New-York daily tribune., 1842-09-03

The Hsrosy OF EcIIos Being critical .eeeant Of shs
aries, Greek Romances 10 the Moves OF the P,esent
Day. BY jonN DUNLAP, In two volumes Phndel.
pha: Carey Har. N-wYsrs: Wiley i Putuse,.
This Is an exceedingly interesting and III tho
literary student very valuable work. The his
tory of Fiction, urged in the Introduc;ion, is of
great worth 20 the philosopher who would read
srisht the developen,eaes OF the human mind and
the aspects OF tho successive stages of secie,y.-
ThougR the works of Fiction n eyssy ase serxal
mainly as sources Of peasnre and sassls NIX with
rls higher in.eileesnal ach;svcrnen.s OF rse time.
they afFbrd, perhaes, better index of ae prs-s
vailiag :emper OF The age-ssc peculiar pha'e Of
It's social existence, and the customs and manners
by which il is 70 be remembered than the Prouder
and more worthy achievements of high Ar or OF
rigid scientific investigation. Much OF the me OF q
century is embodied in the 6ctions to whiehit haf
given birth; and these therefore become fit subjects
OF study to the man no would read the age ight
This work of Mir. DUNLAP is universally received
as the best of the kind ever written. In the Eng
lish language, indeed, i, has no rival; and the
French works upon the same subject ara far infe-
rior to it in the comprehensiveness of its aim and
the elegance and success with which 1t is marked.
Fiction traced to its birthplace in early Greek
ard its principal productions down to the time at
which the authors wrote are examined with criti-
cal ability seldom equalled.
TaE cHglsr1AN REVIEW, No. XXvII September, ls&s-
Boston,: Gould, Keada Lincoln. New-Sork: b. x
s. Raynor, 76 Bowery
Christian Doctrine the sole Basis of Christian
Morality is the tte of the leading article in this
Review. 1t is long, able and valuable, and is fol-
hr
Writings Of w. B. HOMER, young .nan OF ex,
traordinary abilities and requirements, who died
recently but short tirrle after finishing a sheo-
logical course of study at Andover. HARRIs's
Great Commission is reviewed, as also the Life
of DR.. WILBUR FISK WArLANDs Thoughts
on College Educatau, aud Dr.. HUMPHREYS
Letters to Son in the Ministry Swedenbor-
gianism is the subject of another article.
GEORGE ST. GEORGE JULIAN, the Prince: By HsNar
Sc. Complete in One Volume With numerous Illus.
traous lPp $50, l2mo) Carey Hart. New-YorSs
Wiley Putnam.
There is good deal of fun and dashing adven-
ture in this book and it will be read with gusto by
many; but though the author tells us 1t is a moral
work, and intended to put the public on their
guard against all manner of swinders by means OF
Banks Companies, Sc. we imagine that CON-
siderably less profit than amusement will be ex-
tracted from it. Those who have read Stanley
Thora and valentine Vox' will know what 1t IS
before seeing it.
The PLAva CALCULATOR: Being an Elementary Arthne-
tic based on the Inherent Properties OF Nuabers: BY
LEWIS JoERREs Professor Mathematics from Russia
Philadelphia: Morly, Orr & Lippincott. tpp. 56.l
This work evinccs profound acquaintance with
the Philosophy of numbers SO to speak; but We
think it less Plain and easy FOR learners than
several which are better known