The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-27
LITERATURE.
REVIEW OF NEW BOOKS.

THREE ENGLISH STATEsMEN-PYM, PITT
CROMWELL. BY Goldwin Smith. Harper &
Brothers. Philadelphia Agents: j. B. LlpPin-
Professor Goldwin Smith is probably the
best historical lecturer we have, and his works
are all of them written with the care of a stu
dent and all the liberal sympathy of a man of
republican age His latest effort is the little
work before us, which is composed of three
lectures on the statesmen named, and consists
rather of running commentary on the iniu-
ence they exerted than any attempt to sketch
their biographies. His lecture on Pym calls
forth considerable information which is new to
the general reader. That great leader of the
Commons in the trying days of revolution, is,
except in name almost entirely unknown to
our public. The essay on this subject is
written with all that care which characterizes
all that Professor Smith does. That portion
devoted to Pitt and Cromwell develops
nothing new, but shows in a yet stronger
light the bias of the author for the great princi
pies of free government.
WILSON'S ANNALS OF PHILADELPHIA. By
John F. Watson. j. b. Lippincott 81 Co.
We welcome with cordial pleasure a new
edition of the rambling, entertaining work Of
Mr.. Watson OF its contents it would, indeed,
be idle to speak at this late day. Every Phi
ladelphian is familiar with its quaint anec-
| dotes, curious odds and ends of fact, and all
that lily put together miscellany which
makes it such pleasant reading. The first edi-
| printed in that old-fashioned style which is
so disagreeable to the eyes-on poor paper,
with poor illustrations. Lippincott now salts
| ies the public with an edition fully up to
| the highest point of the art. To the original
work is added AN appendix of original data,
never before collected, and the whole work,
enriched with valuable steel engravings, will
have a yet larger sale. 1t has sadly merited
new dress to make it popular and secure
for it that host of readers which it deserves.
| SLAVE SONGS OF THE UNITED STATES A.
Sampson & Co.: New York. Philadelphia
Agents; j. b. Lippincott q Co
This first attempt to present in permanent
form the melodies of the Southern blacks is q
success, so far as success is possible. The
melodies, as given by the music of the work
are many of them soft and tender. OF the
sense of the songs, the less said the better
They are an idle tumble of words, without
reason. The work is prefaced with an admi
rable essay on slave songs and music, and i;
entirely original in its conception and execu
tion.
LOVE IN LETTERS By Allan Grant. New
| YORK: q. W. Carleton. Philadelphia Agent
q, w Pitcher, No. S08 Cnesnut street.
Mr.. Grant has with care compiled all the
love-letters that have been written by dis
tinguished men, and gives us in his volume
epistles from Napoleon, DR.. Johnson, Webster
Mrabeau, Sir Walter Scott, and many others
It shows one curious fact--that whether tht
lover be English, French, or American-whe
ther he lived in the days of Heloise or thos
of Webster-whether he was a statesman,
king, or peasant--he wrote the same styl
of love-letters II seems, indeed, as thougl
the passion reduced all to an equality. Tn
work is of interest. 1t reveals to us tin
workings of the hearts of great men. But
is only a compilation; there is nothing origina
in it. 1t is handsomely bound and wei
printed.
u EXCELSIOR DIALOGUES. BY Phineas Garrett
L, Garrett a co., No, 702 Chestnut street.
A number OF attempts have been frequentl
made to produce good book Of dialogues 70