The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-11-04

cannot fail to engage the attention of the gen
eral as well Us professional reader.
GRAHAM's AMERICAN MONTHLY. November, 1852.
This number looks substantial and enter
tanning The enterprising publisher, We OBJ
serve, has added to his well-illed department
of original matter miscellany of selected ar
ticles. The plates this month number some
fourteen, and are very fine.
For sale by VIM. Adam, Pa. avenue, Wash
ington, d. c.
AMERICA AS Found IT, By the mother of Mary
Lucindie Duncan. New York Robert Carter
Brothers. For sale by Gray Ballantyne, 9TH ST.,
Washington, d. C.
In the pages of this volume the American
reader will be able to look at his country
through thecyes of an observant, a sensible and
liberal foreigner. The fair author seems to
have moved in the religious circles, and has
devoted particular attention to our religious
and philanthrOpic institutions. Her introduce
tory remarks on the children Of America are
specially deserving of notice, and will furnish
useful hints to parents.
REUBEN MEDLIcALT; or, The Countryman. By NJ
W. Savage. New York ID. Appleton Co. For
sale by r. Farnham, Pa. avenue, corner 18th ST.,
Washington, D. C.
novel, but not the less true for that. The
hero, a man of brilliant parts and scholarly
attachments, conveys, at the close of his career
the great lesson of the work "You see in me a
signal example of what little is to be done in
this busy world by much knowledge, much
talent, much ambition, nay even by much ac-
tivity, without singleness of aim and steadness
of purpose A single eye and firm will are
better than mere genius,
THE Losr SENSES Deafness and Blindness. By
John Kitto, ID. D., F. 5. A.. &c. New York Robt
Carter. For sale by Gray 4 Ballantyne, 9TH street.
Washington, d. c.
This work derives peculiar interest both
from the subject and the author. The aim
proposed by him was, to give the world an in
sight into the real life of the Blind and of the
Deaf In relation to the Deaf, he was unior-
tunately, able to speak from experience having
totally lost his hearing when twelve years old
In treating of the intellectual and moral life of
the Blind, he has carefully collected and ar
ranged the most interesting materials that
could be gathered from the experience Of 9TH
ers. The work is executed with great skill,
and contains II highly instructive record of
facts.
PARTISAN SIGHTS AND FRENCH PRINCIPLES seen
through American Spectaces. New York: Harper
& Brothers. For sale by Franck Taylor Penn.
avenue, Washington. d. c.
The author of this has lived in Paris to
some purpose, He is shrewd sensible, and
piquant-neither dreamer nor declaimer
He writes because he has something to say,
and he says it outright and to the point. To
listen to him, is almost like being in Paris. 1t
is a very different affair from the ordinary run
of such works.
COMPARATIVE PHYSIoGNoMY; or, Resemblance be-
tween Men and Animals. BY James w, Redfeld,
NJ. ID. New York Red6eld For sale by Taylor
4 Maury Penn. av., Washington, ID. c.
DR.. Redield swears by Physiognomy, and
seems to think great deal more of facial ex-
perence than genealogical indications. The
subject, resemblances between men and beasts,
is more curious than profitable but he has
handled it quite cleverly, in Il well printed vol
ume of 3s4 pages.
ELEGY, written in a Country Church Yard and other
Poems BY Thomas Gray New York Carter 4
Brothers. For sale by Gray Il BaIlantyno, Wash
ington, ID. G.
Grays Elegy was the Poem which Webster
desired to have read to him in his last moments
He may have been thinking of the emptiness
of the honor that comes from man
A" Can storied urn or animated bust
Back to its mansion call the heeting breath
Can bonors voice provoke the silent dust?
Or Flatery soothe the dull, cold ear of death ,"
There is one defect in this Elegy-it is a
wall, almost without hope. Its mournful beau
ty towards the close should have kndled with
vision of Christian Immortality
But, our object was merely to call attention
to the manner in which this volume has been
got up. 1t is perfectly luxurous-paper, ty-
Biography, embellishments binding, and all
No fewer than thrtytwo engravings by r. s.
Gilbert, of Philadelphia, adorn its pages
THE GIFT. New York d. Appleton Co.
This is beautiful little volume in remark.
ably handsome binding with ten finely exc
cuted steel engravings intended as gift book
for all seasons Its contents are very pleasing
In the choice and arrangement of materials
q Al "A L., L.. Il.
exhibit a great variety of subjects and of styles
so as to render the contents of the volume ever
pleasing, ever new" For sale by r. Farnham
ANCIENT EGYPT UNDER THE PHARAoBs By John
Kendrick, NJ. A. Rcdhed, Clinton Hall, New
York. For sale by Taylor Maury, Washington
duodecimo in two volumes, each containing
44S pages The book is well printed, on good
paper, and clear type 1t is a learned work
designed TO furnish the historical student with
a comprehensive view of the archaeology and
history of ancient Egypt "since the revolution
produced by the discovery of the hieroglyphi-
cal character condensing within moderate
limits the results of the combined labors of
travellers, artists, interpreters and critics. We
understand from the preface, that though COM
plete in itself, it is only portion of a contem-
plated work, comprehending the history of
those countries of the East whose civilization
preceded and influenced that of Greece.
HOLIDAY House; a series Of Tales. By Catherine
| Sinclair New York Robert Carter & Brothers
| For sale by Gray 4 Baantyne, Washington.
These tales for young folk are delightfully."-
written, and peryaded by healthy, moral