The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-12-31

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ington, d. C. ''' Wa
This is one of the most agreeablv.vr;.,.. ..
ographies of the year-in some resnec,.
best biography of Aaron Burr extant T,I
the important advantage over that WRITE,
Mr. Davis, that it is condensed aud ab,i3.gj
into one volume, though this contains n.t
700 pages. No book which we bava H.,
seen is more interesting or more readab,.
it will pretty surely acquire popularity H.
is, as in most biographies, special PLEADING -
a strong inclination 10 touch lightly upon u
dark side of Mr.. Burr's character.
The North British Review. New York. ra,-.
a Co For sale by Taylor & Maury W,
d. C. "'"g<
The November number of this able r.
contains several articles of unusual ints,..
One, entitled Slavery and the Slave Stat,
will receive general attention this side H.
lsntic. 1t is written with manifest ab;l,.
by person conversant with American ;n.,,-
tions, which cannot be said of the autbo, -
similar article in the July number of thu ~
minister Quarterly. A review of "SirA Ar
sons Histories" an article on "Luttrelp. \.
ary," one On the memoirs of John Dalo, ,
and another upon "Bersnger," constitutip, II.
most readable portions of this number.
London Quarterly Review. Published and for ,,,.
above.
The October number of this work con,.;,.
the usual quantity and quality of matter.
sketchy paper upon Cornwall" review q,
that delightful book, atom Browns Scb,5
Days." articles upon Communication Wa
India" Court of James I,""A VOYAGE II
Iceland" &c, make up its contents.
A Physiological Cook Book. By Mrs Horace y,.,
Boston: Tcknor a Fields
The authorship of this book will be sura IA
attract the notice of the general public. +
should be good one, coming from such
source-aLd, after an examination, we pro
nounce it such. To follow Mrs. Mann, how.
ever, in her receipts, one needs to keen
dairy, as she uses cream in everything. WIS
are the denizens of cities to do, who see moth
ing but pale-blue milk the year round2 Sod,
and saleratus are eschewed by Mrs. Mann, and
every other substance which she considers 10 b
hurtful.
The Golden Age of American Oratory. By Edward ;
Packer. Boston Whtemore, Miles 4 Hall
In this neat volume We have carefuly.wrt
ten and sometimes eloquent sketches of CLAW
Webster, Fisher Ames, Choate, Everett, Pincs
ney, Chaplin, Beecher, and Wendell Phillips
The style of the author is perspcuous and sni
mated, and he has succeeded in making ve1
interesting book.
White Lies. Part w. By Charles Readr Bo>,o..
Ticknor Il Fields.
We have noticed the previous parts Of TIN
story, and accorded 10 it the merit Of being
lively, witty, and interesting. The conclusol
of the tale does not change our opinion of il
character as previously expressed. Mr.. Resdei
stories are all animated and crowded with inc.
dent. Sometimes he is dandyish in style-o,
in other words, affected, but he is never dull.
This should cover a multitude of literary sins
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa By
David Livingstone LII. d. New York: Harper
Brothers.
This volume has been anxiously looked tor
during the last three months, and has at last
made it's appearance as reprint this side the
Atlantic. The volume is issued in ausrto
form, and contains over 700 pages and over 10
1t is, perhaps, the book of travels
for the year. David Livingstone, the author Of
it, is hero who ranks with Kane, Sir John
franklin, Mungo Park. and other illustrious
discoveries. He tells his story modestly, in
lovely language, but every page abounds with
and the reader is enchanted till the
bulky volume is finished.
Mr.. Livingstone was plain missionary, sent
out from England to the wilds of Africa. Iii
a singular fact, that twelve of the sixteen years
spent in the interior of Africa he was accom-.
panied by his wife and young chdren-they
together making the renowned discovery Of
Lake Ngami. Before, however, making bis
ongest journeys, he sent his family to England
This occurred in 1850, he then expecting TO
DIN them there two years afterward, but did
not till 1856. The journey from the Cape Of
food Hope to Loando, on the West Coast, and
he subsequent one thence across the African
to the Eastern ocean, will carry bis
lame 10 future generations as a resolute. self
and successful traveller. He was
I!one in these journeyings-that is, he was not
accompanied by any white msn-and, with pru.
Ience and an inventive genius, surmounted all
he difficulties which lay in his path. He was
'ften in the very jaws of death, but escaped,
ime after time, almost miraculously.
The chief merit of Mr.. Livingstone's Journeys
nay be his vast additions to the geographical
Of the world, but it is not the only
merit. The example of such man, the picture
# such heroism as his, not only interests, but
,urifes and ennobles him who stops to lolk
t it.
ortrais of My MARRIED Friends. By Uncle Ben New
York Appleton Co
Uncle Ben" evidently has prejudice
= 1860 4ii'ON POOPiO' LIS PORTRAITS OF us
married friends are not, upon the whole, pleas
Mt to look at. There are bright exceptions
ut not many. Uncle Ben should have married
i'm pretty, faithful, loving wife, and he would
ave written a somewhat different book, we are
he had written any at all. Ten to one,
e would have, in this event, been 80 happy 90
ever to have written one
The sketches in the volume are very well
ritten, and will furnish amusement for win
RS evening.
he Atlantic Monthly. Boston: Phillips, Sampson 4 Co
The January number of the Atlantic may
rike the reader at first to be little heavy,
ut it is really an excellent specimen of the new
lonthly. A few of the articles are upon mat
RS pertaining to the arts and sciences but
,ara1 o fha rol !