The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-04-24

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LITTLE PAUL and other Stories. BY Lizzie Amory Bos-
ton: Whitemore, Niles, & Hall For sale by Taylor &
Maury, Washington D. c.
These are pleasant, well-told stories. The
narrative is simple and attractive. Full of in
terest and feeling, quite free from maudlin
sentimental piety, but deeply imbued with a
higher and purer morality than is sometimes
found in books of this class 1t cannot fail to
be favorite with children of all ages
History OF THE REIGN OF PHILIP THE SECOND, KING OF
SPAIN. BY William H. Prescott. Two volumes. Bos
ton: Phillips, Sampson Il Co. For sale by Taylor &
Maury, Washington ID. C.
In the preface to this work, admirable for its
brevity, cearness, and completeness, the author
presents us with full view of the nature and
scope of the undertaking, and the authorities,
abundant and original, from which he has
drawn his materials. The History of the Reign
of Philip the Second is in fact the history of
Europe in the sixteenth century. Christendom
and Mahommedanism were arrayed against
each other; Professionalism and Catholicism
grappled in deadly conflict; wars of religions
and dynasties evoked at once the fercest pas
sions of Fanaticism and Ambition; and a re-
gard for the Glory of God was made to sanction
the most diabolical crimes against Humanity.
Spain, in the zenith of its power, and the most
formidable empire in the world, was from time
to time at war with Mahomet, the Pope, and
T.uthar. hut hio cnptroyoroy uu,tb tho popo uou
brief and exceptional-he regarded it as sacri-
legious, terminated it by humble concessions,
and fully indicated throughout his reign his in
tense, absorbing devotion to the dogma of Spir-
itual and Civil Absolutism. The supremacy of
the Church, and of himself, as its champion and
bulwark, was the leading idea of his reign, that
which gave unity to its policy in the field and
cabinet.
+ The history of Mr.. Prescott is not plain
chronological narrative, or philosophical view
of the course of his reign, but rather series of
pictorial exhibitions of the great events that
marked it, sometimes with no other apparent
connection, than the fact that Philip was the
principal actor in all, and his, the governing
policy of all. When we commenced reading, we
felt opposed to crticise the faults of the author,
his habit in the earlier part of the history of re-
peating himself, and his fondness for pageants,
interruping the narrative, and directing the
attention of the reader, by scenic display, from
due regard to the relation of important
events-but, as we advanced, we forgot to crit
icize, and went straight through the two vol
umes, with the same kind of pleasure we take
in reading Walter SCOTS novels, only with this
difference-we felt that we were reading a rec
ord of facts, carefully collected, and accurately
authenticated. For, from beginning to end, Mr..
Prescott gives ample evidence of close and con-
scientious research.
The two volumes before US embrace the war
with France, the alliance with England, the
controversy with the Pope, the marvellous strug-
gle in the Netherlands, the war with the Turks,
the famous seige of Malta brilliant episode
and the dark chapter of the life of Don Carlos,
&C. They close with the death of the Queen
Isabella. The other events of this eventful reign
will form the themes of future volumes.
The work is got up in a handsome style,
printed on fine, white paper, and in clear, beau.
tiful type.
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