New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-25

erste circumstances would give this little volume
porus snd take sdv fn.sgs of its friendly hint, we
think i. would do much good as some hundred
| dol as added to their annual income.
THE RHINE AND Irs PICTURESQUE SCENERY Il.
lssustea BY bIsEEr FosTsz. Desc eed By HsssS Mar
Dw. 4to - So. Londou: Dasi. BJgaa Nss-fo.k;
B,ns., Brother Ca
The soft and exquisite engraving Of Brket Fosters
illustrations of the Rhine scenery make this voame
ote Of the nest att active gbooks of the season. 1t
presents a succession of interesting views rom Roer-
dam to Msyence, including many Of the most ceis.
brs.cd sId beautiful scenes on the Rhine The letter.
press descriptions lively and readable, and filed
with valuable il formation both for the tourist and the
stsy-ath home traveller. In its mech spicsl execution
and finish, the volume Is Q model of typographical
excellence.
HENRIETTA ROBINSON. By q. WILSON. i2no Miller,
OrOn NulIs,n.
strange chapter Of human nature Is opened In this
volume v hieh will be read with interest by those Who
have taste for out Of the-wsy and unique develop.
ments OF character. Her wa marked by 8 Sc
ries Of e1raorc mary Incidents which are here related
in flowing narrative. We have noticed no excep.
tionsbe Gestures in the moral bearing Of the book aud
ihirk Ii at It's peruss cannot fail TO suggest much
ful Instruction.
THE ONYX RING. By JoHx srEsLuG. Emo, pp. IS.
Boston Whttsmore, Nj - Co
This impressive story Of the most Characters
tic productions Of It's efei author. II ws originally
published in Blsckwood and for the first time, we
think appears in youme. Several of its characters
are supposed to have been taken from his circle Of
personal friends 1t is work Of singular power aud
beauty ard will be welcomed by 8 large number Of
readers in Ibis country. The volume is introduced by
an appropriate biographical sketch from the pen of
Mr.. Charles Hale of Boston.
PsGxrxIANA; On. sxrrcHrs Ixo BurLEssuIs. By
JOIN PK1sIx. leno., PIP. zos ID. App eton "a
Fun ar fiolic get the better Of the pungent ssrs-
and there is not little of hst-in this nrh provok
ing Volume The author i, true humorst Of natures
school. He is constuionaly funny, and bis fan Is
irres;stibly contagious. Without vugsHty or slang
he gently insinuses laugh amid the wrinkles OF the
souiest vsage
wHIeHSs. limo, pp. 49, J C. Derby
The hunor of this book consists In It's application
Of the pure Yankee vernsculsr to az endless variety
OF sceIes and situations. The writer evidently poe
sessed a. grea. insight into the freaks and oddities
Of human character, as hsppy talen In hitting them
of in the most comic disect whish was ever spoken
since the catastrophe of Babel. The book should be
taken In Homeopathic doses, In order TO avoid too
much visibility at once.
VIE INDIAN FAIRY BOOK. limo, PIP. 3d. hsso.
Brothers.
A selection from the macs Of Indian legends gath
cred by Mr. sahoolcret, compriscg q number OF
fairy and magical stories in the style of the Arabisn
Nights Entertainments and other wonderful stories o.
the Esst Wi hou. being entirely deprived Of their
wild prmeva Inc ian Gestures, they are presented in
conpa4 ely modern dress forming 8 sort of Hia-
wstbG in prose.
LUCY BOSTON; Or, woMAss RIcHrs AND sPRIru.Lns.
By saD. Folio. limo, pp - Auburn; Alden
Be.idsley Sold BY Bunce Srother
This book I'LL dertakes TO satifize the movements
named in the title But il is only satire the writer,
whoever he may be that reOioes in the Alternative
name of Fred Foo With neither grace, vivsclty,
nor sarcastic ye,juice, il is oten and always
absurd.
The BIpe RiJEors by AssA Harriet DRURY IL the
.su- r.Iry story ie-t century By ANNA ~ Ar
RIFT DRuRr with several pictorial illustra ions pub
D.bed by Whittemore, Niles Il Had. The same house
have issued neat edition of SAINT G3dds by JrLA
KAvAsAoH, tale of French county life during the
Revolution.
Engisk History ia the sabjtct of the last number Of
"Harpers Story Books, by JACOB ABBOTT. 1t pre-
sents the complete Annals Of England 10 az sgeesble
narrative and like the other volumes Of the sedss is
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