New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-17
tyoyG THE BOOKSELLERS,

Sr JONI lubbock has in preparation WORK on
'Tps Origin Of Civilization and the Primitive Con-
.aition of Man" the first volume of which, treating
of tbe Moral and Social Condition of Savages. VIII
soon be published by Messrs. Longmans * Co.
MFR Wexford in his last letter TO The Book Buyer'
saws that the most successful holiday books IN Lon
don this year have been Doyle's " In FAIRY Lana,
and Seacombe's illustrations to Hoods MISS All
manSegg"
Jean Ingelow's new book, of which Roberts
Brothers expect to receive the manuscript VIII
be published here in advance of its appearance IN
Iopdou Among the new poems TO be comprised III
az is one of which Miss lngelow writes 10 an hi1i
can friend: 1T IS Just such as you nave o. w
me to do; tits kind of novel IN verse; pu' IL peio"sS
70 the old days"
Miss Frothingham's translation OF GoetheS iei-
mann and Dorothea' is printing, andwillbe ready lot
the Easter holidays Ii will make small octave
volume of 1G5 pages, with wood.cnt ILLUSTRATIONS;
Arthur Helps new novel CasslmlI Mt F NC NC
very shortly bo ready IN volume nnilOlle III sig
and styIe with "Rcalmah." Both these works Will
bear theimprint OF Roberts Brothers.
The publishers of The Graphic announce that they
have dispatched a well-kuown English painter Mr..
A. B. Houghton. to make series of pictures OF
American social life, from New-York TO San Fran
cisco He will cross the continent by the Union IA
cite Railway, visit the MOnnOns aud the shakers;
depict the manners and customs OF Caht4fhla; anu
return through the Southern States. MI, HoughlOn
carries blocks with him, so that the skeIGhes MAY NC
drawn on the wood 10y his own hand. We presume
they will be promptly bought 10y ErGB Saturday. ana
stolen by all the other American plctorais'
The announcements of books forthcoming in Lon
don include several works on Ireland; Life OF
Isambard K Brunei, by his son; third volume OF
Max MHller's "Chips from German Workshop
consisting of literary and biographical essays;
Historical Account of the Neutrality OF Great
Britain during the American Civil War, by NOUN
tague Bernard, Chichcle Professor OF lnteInatohl
Law and Diplomacy IN the IhlveIsl{ u oAiU,ui
works i'm four Volumes edited by 1. II. Green and /.
ii. Crosse, and published by Longmans.
Hurd & Houghton announce the fourth and fifth
volumes Of their library edition of Hans Christian
Andersen's writings, One Of these includes sketches
of travel in Portugal (now first translated and in
SPAIN the other. completing the novels, comprises
80. T." and Only Fiddler The other works
will follow in rapid succession. The same mouse VIII
soon begin the publication OF series OF transla1ohs
of the Chinese Classics, by DE- james LeggS OF the
London Missionary Society. The work Will extend
TO five octave volumes the first of which is to III
Clude the writings OF Coniueius,
Tie Mysteries Of Masonry, by L. L. REYNOLDS, just
published by j. b. Lippincott & Co., is not, the
title might lead persons to suppose, revelation
of secrets but the outline of universal philosophy
founded upon the ritual and degrees of ancient Free
masonry" In other words the author has taken the
various symbols and phraseoOgy OF the craft as texs
upon which 10 frame an essay de OMR nc SctOiH u g9-
busddm dijs. including theology, cosHlOgony, the
natural sciences and English grammar. OF course
pcases and whoever is dissatisfied with Mr.. fey-
IOldss theories take the same texts and construct
with them system ulanetricuY OipoSeu 10 thtt
upon which Ingenuity Is wasted IN the present vol
ume.
In the last number of fraser, Sir Henry Taylor
1.-THE author of Philip van Artevelde = has review
o. "Mr Mill on the Subsection of Women and thus
draws "a feather-edge upon that philosophical de-
fender of the sex: Taking Mr. Mills essay as the
work of philosopher applying himself on this occa-
sion, not 10 an act of Investigation but TO an act
of advocacy. / cordially share the admiration
generally bestowed upon 1t. He knew that 10 pro-
duce che effect he desired upon popular sentiments
there must be word, or bur one word here and
there, OF doubt or hesitation. and that the most
dUous and complex questions whlchshuman history
and human life can present must be dealt with by
bold, rapid. and decisive handling; and he knows |
also that this forensic suppression of half the ques
tOn, and bOgtr0tting evasion of the difficulties is |
perfectly Unsuitable IN philosopher when treating |
OF subject on which eoupteradyocaoy is certain to
subdivision of labor in the cause of truth"
-Four Of the fauteuils' of the French Academy" |
says the The Pail MGH Gazette of Feb. 2. "aTe now
vacant. the seats of Lamartine, SainteBeuye, the |
Due of Broglie and NJ. dc Pongeryille. Among |
the candidates are 1hGOphile Gautier and Phil |
aJete Cbasles The former ia known. When the |
war was raging between classeism and romanticism
Gautier threw himsof heart and soul into the |
melee and did good service for the latter cause |
n the ranks QI tn"t Sa1d fr on WnCn NiC o
the leaders. The CHIEF obstacle To ms election lies IN
the numerous satiIes he has leycled against the |
Forty ImmOrtals.' Since IiTOn, no distinguished |
author has kept NJ so continuous n shower of epi
grams against the Academy. NJ. Philarete ChasleSs
claim is that of n savant we'll as man of letters
He is q distinguished classical scholar; and is said of
HIM that at years of he knew Latin (Which
he had learnt from the celebrated DaunOnl at 10 he
knew Greek, AZ IL, philosophy; and at 10 everything
For neatly hall century he has been writer in the
various French reviews aud newspapers. He was |
one OF the first 10 open up his countrymen English
Spanish, and Scandinavian literature; and for 10
he has been OF the most popular professors
ct tho College dc France.
The following curious correspondence, which we
fId in Tie London Times, shows that in default of
al International copyrigEt-law English writer's may
not only see then works prated in America but are
exposed to the still greater hardship of having their
unpublished writings given 10 the world without
their consent A few small poems by Mr.. Alfred
TennysOn have been printed for private clrcul 1t on
by one Of bis admirers and through some mischance
copy fell into the hands of rogue. who offered il
for sale Mcssrs Fields, OsgOod a Go. His letter
to the iirm and t'eir reply were as follows zoe,
"GINTIKsus have just arrived from Eng land where
Ireceyec commission u dispose OF serious (scJ OF ~
small poems by Alfred Jeuuy l.. of Great Britain
1hey lave been published. bat have been printed
privately by str -. at bis private press where only
- poems together With Ms volume containing various
uduons is $40 sterling These poems are known 10
"Qoroboratiye eydence WIN he siven in writing If de
sired o; 20 ,he 70 ~ rsiLe osSH wrien gy a. 1enhy'
'"Please address -------- street. New.York"
"D9AR sR: We receipt Of your letter Of Dccen.
ber ~ which youSaY y1n are IN possession 81 certain
Siag 10 dispose 81 fcr the sum OF S2s striS Ne
perfectly Of the existence Of these poems
We are also agart that they should not he even To- te
public. they having been written fo strictly private
reason Within two months member Of our firm has
paint, and Ne therefore, Know precisely what his feel
Tnder 40 crcun santes corld re enter into nogo,ia
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