The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-07-18
LITERARY NOTICES.

LITERARY NOTICES.
The MurERIss or THREE CIrIEs Boston, New York
and Philadelphia BY Augustine ]. H. Duganns. The
PstsrsOns, Philadelphia. For sale by J. shingtOn.
This is, in some respects, clever production,
but written too much in the Ingrshsm aud Lip
pard style for our entire appreciation. We fear
that Mr. Duganne is doing great injustice to his
real poetical talent, and what has ever seemed to
us his high moral sense, by countenancing
vitiated taste in writing such books as the Secret
Gull, The Hlegaimate, and the one before us
books whose very titles condemn them.
One Of two things may be assumed in regard to
the writer who infinitely investigates and boldly I'M
wells the mysteries of vice and crime if he knows
by observation and experience that these things
are true, he is scarcely fit society for u.s. II he
imagines and misrepresents, we'll have none Of
him.
NORMAN LESLIE. A Tale by e. @. H. New York: ID. APP
petOn q Co. For sale by Farnham, Washington, ID. c.
This is a well-told and interesting story of the
Reformation. The scenes are laid at the Courts
of Scotland England and France, in the sixteenth
century. le r -rsV-s~S-- --4 - -----
this historical romance we have but to say, that
among its fine gallery Of characters, are Mary of
Guise, Mary of Scotland Lady Jane Grey, Ed
ward vi, Catherine de Medicis, and John Knox.
The VALE OF CEDARs: or The Martyr. BY Grace Aguar
d. Appleton Co., New York. For sale as above
"a. 80 Of III haot Of frl
and popular writer 1t is prefaced by On interest
ing memoir of the autboress, who died at Frank
fort about three years since.
Grace Aguilsr IA real name, by the way) was
still youthful at the time of her death, and seems
to have been a most beautiful and loveable char
acter She was Jewess, and, like the noble
Rebecca of Scott firm and fervent believer in
the grand and melancholy faith of her fathers
Miss Aguilsr was of Spanish descent, though
born in England
The Vale of Cedars is a romance Of Spain, and
the heroine is Jewess; SO the authoress proba-
bly, wrote con amore.
HELoisE: or, The Unrsvealsd Secret. Tale by Jsly
D. Appleton Co., New York. For fsle as above.
Into this book we have AZ pet merely dipped
reading here and there page of dialogue, or q
bit of description. This much we like. The
book looks interesting, decidedly; and we hope,
ere long, to get time to do better justice to its
merits-that is, if we find, on closer examination,
that it has any.
GIBBONS DECLINE AND FALL: with Notes by Milman.
New York: Harper q Brothers For sale by Frsnck
o;a Wash
Volume second Of this neat, convenient, and
cheap edition of standard work, has been laid
upon our table. Having noticed the work on the
reception of the first volume, we need say nothing
more now, than that it will be completed in six
duodecimo volumes
The DALroNs or. Three Roads in Life BY Charles
Lever. Published and for sale as above.
We have received the second part 1t is good
reading, as might be expected, coming from the
INTRODUCTORY LESSONS ON CHRISTIAN EVIDENCES Bos-
ton Crosby q Nichols.
This little work is designed to present in a
simple concise form, adapted to the comprehen-
sion of children, the evidences of Christianity.
II is said to be the work of Archbishop Whate- !
ley, although it originally appeared in England |
anonymously. 1t is republished from the tenth |
English edition.
tbs Pnopsssor's LADY. The Harpers, New York For |
sale by Franek Taylor, Washington
This is one of Mary Howitts charming trans |
lstions, through which she is making us ac- |
quainted with the literature of Northern Europe. |
1t IL a delightful story by Berthold Auerbach.
ANNUAL RsPoRr OF THE AMERICAN AND FoRRIoN ANTI |
SLAVERY SOCIETY. 1850. New York: W. Harmed, 81 |
John street
closely printed publication of more than so |
pages. 1t chronicles in very instructive way |
all the important events of the Anti-Slavery |
cause during the last year. Southern men who |
would obtain just conception Of the nature,
workings and results of the Anti-Slavery senti-
ment of the country, ought to procure copy of
this report. IL is from the pen Of the indefati- |
gable and philanthropic Lewis Tappan
DICTIONARY OF MECHANICS ENGINE Work ANp ENer. |
NEERiNs. Oliver Byrne, EditOr New York: D. Apple.
ton Co. For sale by Fsrnham, Pennsylvania avenue
Washington
We have already repeatedly called attention |
to this work The tenth, eleventh, twelfth, and !