The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-02

John Mitchell, in his last letter from Paris
to the New York DaRy NeocS, gives us some
spicy literary details, which we quote. They
are both fresh and interesting:-
Two books have made their appearance here,
which Will both make some nose. One is the EN-
perors second volume of Julius CesaH;' the other
the Apostles" OF Ernest ktnan, eing the sequel
to his lite of JESUS" The second volume of the
Gaul, and brings down the hstO- v just TO the pas
sage OF the Rublcon, and the opening OF the civil
The work is not so rich IN iore concerning the
history, manners, and e,hnooev OF the anc ent
Gauls as had expected; but IS very full and pre-
else es mihtary memoir Inc account OF the
famous siege OF Alesia IS especially lnteresIng and
Observe that the Emperor definitely lays the
OF that conflict al al se st. Selne in Burgundy. As
he comes on to narIate the c'rcumstances oil Roman
politics, which at last determined Caesar - take the
management of affairs into his own hands by the
hep OF his veteran leglons the author becomes HIM
sell more evidently interested in this subject. In.
ueed he does no. conceal distinct intention of sug
RestIng continual parallel, to every reader, be-
tween the Roman Emulre and the French one be.
tween the Caesars and the Bonapares. lt IS evident
too that he regards human history, and the actors
tendency OF his mind is even more evident this
second volume than the first; so that as he pro-
ceeds with the narrrOn OF the civil wars this idea is
to be more clearly developed, and through
every stirring page we shall behold late
with sceptere1 pail come sweeping by"
For the rest, The book is very we'll written; but
before this reaches you the New York publishers Will
doubtless have brought out the English edition.
AS iOT Ernest Remains Lies ApOtres," those who
have read his former work will know very nearly
what 10 expect IN the sequel. n. Renan Is YerV
good Christian and C-tnOc. save IN the IeIT rlhiDg
matter OF not believing that religion Bu5 ne re-
grets ms disbelief; tor he admire Christianity aud
its teachers with pOeuc passion. Christ and HIS
Aposl les are to Renan what KING Arthur and his
knights OF the Round Table are to Tennys2n; that
is to saw, they are the verg theological material
which M. Renan has adopted for the theme OF his
poetry; for be u known that his works, thougn not
in metre are fully as poetical As any "Idyls OF the
| King
Take, as an example OF Renan's work, his account
| OF the resurrection of tde Saviour, The women WHO
had been praying ana tasting at the loot OF the cross
IN a state of the highest nervous excitement,
! but especially Mary Nagdaen (who IS indeed the
| heroine of M Romans romance) Mary comes early
on the Sunday morning to the sepu chre, but does
not see the body-whlch, in fact, had been stolen
away by the prudent kicodemus; she runs and TEL
Peter and JOnn; then returns to the sopuchre IN a
state approaching frenzy; she has ~ she hearj the
Master call her by her name she sees hlm IN gorihed
| vlsion as ST. Theresa AID many other women nave
since done. She cries out, He Is risen ana NOBODY
doubted the fact. Ihen the author adds, IN his lyC
style, THE glory of tho resurrection belongs to mary
OF Magdala. After Jesus, IL is Mary VINO mas done
most to found Christianity. he image created bN
the DELICATE sensibties OF Madeleine hoVers still oVe
our world
'Queen and patron saint the deal'ts Madeleine
was better qualified than any other TO ayoucn he
VISION, and TO impose upon all thai holy image tormcC
by her own passionate soul Her grand assurance
He II riSenl has been lhe basis OF me iAlth o
humanity BegOne, then, thou impOtent reason
Seek not TO apply cold analysts TO this master
work Of ldeRlism and oi love! AS philosophy mus