The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-19

literature. His triumphs in letters were
rather incidental than the aim of his life. It
is principally as a contributor to the journals
and periodicals of the day that he essayed
authorship Judging from the selections
made, he possessed fine powers of portrayal
and cultivated style. The scraps of cores
pondence between Mr.. Pauldinr and the
leading men of the country are Interesting.
and the whole work is calcul ulated4o raise onr
estimate of Mr.. Paulding as a general writer.
CHRIsTIE'S FAITH. BY the author of "Mattie.
A stray" Harper Brothers. pbiladeInhi1
Agents; L. B. Peterson Brothers,
The novel before us is one of singular
force. As a rule, we do not see much to praise
in fctions which treat of efforts to reclaim the
fallen from sin, and create a feeling of
selfrespect in the breast Of those who have no
selfrespect in them. Such novels usually de.
generate into sentimental discourses and
do nothing but make us familiar with q
set Of Pharisees. But "Christie's FAITH is DIFF
ferent from the usual run of such works. T.
is a portrayal of real characters, and soma of
them are drawn with free. bold nen. which
admirably suits this style of VIC rlls. II Is q
marked improvement over its predecessor from
the same author-or rather, we should iudoe
authoress-and promises yet better things in
the future. The characters pictured from low
life are better than the philanthropists of whom
the work treats. 1t is pleasing addition to
that literature which owes its revival to the
powerful works of James Greenwood on Lon
don poverty and crime.
HISTORY OF ENGLAND. BY Rev James White
No l20 Grand street, n. Y. PhiladeInbf,
Agent Geo. Gebbie, No. 730 SAMSON street
A history of England from the year of our
Lord to 1858, to be compressed within 500
pages, in large type and duodecimo-size
volume, must necessarily be very imperfect
record of events. The work of Mr.. White
therefore, is the mere skeleton of English his
tory. Thirty pages are devoted to the reign
of Elizabeth, fifty to Charles I, and forty-four
to George III. Within such limits, it is hardly
Just for a writer to claim to give even a run
ming commentary of a nations progress. We
cannot therefore, award to the work of Mr..
White any other praise than that due to
collection of incidents out of British history.
strung together by means of table of chrono-
logy. AS such it is interesting, and its brevity
compels the writer to state many facts without
opinions, wherein the principal merit of the
work consists. 1t is issued in the cheapest
STYLE and is useful for reference.
THE LAST DAYS OF KING. By Maurice Hart
man. j. B. Lippincott & Co.
Any historical romance labors under the
double difficulty of a comparison with
Sir Walter Scott's novels in the past, and
with the series of which "The Court of
Joseph II' is type, which have recently
appeared. Compared with either of these
styles, "The Last Days of King" is failure.
But viewing it without the brighter light of the
most absorbing of our novelists, it is very
pleasant contribution. 1t treats of the closing
scenes of the unfortunate Joachim Murat,
King of Naples. The tale of his tragic death
is too well known to our readers to need
reference to the novel for the details. But
all the scenes are powerfully worked up. The
deadly hate of the Corsicans, the power of the
great Colonna family, the Jonhon,mie of the un-
fortunate Marshal of France, all combine to
render the work attractive, by the vivid por-
trayal they receive in its pages. 1t is hand
somely printed by Lippincott. The transla-
ton from the German is by Mrs. NJ. E. Miles,
and is elegant.
LECTURES ON THE NATURE OF SPIRIT, AND OF
MAN AS a SPIRITUAL BEING. By Chauncey
Giles. New York: Published by the General
Convention OF the New Jerusalem in the
United states of America. j. B. LlpplncoIC
q Co., Philadelphia Agents.
The lectures before us give comprehensive