Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-18
NOTICES OF RECENT WORKS.

number OF books and pamphlets have accumu-
lated upon our table, the notice of which owing TO
sickness and other causes has been of ncccsstv de-
emed. We shall proceed to refer briefly ia some oi
them
THOUGHTS ON THE FUTURE PoLcy or AMERICA.
By John Wm. Draper. NJ. D., ILL., D. New York
Harper Il Brothers, 1865.
The author of this volume is emincntly distin-
Guished as Il scientific lecturer and writer. An ear
lier work by this writer entitled "rhe Intelecu,,
development of Europe" has attracted much attcn-
ton both at home and abroad. The subject is prc-
sented IN a clear and Orcible STYLE frequently an
proXlmating to rhetorical beauty and elegance The
intention is by historical paraIellisms to show that the
development of society is as much under the control
OF natural law as physical or bodily growth In the
present work the principle is intended to be applied
TO our own country. The manner of the book is at
tunes exceedingly attractive, but we are compelled
TO add that the topics discussed are poorly cIabo.
rated and the whole is marked by a singular neglect
oil the tutor lnu. Still the book is above the
average publications of the day and from its Sugrcs
tiveness merits general pcrusal.
PRISON LIFE IN THE SOrTH with illustrations. Bv
A. Q. Abbott, late Lieutenant First New York ORA
goons. Harper Brothers, 1865
Here another ycrifcation of the upreftcd oh
OF cruelty to prisoners, in the pens and ias of the
South during the rebellion. The eye cannot wander
over these sad pages unmoisened A more toucbinp
narrative of suffering, by exposure starvation and
every species of inhuman treatment, can hardly he
Imagined The story extends through the wears 1854
and 1865. and includes among its localities Rich
mond, Macon, Savannah, Charleston Columbia.
Charlotte. Raleigh, Goldsborough, and Anderson
vile. Many of the Illustrations Of emaciated and
half nude forms, and of frost-bitten and gangrenou
exremites. correspond too faithfully with the scarce
ly breathing specimens which, in the last stages of life
brourht homo tn SIyalI thn :,
hospitals.
The STORY OF THE LAST MARCH. By Brevet Ma
jor George Ward Nichols, with a map and illustra-
tiOns. Harper & Brothers, 1865
This is graceful and, no doubt accurate sketch
of Sherman's grand march, by his Aid-de-Cam IT
describes the places through which the army passed
incidents by the way, habits and manners of the
people, and the military strategy and skill by which
all checks and hindrances opposed to the triumph
ant progress of Sherman and his brave troops,
were successfully encountered and overcome
HISTORY OF FREDERICK THE SECOND, (called FRED
ERICK THE CREATE By Thomas Carlyle In six
volumes. Vol. Y. Harper K Brothers 1865.
This is a continuation of a favorite biography bv
one of the most popular of British authors. the in
terest Of which is fully sustained in the present vol
ume. 1t contains books XVII and NYIII, which
describe the progress and incidents of the Seven
Years War; embraced between 1857 and 1850 hand
III,
work, besides distinct maps of the principal battles
including the siege of Olmutz.
OUR Mutual FRIEND. By Charles Dickens, with
illustrations. Harper & Brothers, 1865.
The conclusion of a popular story by the most pop
ular novelist of the times. 1t has been for some time
in progress Of publication, as a serial in Harpcr's
Monthly Magazine.
The foregoing volumes are for sale at the store Of
Cushing's & Bailey, 262 Baltimore street
Mr. AMBRosE's LETTERS on THE REBELIIoN BY
John p. Kennedy. Hurd 4 Houghton New York,
Baltimore: James S. Waters 1S65.
These letters of our distinguished townsman are
prepared with his customary precision and constitute
an excellent contribution to the loyal literature of
the times. The argument against the right and prar-
ticc of secession, while it contains nothing original
or suggestive, is well arranged and exhaustive On
the whole though this brochure will add little to the
literary fame of Mr.. Kennedy it must be regarded as
useful commentary upon the rebellion, its rise and
progress, the absurdity of the theory of secession
and the madness of attempting its exercise This
book may be had of James S. Waters, No. s North
Charles street.
Henry Taylor Co., have for sale the following
PLAIN TALKS on FAMILIAR SUBJECTS. By J. G.
Holland. Charles Scribner & Co., New York. 1865.
series of Popular Lectures written and delivered
during the last six seven years. The topics are
well selected and treated in Dr. Holland usual man
ner. Full OF instructive thought and well expressed
the book will repay perusal.
BUNYAN's PILGRIMS PROGRESS, with illustrations
By John Gilbert. Bruce & Huntington, New York
This is No. of the Cottage Library-a well illus
trated, cheap edition of book, which, in the esima
ton of many Christian people, holds rank next to the
Bible.
SIR JAsPER'S TENANT. A novel by Miss NJ L.
Braddon. Dick Fitzgerald, New York. 1865.
Miss Braddons books, although somewhat sensa-
tional, have been marked by much strength and in
ventveness. There has been also an honest straight
fnrwardness in hor style quite refreshing Tho
present story, al though ably written is not to our
taste. 1t is unnatural in its actors and weaker in
construction than the preceding writings of this tai
ented authoress.