Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-11-18
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED FOR NOTICE.

NEW BOOKS hECElVEU fuh HoiieI
The following works have been received rom
the publishers, through the Richmond BOOK
sellers Some Of them will repay the reader;
h,, ;n.,r,c,;oo Of one kind or another will he
found in ali:
T,- v,,c,x,,xs, n tale of the last century,
hv WIN. aakepeace Thackeray. Published
nv Harper Il Brothers, New YORK. For SAFE
Iy lanes WoodhouSe y Co, Richmond, Va.
an our readers know Thackcray, the Eng
tE,b,pan: rnany Of them have already pcrused
the above '%'noycl," in parts, through Harper 5
Magazine, aud read it, perhaps, wlth moro than
! Tie ordinary interest it could create from
the fact thai it was conceived during the ali-
,hor's last lccluring tour in the United States
! The price of this book is s1.75, $500 and $500,
( according Ia quality. We cannot, and never
! could. admire Thackcray's illustrated designs,
! Which show that u writing man cannot be CT
~gyt<sire with the pencil. We would recommend
the author Of the "Ncwcombcs, VANITY Fair,
"rcndcnni>. ''Iiogarty Diamond" "llenry Is
mond," &c, TO hire an artistic to do his iNuStra-
tinc. "Thc yirginians will take as book, but
mint i,~ m~caHiRg.
r.SnLEs RIVER n. c. SCENES AND CmAEAc-
rrGs. by "Skitt'-''who was raised thar
illustrated, by John Mlcnan; publishers
Harper Il Brothers, New York; d. Wood
hua,c Il Co.. Richmond.
'Skitt'' has b~aptised his writing vein as
'humorSomc." and FROM his association Of
ideas" he saws he was forced into the printers
hands. The illustrations are excellent; the
| STYLE is peculiarly of the North Carolina rough
and ready and 'jollyticating" kind.
| TuE PrArls TEAvElLER-a hand book for over
land expeditions, with maps, illustrations,
Nc, by Capt. Randolph b. Marcy, of l.. ).
Army, published by authority of the War
Department, by Harper y Brothers, New
York: j. WoodhouSe " Co., Richmond.
This work contains a deal Of useful i%ntorIna-
ton Ion locomotion over our p~rairicS, including
hints from tie practical experience of many
travellers in these Scmi.wi sections Of cur i'm
menSc territory.
Macy Srlr~roN, or The Pupils Of Marvel Hall;
by the author of Portraits of my Married
Friends. ID. Appleton & Co., New York
Jas. Woodhouse, Richmond.
This is 4 novel Of the day, opening at Marvel
Hail Seminary for young ladies in New York,
with girls large and small all around, and no
tons in some of their dear little heads far more
u,ilitarian than we could ever find in a New
York boarding school. The party with the he
roime Mary also make = stir in London joH-t"'
society. The book winds mp with marriage and
happiness in the ordinary h0rei style.
Among the characters" introduced, the att
thor, with some peculiar meaning, says there
was ".SIr. ODash, a wealthy young Irish gen
,lcmoi.. and one of Il class whom ICE consider
unworthy the name of lrishman. He had hccr
educated in England, and therefore considered
himself purely English, notwithstanding the
, bcwitchiug accent upon his tongue and tho
captivating ease Of manner truly and inimitahly
Irish"
@, Lord. such Il character should be kept Out
Of the noyel--awav with such an lriShmau.
! Tue New NIGuT.CAP's TALK To CHARLEY, by
the author Of Aunt Fanny's Stories, &c. d.
-AIllSlOl n 70, .NtN "h 81 Vp'''"
x TO, Richmond
This, with the following, is neat little book
for Juveniles:
MATTHIAS HOOKS AND EYES, published by d.
Appleton X Co., New York. J. Woodhous'
4 Co, Richmond.
This little book. like little hooks and eyes,
will fit the little mind it is written for.
Tng WESTMINSTER REVIEW for October, from
Leonard, Scott K Co., New York, and fol
sale by Jas. Woodhouse Il Co., Richmond
In this number we find articles on Miiiti"
Forces; Rousseau; Spiritual Freedom, Poets and
Poetry; Atlantic Ocean; Garibaldi; ldyl's Of
the King; BonapartiSm, &c, &c.
other periodicals received are the North
Carolina University Magazine. The knicker
booker of avery readable nature. Brownsons
Quarterly Review. The Bankers Magazine.
Ladies American Magazine, Miss Kctchani',
Lotus. Iht Monthly Law Reporter, &c. We
shall notice these more fully hereafter.