Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-12-21
Literary Notices.

CAPTAIN KyD, the Wizard of the Sea, bv J.
IL. lngraham. New York: Dewiu & Da.
venport.
No ono who has ever read "Lafue," or
any other work by the same author, will
forget the fascinating garb in which the char.
ac'ers are clothed. Ingraham is one of the
most fascinating writer's Of fiction of the
oge. And yet we sincerely doub. the pro.
PrieIy of circulating his romances among
the youth Of our land. In our humble iudg-
meut, the less young people read of "bold
outlaws" especially when their worst vices
are made 10 appear in Virtues robes BY The
pleasing novelist, the more likely are they
10 remain law.abidlng citizens. The char.
ac'er Of Captain Kyd is already 100 familiar.
However, while We freely, expires, or own
convictions, we never wish TO dictate 10 9th.
ets, or imPugn motives. Sill, we regard il,
as unfortunate ,hu, the talent Of the author,
and the capital Of The publishers, are no,
employed on works Of less doubtful char.
acter.
GoDEY's LADY's BooK.-The January mum.
number of Literary and Pictorial magazine
is on our table. The engraviugs, alone, are
well worth The price Of subscription. The
January, is double number, containing 90
pages Of reading matter, and seven full page
plates, four of which are elegan. engravings
on steel. There has been a great improve.
: ment, also, in the character Of the reading
matter. We believe an effor, is now being
made In this place 10 make up a Club for
this work, and we hope il may succeed The
u. terms are: Single copies, 81; wo copies
rs; Five copies, $40; Twelve copies, $50
GRAHAM's MAGAzMk.-Tbis is another
of those popular purlOr monlhlies. Il i,
the grea. rival Of Godey's Lady's Book
The January number Of Graham is embel.
lished with Two elegant steel plates, one OF
b which--lhe Coming Of Flora-is among
the finest, If not The very bcs, we have ye
seen. The wood.cu,s, by Devereaux, arr
executed in the fines, style Of the ART. liz
pages Of reading matter arc given in hi.
number, the character Of which will com
pare we'll with that ol any parlor magazine
in The country. A club will undoubtedly b.
r gotten up by our friend Bart. D.. Of the P
= o. Department. Terms: Single copies, 50
: two copies, IS; 3 copies, 60; 6 copies, $40
l3 copies, $50.
ARTHUR's HoME MAGAzINE.-This Is
n new work, comparatively; yet no one neel
/. be in doubt as 10 It's literary character. Tn
}. entire editorial control Of this magazine !
q in the hands Of T. S. Arthur, who has don
J. more 10 correct The public laSle, and eleyat
the standard Of fiction, Than any other wri
!. Ter in this country. We wish the magazin
!. great success. Terms: $s; 10 clubs of fou
81 25 each. ~
:, PErIRsoN's LADIES NATIONAL MieA
I. zlNE--The December number OF This ex
h cellent monthly is before US. ItconIan
seven full page plates, and 56 pages reudiD
}. matter. II is edited BY Mrs. Ann S. Sic
II pAens and Charles J. Peterson. Terms, 8
per nnnum; 3 copies IS; copies, $40; !,
copies, $20t The reputation Of Mrs, S
and the low terms q. which !, is offerot
should give 1, an immense circulation.
TnE AMERICAN Wing REvlEw.--TA De
cember number Of this excellen, work con
, lains q fine likeness tho lumenIed states
= man--D aniel Webster, and sketch Of hi
life, from the pen Of Prof. FELTON,, Th
in following articles arc in this number: Th
le Foreign Policy Of the Incoming Admini
lr ration; MormoniSm In Illinois; The A
and Mystery Of Blowing your own Trun