Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-11-15
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H.ar.ns' Family BiBLr.-The publication Of tbs
,ruv masn tceni ioo. IN parts Tor many months past,
has made mos, Of our readers familiar with lie slyl+ Of
its ypugnp h. ard illustration. ll~oud be difficult 10
find fau, with either The binding oi course, in various
styles, to suit the taste and purse u different purchasers
The copy before Us is bound III style Of richness and
elegance, which we have never seen surpassed.
WAsHINGroN AND rHk GENERALS THE AMER
jean KEroLruoN. VOLS. WITH PoRrRAITs.-PElL
ApELrHiA-CARkY HART.
Our readers aware that work. bearing somewhat
similar title. has been given 10 the public 10y the prolific
pen Of Mr. IIeadly not very reputable controversy
is going in the Northern papers. between the
publishers Of the work before and this gentleman,
with the merits Of which we have concern. We are
admirers of Mr.. II. ad,y', Style and question his
deity historian sographer. Carey < Harris Rev
ou,ionary Pluiarch the work several hands and the
contributions are therefore, Of deg reos of merit
There sketches Of the lives OF about NINETY trncr
als-mWe than we had supposed bore the title during
the war-of course, few whose names are s1leu hat
to our ears. The notices, in some cases are not
tool long for tombstone. and quite satisfactory
those photographic occasionally are. The lives
Of others coploas and abound with many interesting
particulars, not hitherto known the public 1t high
time that a concerted efiou should be made rescue the
oblivion into which they rapidly passing. We hail.
therefore, with great satisfaction all ,ch works as this
and hope it may be followed up by like sketches Of the
Statesmen Of thai era.
LETTERS ON ASTRONOMY, ADDRESSED TO LADY
NV Yong. Ii.HpERs, 1917.
This is 4 work, from the pen Of Prf. Omstead If
Yale College, aud in end I'd to p1puIarz, the sublime
Subject Of which ii treats Though addressed na
lady, these letters have a full qnanum of technical
science Infused into them. There is no royal rad to
le;rnns-nor can The most devoted gallaniry united to
the profouhdes science, bring the phenomena of the &c
lesial m'ch mis- within 'e prahe N Of TIL, Ssx
without careful study on their part. The work is well
calculated to inspire taste for the Study and impat
knowledge OF its elementary principles.
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This. with Greek motto and sheaf Of heat Is the
s'me"hat aft c'ed tile page. printed red and black
lines, of most agreeable bok-~e can scarcely say Of
travels, but-of ecolltctons of scenes Incidents and
PHrsonases with observations upon manners generally
acute and judicIous and never i'll narured The STYLE is
quaint ana 'h'rels not unfreq ueny, passages that re-
mind us that the author is initiating Serne The auth
or is man Of talent and observation Tx Marvel is If
course. nonnae de pi,nnc-the writer being Mr., Nit
chel The book is altogether exceedingly readable and
sometimes delg tfnl.
Two LIVES, OR To SEEN AND BE, by Mari. J
MclNrosH 2sD EDITION. New YoRx Appleton
Co, 1917.
Like Lord Is, ron, Miss Mcintosh awoke one morn
ing and fnnd herself famous, and became. most mex
prctedly. an authorcss by profession She had written
for the use Oh the children Of her brother CAPT NIcln
tosh, L. s Nseveral short tales hi n attracted tbs
,,f 81,
They received IN essou the applause of the public,
Tins encouraged, she wrote conquest and Self on
quest Of The best tales of our day-"Praise and
Principle, - Woman, Enigma - and the work now
before u.s.
In all her writings. this ladys primary object seems
to lie Il good Of her fellow creatures She is nS ress
OF pure and simple style, lively but tempered nacl-
nation, and shows herself capable of wining the ncuca
tlon Of Christian morals intimately with the interest
Of her narrative that her readers ca mot fail to Ire mrrv
ed and eleSated, when they think they are mere,
charmed
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