The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-09

only editing or revising their work; for, on n
other supposition can we understand how she ca
tranalate SO many French works IN so short q tim.
The latest announcement is her translation Of Ell
GENE SUES Mysteries OF the People" A.
To spite Mr.. READE, we suppose the Round "a
Ole has lengthy review, and speaks highly {
La01h Ldnh; or Lss'adcy, parody on CHAR1E
READE's Last novel. s.8,
II is queer TINT now, when the English are gra
dually doing away with uncut books, America,
publishers are aping the extra genteel, and no,
give u, uncut books. "
The following pretty verses are by SAMUEL W
DUFFHLp:
| TERRA NcoaNrTA
| A little song has come to me,
strain Of sadness from over sea;
And hear Its music and love it wen.
| Though the heart which framed it cannot ten-
.l5r Alittle picture comes to me- 7 .EisG' Ai
\ dash OF brightness from over sea; al&
There are clasping hands and a holy face
But the nn1ne OF the artist who can tracer
So /, in faith which comes to me
Believe in q land across the sea,
Where my vneuest fa1cies stand supreme
Ina grand perfection beyond my dream.
Oland unknown in thee alone
81 snau AZ ios1nleee gEtos 70 shape be grown;
~ And the thoughts OF beauty ever new.
o land unknownl where all is BEST
IN theo ts my aspiration blessed, t rs.
For toll and tarry untn may. 2c
With my broken sentences, pass away.
Rev. WHL1AM G. R1eaARDs, formerly well known
Ms the editor OF the Southern Literary Gazette
published in this city, now believe is living in
New England, as Baptist minister. The follow
ing neat little sonnet from his pen we find in the
Round Table: e$ St3s.5 st
A SNOW SONNET. l$t . IL
Strange silent. subtle snow. Storm without sound,
snadowy shape. yet palpable in might
And from soft sleep and sweet awake us bound,
tented Held and ghosty troops nround-EN sas ~
nasf ase ess he sV 81 vaa1y to
That Garth and We conqueror have found. 4a
Not the red wrath Of Jove's electric blow. 'a.t 81
Nor ruthless rage OF wanton winds at uar, 4if$S
That shake tho seas and make the mopntainsjar
The silent stealty snow. whose frozen breath i, 7
Holds bali the world in tza locked IN Ewing
WI 4 A=@ 4FH .33y WILLIAN c. RICHARDS.
General JAMES WArsoN WEBB, the veteran New
York editor, formerly Minister to Austria and now
to Brazil, will, it is rumored, return ere: many
months to New York to re-establish Tie Courier
d1sd Enquirer. s
Mr.. EPEs SARGENT is writing another novel OF
American society. :1.. stHt .,.sf
MT. WILLIAM How1TT has sent to T. B. PETERSON
y Bros, Of Philadelphia, the advance sheets Of
Noodourn Grange, story Of English country Life,
new novel about to appear in London. ~
Dr. CHARLES 81. 8. DAVIS, OF Baltimore, is pre-
pairing Life Of Spinoza, and intends eiiting
complete edition Of his works.
I Mr.. Z. J. BIaELow, of Watertown, N. Z, has
written book OF Legal Anecdotes, which are to
appear in Haper's MonAhly before their pubica-
tion in book form. n: 'S= ! ~:
Miss MAny L. Boo1H has translated two m ore
volumes Of Martins History OF France, which viii
be published in New York next tall. s @
Mr.. G. w. CARLETON sails next week on 8 trip Of
f11o frHV
less be hvored with Mr.. C.s observations as carl
catured by himself under the title, sour Artist in
Venezuela"
From . statement of English publications in
1866 in the Bookseller it appears That the whole
number OF new books and new editions was 42O4
being 849; next came childrens books, 544: then
noVes, 500 In Ireland book-naking may almost
be said g be ,.acTn, four small volumes, which
cent publications Of which The BOOKSELLER is aware.
copies Of william cobbetts HstoFy fds Of tRss Resos se
ISL bdois aaa sae il 1s
The italian Minister Of Public instruction has
gathered statistics which show that the number Of
volumes to each 100 persons in various European
nations are 25-4 in Bavaria 1875 in Italy LIT in
s!ance y IN Prussia 1914 in Belgium, 6:e in Aus
Bfan N G5ea5 Is in e5s Great
Daroarons kuss1a appearing at disadvantage as
ias5 man Drougnr 5ne 5egence
Of the death of Alexander Smith the Scottish poet
novelist, and writer Of miscellanies In prose. Mr.
Smith made his debut as q dnring innoSator in &
style of writing which soon lost it's charm with the
public, and he never fully recovered from the ef-
fects OF the reaction. OF 1nto years he has been
contributor to the Argosy. Good Words; and other
and for several years before his daath
was Secretory to the Unives sity Of Edinbure Very
recently it was announced that he had . poem
nearly ready Tor the press probably Eeith, poem
descrlptiv, OF the old town, upon which he was at
WORK as long as four or i've yeaEa ago
Mr.. 3. W. PRocrER-Barzy Cornwall has been
obliged. from the stiffness OF his fingers, to reKn-
guish the autobiography ho projected writing, 80
that his delightful Charles Lamb win probably be
his last work. Though hearty and cheerful and
as young IN heart at seventy-seven as ever he is,
described as physically feeble and moving about
with difficulty .f5s Z, a,.F2'. .G Md 3.s.sT5y
Y MIR. Matthew Arnold who yacates his Oxford
Professorship next Easter in favor,!it is to be
hoped, of John Ruskn-is preparing report for
the Government upon education in Germany. Mt.
Arnold, it is said and we heartily trust it may be
80, projects Wait to this country where his
friends arc anxious that he should make lectur-
ing tour. n a 7T971 j, So. :s
Mr.. Thomas Csrlyle-who is spending the win
ter months with hiendsat Nice-is said to be, en-
gagged upon autobiographical "reminiscences, the.
publication OF which, if made at GIL, viii be posthu-
rous. y .t5ggr % .iT,,5I7 5s
y NJ Victor Cousin-the most eminent OF recent
French Philosophersdied on the 14ta inst, in the
seventy-hfth year OF his age. 2t.3 & .tS4 .Ss H. 4
An Anglo-sa1on Professorship is to be founded
at Cambridge University IA;
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