New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-25
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

DAVENPORT DUNN; A MAN OF OUR DAY: with Illus
tratons by Phz. BY Charles Lever. Philadelphia:
7. B. Peterson & Bros. For sale in New Orleans by
J. c. Morgan & Co.
This last work of the author of "Charles OMaley,"
and other romances of equal excellence, is now pub
lished in complete form, and is said, by those who
read the volume first issued, to be an exceedingly
well written and entertaining fiction. We doubt not
that it s for it is not reasonable to imagine that
who has written so much well would write this i'll.
The Typography and cuts are handsome, aud the
whole for fifty cents, cheap edition.
We have also received from Messrs. Morgan & Co.,
another volume of T. B. Peterson g. Brothers. twenty
five cent edition of the " Waverley Novels" The
Heart of Midlothian" 1t is capital idea of these
publishers issuing whole library of standard novels
at prices which put them in reach Of all, and make
them the chance companion of the traveller who else
might be induced to buy for few hours reading in
the cars or steamer, Of the flash literature in
cheap form which infests depots and landings.
THE AyENGER NARRATIVE; and other Papers
By Thomas De Quincy. Boston: Ticknor Il Fields.
For sale in New Orleans by Thomas L. White, LOS
Canal street.
This volume includes The Avenger," ""Addtions
to the Confessions of an Opium Eater" "The Esse-
nes- Supplementary" Aelius Lama,' "Chna,'
and I" Traditions of the Robbins" Those who have
read De Quincy and admired his subtle arguments.
tion the vivid force of his disciplined imagination,
the vigorous flow Of his earnest diction the little
CLEANS of genial literary humor which ever and anon
shine out, and the entertaining eccentrictes which
captiyae the fancy, will not neglect to add the pres
eat attractive volume to their library stores, and
esteem it among the precious of the companions of
their leisure. 1t is well bound and its pages number
over three hundred.
MEMOIR OF TuEoPHILus PARSONS, Chief Justice of
the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts,. By
his son, Theophilus Parsons. Boston: Tic knor Il
| Fields. For sale in New Orleans by Thomas l..
| White, los Canal street.
| This is very handsome volume Of about five hun
dred pages, beautifully printed on delicatey tinted
paper cursory review enables to say that it is
well written and gives much valuable information
to the condition in which law literature science and
society existed in the days of the old New England
jurst, who was gathered to his fathers in 1913.
| THE PoErIcAL Works OF WILLIAM MoTHERwELI.
| with memoir of his Life. Fourth Edition, Greatly
| Enlarged. Boston: Ticknor Il Fields. For sale
in New Orleans by Thomas l.. White, los Canal
| street.
This is beautifully printed little cabinet edition Of
the genius.nspired poesy of William Motherwell, il
not the greatest yet not the least by many degrees
of Scotand's galaxy of gifted bards.
Poems BY OWEN MEREDITH. Boston Ticknor &
Fields. For sale in New Orleans by Thomas L
White, l05 Canal street.
This Volume is in the same style as that last above
noticed, its dimensions eptitng it to claim place
the pocket companion of the traveller, while its lite
rary merits sufficient plea for consideration
The poems "Clytemnestia " and The Wanderer
are included, and we advise the lovers of howin!
to become amiliarly acquainted with the work
high degree of merit is the ndisputable character
stio Of it, contents.