New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-20
THE TRIBUNE.
.,o,, Books for the Hot Weather.

Il. A.-e public still extant which needs TO excuse
!. ,.r,ooencics By the one story Of man who liked
:, 10 On the -ofs all day and read novels though ~
I'D ct time Of need write the gravest didac
80. Live they sill, those reverend signiors' Inc
obiec, Of secret smiles to our childish years who
-. obliged TO apologize for midnight oil spent IL
coming story books. by the historic bearing OF
49, ,ovel or the correct and admirable descriptions
os..-a;n countries, with climate, scenery and man
,i,o,.;, contained wheat for which they indus
,,;oos students were willing 10 winpw bushels Of
4,volons loveadveniurcsl We know not-but III
limo 10 think the world il now given over to rivoly
q, far as TO replace by the novel the mnsirels BAL
al the drama, and worse still the games OF agility
and strength in which it once sought pasiimc Tor
,aeed. mere passiimc is sometimes needed The
,usery legend compri-ed primitive truth OF tine
understanding and the wisdom of nations III the
ines
AL play sud 10 work makes Jack a mere toy;
Bit all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
We having reversed the order OF arrangement to
suit our present PURPOSE For we, o useful reader
being ourselves so far n the useful class as to be
sshi FOR our amuscm$;s, either with the Tolls Of
excuse. like the reverend sgniors above mentioned
or with the sharAweapons OF argument or maiiien
sncc of yiGS On bur own without argument, which
We take 10 be- the slmrpesi weapon Of all
Thus far do we defer to the claims Of tho human
race with its myriad of useful errands to be done
ina, We read most Of our novels in the long sunny
I. oh nd III ar Il.
abroad as the birds do, and permit the very oxen to
Illuminate gently in the just fields
On sue. DAYS II was well we think, to read "Syoh
or the Tyi T. Worlds" We have always felt great
inieres, d DIsraoh lie is one OF the many who
share the difficulty OF cur era, which Carlyle says
quoting. we believe, from his master, consists IN un.
learning the False in order TO arrive a; the True.
We think these men, when they have once taken
their de nee can be of far greater to their hreih
rem than those who have always kepttheir instincts
unpervuicd.
In Vivian Grey the young D'lsraeli an educa
ted Englishman, but with the blood OF SUMMER
cimes glowing and carecring in his veins. gave us
the very Rowcr aud essence Of Fictitious liic That
book sparkled and iroihcd Ike champagne like
that. too il produced no dull and mbecie state by
rs INVESTIGATIONS. but ore witty. genial spiritual
even. dcep soft melancholy thrilled through its
gay mookcrics; the eyes Of Nature shmmered
through the painted mask and a nobler ambition
was felt beneath the iollies of petty success and
oe,v vengeance still the chief merit OF the book
"a sbool,, was the lish, and decided touch with
which he took up the iollics and the pocsies Of the
1 H.. .-..,i
pce Of the foreign part with lis popular supersti
tons It's deep passages in the gladcs OF the summer
woods. and above ALL the capital sketch OF the
prime minister, with his original whims and secret
history Of romantic sorrows. We're beyond the ap
precistion Of most readers
Since then ID Israeli has never written any thing
be compared with tins first jet of the fountain OF
bis mind in the sunlish, OF morning The Young
Duke was fall of bririan, sketches and showed
soul struggling blinded by the eaudy misis OF fash
ION for realities The Wondrous Tale OF Alroy
showed grea; power in conception. though, IN exc
cq,on il ia a failure Henrietta Temple Mr. Wi
ls with his usual usinoss of perception, has praised
20 containing collection OF the best lOveetters ever
written and VIII show that excellence, signal and
singular among the literary tribe, OF which D Israeli
never fails Of daring to write thing down exactly
Is il rises in his mind
Now he has come TO be leader of Young Eng
aad and rooted plant upon her soil Il The per
iormancc Of his prime do not entirely correspond
with the brllian, lights Of its dawn. il yet aspiring
Cd with large kernel of healthy noblcncss in it
Dluaeli shows now not only the hear, bat the sou
ola Man He cares for all Men. He wishes to care
wisely for all
Conngsby was fun of talent yet It's chief interest
Ay IN this aspiration after reality, and the rich ma
ERALS taken from contemporary life There Is no
hing in il good amer the original manner Of D Israeli
except the sketches OF Elton, and above all the no
9e school boys letter. The picture of the Jew, So
el-50ricly limncd is chiefly valuable as atordne
Keys TO so many interesting facts.
>ybl is an a.tcmp; 10 do Justice n the claims
OF the laborng classes and investigate the duties Of
Nose IN whose hands tie money is at present to
ward Inc rest 1t comes to no result il only exhb
IL some truths m moro striking light than hereto
fore. Dlssach shows the faint OF old prejudice IN
the necessity ne iei' To marry the daughter OF the
People to ono ro' oithc People Those worthy TO be
distinguished must SIN have good blood. or rather
old blood, for what is called good needs now IN b,
renovated from homclicr source. But ms leaders
mas, have old blood the fresh lchor the dir,c, flow
fcn Heaven, is not enough 10 animate their lives u
be deeds now needed
DIracli sanoiher Of those who give testimony IL
shai OF our iavoriic idea that leading feature O
he rew era will be in new and higher develop
aeu,s O; the feminine character. He looks al We
nsa as q man docs. who Is truly in love, He doc
aoi paint ihcS, we'll that is, not with profound iide
V'o nature But ideally, he sees them well 70
hey are to him the inspircrs and representatives q
Ahii isholy, tender. and simply great.
There are good sketches of the manufacturers a
one not the oversccrs bat the real makers
>ae Is a congenial activity with DIsraoii. on
sHh Clearer notions Of wha; be wants. His d.
"oasn Is poor book. though j, contains excel
'1' noTccaox. But it Is faulty. even moro so thar
asaa' to him, IN heavy cxaggcrations and les
''oeened BY brillian, effects. good schemes. an.
V'eN h''ie strains Of feeling. The wish to unmasl
-'als XIV. is defeated by the hatred with whicl
Ne character inspired him. the Liberal of the Nine
'e''n Century. The Grand Monarque was real,
''oiasy selfish and ignorant A. Sna renrsssn,s him