Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1860-03-24
tcf tho Delaware Inquirer.
Literary Intelligeuce.

LftsfoTy--N0rmdt Sch0oiS-1ges Of american
: Authors.
The prominent literary event Of the season
standing out conspicuously from the ordinary
occurrences in the world OF lettcrs--is the pub.
LEGATION OF Hawthorncs new Romance, The
Marble Fdaa, or the Romance Of Monte Benz; is
sued from the press of Messrs. Ticknor 4 Fields,
those royal literary purveyors in two handsome
10 mo. volumes, uniform with the Scarlet Let
ter, Moses from an Old Manse, etc. The clas-
sihcation OF the work rs the great event of the
literary season, also includes the golden desig-
nation OF the greatest success of the season.
The first edition was entirely exhausted on the
first day of publication, and about one thous-
and copies per diem have since been disposed
of. Two weeks have not yet elapsed since the
first issue to the public, and already the clev-
enth thousand has been sent to press. So great
a success is altogether without parallel in n
| work of this kind, and is satisfactory COM
mentary on the improvement in the public
taste, and the character OF the Sensation
books which it requires to minister to it. The
| public will have sensation. 1t is wise when
books like "The Marble Faun are demanded to
satisfy it. There is then a nett gain to moral
ity and intelligence, and even religion, which
| economists may sum up, if they choose, into the
largest kind of figures. Reader, our word for
it, The Marble Faun is a gem that does not
come to light every year.
The fine pictorial work, The american Battle
| Roll from Lexington 10 Merico, is progressing
with spirit and uniform beauty and punctuali-
". Every month we find it regular in its issue,
but subscribers are privileged to receive it as
they please, semi-monthly, weekly or other
wise, paying as the numbers are delivered, and
commencing at any time they desire. There is
not shadow of doubt now that the work will
fail midway in publication leaving subscribers
with broken and incomplete sets that can never
be worth anything. A failure of this kind is
| the worst evil in serial publications, but we
happen to know that the very last numbers of
the work in this case are preparing for the press
so that a failure is i'm possible. A more beau
tiiul publication has not appeared from the
press. Every number contains costly steel
engraving, printed ON the finest India tinted
paper The letter press is clear and bold the
margins broad and ample, suited for a work of
this character in the SNOWY appearance it is in
tended to make whom completed and bound.
II will comprise two volumes, and whether as
q pictorial or historical work is altogether
without an equal among the well known serial
issues of johnson Fry L Co., its publishers. As
lit ,rary work il is also reliable. Its author,
Henry b. Dawson, has received the fullest en-
dorsement from the best literary and military
authorizes, including Washington Irving, BEN
| son j. Losing, Lewis Cass, Gen Scott and 9TH
ers. Mr.. j. +. p. Mackay, 1913 Chestnut street,
is the Philadelphia publisher, and the work is
| sold only by subscription.
: We have rarely seen work so universally
| endorsed by the press as 'r. James Parton $
| now Life Of -1ndyeW Jackson to he completed
| in three fine octave volumes, the second OF
which is now issued by the publishers, Mcssrs
! Mason Brothers, New York. The first volume
brought the hero's career down to the eve OF
che famous battle of New Orleans the present
traces it TO the year 1921. The most difficult
aud intricate period of the hero's career vet re-
mains to be skctchcd, but with the accumula-
| ting interest of the subject, Mr. Parton appears
| to warm IN enthusiasm and advance in power.
| We therefore, find the second volume even
more interesting than the first, and predict a
| grand triumph of biography skelcliing in the
I third. Mr.. Parton possesses the qualifications
of first class life writer. His biography OF
Aaron Burr, whatever opinion We may hold as
| to the views of Burns character and political
| motives therein presented, everybody acknowl-
edges to be a singularly interesting and spirit
cd narrative. To capacity for patient, labor-
GUS investigation,he writes a sprghtly humor,
| a charming style, which never halts or fatigues
and no tritling powers of just and philosophi-
cal analysis. His book is one of the most en-
| Pertaining and instructive ever written, and il
should find place in every Americans library.
The same publishers issue the American BIZ
ographical Series, the fourth volume of which
has just appeared, containing The life Of Daniel
Boone, the Pioneer. The other volumes com
prise The Life Of Captain John Smith, the founder
| of virginia; The Life Of Gen. Israel Putnan, old
Put; and The Life Of BENEDICT Arnold, the Trait
! or. Each volume is distinct in itself present.
ing the earliest points of character and the re-
markable incidents in the career OF its subject
in succinct and fOrcible manner adapted to
the comprehension and requirements of our
young American compatriots, for whom the Sc
rles is specially prepared. We know of no
works written to illustrate the active spirits Of
the early history of our country so fascinating
or so instructive as these, and we are GLAD TO
know that the series is to be still further en-
larged. Our young countrymen will find in
either one or all of these volumes stimulus to
enterprise which will make great men of them.
hom the press of Messrs. Follett, Foster 4
Co., Columbus, Ohio; 7. b. Peterson Brothers.
Philadelphia, is issued this week romance of
powerful interest, entitled Adeia, The Octoyoon !.
by H. L. L. liasner, in one large, well printed
duodecimo volume. As a novel, HThe Octo-
room" is spiritedly written, and contains passa-
ges of dramatic power and integrity not ex-
celled in any fiction Of the day. Nor are these
of rare place in the story, whole pages and
chapters carrying the reader along with almost
suspended breath, while intervals Of quiet de-
| scription and subdued scenic painting occur,
whose peacefulness and repose is like the smi-
ling landscape after a storm. The story bases
its claims on its strength of plot and vigor Of
utterance, and no reader will find it deficient in
4 either.
| Mrs. Sarah II. Hanna Principal of the Female
Seminary, Washington, Pa, has just written,
and Messrs. A. S. Barnes l. Burr, New York.
published, new Text Book on Bible History,
for Schools and Families 1t is very full and
excellent manual for the assistance of all who
have Bible classes, or are in any way instru-
mental in the instruction of others, in the con-
| tents of the sacred book. 1t is the result of
the daily teachings and reflections of lady
who has had thirty years experience in mbuing
her pupils with this kind of information. Her
| experience has been put to use before, as many
OF her early pupils are now teachers and are
impartng the same instruction from written
lessons. As here Published they must have
new and wide circulation, and cannot but be
productive of the happcst results in any school
or family whore introduced.
The same publishers issue, in a small octave
volume, history OF american Normal Schools,
embodying the proceedings of convention
| held last year in Trenton, N. j. Many practi
cal reflections and suggestions arc given which
cannot but be of use TO the large and
constantly increasing body in this country that
are directly interested in the means and meth
DDS OF education.
AS a supplement TO the list of ages of For
eign writer's which we presented thu rnador