New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-07
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TIE PURGE Housr OF DAv,p; or, Three years in
the Holy City. Edited by the Rev Professor J. f. In.
| grahan New York Pudney Russell.
The strong proclivty for fiction and displayed by
Prof Ingraham in his earlier writings, living through
changes Of fortune profession has manifesto
ton in the work whose title have prexed which pro-
fesses to be series of the letters of Adins Jewess
Alexandria, soourning Jerusalem in the days Of Herod
addressed to her father, wealthy Jew in Egypt; and
relating by eye witness all the wonderful
incidents in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, from his bap
tism in Jordan to his cruc6xion Calvaryn The ami
mating idea of the present volumethe carrying the
reader directly to the spot where the events detailed
eur and making him party to them-is common to
romance and, by the general VERDICT allowable Bunyan
adopted it in his great story Of the Pilgrim and variety
Of other writer's have made oft in their works There
is very serious obstacle to success however, in using
connection with subject like those treated of in work
whose central object and most prominent character
OF Christ himself The language put into his mouth be-
ing without inspiration fails of coming up to that which
inspired and which uttered The incidents of the
story correct they pretend to historical
rectness the personages those whose have
all heard and the of the events flow easily along
may be that the work will find favor but the subject
of such nice and delicate nature that the majority
ders will prefer passing it by and leaving to the dim
conceptions they haye all that be known the God
head when earth. ..-.- 49,.
THE GREAT Rosy DIAMOND. BY Mrs Anna Augusta Car
Co. ''l A'''''' A''OA'' '9'ON A''lpS' Sampson
The children have another charming wonder-book in
this story Of the Great Rosy Diamond which will interest
them much any of its predecessors The
story very admirably anil captvangly told the type
is large and clear end the illustrations well executed
AuNTr WospEKFUIs STORIES Translated from the Ger
for all Good Children. BY Cousin Fannie. Illus
trsted. Boston Phillips Sampson & Co.
wonderful tales is very profusely illustrated and well
printed The stories mostly, old familiar friends
will be read with much interest by those for whom they
intended.
The LAsr OF THE HUGGERMuGGERs Giant Story. With
Illustrations BY Christopher P. Cranch. Boston
Philips, Sampson & Co.
The famors tales which have many generations
onshed and amused the children of the word-Jaek the
Giant Killer the Seven Leagued Boots Cinderella, etc.
have very Important addition made to them in the
Last Of the Huggermuggers "a most Werd and won
deriu story, we'll told well plintcd and well illustrated
It has spice of Juan Fernandez, and taste of Peter
simpe-makng compound little less interesting than
those famous works for the class for which it intended
Parents should procure copy for the edcaton and
constituent of the young sprouts growing up their
side. t..'
EVERY BEGINNING IS EASY CHILDREN WHO LOVE STUDY
Translated from the German by Cousin Fannie With
Colored Illustrations. Boston Phillips, Sampson g. Co
large number Of brief but interesting tales with
accompanying illustrations of more than usual merit
have been collected by Cousn Fannie' for the delight of
Childhood and very excellsntly printed by Phillips samp
son Co.. of Boston The type is large and egble and
the pictures are very we'll conceived executed and COL
ored 1t will make gift Of great value to the little folks
who have friends kind enough to favor them with copy
We are under obligations to B. NJ Norman. under the
ST. Charles Hotel and No. IA Camp street. for copies of
the above publications. all of which can be had at his
stores.