The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-11-23

HELEN MULGRAyE; OR, JEsUIT EXECUTOR
sHiP.-We take pleasure in acknowledging the
receipt of a sterling work from Messrs. De WHIT
d Davenport, whose attention of late seems to be
directed to a class of writings, and one which
will do more towards elevating the minds of the
people to due appreciation of their religious priv
ileges than whole catalogues of ove-siek romances,
! or mawkish sentiment. Helen Mugrave," The
book now under notice, is Of the same school as
!" Beatrice" termed emphatically g The Protfstant
Novel,, and like that popular work, strikes at the
root of evil which has been slowly spreading
among u.s. and which, if unchecked, would speedi-
ly envelope the land as with mantle of darkness.
The author of " Helen Muigrave - has written in
pleasing vein of mingled persuasion and delicate
fiction, which even Miss Sinclair might study with
advantage, for we are so squeamish now days.
that every bitter pill must be sugarcoated, no mat
ter how necessary the medicine. Taking the cir
cuation of =. Beatrice - for criterion, we scarce
know what limits to assign to the popularity of the
work now before US. for while it takes rank with
Miss Suclairs excellent book in point of polemcal
talent and aeumen, it is infinitely superior to it as
regards all those accessories of incident and char
| acters which 60 to make up popular fiction. A
lovely girl of strongly imaginative mind, reared in
the Catholic faith, is early led to doubt the nfalli
bility of the Romish Church, and partially to re-
cant some of its dogmas, but by the death of her
father is consigned to the guardianship of an Exc
cutor of the strctest order of Jesuits and by him
made to realize all the dreadful suferings of mind
and boty which an nolerant church can nhct
upon those whose eyes become opened to its
| .'mystery of iniquity.' That such works may be
showered broadcast our land ought to be the
1 wish of every sincere Protestant
i The MONKS REVENGE; OR, THE SEcR17
ENEMY, is the title of an excellent romance res
received from the enterprisng firm of De Witt &
| Davenport, whose books have at least one quality
to recommend them, and that is the clear anc
handsome style in which they are got up. We
should think, if book will not pay TO have it pu
before the public in decent garb. it better remain
unpublished, for are truly sick of The miserable
specimens of workmanship which we occa asionally
receive. and are expected to read. The ncidenr
of this romance belong TO age when men earnes
reDown only on the battlefield, and sought repos'
only in the lap of beauty. The Christian and th'
f Pagan hosts are here brought wildly before thu
reader, and their desperate encounters are render
o edmore sanguinary and ruthless by the influence
9 OF fanatcism. 1t is well-written book, by
popular author, and lacks none of the more promi
!. nent elements of success. It furnishes an admir-
aole portraiture of the times when religious euthu
siastn led whole countries to enlist under the Ban
e ners OF the Cross, and wage exterminating war il
T. the name of the Holy Church.
% LIE WITT & DAVENPORT, No 100 and 16
5, Nassau street, New York. also publish many othe
.. very interesting works. which from time 10 tim
we shall be pleased to introduce TO our read,rs.