The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-08-09
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ELK G HOLT, THE RADICAL. A HsSsl. Sy
7 George Elliot Author Of Adam Bsds,9
Ihe Mill on the Floss" "silas Mssner,- etsl
New York; Harper and Brothers. n ,IT-
IL is annoying to have to speak Of book
ike this in the brief terms TO which oar crowd,
ed columns compel us to limit ourselvsa Wa
have kept the book lying on our table for ds3e.
in the hope that some more favorsbls spperts>
nifty might arise for dealing with il "a 1t d.
serves, but we are not likely 10 and such
Mrs.Lewes is unquestionably the most p0vasal
female writer of fiction in England, and wo do
not hesitate to pronounce this the bast Of an
the works she has thus far produced. Therp q
a freshness in its style, particularly in tia do.
scriptive passages, which holds tss Res6oz s.iiA
an unfailing charm. while the p1oGres: Of t,s
story shows a skill in the delinessioa Of ckrs-
acter, and keen insight into the hidden kzd
subtle workings of human thought AID eEsS
ton which are exceedingly rafe. Sor-> saai-
GUS faults, indeed the work has, witch mar
its perfect artistic finish. We thiak, toes tASt
the writer has made grave naistsks in ~
tempting to defy poverty as thins eocd in
ITSELF Poverty is not good; IL is bad, - Daoh
as disease, deformity or blindness $50 teA
True, it may, like these physical disabilities b
made the means, through the rkEsncs ws.A
which it is borne, of elevating AID Fnrifi7g
the character; but quite 40 oftsn it i, tie pee
ent of ignorance, and consequently Of co<=zS
ness and vice. Any way it i . 1aisf6ts1ns
which we can bear if we must but which II 10
both absurd and mischievous 70 hold up % o
good thing to be desired. .'.g 7aa1r sl'sal-1'b
The description of the elscSoa In tsla bsSEk,
the account of the riot, sad tha ekiDpss A.
forded us of some of the phssss ef pmty fssls
ing in England win be found extremely iplso-
esting, No one having taken up IA vslEzao
will willingly lay it aside unfinished. /, ,.~.,..
Received of c. R. Chisholn, 1cokasrs md
News Agent, G. T. r. Station. -
THE GALAXY. Number Eighs % ysas cs.
lightfhl fortnightly vistant is rsoefveA, and W,
are extremely happy once moro n vsi4orrs -
to our table. This issue conpassns @ 90
volume of the magazine, ,HvsicA vovle ssea q
be launched on the full tide Of Q navs sssisssc-
tory and merited success. II osassiss csas
ters of the two serials, Archie LovsA, sas The
Claverings; an article ON Rsrsksst by Tack
erman, one on Walter Ss5AW ImasgpsW r..
| Preacher, by G. A. Townssnd; anO<ssr By
Phebe Carey; Going in, lively story By
Charles w. Elliot; variety Of inssssssAaa o.
says and other miscellaneous Nmeis sad q
chapter of Nebuls, in which are rscy ee,
ments on "Ecce Homo" Count Ven Bica~xk,
Miss Braddon's novels, General Grnk 80
Neutrality Laws, and Journalistic Rsssrfxise.
The Round Table, which in il sslfin pcssa Of
flee of general public censor has shown vsn-
derful facility for making itsek AssurA, conss
in for little wellAdeserTed csssigsson. as
For some reason unknown 10 IA zszlbaz
Six and Seven of the GALAXY have novsr tesu
received at this Office. If The yaAlrhazs ess
supply them, thus enabling rs 70 sopplets %,
file Of a magazine on which We 40 hish va.
ue, we shall appreciate the fsvur.