Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-12-27
New Publications.


II. Prescott. Boston; Philips, SamP-
son & Co. 1865. ~ 81,
The reign of Philip the Second, embrac.
ing the last half Of the sixteenth century.
is one OF the most important, NJ well as
interesting portions Of modern history. Il
is necessary to glance only at some Of the
principle events. The war Of the
Netherlands-the model, so TO say, of our
own glorious war Of tho Revolution /; the
Siege Of Malta, and its memorable de-
fence by the Knights of st. John the bril-
liant career Of Don John Of Austria, the
hero Of Lepanto the Quixotic adventures
Of Don Sebastian Of Portugal tho con-
quest Of that kingdom by the duke Of Alba;
Philips union with Mary Of England, and
his wars with Elizabeth, with the story OF
the Invincible Arrada, the Inquisition with
its train Of woes the rebellion Of the
Moriscos, and the CRUEL manner in which
it was avenged-these form some OF the
prominent topics in the foreground of the
picture, which presents crowd of ,subor-
dinate details OF great interest n regard to
the character and court of Philip, and to
the institution Of Spain-then in the palmy
day of her prosperity. The materials for
this vast theme were to be gathered from
every part Of Europe and the author has
for many years been collecting them from
the achieves Of different capttals. The
achieves Of Simancas, in particular, until
very lately closed against even the native
historian, ha, been opened to his researches
and his collection has been further enrich.
ed by MSS,, from some of the prinlapas
houses in Spain,5 the descendants Of the
great men of the sixteenth century. Such
a collection of original documents has new
er before been made for the illustration Of
this period. fois'l1 ogHla7Io ah ~
The two volumes now published bring
down tho story to the execution Of the
Counts Egmont and Hoorn in 1868. and
to the imprisonment and death Of Don Car.
los, whose mysterious fate, so long the sub
jsss Of fspcc u,uticu, is now irst explored by
the light OF tho authentic records Of Siman.
cas-.
Every lover of literature, whether in this
country or in the old world, will hail these
historical volumes from the pen Of the ac-
complished Prescott with extreme delight.
His previous contributions to this depart
ment of the literature of the world have
rendered his namo immortal as one of the
most valuable historical writers of the pre;f
cnt day. The present work is issued in
two largo volumes of over 600 pages eacl
In splendid style, with portraits, maps, &c
In fact, no pains or expense have been
spared by the publishers to bring them out
in the most finished style Of art they
ought to be in every public and private
library. 1t would make noble and vala-
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TnE RIVAL BEAUTIES. A novel, by Miss
Pardoe. New York: w. P. Fetridge
g. Co. 1856.
Who is there that does not admire the
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Tvs BLIND GIRL OF WITTENDRRG a
life picture Of the times of Luther and
the Reformation, from the German, by
John G. Morris, Paste OF the first Luth.
eran Church, Baltimore. Philadelphia
Lindsay g. Blackiston. 1856.
All the facts here presented in this high
ly interesting "Liie-plcture" are supposed
to have occurred within the fret ten years
OF the Reformation in Germany and, al
though the plot is fictitious, every word
which Luther il made to utter has been
spoken by him in some other connexion,
80 that we have the very language OF the
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vIoLEr: A fairy story. Boston. Phillips,
Sampson g. Co. 1856.
This volume breathes such a love lof
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