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MARIE ANrOINETTE AND HER SoS.-Miss
Muhlbachs writings are attracting much atten-
ton in this country, and the Appletons of New
York are repubiishing the series.
The first five Of these novels, published by
the .tppletons. deal chiefly with ,he German
courts of the last century, and introduce a long
pageant of splendid historical characters, such
as joseph H.. Frederick the Great. Maria The
resa. Queen Dorothea, Notairc, and Rousseau.
The fair author winds easily through the ma
yes of diplomacy, is equally ut home in cabinet
councils. and in out emily boldolrs, in CONVERSE
goncs of philosophy and has the small gossip
of society at her tongues end. Even her bat
tlc-scencs. trying to a woman's pen, are good.
II will be hard to find among the ranks of
authors of either sex, for the past generation,
any one so versatile rs She, and 50 uniformly
excellent. These have been followed up 10
date by Louisa of Prussia" and ''Maric An
ioinettc and Her Son." This latter volume is
one of the most interesting of the series. 1t
PRESENTS with historical accuracy the most
eycnttu epoch in French annals. Marie Az
toinette was the most fascinating woman that
ever held IA position in the French court. The
daughter OF FRANCES !. of Austria, she mar
ricd. ut the age Of fifteen, the Dauphin Ct
France. who aiterward became Louis NNI.-
The great French Revolution of l,5J MAS then
in embryo, and as the character of Louis was
too weak TO control circumstances or shape
events the corruption aud proiligacy OF p0r-
ton of society became so open and shameless,
- and oppressive upon the people. that they rose
and upset every obstacle. The guotinc took
the place of the theatre, and the ground OF Far
i was Redeemed with the blood Of its victims
until Napoleon restored order. The royal
family w.re imprisoned. and Louis was be-
headed in January. I1i and To make the rev
oluion complete. "the Widow Capct. " Us they
called Marie Autoincttc in their indictment. WAS
taken to the sc;lod in October. The story Of
those scenes of terror is fun of passages of
wonderful dramatic power.
MARIE ANrOINETrE AMP HER SOM Ills
toricaI Romance By Louisa MuhIbarh. vol,
$40. Paper cover. Si.5n, cloth, 500.
For sale by Robert Cole.
HARPER FOR OCTOBER is received through
\. Williams .S Co., Boston. Harper has Il
hos, of readers, and al they want to know i,
when the booksellers have their supply. For
Sue by Robert Cole.
A DICTIONARY on THE BIBLE, comprising lis
Antiquities, Biography, Geography aud Ma
Iiral History. with numerous iiustratio! )
and maps. Edited by William Smith. Hart
ford: :. :. Scranton Company, 1867.
The above is the titie-ltagr Of very ylua-
BILE work we have inst received from the pub
fishers. Ii is u book that should be found in
every house in the land; for by it. much in the
Scriptures that now Is not understood by Iea-
pie generally, is here explained, in concise
and clear manner. The work contains Il iu
and accurate account OF every place mcniiunt Il
in the Bible which can possibly need cXplana-
tion; of every plant, mineral ami animal. ailu-
ded to 10y the Sacred Writers. and Of every
custom and article Of u>e among the Jewish
and contemporary nations; also history ami
analysis OF each of the book i'll the Bible, aud
biographical statistics OF the historical chlrar-
tiers and inspired writers of the Bible. This
work is the result of the research and STUDY Of
many of the ripe>t scholars i'll Europe and
America and uucolorcd, a. it appears 10 hc. by
seciaran bias, it Will he found most valuable
for all families and person, that are DESTROYS of
reading the Inspired Word intcllisuntly and
undcrstindinsly.
MARIE ASTotNErrE AND HER SoN.-Thc
remarkable success of the historical uoNcls al
Miss Muhback (Clara Mundt which have been
published III tins country must be itscrl'td 10
their decided merit and her superior talents .,
awriter. In recent letter to the publishers,
She thus States har mode Of preparation before
commencing work. Il must get acquainted
with the land and people: mu>t know The coun-
try, il, inhabitants and cities exactly, i'll order
thai may represent wildly and correctly. ]
have never writer's book without having stub
led beforehand the theatre Of events. 1t may
prr'laIS he said with in.ficc that these works
are too historical for rnnaucc>, aud too roman
lie for historic. Hle~S one i exceedingly IA
miiar with the real history of TN times, he
will never know whether he j. reading history
or ouiY romance. In historical pfrl8minJ ties
III them, aud most people viii rrdd thrm o.
histories rather than rumaGecs. " purely
literary works they passes lu-h degree 81
merit, aud prove tidt the writer hd> rare pow
ers Of anals IS and description. ihry rcud 81
n.uch like the genuine histories that from them
nlone il l. impossible 10 say Where tee real
history ends and lha romance 5"EiaS, - cea
plctcly j. the resemblance maintained tlrouSi
out. A. the productions Of femaie pen, they
are truly remarkable works. The characters
introduced are ail, Or nearly all, historical. uhi
ifnot all are always faithfully repredueed they
are presented without any violence 10 Tie gen
orally received history Of The Times. In til,
dencation oflcms.lc character alt i, IN quail
ell by any modern wilcr.