Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-05-12

| THE ROMANCE AND ITS HERO. Py the Author OF
"Magdaien Stafford" New York: HAKrxR & BRo1H-
| Ers, 1889, Frtf tfEfftfsE
The book-makers are constantly at work.
The world will never see the day again when
it has not new book to read The poor
world is hard put tot to read them all,
and the poor authors are still harder run
TO write tbem-if we are to judge of the
result in most cases. The world has the ad-
vantage altogether-that is, if it were always
| to keep its wits about tit can read or not as
it pleases. But the cursed denizens of the
garrets, they cannot live without writing
and we fear great many of them cannot live
by writing. Poor creaturesi But we must
have books-we can never tire of 'romance
and its hcroes"-the winding and unwinding
of love yarns must be perpetual-ditto of
the other passions, and of life and scenery,
and the small and the great outgoings of the
heart, and the intellect. We have all man.
ner of images and types, and they are neces-
sary. We really think there was never
book printed wholly in vain-counting in the
precious sustenance they afford to worms
We accept them all as good-for something
Therefore let them come.
It was hideous deed of barbarism, that
the silly Priest burned the library of Quix-
otte
But when shall we have a Colossus that
shall stride the seas and waive his arms over
the lands? Do the times indicate when?
This little romance is reprint, and is
comfortable in its way. Its characters are
Mabel, Eugene, Matilda, Lady Eleanor, Miss
Forester, Alice, Edith, and the like; and yet
the tale is unfolded with smack of vigor,
and an air of free thought One cannot read
it with the OverpOwering sensation of
spell of genius-but one may read it with
some touch of sympathy in the theme, and
some respect for the author.
LOVE NE LITTLE, LOVE NE LONG By CHARLES
READE, author OF "whfte Lies" SIT is never too
late to Mend,'' etc. New York: HARPER & Bro
1889
The sentiment of the invocation sent I'D
through the title is purely matter of fancy.
We differ toto cGlo But inasmuch as Mr..
REApE is ''clever fellow'-as poor BRAD
LEY. if he were alive, would say--a bonum
Drum, we shall not quarrel about the title.
While we should emphatically invoke more
"love," and if the amount was restricted by
metes and bounds, we should prefer to have
it all in blazing flash, instead of little and
long," we are content to see what sort of
book the author OF "White Lies" has given
us. And those who may wish to know as
much as we do on this score cannot do bet
ter than to buy copy and read it for them
selves. BY the way, what should one think
would be the character of work which the
writer, who had written many, seriously
thought would probably be his last? This
was the suspicion that hung about the soul
OF READE at this time. He says: "Should
these characters, imbedded in carpet Incl
dents, interest the public at all, they will
probably reappear in more potent scenes.
This design, which may never live to execute.
is, fear, the only excuse can at present Of
fer for ONE pages, forming the 18th chapter
OF this volume"
THE LIFE OF NORTH AMERICAN INSEcTs.-By
b. JAEGAR, assisted by II. c. Preston, N. D.. with
numerous illustrations New York: HARPER
BROraERs. 1889.
The gentlemen who have undertaken to
display this department of biography, have
presented the public with an interesting
work. 1t will no doubt be acceptable.
MORE ABOUT JESUS.-By the author OF ''Peep o.
Day. &c. New York: HARPKR BROTHERS.
1859
This is book for juveniles, and is well ar
ranged, in manner and matter to impress the
tender mind with the lessons it is intended
to inculcate.
We are Indebted to the Publishers for
copies of each of the above works. through
w. I. BERRY q Co., who have them for
sale.