis. OF new works in preparation including among
Others Life Of Josiah Quincy OF Massachusetts, by his son
Edmund Quincy The Origin and History Of the Books OF the
Bible BY Calvin E. Stowe ID. D. The South Since the War
BY sidney Andrews Dixon" Of The Boston Daily Adrgs
Bgow Papers Second Series By James Russell Lowell Royal
Truths by Henry Ward Beecher; Summer Rest, by Gail
Hamtoni The Picture of ST. John by Bsyard Taylor Life
aud Letters Of Jas. G. Perciyal by Julius IL. Ward
Tie Masquerade and other Poems by John g. soxe The Yam
kee in Canada &C.. by Henry ID. Thoreau The Complete
Poetcal Works in Busand Gold" Of Miss Muocki Fifteen
Days by the author of Record Of Obscure Man. &c
Spare Hours: Second Series by DR.. John Brown Drift
Seashore Idyl and other Poems by George Arnold;
Journal Of Travels in Brazil by Professor and Mrs Agas
sig Treasures from the Prose Works Of John Milton;
COMPANION Poets volume second The Complete Prose Works
tnew edition. Of John g. Whittier. Rainbows for Children
new edition Breathings Of Better Life edited By Lucy Lar
cum; Lectures on Greece. Ancient and Modern, by
the late President FeltOn. Boys History OF England
BY Charles Kingsley; Christina Rosettis Poemsi
Stories of Many Lands by Grace Greenwood Mrs Akers
Poetca Works in Blue and Gold Character and Character
iscs bv T. r. whippIe Vita Nuova translated by
Charles Noron The Divine Comedy Of Dante translated
by IL W. Longfellow.
ID. Appleton & Co. will publish in a few days "a
Mammal Of Composition and Rhetoric by Alex Baine Pro
fessor the University of Aberdeen. Edited by g. T.
QusckeRbos rhc Conversion Of the Northern Nations" by
and Economic History Of British Food Fishes" by j. G. Ber
tram "0ld. Testament History" and New Testament
History" by William Smith, Ill. D; Dove in the Eagles
Nest" by Miss Yonge; "Sherbrooke" by II. B. g.,
Author OF "Msdge;" "Tbs Harnoncs Of Nature and
Unity of Creation" by DR.. George Hartwig; The
Treasury Of Bible knowledge" by tie Rev. John Ayre,
M. A. new "Life of Andrew Johnson;" DR.. Gonburns
lectures The Office of the Holy Communion" the An
nual Cyclopada" for 1866 Professor Massons review Of
Recent British Philosophy. including some comments on
Mr. Mills answer to Sir Wm Hamilton" and Brevity and
Brlisncy in Chess. by NJ. j. Ha1etne.
Robert Carter & Brothers have IN preparation "An
Examination of Mr. j. Mirs Philosophy being Defense Of
Fundamental Truth by james MCosb LIZ d. Professor Of
Logic and Metaphysics Queens College Belfast Ireland
The first number of The Galaxy, an illustrated
magazine of entertaining reading published ortnghy has
sppeared 1t shows attractive face the illustrations
good the print clear and the reading matter consisting
Of both original and selected articles is generally excellent
The opening chapters OF Anthony Troope new story The
Claverngs reprinted from The COnh Magazine are full Of
promise and part Of them written in the noves very
best vein Giants Dwarfs and Fairies readable sketch
Of OF the popular superstitions of CornwaL "A
Chapter from a Noble Life" tells anecdote OF the
lats Italian statesman and novelist Massimo dAzegio.
George Alfred Townsend contributes, under the
title Of "A Winter with the American Perpatetics," 4"
amusing sketch Of lecturng tour and Mr. James X.
Medbury has welwrtten story called John Rylands
Wife" Two short pieces of poetry three chapters Of Archie
Lowell by Mrs Edwards and few pages OF editorial gossip
complete the table Of contents We have very little doubt
that the experiment Of issuing magazine Of good light read
ing twice month wiprOve successful. The editor Of
The Galaxy to have appreciation of what such
publication ought to besomethng rather lighter in character
than The Atlantic and other months of that class but
carefully written than the weekly story papers The magazine
will be Published at No 80 Psrkrow the ls aud 18th Of
every month. The price is 25 cents number.
The Nation will hereafter be published on Weines-
days ard Saturdays beginning with the number OF Nay
each number containing sixteen half the present
ty This change has been made order to greater
freshness for its political and commercial topics
The price of subscription will bo reduced TO s5 year.
Mrs. Mowatt Richie, whose literary and histrionic
talents have for her high reputation at present re-
siding in London being prevented by healh from accept
Ing The very eligible offers she has had both in this country
and England reappsar the stage She conrbunga
interesting to The Home Weekly an excellent
family paper published by MI G. W. Chds, Philadelphia
Mr.. Benson ]. LOSING is in Mobile collecting ma
terss for his Illustrated History Of the Rebellion