Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-04-11
LI7ER.A TURE AND 10 URNALLSM
retersons' Edition Of Dickens.


The Messrs. Peterson have issued the second
number Of their new edition of Dickens works,
the present one being David Copperield. In pa
per and press work 1t is superior to the execution
of "Our Mutual Friend" and will doubtless be
still more satisfactory to the many purchasers OF
this exceedingly cheap edition. 1t contains twen-
ty-ve full page Illustrations from the designs by
HK Browne, which accompanied the original
publication of this inimitabe production of Dick
ems
If Il were possible that any one who studies ma
ture at the hands of the romance@rters pen had
/, not read David Copper6eld we would add word
here urging them to take no sleep, and eat no
dinner till they had purchased copy.
Messrs. Peterson and Brothers have been very
liberal In the purchase of Mr.. Dickens advance
sheets of his late writings, having paid no less
than Ave thousand dollars in gold for the advance
sheets of Our Mutual Friend. They therefore
claim the right to use the name of the !" Authors
Edition. for the present series of Mr.. Dickens.
works. The price of each book is S1.25, and they
may be obtained ofbookselcrs everywhere, or by
addressing the publishers, No. 306 Chestnut street,
Philadelphia, they will be forwarded by mail.
ONE OF THE BEST MAGAZINES published for
the ladies is "The Lady's Friend, " Of which Mrs.
Henry Peterson is the Editor. The number for
April, which is now before us contains n very
handsome steel engraving and colored fashion
plate with four figures. Two continued stories
"Orville College," by Mrs. Henry Wood, author
of East Lynne and How woman hal hel
Way" by Elizabeth Prescott, have place in th
ISSUE
"The Lady's Friend " is published at the unu
sually low price OF ~. rer annum. The publish
ers, Deacon & Peterson, are to be addressed q
819 Walnut street. Philadelphia.
THE LITTLE CORPORAL, the Juvenile pape
published at Chicago, ILL.,, by Alfred L. Sewell
has the following list of contents for April:-
Counsel to Boys-Self- Trust the first of Sc
ries of articles by Horace Greeley; Three Wishes
by Ella r. Wolcott; What the Sunbeam toll
Nonnie, by Felicia II. Ross; Pictures. by Emil
j. Bugbee; The Bears Den, Chapter ~, by Em
ly Huntington Miller; The Great Wind Make
by Dr. Hooker of Yale College Pride's Fall, b
Mildred Bcnty; The Country Postofice, an FL
craving of one of Rogers Groups; Our Visit, b
Lucia Chase Bell Music, by Geo. F. Root; b.
sides Private Queer's Knapsack, Picture Storic
Puzzles, and variety of other choice articles.
The price Of "The Little Corporal is One Doll
a year. Sample copies, showing premiums, lOct
Address, Alfred L. Sewell Publisher, Chicago,
THE PEOPLES MAGAZINE is an American r
print of the English publication of that nam
issued in London by the Society for Promotil
Christian knowledge. 1t is an Illustrated mi
cellany of instructive and amusing literature al
furnishes very handsome popular serial. Il
present number is sent us by the American pu
llahers, Messrs. Pott Il Amery No. and
Cooper Union, New York, and embraces the 10
numbers issued in London In January OF q
year. The whole is prefxed by handsol
frontispiece, printed in colors, entitled " Res
copy of painting by ]. j. Hill. very int
esting story, "Mr. Wynward's Ward" is CO
tinued in each number, and there are twelve oil
articles which have Illustrations on wood of
finest English design, and best manner OF exc
ton. We are pleased, and think no one can
10 be, with the general handsome appearance
this new candidate for public favor and reco
mend our readers to order one of their nj
dealer. The subscription price is 80. per ann,l
single copies % cents. Address Pott 4 Amt
the publishers, as above.
Mr.. L., EDWIN DUDLEY, of Washington, ,
known as prominent gentleman in the me
ment Of organizing the Grand Army OF the
public is about preparing work to be en
4 THE Origin, Purposes, and Results of the Fl
burg Convention" held by the Union sold
last fall.
EVERY SATURDAY, for April 6, contains st
tions from Colburn's Monthly Leisure IL
Temple Bar Bentley's Miscellany MacMill
Magazine and other standard foreign periodic
.'Sicote of Silcotes," by Henry Kingsley;
Black Sheep" by Edmund Yates, are contin
and German story, FRAU Won ne''''
Valet is commenced.
Single numbers OF every SATURDAY ''e '''
by every news dealer.
THE AMERICAN Journal OF HoRTIcuLTr
far AMI, hos heer rece;ved Mt this office. and
Ap'' ''1' es 'ss.a,,, !. -, ;,n,,r,,ve
former numbers, the present ir 'n iihPio'e