The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-14
LITERARY ITEMS.

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It is said that Queen Victoria is preparing a
work for the PRESS illustrated by plates of her own
execution.
DIR. L. P. Brockett and Mrs.-or Missp-Mary C.
Vaughan are preparing book on Woman's Work
in the Civil War-rather an exhausted theme. :
DR.. Strauss, the author Of O novel described by
the London Athensum as vulgar, profane and in
delicate has brought an action against that jour
Mr.. Arthur J. Peabody, nephew Of George Pea
body, has become aI55ner IL the book publishing
house Of Charles Scribner & Co. The name of tho
firm remains unchanged. @ @
Mr.. Duff Green has written volume Of recollec-
ing political career Of half q century, which he
entitled Facts and Suggestions.
Col Sam. Colts biography it seems, a
Colt written by his widown-has been printed in
sumptuous style for private circulation.
a full and very interesting account Of the Qua
colt g. t is entitled Select Historical Ne.
molrs OF the Reli gious Society Of Friends by Will
liam Hodgson." ~
Beside Gustav Freytag, several other eminent
literary men are candidates for election to tho
Mort German Parliament. Among these we no.
hoe Gottfred klnkel and Professor Mommsen, the
historian of Rome. - N
The Austrian Government have prohibited the
sale Of and ordered the police to seize, new work
containing mt ss1e tie biosrs
phies OF Robert Blum, Karl Blind Mazzini Count
Cavour, Louis Blanc, and others. s ~ }1a.-I
Ticknor q Fields press is unusually busy this
spring. The diamond Editions" are o great sue
cess ; and besides Dickens and Tennyscn, the
house IS No now adding to the diamond series the
Waverly Novels and Owen Meredith's, Longfellow's
and WmttierE poems., I1:.1T.., i. =: -
Mr. Hudson Taylor, who for nearly twenty years
sellers Of Washington, has just retired from busi
ness He is succeeded by Messrs French & Rich
aTuson, fhe former OF whom, was for some years
the manager Of Mr.. Taylors establishment .5s-7l.
a Rnn ON crora - 1 a.,.-.,
after having deposited in the Bank of St. Peters.
burg sum Of sS 00O, to remain at interest until
the year 1879, the anniversary of the death OF tic
Emperor Alexander Z, and then to be given to Tie
author Of the best history of that sovereign. The
sum Will amount to f984, 900. 5! t'!.'teo = 5ET
The london Review: speaking Of Judge
remarks that eseven if Shakespeare after Iii. &d;d
not write Shakespeare-which we see no reason ia
beheve-itis pretty certain that Bacon was not the
for such performances, and what We Know f Of his
ysrse-wrtng is singular for its badness and want
OF petre.'' ,,s, -,-s l1.. M Nm, a.. ',r's-Ne>~ -
Charles Dickens was spectator OF the recent
reform Demonstration IN London, from the balcony
Of the Athenmnm Club, IN company with the Arcl
bishop OF York, who, about a year and half ago.
The Lord George Gordon riots furnished fur ID the 2 ma
teraal for .Rarnaby Bulge; SO the John Bright re-
@ form demonstration demonstration may lay the foundation Of q
new cotemporary novel by the great master in the
art OF painting human nature. .gsE,.ar, 7
At the end Of 1867, according to new copyright
law passed some years since ~ the German DHat
and agreed to by all the separate GOVERNMENTS ali
copyright which had up to that time been proGnp-
80 by special privileges; ceases and becomes pub
Tic property: The M works Of Schiller, Goethe, VIE
e5as aEs aPd other German
copyright of certain publishers, or the families Of
1he a9th9ra, can then be published by any one, and
a7,Ieaay the announcement Of cheap reprints
The siecle's subscription for statue Of yoltaire
70 pe erected N Q public place in Paris does not
appear e Pc thWarted by authority: on the con
IN the provinces ls evidence that the proposal If
not quite =favorsbly viewed, is at least STRONGLY
Tinked at:, One, NJ Coste, the Mayor Of saint
faast, La :Hongue, near Havre i(and all Mayors
and now Government nominees), sends; a frano to
the subscription . on behalf Of himself and his son
--haH . france being the. maximum receivable
and at the some time expresses q hope that the
statue may be high enough to throw its shadow,
not only over all France, but the entire world
!, There vas lately discovered in o corner Of the
Cla1n-t1allas library packet Of letters FORMING
part o. the original correspondence Of Count Mat
thias Gailaa during the Thirty Years War Three
4a 1ser isaa Saa ~ dated documents from
longing to the same period, but without dates.
we're among them. The most important among
Wallenstein. The space between. the ID Of Jan11o
aEy and the 1st Of April, 1884 is represented; by
three letters rom imperial generals, Mediei,
Gaas baIesaG bya stes om Ss
Las to the Emperor, dated Frauenberg, February M
John Stuart NEIL was gnratod :as Rector
e -; And5gMs 6 ~ opirelsy on the1at inst He Co
territory Of the higher Ledncation; and included
J8f J8f gil gGilIesses4 culture nnas the
woTds ss,g f9T 95oThht w6at they aIethe
ianGnages and hteratnes beside your own: and
That these particular languages and iteraturoa arc
ness Nj Mil excluded none Of Ihe ssa complete pp
vatng studies from the University cirricnlnm
Eeead1ng not only for classics, mathematics logic
tanght-experimentals science and physInonv hnt
sven Tor eceesiastcal history from an undoepmstic
point OF view. On all he said some fine tiines
the most sensitive suscepttbilities. castinp mt NJ
nbers INTO every branch Of human culture and vet
1aata nn1tn9g On every ade from the assertion Of ult
spEingng into shape out Of the indefinite e.a is
human knowledge. 1FS..Is NJ - 1->".E -
minS d a9ndGR eSd 9qa5se1y hsvisw 5saE
fbsV ar ase ri ded do
TroSg are .ai a in ngsnon Sa the feeling Of
boru One by one they awale.n His irnae;natoJ Jns'
one ;, OF @ tne earliest powers that awaIens within
es Of pap ore and sas opn99 Passed ee
WI WI ; Pc; either on the make-beieye talk es his sis.
sey, the nursemaid, when he is nanohtv - 1ias. PEI
DOGGY and the biack man. who carries az sgons bad
Boys or about the golden fairy who is to pan
taaey and he IS good sase Byeaaa.
y Py as - ne gaoWs older his sister Mary reads to
shBafg sdyensnFes Gg G9 The
onds and Pear;" the delicious history Of .sPnss
IN Boots the tragedy OF .Blue Beard, or the bes
role drama Of "Jack, the Giant Killer ''e ne-
But whichever Of these or q hundred other s,o,,
Gehghttql pages it be, his faith is boundlesa sn
iapPest OF mortals for time at least be can be.
hsSe ~ hs 5sadg With the one that
hls sister says While he is absorbed IN the
4lsiorsunes Of the ..Tin Soldier or the so;v s1v
DUCK, the breakfast bell is unheard and d;nlsay ;say
%Rheeded sRmt 9 he T. Testing Dreaaiand, on % st
cheesecakes Of Queen sch9herezads whose 1ta
Snafm al was pepper. Not that he Is foreetfil ~
feea ne ~bst as ts1Tsys sss Hs wishes to
watch why the sun sets later ID june s;as fa,s
pecembsr what .and end 81 tha ,ai,;
6ocs 6ox sonshss Sssas ths g5oug1 ag eanaon
ssssa ots man dea1 what is, and & thon
ing encyclopHda is not always reav ta IN
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