The national Republican., 1867-04-08

feotly oolored or her exquisite humor, her aubttty
her bits of 'iAsids,'i aud her style, which 10 90
fascinating beeauss is 50 exact an outward express
mind WORK. b and BY q Which 0S Z soor.ao III thss.
we need not speak. They are a. perfect and a. De.
ligh,ful as they ever wsre.-Saturddy Rsvfs'o.
This Is living book Its central idea is the true
dignity Of manhood in simplicity q truth and energy
Odds to do, thai he shall do with his might not aim
ing vagrey at the successes Of the future bat
doing faithfully the best things which lie ready 10
his touch with this conception Of the soui Of man
hood Is connected refusal to connect its spiritual
dignity with any argument Of elevation that depends
on an exchange Of corduroy for broadcloth, The
soul Ia the mAu the working soul that to the best
Of Its own power looks to the root Of good and evil
In society, and so promotes the health Of the human
| commonwealth. In that sense Felix Holt is defined
as "The Radical - The story, like ''Romola - and
its predecessors from the same hand belongs 10 the
enduring literature Of our country durable not for
the Of its pattern bat for the texture
Of tts stuf. -EFdmfner.
READING WITHOUT TRARs; Or, A Pie.san, Mode
q Sar1iHg p to Read By the Author Of "strsahs q
40, Cloth, gilt, o. Is New Edition Of Part l. Just
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This seems to us an excellent method OF teaching
to read, and avoiding the worst difheulties which
besei the ehild's early way to that art.-Brooklyn
UntoH.
II would seems as no child could fall to learn to
read with such assistauce.-BostoR Transcript.
ALL IN THg DNRK. Novel By J. g. lie Isnu,
Author Of Gay Dsysrsll, 'Unels silAs." &e.
This is book which deserves 10 be reprinted many
times in years to come.-Brdmfner.
BERNrHAL; or, The Sons Revenge. Prom the
German Of L. Muhlbeeh. syO, Paper, 80 cents
The story IL we'll tod aud successful attempts are
made TO draw startling pieturss.-Comm'refdi Ad'
| pertiser.
The story /. quite Interesting and very exciting
| GeOrgdoton Courier.
ANNALS OF QUIET NEIGHBoRHoop. A Tale.
By George Macdonald, MA l2mo, Cloth, Bsv'
| elsd Edges, el.76.
| The charm and value Of Mr.. Macdouald's work
need not be sought. They present themselves un.
asked for In the tender beauty Of his descriptions,
whether Of nature Of life and charaeteri In his
almost supernatural insight into the workings Of the
human heart, and In his uneeasing fertility Of
thought and happy eraetifude Of fillustration-PdH
| Nall GdEstts
Mr Macdonald Is a true poet. The Annals Of a
Quiet NeighboThood'' are az fall Of music as was
Prosperos ISland rich in strains that take the ear
captive when they hrst heard, and aterwArd lin
ger long upon it-Sdturddy Rerie,e
There Is scarcely page in The book Nv which @ hS, =;
| some peculiar beauty Of expression OF OF some
thought which deserves examination. The ehArae'
ters stand out life like the London Star.
yale Of more 9slsi9s, enistnnRs, 1na an,
The book is one that only man Of genius could
have written, London Examiner.
HOMES WITHOUT HANDS Bsiug a Description oi
the HabitAtions Of Animals, elAssed according tC
their Principle OF Construction. By J. O. Wood, N
A.,F LIS, Author Of "lllustrAted Natural History
with about li0 illustrations engraved on Wood BY
O. Pearson, from original Designs made BY Y. W
Keyl and Z. A. Smith, under the Authors Super
1t lisa wonder. book Of the most delightful kind
London ReUisto.
1t is more Interesting than a fairy tale-LondoI
Curious and interesting-Ths Builder.
