The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-02
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Euia,O-a Sequel TO The Foragrs, The Raid The Dog
Days-a tale of the revolution by w. Gilmore Simms
esq. For sale by Franck Taylor.
Mr. Smms, than any other of writers of romance
abored the and times OF the cyolu
ouary struggle Many the stirring and many
the noble that made live again and be perpe
uay with 10 his glowing pages For their historic merits
alone the majority OF Mr. Simnss works are OF
value American library But aside from the historic
value of the and characters, literary productions
novels Mr. Sinmss writings not inferior to those OF
any ether living author in America unless it be Hawthorne
his they inferior only in execution, not in concep
ton. ln&t#H9t
Mr. smms not without his faults the contrary, his
earlier contain many garng errors, but they also
give indication of high order Of genius These faults
mostly those Of execution arising evidently from nexpe
rence, and possibly from lack of early mental training.
Practice, however, has improved him vastly and his more
works. while they exhibit the genius and power
great free from the bomishes of style and
taste which dsfgured his first works.
The distinctive feature faculty Of Mr.. Simms is a
vigorous Almost without exception the skee
ton his stories arcay arranged the
incidents skuly introduced and the final denonemsnf
is effectively wrought out. Mr.. Simms is sometimes pecu
ar happy in his descriptions of scenery be evidently is
fond Of scenery and being fond OF it, he often gives rather
than good would require. In the manner
his are generally original truthful and appropriate
sometimes rather prox Notwithstanding these and
faults which minor and the result of haste rather
than of of Judgment Mr. Smms stands deservedly in
works just issued by Redfeld cheap and handsomen
every worthy of place in every select library OF Amer
lean books. -
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or papers the following table Of contents which Put
nam offers u readers for May, not Of which but does
credit W high reputation the critique upon Ruskns
writings we been especially pleased with. evinces
thorough acquaintance with the aesthetic problems which
Mr. Ruskn brilliantly treats Of and also healtbful APP
probation OF the merits well the faults Of the celebrated
historian OF the "modern psntersp
The Kane Relief Expedition On Picture OF Beatrice
Paradise The Apple Tree Table Original Spiritual Mani
estsons Nathan HaeThe Martyr Spy OF the Revolution
scamparias-Part lila Night at Naples The Iconocsst
Ruskins Writings Scenes In the Western District; The
Spirits 10 1907 and What they Did Salem Napoleon
Bonsparte Family Man Chlds With A Visit To
My Grandparents kingscys Poems The Demon Of Music
Our Relations With England Editorial Notes The World
Of New York.