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GRAMMAR OF COMPOSITION, Gradual Exercises in Wri
ting the English Language By David B. Tower. A. NJ.
| and BENJAMIN F. Tweed A. M New York: DAME
Burgess Co. For sale by r. Farnham, Washington
DC.
thorough acquaintance with this book viii
enable a child easily to master the difficulties
of writing the English language correctly. Il
begins with the simplest elements, and, by 9
series of exercises, ascends to the more difficult
parts of the construction of sentences; comb
ming, thus, many of the main features of gram
mar with rhetorical rules of composition. II
does not aspire to cover the whole ground which
is embraced in Parker's larger and more elab
crate work. That is for an older class of pupils
Ihls Is probably better fitted for those just be
| ginning to learn the art of expressing theil
thoughts on paper. 1t is book of moderate
size, moderate price, and neatly prepared; the
type large and fair, as should ever be the case
with school books.
| PAUL FERRoLI Tale, by the author of "IX Poems BY
| "" From the fourth English edition. Redheld New
| York. 1856. For sale by Taylofs& Maury Washing.
| ton, ID. C.
| Though much talent is evinced in the deyel
opment of the story, and the characters are
strongly delineated, yet the point of interest
made in this book, by its author, is one uufa
vorable to Its success. 1t is an attempt to con
centrate the readers sympathies upon a muir
derer, whose conduct appears inexplicable, but
who, after he has committed his crime in secret
seems an exhibition of pure selfshness, sacri
hcing one and another's welfare to his wayward
whims, and yet is all the while aiming to save
himself from danger, and sustain his reputation
and hold upon their affections. 1t is skilful
and graphic in the management; the style is
forcible; and, as mere example of ability, in
its power of delineating the various passions
and enlisting the attention, is we'll done. Other.
wise, we cannot regard it as among the better
class of fictions.
| THE EARNEST NAN Sketch of the Character and La.
bors of Adoniram Judson, frs, Missionary Birmah
| BY Mrs. H. C. Conani Boston: Phillips Sampson &
| Co 1856 For sale by Franck Taylor, Washington
| DC.
| DR.. Wayland's Memoir of DR.. Judson has
been some time before the public, but, owing to
various causes, wish was expressed that anoth-
er and briefer memOir-perhaps better adapted
for the great mass of the reading public-might
be prepared; and for this purpose, such a work
was planned by the late Mrs. Judson. She did
not, however, live to carry out her design, and
the task has fallen on Mrs. Conant, who has
furnished an interesting volume from the rich
material used by DR.. Wayland, and such other
sources as she could command. The property
of the work is said to belong to DR.. Judson'
orphan Children reason, aside from its in
trinsic merits, which commends it to the pa
tronage of the Christian public, and especially
to the friends of missions, and those who have
their remembrances of the thrilling adventures
of DR.. Judson's captivity in Burmah stirred
anew within them.
We regret that Mrs. Judson could not have
executed her plan. There is much that she
doubtless heard from her husband which was
irrecoverably lost at her death-much that, as
she passed over with her pen the scenes he had
narrated would have come back wildly to her
associations-little incidents often only caught
thus, and interviewer in the graver page and
hers was mind, too, to have made the most
of them. For want of this, however, We accept,
gratefully, Mrs. Commits labor of love. Our
readers know that DR.. Judson was an extraor-
binary man. His life embodies, in part, the
history of missions abroad, from this country,
for third or more of a century. Identified as
| he was with the earliest movement of the Bap-
lists of the United States, the father Of mis-.
sions in Burmah, and almost missionary
martyr, there is an interest about his name
and efforts that will attach itself to any truth
full account Of him and his labors among
the heather. He is well called "the Earnest
Man." Some of the incidents of his life are
most remarkable. His Imprisonment, and the
cruelties he suffered; the heroic conduct of his
first wife, Ann Hazeltine)-a are as house.
| hold memories with those who have watched
the progress of missions for the last thirty years
There must have been, too, more than ordi-
nary air of romance of Christian character con-
nected with him, in the mind, to have inspired
in his last wife-a youthful writer, in the height
of her fame-tbe wish to link her fates with his,
and leave home and kindred, to share his tolls
| and solace his later days. 1t is matter of
lasting regret that he should have had so many
| of the best materials from which his character
might be illustrated destroyed. But with what
| remains, SO excellently put together as here,
we can assure our readers they will be fully
| repaid by the perusal of Mrs. Conants Memoir.
1t is written with care, and presents welbal-
anced view Of sll the leading incidents of his
life. The portrait of the man Of God, as if up
| lifting his thoughts to heaven in contemplation
| of his departure thither; or medtating, with
half-smiling face, subdued into deep earnest
ness, something more yet to be done for the
cause he 30 much loved, is fine accompani-
ment to the neatly-prepared and printed volume.
1t will bear more than one reading.
From Franck Taylor we have likewise re-
ceived Of the issue of the press of Harper &
Brothers,
CLARA; or SLAVE LIFE EUROPE With a Preface, by
Sir Richard Alison Bart 1854
JOHN HALIFAX, GENTLEMAN. BY the Author of " The
Head of the Family, &c. 1886
HELEN LINCOLN. A ale, by Carrie Capron 1885,
The first of these works is translation from
a German writer, HIGHLANDER. 1t is written
With much graphic power, has some of the
faults common to German writer's of fiction,
and, with allowances for these, no doubt pre-.
sents much that belongs to various aspects OF
European life. The translation has very hap
PLY preserved the characteristics of the writer's
manner of writing. HIGHLANDER is a favorite
among large portion of his countrymen; and
in the preface by Sir Richard Alison, this is
called his best work. Clara around whom