New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-14
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WALKgR's MANLY EXERCISES. By Crayenn phiisdel
phin; Published by John w. Moore.
The present edition Of Manly Exercises Is repub
LEGATION, with many valuable additions and many fine
Illustrations, of work that originally appeared in Eng
land and is yet, hardly enough AmericaniEsd t.
suit climate in ell respects. 1t contains directions
for riding running, shooting, sailing swimming, and
thousand other sports in which amusement Is allied will
advantage We commend it and its precepts--aad tbs
practice Of the preceps-to all confined by city life
TryERIvo A romance by George Sand Translated nv a
lady Preceded by biographical sketch of the
authorizes By Oliver s. Leland. New YORK. W. P
Fetridge s Go. 4
Madame Dudevant-deorge Sands pretty well known
in Europe and this country as an authoress, though
little reliable information has been had to her private
life and character. The present volume is prefaeed with
meodramatic sketch of her history-aer which comes
story The book will be read all Of hers have been
and tel amount of curiosity will be gratifed In dis.
covering who and what the authoress is Contrast is said
to be the best teacher and deneator What wonder il
George Sand writes attractvey of virtue and happiness
THE CURSE OF CLIFTON. By Mrs. Emma D. r. N South
worth. Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson.
Mrs southworth's last work of nearly five hundred
pages in LENGTH is we'll printed and well bound Thelsdy
enjoys wide reputation among the female writer's of the
day not by of the number of works she has
produced than the excellent tone spirit which dis
nguh them. The present story is laid in "ths times
that tried mems sousamd that are familiar to
ALL The dialogue is easy and natural and most of the
events true to the rule of actual ife It's perusa will
very pleasantly fill otherwise unocsupied hours
CHARLES VAvAssEuR or the outeast Heir. By j. Fred.
erick Smith New York Garrett L. Co.
The story Of charles Vavsaseur' fills two hundred
pages to be followed shortly, by sequel-a Henri De
Lee Tour.' The locale is chiefly in England although
France and other countries introduced As it is
respects like the stories of Lever we shall not bs
surprised to learn that it enjoys considerable popularity
THE WESTMINSTER REriEw-october. BLAcKwoop,s Ed
INBvRG MAeAzINE-Gctober. New York Leonard Scott
g. Co.
The usual large amount of interesting matter that has
made the Westminster and BlAckwood what they are,
among the magazines Of the world will be found in the
present numbers very interesting paper the "Lo-
don Daily Press in the former, and one on Modern
Light Literature in the latter will be read with in
teress.
We indebted to j. @. Morgan Exchange Place. for
copies Of the foregoing. r+1 5,..s4
NELLIE Truro. By the author Vara.n New York
Robert Carter s. Brothers.
We have been favored by B. M. Norman, under the St
Charles Hotel and No. IA Camp street, with copy of
story entitled "Nellis of Truro It is domestic story
Of pleasant calm and agreeable kind-strongly religious
in its tendencies and yet not after the order re
gous pubcations-bigoted and disputative. The work
may be read with pleasure by ALL and also with profit