The Washington union., 1858-06-27
BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

IN By Mrs
clay Johnson Philadelphia James thAion sons
HANDY Book psoss~rs Law By Lord 81 Lsonards FROM
Franck Taylor. =
NEW Yoxx RxaIsrxH Taylor.
hKr Dxswxsr BY Mn stepheus From Frsntha Philip
"A Poos FsrIow." From Franck Taylor
~ wws By Miss Pardoc -
RoHxnr eAxiAxs. by Richie. Philip
HoUsusoip woKps for July 4tid MH
CxAxsxss' EDusrnau shfnnssor ,t
I,u cnrsn Busr by Hugh Miller srom Taylor Naay
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Iss IskTusxs MoSrsA From frankiR fhip. M ti
Kxcxsxsccxx for July
Novxs. ST RosAs's wKu Tcknor Feis edition
From Franklin Philip.
B,AcKwoop From Taylor Maury
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Fairbanks. New York: Charles B. Norton. F
We have already given brief notice of this admirable
book but wish to call the attention Of readers to
it aesh because 1t Is Of the most interesting vol
umes which have been placed upon table for months
We subjoin the preface, which have doubt sufi-
conty indicates the scope Of the work to lead our read
TO drsire to know more OF It, For purity OF style
and excellence of diction. consider Mr. Fairbankss
monograph model E3yt W
Tho 81. Augustine present tho Augustine the
past striking conr.. We to-day town e. il poHuls
appearance tho ness Of desoaicn hanging
m ~ s unnTsoa Sy busy rc and a MD might
supposed have sunk under tho enchscrs ~and into almost
With NO participation IN no active schemes nc hopes
the ws smuiaon and fsverh visions future
sth demand, with
dsubers Of the public with
fe surrounds its walls and creates repose
pleasant falls heart wandecr
! aSshns a sls 1'
s tho I'd A s Se historic M ~h
throw around a charm which few can fail to feel
permanent white by than forty
IN - this % % s here s, % b, the s %s g. S ,s S
World made i abiding place where all was new and Wild and
that upon rested the destiny nation that s occupation
rs.onon decided tho fate q peoples tina. was Itself vice
exchcqucr is public anctionsrs It's bravo ena.
e a ass ~ ~ % n'a Sy @ CITY, s.
ct the cc Of history that here tho
ss 'I 70 Ii ns D ns s @ 4 s
s tho & ns,s tribes s. g ss o % R sa @ Ss The
nc battle and the assauing col
ground this
ancient city r than h possessed by brick and mortar
appeals feelings antiquity
we feel desous to knew tho history Of its earlier days"
HApu SYRIA cr ny Bar
rhy johnson. PhiIadeiphiA James Challen Il sons
We do not remember to have seen the names of the
publishers Of this book appended to any other work. and
imagine they new beginners in the exceedingly
difficult and hazardous business of okpublishng but
II they publish book than this of Mrs. John
SON will guaranty their 1t is the most
pretending and simple book Of travels have read for
long time In pleasant conversational tone the gifted
authoress gives many glinpses of Syrian life which
stately and pompous writers have overlooked. We
should say she comparatively inexperienced in author
ship but she has the native capacity and the necessary
perceptve powers to make, by digent training capital
writer We say this deprecingly Of the present
book which accomplishes all it undertakes but rather
prophetic of the bright future which trust is before
our young friend Quite recently she has returned to
the Holy Land, her husband having been appointed
limited ri Rerut The following IN n
sample Of the book, in the
SKETCH OF JERUSALEM
while refreshing ourselves with these delicious nulberr-
the Holy CITY, panoramic view before from
he past ne o 70, tho aatSss Sss Tan then % s
founded the city the year Of tho world 1923 and calls sae
Canaan peace
In the bs7 c. Nebacadne.nr erruns all Syria enters
citizens Babylon But look seventy years later
od by Esa their priest appointed
While yet continues the books Of the Old Tesn
BY Nehemiah and the Temple partially
Hut that restless ambitious man Of acen pour IN his count
the city, and ranspnts
doomed city and almost destroyed BY the olomies and hs
Persian Kings Rome in turn becomes is conqoro and holds the
born whose shoulder the shall and his
ar Tbs Prince Of saco aud Of hs Of his
nent hero years, during which
Heevsn-lnan redemption dies aoncmcnt for all
wonderful he results Asia and Africa
tho uermost parts Of Garth his glad ng Of
aEisre Christianity
mighty river hut now prosecutions rage in the vain atompt
destruction and Its people dispersion
OF wrath and during bis hundred Of
and died HIS blood b upon us children God answered
prayer himself another
completes Of destruction and tho
capital changed and almost forgotten until the Idols
alleged Christ
Christianity attempt
TO rebuild the or balls o. hrs are 70 Issue from tho
still further troubles struggles Persia
passes under the Nahommcdan yoke Crusade follows
turk now tho Cr.sosn. dpaoss osl.m rule is s
degrading this once magnificent city,
rxIow. BY the author Of (Which The Right
New York Dick Fitzgerald
This Is one of the patries books remember to have
read The plot mseraby constructed and the author
evidently relies upon the infusion of largo of
mswksh sentimentality to sell his book under the dis
guise of rcgious novel We all God-fearing pco-
pie against putting into the hands of their children a
tushy which has sstoon the livery of Heaven
&c. ,sN
We take this opportunity to state that the Union will
pursue the high toned fearless in literary
criticisms that has for its political columns wide
spread fano and authority We do not require the
ready made criticisms which publishers sometimes 80
kindly furnish for the of those editors who lack time
Of ability to discharge the critical functions Of their
Office Tho literary department Of tho Union is given into
the charge of person specially retained for that purpose
and believed to be fitted for his Office All works de-
serving praise will be udiciousy applauded all dcserv-
ing will bc unhestatingly condemned without
respect to tho carefully prepared and disneed pufs
with which We are sometimes approached.
HANDY Boox PsorSsrr Law. BY