The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-17
LITERdTURE.

George Kingsley's forthcoming work is
called "Madamc How AMI Lady Why" and, ju,lg-
ing from the title, IL will bc "mk fer babcs''-
that Is, Il Juvenile book.
IA London novelist lately sen, around TO the
reading public Il blool-rcd envelope with "A deep
black cdging, containing u common card, Oil
which were the words: ''The Scapegoat, by Leo,
is ut all the librnrles.n Tuls is d move. style OF
book advertising,
brief Latin titles for books Oh religious mat
tcrs were introduced by "Ecce IIomo," and seem
to be wonderfully popular. The latest of this
class is "Crcdo," an anonymous London publica.
tion OH supernatural beings, supernatural life and
supernatural destiny.
The period" is the title OF new illustrated
Journal Of light literature announced In London
Among the contributors are the Mayflews and
Sutherland Edwards, while the list Of illustrators
includes ''Phiz and "Cham." Mr.. yizctelly is
the proprietor OF the "Pcriod."
Hon. William Wckhanl, who, in the carly part
OF this century, was charged with the distrlbil-
tion OF subsidies TO the continental allies Of Eng
land during the war with Napoleon, kept al ili-
tcrcsting diary; and this page Of hlstory-whlch
has never yet seen lights soon to be published
in England.
-liarper's Weekly, for November 20, will con.
tain the opening chapters OF Wllkic Collins new
story, "Man and Wife" Like all OF his stories, il
Is interesting from the START II Is evident in the
initial chapter that the plot will turn upon tha,
miamous law upon the british statute book which
invnlliatcs, under certain circumstances, mar
rlagcs performed by Roman Catholic clcrgymen;
II law which gave rise to the recent Ycvcrton
scandal. Undoubtedly, it is the design of Mr
Collins to make his novel the instrument for
breaking down this abusc-just as Dickens has
used his pen 10 effect sOcul and legal reforms In
England. Two scenes In the beginning of the
new story, written In an intensely dramatic man:
ncr, draw the interest Of the reader TO few
characters boldly and sharply limned while the
promise Is fairly held out OF feast for the lovers
OF the "realistic" in modern fiction.
The book trade OF New York has been pros
porous SO far this season. The South now takes
AZ much literary matter us before the war. The
Iiarpers have issued an illustrated edition OF
George Eliot's novels and Justin McOarthy's new
novel "My Enemy's Daughter" D.,Appeton 4
Co. have published "Thc Goethe Gallery con-
tanning characters from that authors works
Illustrated by fifty rare engravings As q holiday
present book It IS in good taste. Routledgc & Co.
will shortly publish handsome volume entitled
"Bcautlful Women" containing portraits of six
teen beauties after Reynolds, Lawrence, Gaines.
| borough and other celebrated English painters.
Leypoldt & Holt have issued "The Round. about
Papers," In two volumes, completing the Tauch.
nitz edition OF Thackeray. Miss Martlneau is de-
lighted with the American criticisms on her Bi.
ographlcal Sketches. Messrs. Sheldon & Co. are
about to issue a work called "The Ancestry Of
General Grant and their Contemporaries" In
which the Presidents family history is traced
back to Puritan forefather. Mrs. Edwards In.
teresting novel, "Susan Fielding" which is said
to be as good as "Archie Lowell" Is to be Issued
by the same firm. 1t took ten years to sell Ave
hundred copies Of Ralph Waldo Emerson's 'Na-
turc," says high authority. "Thc Woman Who
Dared" by Epes Sargent, Is announced. 1t Is q
novel In verse; full OF queer notions, and the won
der is that he was the man who dared to publish
1t. liogg Son, OF London, are to publish DIR.
Heskiel's Life of Bismarck. The Moxon's, OF Lon
don, arc to give us the new book by Hood, with
Dorc's illustrations, shortly. Great attention Is
now being given by foreign and domestic pub.
fishers to the publishing OF juvenile books. Mel.
ther expense nor care are spared In making them
rs attractive as possible.