Sunday dispatch. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1845-1854, 1852-03-14
CURRENT LITERATURE.


NEW YORK ARIsrocRAcV; OR GEMS OF
JAPoNIcA-DoM.-By "Joseph" This work
is now published entire We have on for
mer occasion favorably alluded to this inter
esting expose of fashionable life. We cannot
do more in this connection, than simply re-
fer the reader for further information to the
publication itself The engravings, general
ly spirited and well executed, are by Boyd
Those desirous of becoming acquainted with
the Goldfish. scented exclusives of the commu
nifty, would aid their investigations mate
rally by purchasing this telling book. Chas
B. Norton is the New York publisher
The EDINBURGH REVIEW, for January.
Leonard Scott, Walker & Creighead pub
fishers. The contents for the abeve month
are Genius and Writings of Descartes !;
Bishop Philpotts; Recent Progress of Legis-
lation; Church Music; A few Words on In
ternational Copyright; PaIgrave's Norman
dy and England the Ordinance Survey of
Scotland and the Expected Reform Bill. In
troductory to the American edition, there is
an article published by Horace Greeley, en-
titled "Review of Reviewer" in which the
author responds to rather petty attack on
his appelative of ''Hon," by writer in the
Edinburgh" for December. The statement
made by Mr. Greeley when in London, that
the buildings appeared to be constructed of
a soft creamy marble, and which had very
pleasing effect on the eye of the stranger, he
now formally withdraws, admits their decep-
tiveness, and declares that they are but faced
with mud Good for Horace. We hope the
writer in the Edinburgh will be satisfied
with the explanation and retraction.
KENNETH, Romance ofthe Highlands
H. Long & Brother. This deeply interest
ing and chivalric, blended with the superna-
tural, production, a quality for which the
asthor is celebrated, has just been published
by the above firm G. W. M. Reynolds pub.
locations are too generally known by novel
readers in this country, to require further
notice at our hands Love, ambition, avar-
ice, murder, villainy, and merit rewarded are
the staples from which this class of novel
writer's weave their exciting woofs and no
one of the many distinguished literary gen
tlemen Of England know how better to use
ihem to advantage, than Mr. Reynolds. We
commend the story to the lovers of the mar
Vellous.
APPLEToN's POPULAR LIBRARY of the
Best Authors The first number of this new
library is now before us, and if every sue
,eeding issue be as well culled from the vast
ields of literature, we do not fear the splen-
lid success of the new enterprise D. Apple
me first pupnshIng nr1f5 III zNIuerlca, anu
he endorsement of their name upon any |
publication stamps it as genuine. The pres
snt issue comprise series of essays which |
from time to time have appeared in the Lon
don Times. They may be enumerated as
follows Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton
Railway Novels; Louis Philippe and his
Family Drama of the French Revolution
Howard the Philanthropist; Robert Southey
Dean swift-Stella and Vanessa; Reminis-
sences of Coleridge and SOuthey, by Cottle;
J John Keats Sporting in Africa; Francis
Chantrey Ancient Egypt.
The USE OF SUNSHINE, (an Irish tale,) |
bv s. M, authoress of g The Maiden Aunt,
SC The Story of Family" "Lays and Bal
lads from English poetry etc. D. Apple
ton & Company, publishers We quote from
the introduction of the authoress the follow
ing insight into the nature and object of the
work:
"I have thought that picture of one small
nook of Irish life, it appeared to two English
settlers, might not prove wholly uninteresting ;
and am sure that ndtire critics (if should find
such) will allow that the mistakes which it may
contain are only so. many proofs Of its fidelity |
under the circumstances Individual portraiture
always, to my thinking, an Objectionable prac-
tice-would in the present case, involve the odi-
GUS imputation of ingratituoe for great deal of
kindness The character of Peggy Doherty,
and the main incidents of her history, form the
solitary exception to which ] have alluded. |
must also plead guilty to having stolen the name
of the house occupied by Horace and Marion,
from the dear friends who possess ian exclusive
right to it. l have endeavored to give, as near
ly as | could, the dia ect of that particular cor
ner of the north to which my main experience
has been limited and dare say that | have
produced but an English version of it, after all.