The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-12
Our Boston Correspondence.

Boston, Nov. 7, 1854.
Literary Entelhgence-7He nesc Anti. Slavery Nouel,
Ida May" Unpubli,hed- Macauiay's History
ITS Continuation FurfheT Postponed Diiatori
ness of Historians-Editoriol Chonges-M Mr..
Forrest, &c.
Ida May" the new antislavery novel, is au-
nouDced 20 appear on the 10th, by Philips, Samp-
son Co. am indebted to them for an advance
copy Of the work, and brief account of it, seeing
hat SO much has been promised from it, may not be
unacceptable to ycur readers.
Ida Nay, the heroine Of the tale, Is the daughter
Of . coOpA in easy circumstances, living In Penn
sylvsn'a. Her mother died when she was but
child shortly after which she was boldly seized on
the hallway, by couple of gentlemen in the kid
mapping line, who are 20 lost to sense Of the pro
preties as to trade in Anglo Saxon flesh and blood,
az well In that Of Africa-ealers in silk az well
rs in WOOL In the hands Of these impartial free trad
ers she is 80 badly used that they sold her. suppos
ing her to be dying, for thirty dolars, to go,dna
tured planter of the name Of Bell who supposed her
to be of African blood. She nursed through fever
by an old negress named Aunt Venus. who plays
quite part in the story; but on her recovery her
memory Of past events is all but enirely oSliterated.
She one day sees young gentleman, smiabls as
shepherd Of Arcadia, and much more sensible, who,
it is plain to the experienced reader of novels, is
destined to be the hero of The tale; but who,
at this, its earlier stage, comes like q shadow
and 20 departs. At length Mr.. BEN, in ebedi
ence to his wife's orders, sold Ida and Venus
to Q slave trader, who took them South, where
they fell in with the hero Of the story In rather
mantle fashion. Walter Vsrian-that Is his name.
parcbases Ida, ard Venus il bought by his IN ,Ie,
Crarles MsyBard, and both are taken to Wynn Hall,
the residence OF Richard Wynn, the husband Of
Charles May nsrds sister, Emma. Here are intro.
ducet . number Of new CHARACTERISTIC. and Mrs.
Wynn, their dsug' ter Mabel, Charles Maynard, and
Others. WJDp Hall IL In sbe Palmetto State. Here
Idarecovers her powers Of memory 80 far as to re-
collect her own name when ete chances to hear 1t
mentioned, which leads to tee discovery of her posi-
tiop in society and THAI her father s supposed to be
dead and her relatives poor. She Ia adopted BY
CHARLES Maynard, srd here AS the play bills have
it. an interval of eight years is supposed t. elapse
between the close Of chapter nine and the com.
mencefSent Of chapter ten.
In the second part Of the story the interest Ia no.
Chsrles Maynard dying, Ida becomes an heiress in
small way, there being some slaves among her
pos essions, whom she emsncipates. wAlter ALEC
emancipatss his slaves, and becomes quite an abo.
Of the b,ok. What that is, shall leave the reader
to frd cut. There Is good deal Of anti-slsvery
tax in the course Of the book, end some incident;
but az whole, it lacks the nerve Of Uncle Toms
superior to that irregular end rambling, but very
powerful tale, series of tales The characters are
not 20 powerfully drawn a. in Mrs. Stoves work.
Ida Nay herself is q sbsrmiDg little woman, and
ore falls in love with her quite easily. Mabel Wynn
10 not loving or loveable person. The slave por-
traiiuIes said to be we'll done, but that IL point
on which sm not qualified to gtve An opinion.
TIE book will bea- feadr once, but That many will
read it secord time do mot believe.
The printing Of books that are not published s get
ting to be more common than II used to be with M.
Seine two are three montbs since, Mr. Fields, Of the
bouee cf Tickner q Rields, had . volume Of hts
poems" printed, for distribafion among his
hiendr. Il 10 one Of the finest specimens Of typo
70 MessIs. Mstcsls h Co., Of the Cambridge Univer.
sity press. The binder has also done bis part, and
both printer and binder have been worthily en-
ployed Mp. Field having written some Of the finest
portions OF American poetry. There Is an elegan
and grace about his wrip gs that not mrpa sscd
In u productions Of any cotemporary poet, at the
eame time that there In an abundance of cha.
energy 1T expression without which poetry be
q mea the most contemplate Of oil things in itera
ture.
Mrs. james Russell Lowelrs poems are no v 70 be
printed, for private distribution, by Der husband,
. and they will BE- Der best monument They arc, I
lssD tc be got mp In al tho luxury Of Typography,
and tee volume win have a portrait OF tbe author,
engraved fr m that painted by Page, and viii b IL
cohsistred TO be very superior specimen q the
Gitist's skin.
bate to publish bad news. but II may be interest
Ing, though vexatious, TO Mr.. kscsulsy's Am ricar
sdmi,en, to know that they must wait twelve
month more for the al-sAdy iops overdue thri
end teaA volumA " bic Hiatery Of England! 4