The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-31
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TnE HupsoN. YKox rng WILDERNESS 70 rug SEA.
by Benson }. Losing. Virtue Il Yor.ton, New
York.
Few gift books Of tho inner than this vol
ume which, although printed Ike msny others in
London, s published here. and would be all the year
round appropriate for the centre table OF
any New York paror. II presents In revised form the
pen and pencil sketches originally prepared by the
thor for the London Art Joarao' and traces the Had
with It's and associations. from H. birth among
tho mountains to lite marriage with tho II u
illustrated by thrcc hundred and nx engravings wood
from drawings by Mr.. Lnssing, and frontispece
rteel which represents the ~ the Hason Ia The
Indian Pass fuil three hundred miles away from The
ALE. ~ Prose- Am VERsr. Nv Barry Gray and
John Savage. Privately printed. New York.
In predatory letter the Of the late well known
John Taylor whose memory the Is dedicated,
the authors explain how II be- wr,cn-how tho
gave the rein TO his Peeasus which, Though II IL
given to hating aud IL broken winied st umes" yoi
bore him uiumphantly aiong bcsd. fields Of ripcnre
barley and pas, hop gardens whore the vines wreasd
themselves In graceful lines about supporting tolnses
10 fculonc beer saloons AMI English inns and home
stcad. scotias cabins aud tho hills Of the Emerald
Isle the vineyards Of France aud the barrooms OF
Yankee land wherever hs went hndng something aug
gsstiyc Of ale; aud how the other prose indeed but
followed ale down The centuries, from the tjor Of the
Scandinavian vikings the the south Pacific.
and around the world from the seppes OF rartay u
the watts OF Albany Tho book Il illustrated by NcNcyin
Orr or TowS. 4 Rnral Episode. BY Barry Gray.
With Illustrations. IIurd a Houghton, New
York.
This pleasantly " not pos crfe,y written hook gvcsa
agreeable picture OF the lfc which cultivated AMI
refined New YORK family organize ami eujoy "
pol rsl n ~ M Nit A
stone FINN avenue a splendid villa on the
Hudson. New York city, with I,s miles Of warehouses
and tenement houses and town palaces seems
doomed to to inhabited long only by the very rich
and the very poor Agur could 2nd here a
sonabe rent any CLOSET where he could repeat his ola
PRAY for neither poverty riches The intermediate
hundreds Of thousands who FREQ from both thee
t.nptaions and who mainly carry fhs Immense daily
activities 81 the mcropo vii he homeless unless
the pubio Of which they form the majority demand
increased facilities for reaching such points the ,icn
~ Of Neg York might offer them comfortable aud
delightful homer Fortunately there many suob
points, eligpie than those which may
found along the Of The hsior al and p,osnr
esqus Bronr Barry Gray Mr. CONN has added new
link tho associations with which this winding little
stream bas made classical by Cooper Drake Poe,
savage Kmbsii and tho grave and reverend fathers
rosdham College.
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held +. walworth, author Of "Hotspur, ""Lulu,'
&c. Carleton, New York.
The popular author o. HosspurH has given another
truly American novel In s'Sormclin Iie docs not
20 ID castles Of Germany, the crags ~ scotland the
mountains ~ Spain the pass Of Italy or 10 the par
ieus Of great Earopesn cities Tor hs bot
he takes them from our American ne aud history.
son OF Nov York, with b0nored In tbc STATE
he delights pant glowing ooiors ., home
n haa heet rid AZ afnr
gio~s With ssntrDont Ike a gorgeous aurora II this
interesting tale of the Bshlands seem 20 the cold
crcai ere too highly colored With sentiment the mass
Of reaIer nitls disposed TO complain o. sDch
excess fault Mr. waeogtb, ws understand, has
been RACED by the success o. Hotspar 70 Pre-
pare Tor the pres work ,osGlEo5s than any ~
his previous publications
Orrw.ap Borsp; on, yorSo AagnicA ArLoAT.
A story Of Travel and Adventure. isy william
r. ADAMS tOlivrr optc) Lee A Shepard.
Bosfou.
The ate oar has suggested 20 hoagbifal nnlnds tina,
military training might 10 advantage be NOR g~nersiy
introduced INTO academies and colleges. 70 doubt
such aing naval schools the ~ scbei b Ongef
optic void prove equally advantageous 70 Yoang
America particularly o. tho ~ rich father too
n.ach absorbed 10 the pursuit % wealth amend pro-
perry II edocaiioa aad ii c.pinc Al hoos. "OssvTa
Bound decidedly nautical, Ani the aubor hAa made
himself Quite familiar sith the routine boari
war aod With phmrca But 10 chapter seven,
sHea,ng the Los no have forry,,es mat ihs
loo Ene rcBniog while The Y0ungssr neglected
10 tern the gias2
ST.. Emo Novel. BY Augusta !. Evans.
Mu,h0r Of Belzh, Hacaria. Carleton. View /
YORK. >. Low Son, London.
We sre disposed 70 accord 70 Mes ApgasiA Esass
the ersd, claimed ~ her FOR hgh and pur.
pose 10 becoming norsiist We have rad grilsbry
and without pre- her rather bsr and conisnp's0ss
protest sgsus those critics sho have yeniarcd 70 cen
sure her Inflated syls ~ wntns her reproduction 10
each n her n0vss o. acailcaiy the
principal eharacteT tn viclm ~ sp~es u aora ana
nisctasi slephsntsss her fsr.fschss and srp@s-uny
erudI,s Alll.ons witch she's lnao that no has sppei
Into o,hsr books than Lsmprsres css.e&i Deiosary
and the popular comTends Of Science msss Esy,
but -hch unfortunately sarx-s ne very ssssscos %
p<dsny, - sisToaziy orersvs 70 Der. and wvli mske
glossary ADD explanatory notes quite desirable u fslars
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