New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-07

10 our thinking, IL defect 70 b cohsTucuon N'no',
ID. so4 Mason Brother
A collection Of stores, entitled The Hsrs<'ffad on
tie Hillside from the principal piece in the volume Is
published by Miller, Orion Muiigan. They are
from the pen Of Mrs.. MARY j. HOLMES, who Is AL
ready favorably known TO numerous readers by her
Tempest and sunshine and The Enghsh or-
phan.' Less ambitious in their composition than the
previous productions Of the writer they present va
re,y Of attractive sketches, which cannot fail to
please the lovers Of flowing and graceful narrative
tl2mo pr. 3ie)
NJ Fra Season, by BEATnoE RErSoLDs, u from
the pen OF the author Of Counterpars aud Charles
Auchester," though without the strangeness aud mys'
Tie brillisncy of those works. II an Autobiography
cal love-story, with various episodes of English social
life. and touch of Polish patriotism. The style Is
more remarkable for certain rude strength than Tor
the beauty or sotness which we look for IN the per-
sopal conf. ssons of a womap.-Ihc Rtrai bean,ies
j. a reprint of one OF Miss PARDoE's most successful
productions. The author Of this novel enjoys de-
served distinction in England, both for her historical
and fictitious writings. She excels IN delmeatons oi
society and though not possessing the highest con-
,tructive power, her plots exhibit certain degree OF
ingenuity and always preserve fresh interest. The
present story is devoted TO the ntgues OF fashionable
life and presents a good illustration OF the duphctty
and heatessness of that phasis Of modern civilization
w. p. Fetridge Co..
A tragic prose poem entitled The Heart Of Mabel
Ware presents terrible illustration of the power OF
,he avenpng Nemesis which haunts the transgresSor
of social laws even with the excuse OF irresistible
natural instincts and strong sympathetic afhnities
The character Of Mabel Ware is drawn with subtle
ingenuity. partly by extracts from from her own jour-
l.. hut ulasv
descr;ntons. At first sight it combines Incompatible
traits exhibiting strange union OF purity and passion
Of strength of principle and weakness of purpose, Of
high spiritual aspirations, and OF abandonment 10 SELF
;,du,cence. Her being, however, is pervaded by
.sta faint of insanity This superstition is necessary
to the writer in order to afford sufficient motive for
her conduct In point of artistic effect, at which the
novel almost too obviously aims we think the seIec-
,ion Of such n motive is a mistake. The romance
which should be an ideal transcript of actual life be-
comes oulv representation of morbid action Instead
Of rejecting nature. il illustrates disease AT the
same time we must accord to this anonymous writer
high place in the sphere of fictitious composition Many
Of his scenes nossess an intense vitality His pictures
often seem 10 glow with life, instead OF being colofed
bv ant. He has rare mastery OF terse aud vigorous
eypresson His dramatic power is equal to his con-
s,,uctve skill Tragedy is doubtless his forte, but
,assooes of sunny and beautiful description show that
he IA also at home among the genter elements of hui
moritv If the present work be the first fruits OF his
,,er;us before the public il announces higher order
of intellect than has recently been devoted to this
branch Of literature l2mo., PIP. All. j. c. Derby
Aspirationt An autobiography Of GTh0od. by
Mrs MASyEKs In this excellent story there Is too
obvious n stamp of versimilitude not to have been
droyn from the experience of actual life challenges
M from the recital Of exciting events, or the
details Of an artificial plot but simply presents the rec
ord If an interior history showing the progress OF the
morn, nature from state Of unrest and longing to the
euioyuent of repose and immortal hope. The mental
tncoles which it describes naturally grow out OF the
character of the heroine and appear to have received
no establishment from fancy. The volume should be
reod less as q work Of fiction than as series
Of personal confessions. Without possessing the
formal character of religious novel; it IS in fact,
description of the building up of the religious lie IN an
individual soul. AT the same time, 1t has no tlhcte i
dogmatic spirit makes no attempt to enforce a
peculiar creed but deals with experiences that appeal
TO universal sympathies The style OF this work u
chaste and unaffected, and always in keeping with the
,aruest tone and elevated themes which il aims to
illustrate (l2mo., PIP. 33I. Sheldon, Lamport q
Col
Nellie Of Truro, by the author of Vara, or the
Child of Adoption Of exclusively religious
cast than the story noticed above, this volume il
chiefly devoted to the delneation of scenes in village
parochial life, and to the illustration of Christian infu-
ence on personal character The writer is evidently
at home in American rural society, and has hit of his
leading characters to the life His narrative is neat
and agreeable and several of his dialogues show no
common degree of dramatic power. Demo, PIP. 1872.
Robert Carter & Brothers.
A FIRST CLASS READER. By @. 5. HLLARD. l2mo,
~ 5O4 Boston: Heklme Swan Brown. New'foh;
Leayitt 4 Allen.