The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-27
LITERARY NOTICES.
Life Of George Washiagtoa. BY Washington Irving G.P
Putnam a Co., New York.

Life Of George WasAdagoa BY Washington Irving G. r.
Putnam Co., New York.
We have long been waiting anxious expectation for the
appearance OF this work At length IL is ouat least three
volumes ofit It is large octave printed on line white
paper in large clear type and Is illustrated With three beau
tfa portraits in and number Of admirably
plans.
II il had been left to the voice Of the American people
select the bographer Of George Washington, have not
the least doubt that overwhelming majority would have
selected Washington Irving II peculiarly fitting that
the Father Of Literature should himself record the Life
OF the Father Of his Country.
The work has been accomplished in mastery manner.
The fitness comprehenyenes and beauty with which the
whole has been wrought into artistic and symmetrical
pletenos ~ beyond all praise As literary performances
is the great master piece Of Irvngthe keystone which
locks TO all time the arch of his fame Asa Life of Wash
ingon ID win become the occupant of every library Amer
ieathe book from which the people win learn what
Of man George Washington The prominent character
ise OF fyngs work that it presents Washington
rather than heroas having the feelings,
PASSIONS and desires his fellow 1t humanzes him.
1t makes him to be loved well as admired.
Henceorward when have occasion speak Of Washing
ton may safely point the stranger the noble
in which the genius of Washington Irving has enhrned his
memory of the most brilliant and just which
the literature of any country boast Ii should be every
library in the land whether public private As for
self would not be without for any consideration within
the bounds of We should like to give
feeling that any extracts needed support the high opn
ion which have expressed of the work. simply
mend the whole to readers beyond comparison the
best life Of George Washington which has been written
Rachel and the Nsw World. Trip the United States and
Caba Translated from the French of Leon Beauvallet
New York Dix Edwards. 1856.
Between the notices Of the press which it has elected and
the book itself have had considerable this
work. 1t has almost always been at the authors expense
that have laughed however The following picture
his personal appearance take from the Criterion
" NJ. Leon Beauvalet is made after supper of a
pairing ia quite impossible for to entirely
peciate his book without having the author and
would be pleased to recall him to the apsng memory
riace in Les Horaces which the character with which
have associated him. He is about the middlng height
with the make and carriage of athlete round head,
with the hair cropped closely is set upon brawny breadth
of shoulder in and with look that should sup
pose ust be peculiarly tempting to with sledge
in bis nana head in fact that like the head of
nail could only have sde be pounded upon On one
side of this head smooth fat face expressionles
round side Of hard boiled egg shell Oft For the rest there
theses the psrte OF the parenheses turned the
way. His legs do not bend outward like bow legs nor
ward like knock kneed legs, but in nothing else
Ia the world. They boomerang lcgs in fact that
his body with the intention to return and stop half wast
his ank les"
The book is just such such man. and he Fronchman,
could write-jus such but Frenchman could
write one but Frenchman would write. 1t an ad
m,raSe specimen of mpertinen fppancy and combry
shat one may well read and be amused at