, 1863-08-18
NEW BOOKS.
HLACKW00D'S MAGAZINE.
Ria lfr =.

HLACKWOOD'6 MAGAZINE.
Blackwood's Magazine Is very good this
month, and contains one article which re.
minds US Of the grand days Of Its prime,
when every issue Of 1t Was largely songht at
ter, and stwhen found made note on!'' Il 4
called "1reland Revisited - and is one Of thu
most charming, and in q literary sense, one
Of the best executed articles which we have
read In this book, since the days Of Kit North
himself. I. is full OF graphic writing, Of I'd.
mi1ahle bits Of history and antiquities, and
sparkles with anecdote, and bright genial
humor. It is for sale at John Walst's.
THE GREAT LAKES, oR INLAND SEAS OF
Lakes Superior, Huroa, Michigan, Erie and On. n.
tat1o, &C., &C. and the Commerce Of the Iakes
ana tsigs s!,a through them, describing the towna
ure traveller ard emigrant. Compiled by + Dis.
inrnel. New York: Charles scribnes, Chica.
cago: s. c. Griggs 4 Co. ~
This is the title OF small, useful and In
teresting volume, which will be really yalra.
bic, At this season Of the year, to tourists aud
pleasure seekers. It contains yast amount
Of information In very small space, and the
commercial tables are not the least import
ant part Of the knowledge which it presents,
They are full and reliable. The geographical
descriptions are well written, and the little
book Is illustrated by wood engrayinzs, It
is sjnst the thing for 4 traveller, and slips con.
Teniently into side pocket.
HONS, ~ H11lSMT0R1CAL M SHAKESPEARE. Cost-
Gle PLAYS. es,efni1 c1nn1,+od oa; az G4hGNd
Tith notes New YORK: ]: D. Appleton 8 Co.
mn ~. . y. o,igss O. 20
...,s 80, ~ ..4aepeais e&pufgateo' Is
1et ~ rs.,, - 49, .,':ae 10 " ~. plsy o' ham'
+5or,a~ das,~o ;, rs,a.. ~ .e1s wv ~ par
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-eas. o. Aa4' ...ulpeIlng Will tne texs o1 tne
Sr,.,.,,s,;aa1 @ % sna I o ..sss y. eusUu1log any
u .,@.1 u YA<ne ns~atins II tn1s
] +anaasa y" A a:a .as 1neualef oashl 10 DC
~ 49, ~ A..o m oooA ~. nuAusneo 'no sno'
~, s no Aasnofs apology
o,e t.axn,,roat,,na ), t. +,atL ~ sa..:, -.
oe0 o's"1'one' 10 loa1 Ae ues1sn5 nls
book Tor the nee Of schools. But the apology
does not mend his case; for II Shakespeare
really requires to be thus se1yed and thsottled
before he can be placed into the hands o,
youth, he is not 6t companion for youth a,
Ill; and it would be better for youth To wall
till he became Of age, before so dangerous .
master were nut in cherpe of hin, If vot
well said, and will never cease 10 he anropox
that Stools rush in where angc1s fear r.
tread"-and as the compilcr nj this hoot,
with all his odors Of eauctity abont him. will
hardly claim to be m anre3. wa snnnosa he
must be the other thing.
We 1aye had enough Of this can't nbout
s.cxpurcatIor. >, especia11y from teachcrs.-so.
called-gho find fault with sb,kesneare he,
cause he calls \ mt = not-ond de1,hers+e1,
teach their pupils the filthy amonrs AM,
crimes Of thc classic mvtho1oc,es Va eh,11
eyrcct IN sce next n hook c,1,;r1 ,ts.1f ~.
.sH;stcr;c,1 w,r,.s of tho o,a Tas..nont
with .expnrrationz, and .emend,t;ons ;,
Why mt. m tho critical r,r,nc1n,cs ~ r.
HoEp
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Hsm 9ede etc iilnsf;stions o't aut99r %nr o.
Harper Drothers, Chicago: S, c. Grjces 4 CO.
Esefy ose VINO mas read Aeam bede, mud
iee Mill On the FLOSS, Will be glad to meet
with another story by the same author. We
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In any other Than general terms OF the marked
and striking characters which appear upon
the stage Of the drama which it represents.
We must content ourselves, therefore, with
saying that it possesses the same remarkable
dramatic power which was manifested In
Adm Bedc, the same wonderful knowledge
Of the secrets Of human action, and the
springs Of human passion. combined with q
pictorial and descriptive power almost IN.
riralled in literature. The interest Of the
story commeuces In the first page, and is sus-
tained throughout with great skill, now melt
irg the reader to tears by It's pathos, and now
stirring the deepest depths Of -l1ls soul by
bursts Of tremendous md appalling passion.
We prophecy for this " Romola" success On
this side the wnter even greater than that
which It attained on the other; aud no one
can read It without being wiser, better and
noble1 than he was before.
WAR PICTURES FROM THE SOUTH, By q.
s911 Se,o9sa :. T3'a ,a.o ~ dhe Gon1edstate
60: i. G. Gdggs d Co.
This is very mediocre book, By rery
mediocre man, who, from his own account,
although an officer In the Confederate army,
vas neither hot nor cold In tha service, but 4
SORT Of on-lookins actor In the scenes which
he attempts to describe. "Although clrcum-
Stances" he says, lied me to take service in
The Confederate armY-1uy long residence In