The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-07-24
tlISCHLGANY.

Irnn Tho ). Slatesnnns
Sroifs avIe NJ Romance -Messr,. tarey ~
Lea have put 10 pres, u reprint 81 the last pt"-
du,tion tlle an Maid Of futh) Of ou HaItar
Scouts uoil M pen aud is appearance bef9re
the American puhIc may be hooked iol ia Il
few days. lhe success of5lf Walter mtht p
c,liar sperirs Of composition 10 winch he has Al.
mpsi exclusively devoted hln,rlf; the eKempli.
Gcatron. OF natural history, innnncrS, aud chm
arlcr, aided by the abandonment OF ,nagIua-
fion-hns gwen lic 10 a host Of ,plrdtors "a dil.
icrcut counlf,rs come Of whom. il not eqtal III
sirength 81 wing mud ]loillnr5s pt fight 10 Tie
SCOTTISH Magician himself, ar6 yet much hboYf
mcdiociity, aud hayo gwen a new direction Ia
public tastc ia the several spheres Oi then lullu
uurn.
NJ sislnonal was. we br.javc, tine FIRST upon
the continent Ia whit Ia tins path aud ms ju-
la Scvtta received, as u ucfilcd, q latRc shsTr
of appliance. Dsrlnconit, however, has be-
come the most fcrtiIc aud popular among lie
French. aud his performances are enrolled IN
the stsudnld catalogue Of Gallican literature.
In Germany thu mode nhs brought mic notice
hv Madame Caroline richler. Tier boldncss
aud expansion ut thought. her dramatic tact,
and her ease ufn1,iati1n. are characterize As
beng admlrabIe. We presume Ui,oogl W 10
not rccolicct Of seeing the fact any whore stated
thai sir Walter - Limsrlf well known 10 ilr
German ia his Original dlrss the Iradrts Oh
that nation being, more tian other Foreigners,
couyrrsant with English ]lefeis. and capable al
approaching their paramount value 10 "A general
scale of comparison,
70 IIaly the historical fiction was introduced
by Manzoni. III .romanccs Of II highly interest
ing character. His &" Fronaessl oposi' was a.
celyed by his cou0tIyIurn with lnulycrsal alp
probation. spain, TOO, has at last undertaken
the ploducliuH Of the same ctBss Of books md
Don Icsirsloio de ltuebn, a Spanish gentleman
now resident ~ London, has issued a tale roi-
utIcd " Gpfmes Arlas, OF the MDors OF the -.
pujcuas.' It is spoken Of by the London jour.
nais as highly crcdltable to toe genius OF IN,
author. Il is 10 be lanenled hat ,he decline o.
Spanish literature has mol admitted of au enrlI
a. aud more extensive exhibition Of ucI prunt
tive annals ~ tins form as, We believe io"
countries have beeu tire theatre of more ANNA
ting aud delightful scenes. Ia his preface Sc
nor Trueba reium KS as fellows
ASIAN enthusiastic adnirrr Of The lofty ge
MUS. the delirhiul aud vivid creations OF thai
great founder Of English historical fiction, 9t'
Walter scot, IL often struck me, while reading
hrs enchanting novels, as tatbor singular that hg
bad not awaited himself oi the beautiful and IN
rxhaustiblc mate lals Tor works, upon a s,miiai
plan, 10 be lart With IN spain. IL has, indeed.
been generally hhHil''fht 'lid' Sl''' vas W
classic ground Of chiyalry and rOmanCe. The
long dominion Of the Moors-lhe striking tom
ttast between their religion, their customs aud
manners. and those OF then Christian enemy -
the different petty kingdoms lnto which SPAN
was divided, with the consequent iends, III
lugues aud baules-all eoneurred TO produce a
succession of extraordinary incidents ami char.
%actcrs, highly adapted iot romantlc aud dram
ATTIC illustration YET, while The abundau I cilfon-
icIes and traditions of England, Scotland Ire
aud France, were successiyeIy lansacked bv the
great magician aud his most successful imita-
tors. they seem almost studlously to have avoid
ed dwelling upon those glowing, luxnriani,
productions, rrpIele with such variety %ofinci-
dent and character, which form the national
treasures Of Spain."
Concerning our country nrn Cooper, not the
least of these who have chosen tins style iof
tbs employment of then %Ialents, II Is anneees