The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-17

is her chef d'euUre "a Noble Life" ends with
the death OF the hero; and the pleasant style OF
the authoress cannot overcome the inevitable
tendency to melancholy which follows naturally
upon work whose title-page is an obituary
OF the hero.
"A new edition of Milman's "History of
Christianity" in three volumes, crown svo, uni
form with the "Latin Christianity" and the
History of the Jews, elegantly printed at
Riverside Press" is announced by w. ]. Wild
dleton.
Baker. Voorhis & Co. have in press and in
preparation variety of works relating to the
profession of law, among which are "Abbotts
Forms in Conveyancing," "Abbott's Digest of
the Law Of Corporations" "Abbott's New York
Digest Supplements" "Daly's Common Pleas
Reports" "Townshend on Slander and Libel"
John BTadburn announces, as in press,
"Enone; Tale of Slave Life in Rome" The
purpose of the author is to illustrate particu-
lar phase of life in ancient Rome. The scene is
laid in the reign Of Titus Vespasian. Also,
"Roebuck," illustrating incidents between mas
ter and slave during and subsequent to the late
Rebellion.
ID. Appleton & Company announce as in
rapid preparation valuable list of new and
important works including Figuier's "World
before the Deluge," Holcombes professor
]. P) Letters in Literature" Lunt's
"Origin of the Late War. Traced from
the adoption of the Constitution to the
final Outbreak of Hostilities," Towle's "History
of Henry the Fifth, King OF England, Lord of
Ireland, and Heir of France" Cookies (John
Estenl Life of Stonewall Jackson" Hassards
"Life Correspondence and Writings OF Arch
bishop Hughes" Letters of Life" by Mrs. L.
| H. Sigourney.
The Radical is the title of a new monthly
| periodical OF which the sixth number has just
made its appearance, devoted mainly to reli-
giOus and theological discussion, with sprink-
ling of literature and politics, and published
by A. Williams & Co., in Boston. The magazine
is edited by Mr.. s. H. Morse, and among Its
contributors we observe the names of John
Weiss, Samuel Johnson, D. A. Wasson, Robert
Collyer, M. D. Conway, Samuel Longfellow,
Edward c. Towne, Daniel Bowen, T. W. Higgin-
son, and Henry James.
"A vast collection of letters, notes, and me-
moranda said to fill ten large chests, illustra-
tive of the literary life and labols of Waiter
Savage Landor, has been handed over to Mr.
John Forster as the materials from which to
write the poets life.
Mr.. Charles Knight Is about to reissue in
cheap weekly numbers, his excellent SEnglish
| Cyclopedia." 1t is to commence with the divi-
sion of carts and Sciences" and will be fol.
lowed Immediately by Biography" "Geogra-
phy," and Natural History"-all increased in
value by means OF supplements now being
prepared.
-Cervantes has often been suspected of in.
- ~. An "a r
the Duke of Lerma, and some recent discoveries
made by Mr.. Rawdon Brown in Venice tend to
raise the suspicion to the rank of literary fact
Having got at the inner meaning of this famous
romance, by means of his direct discoveries, Mr..
Brown has devised key to the characters, by
which many obscure parts of the satire are
brought in to new light.
The English translation of the first volume
Of the imperial "Vie de Jules Cesar" has been a
commercial success, and Messrs. Cassell Co.
have had the qualification of forwarding to the
agents of the Emperor, ia consequence, a sum
much beyond the amount originally stipulated
for the exclusive right of translation into Eng
lish. The translation iof the second volume is
also rapidly approaching completion. It will be
illustrated with S2 maps. The final proofs of the
original have been printed, and the Emperor is
revising them. III Is expected that the volume
will be published in the middle of March.
M. Victor Hugo has a new romance in the
press the title of it is Lies Trayailleurs de la
Mer"
SIR John Lawrence has sent three native
agents, disguised as merchants, to explore Cen
: trail Asia by different routes. Each one is indie
pendent of the others, and kept in ignorance o.
their appointment, so that on their return three
independent narratives may be looked for They
are instructed to take note of all that they see
to observe the temper of the different peoples
among whom they travel, whether movements
are taking place in favor OF Russia, and to visi
: Bokhara, Khokand, and Samarcand before they
turn back.
The Marquis Massimo dAzeglio died q
!. Turin on the 18th instant He was one OF thu
. earliest projectors of Italian unity, and his ser
a vices to his country will not soon be forgotten
4 He married the daughter of Manzoni, and wa
9 himself poet and a novelist OF no mean order
Q Moreover he was q true Italian, and neve
{ swerved from his fidelity to the cause of unity
either in his writings or in his public acts. Th
:. Marquis dAzeglio was also painter OF consider
able ability great patron OF art and a pro
k moter OF national undertakings. He was onl,
e &C years Of age at the time OF his DEATH havinl
y been born in Piedmont in the year 1900.