New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-11
TALES By EDGAR A. PoE Wiley & Putnam's Ii
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TALES By EDGAR a. POE Wiley Putnam's Ii
orary Of American Books. No. H.
Mr. Poes tales need no aid OF newspaper com
men TO give them popularity they have secured it
We glad TO see them given to the public III TINS
neat form so that thousands may be entertained
BY them without injury TO their eye sighi
No form Of literary activity has so terribly desen
Grated among a. the tale. Now that every body
who wants new hat or bonnet takes this way &c
earn ole from the magazines ANNALS, we are In
undated with the very fmsiesi fabrics ever spun by
mortal brain Almost every person OF ieellsg OF
fancy could supply few agreeable and natural mar
ratives bat when, instead Of using their material:
spontaneously. they set TO work, with geography II
hand to find unexplored hooks Of wild scenery in
which to locate their Indians or interesting farmers
daughters or with some abridgment Of history Il
hunt up monarchs or heroes yet unused to become
the subjects Of their crude coloring. the salework
produced is sad affair indeed and guts the mar
ket to the sorrow both of buyers and lookerson
In such state Of things, the writings of Mr.. Poe
arc refreshment for they are the frat of genuine
observations and experience, combined with an in
vention which is not making up az children call
their way of contriving stories, but penetration into
the causes of things which leads to original but cred
ible results His narrative proceeds with vigor his
colors are applied with discrimination and where
the effects fantastic they are not unmeaningly so
The Murders Of the Rue Morgue" especially
made great impression upon those who did not
know It's author and were not familiar with his mode
r &c aL.u vt-iul
he would enter the higher walk Of the metaphysical
novel, and, taking mind Of the self possessed and
deeply marked sort that suits him. give US deeper
and longer acquaintance with its life and the springs
of its life than is possible in the compass of these
tales
As Mr.. Poe is a profcssed critic and of all the
band the most unsparng to others, we are surprzed
TO find some inaccuracies in the of words, such
as these "he had with him many books, but rarely
employed them" -" His results have, in truth, the
whOie air of intuition"
The degree of skill shown in the management OF
revolving or terrible circumstances makes the pie
ces that have such subjects more interesting than
the others Even the failures those Of an intel
lect of strong fibre and well chosen aim. X
THE "KOSMOS" OF ALEXAN. VONiHUMBOLDT
Amidst the fuss of political and theological re-
formation, which leaves Germany no peace in these
DAYS CLEAN of pure and noble JOY, "A gush OF
deeper emotion have greeted the appearance OF the
first volume Of Won Humboldts Kosnos. 1t is the
first volume of the physical history of the world,
the task to which his whole life, with its grand and
ceaseess efforts and vast accomplishments. has
been tending What he has uttered on the subject
in fragmeniary ways from time to time has been
treasured up by his country and the civilized world,
so that large class of minds are prepared 10 wei
come with ardent delight the sum OF his researches
which will be tremendously exhibited in this work.
1t will be published great expense, and form, in
all senses regal bequest to his country. We say
a bequesi for Won Humboldt is more than seventy
years of age and the utmost can hope is that he
NAV be permitted to superintend the publication
throughout. He will then have reached the apex
of life long ascent
The Cologne Gazette quotes the words of Goethe
about Humboldt What man Long as have
known him, every time we meet lie astonlshes me
anew In variety of information and living knowl-
edge he is without peer, nor have | seen in any
mind many sidedness that can be compared with
his Turn which way you will, he is every where
at home and able to overwhelm you with intellec-
tual treasures He is like a fountain with many
pipes you need only vases fit to hold beneath them,
and streams OF refreshment are ever ready to flow.
This first volume contains introductory csntem-
pations as to the various ways of enjoying nature
and inquiring into her discrimination and scien-
fc conduct of the physical history of the world
a general Nature Picture by way of survey of the
phenomena TO be examined in the Kosmos" This
volume gives an idea of the way in which he har-
monies the particular with the general, and Of the
method and form that will be observed throughout
the work