II is one Of the most interesting treAtises on Ma
Z tural History which our language possesses.-Popu
J. Niebuhr said somewhere or other that genius /
. seen In the magnitude Of the results compared witt
the senderness Of the materials attAinable Accord
Il ing to this definition many animals exhibit far
"a than instnet-they show genius In the eonstruetio
a Of their homes But it is only when We study ther
on some such connected plan as that furnished b.
Mr.. Wood that we grad become rresistibly I'm
pressed by sheer cumulative force, rather than direc
"A proof With the absurdty Of the popular talk Abou
- blind INSTINCT and can not help seeing the larg
amount Of downright solid intellect which birds an
"a beasts bring 10 bear the construction OF thei
homes. .-SptctdtOT.
's H. Riddell, Author Of Maxwell Drewih, " "Phe
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,e ~ Of treatment 30 noticeable in Its predecessor
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< on every page there are fresh and strikin
he thoughts passages Of true humor and real PAhos
III A very sutertsin!ng aud attractive novel.-Com
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Of PRINCIPIA LATINA. Part II! A FIRST Latin Read
Ing Book, containing an EPitome Of Cnsar's Call
!. Wars and L'Homond's Lives Of Distinguishe
II Romans. with Short Introduction to Roma
ID Antiquities, Notes and Dictionary. By WIN
I. smith, L. l. D. and Henry Drisler, L. L. D. limo
h Flexible Cloth, si25.
have no hesitation in saying that In Its text 1t
much the best Latin Reader yet published In thi
re country, while in Its notes. vocabulary, &c, It
" certainly inferior TO no previous book of the kind
y The abridged and simPlihsd Cesar Is ju'
ht the thing to prepare the way for the unAbridgs
Cesar, and the Yiri Roma Is much to be prefeTre
t. to the Roman History Aud GreeiAn Hisory Of Jaeoi
aud his fOlowers.-PrQr. W. RoVs, nigh SchoO
1t seems 10 me exactly adapted to form a eonnsc
OF Ing link between the elsmentAry exercises eommon
,lv consecutive reading OF Latin Authors-ProC Abe
~ c. Perkins, High School, Ldprsncs, Mass.
en- the w work. The note. are clear and plSetissi Al
,sB furnish udeiously the aid required by the studen
n a The arrangement also is admirable. l am glad
III see the Information about Roman Antiquities pAc
by Itself 90 that reference can easily be made whe
is ever dssirable-PrGl Charles s. HdiSey, C"na"da
nd qua, " T.
SIR BROOKE FossBRooKB. A Novel. By Ch,
el. Lever, Author Of "ChArles 0'Malley,'' "ToI
is. Butler" T." Barrngton," Maurice TiernAy,
10, Roland C.shel, - "Ths pOdd Family Abroad,
m. II i. ssssEtisiy clever soysi aorSOrsr 90 Il .,
Ids actly conforms to the true idea Of romance SUI
int plies with the precise entertainment that ei
he peeted to be found IN hetion Ii Is Interesting
nv amusing; excitement is offered without the yiolAto
Of probability, and 1t is eloquent without labor
nd ATtlnce,-LOHIOH htrItD
to With few exceptions this Is the clsverest Of Ii
YER q novels. Seldom has he been more sueeessfT
than In the present instance In depicting life an
%, manners -BOstOn TrdrslLer.
&c The wonderful ygor aud elasticity Of the writer
mind have not been impaired by age, and though
ly Is not so Tollieking as when he wrote "ChArl,
nd OMaley" he is equally brilliant and artist
ng -BOstyR Transcript.
LIZZIE LORTON OF GREYRIGG. Novel B
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all This novel shows undoubted literary power;
ON has variety Of character: and 1t also possesses
Gle somewhat uncommon merit Of being written In tho
yor oughly good English. .-AttsRdum.
4 novel Of rare and singular merit, rich in car
md fully painted studies Of life and scenery in the En-
no lsh lake district strong and original In the life III
characters whose story the author skilfully tells,
nm NY CuiEsn.
va A story as quaint and queer and dramatic as "Ja
IL Eyre Was.-N. Y Leader.
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