The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-20

An interesting and spirited little work.
Mr.. Ballantyne is well known as a popular
writer for youth, and his present work
does not detract from his reputation. 1t is
bound in the usual style of all boys works,
and has an excellent engraving for frontis-
piece.
THE HERITAGE, AND orHEs POEMS. By Ell
MaIu Rowland sill. LeypoldJ & Holt
Philadelphia Agent Dunied Ashmead.
The author who writes the poems before us
was unknown to us even by name, until we
read it on the title page; but judging from
the first volume Of his efforts, we predict for
him brilliant future. All the poems before
us are well written. There is none which we
may call really bad one among them, and
In many of them there are traces of real
genius. Of course, it will require patient
practice, but we think Mr.. Sill has in him
capability of doing much better than he has
done in this excellent little work. There is
no greatness in his conception, but there is
fine fancy, and everything runs smooth.
Space will not allow us to make an extract
which would do justice, but the following
little verse is sample of the smoothness Of the
authors metre, although there is no striking
N"'i'J IL lIs IuOuBhI' ~ ID eullIleu
"Time."
Forenoon and afternoon and night-fore-
And afternoon and night-forenoon and
The empty song repeats itself No more?
Yea, mat Is life: make this forenoon sublime,
rms afternoon psalm, this night prayer,
Ana Time is conquered, aud thy course is
run"
We trust we will hear from Mr.. Sill again
The TURK AND THE GREEK ByS w. G. Ben
jamin Hurd & Houghton. G. W. Pitcher.
Mr. Benjamin has selected topic already
worn threadbare by being written and re-
written upon for the last two centuries. There
are probably no two nations whose manners,
customs, religion, and civilization have been as
thoroughly discussed as those of the Turks
and the Greeks. We therefore cannot give
the present author any particular praise for
novelty. All that he says has been said before,
and If not in as pleasant a style, yet with
every material fact. The work is well written.
1t is full of just estimates of the various
characteristics of the peoples of whom he treats
When we say that, we say all that can be said
in his praise. He is unfortunate in the choice
OF subject, and does not by transcendent
merit raise what is old into a new atmosphere.
in which it will appear with the relish of
novelty. The work is issued with great care
and excellent taste by the publishers.
"
DIARY OF A MILLINER. BY Belle Otis. New
1oTk: Hute-& Houghton. Philadelphia Agent:
g. W. Pitcher.
The diary is a record of the events in the
life of young lady who was unwilling to be
dependent, and consequently started milli-
merry store. 1t is a very cleverly constructed
IL, aI,o -
character as displayed by her customers, and
revealing the various means she Tesorted to in
order to sell an article. We must give Miss
Otis great credit for the skill she displayed in
inducing wary and penurious purchaser to
invest in her dainty wares. The work is
rather too full of the doctrine of ethics. She
talks about "dual natures" and sometimes
attempts to initiate Carlyle and Emerson in
the astonishing vagueness and depth of her
sentiments. Yet, taken all together, it is a
thoroughly pleasant little work. The field
? she selected is new one. The ground is all
to be broken, and she may claim all the credit
of being the first. 1t is a small volume, and
will well repay reading. Published by Hurd
& Houghton in their usual tasty style.
HFAvENwARD-EARTHw BY Harriet b.
McKeever. j. O. Garrisues IL Co., Philadel-
phis
In the distribution Of the prizes offered by
Mr.. Garrigues for the best story, we think that
discretion was shown in awarding it to the
volume before us. 1t is a well-conceived and
happily executed work, filed with select
moral teachings, calculated to do good, ye
never obtrusive in its efforts to inoulcate wha
is right. 1t will be a most popular Sunday
School work, and most deservedly so. Tn,
story is a natural one, full of animation, ant
in it the way of good and evil is forcibly con
trasted. 1t is very neatly published.
MCPHERsoN's POLITICAL MANUAL, 1867. By
Hon Edward Mcpherson. Philadelphia
Agent: L. b. Pugh.
We are heartily glad to see that Mr.
Mcpherson has d cided on issuing annua
digest of the politics of the United States
His two previous works are found by us Il
be of daily use by way of reference, and tn
volume brings the whole political history O
the last seven years down to the end of May
II is a compact and well arranged as well a
omplete compilation, and we hope it vii
become a regular addition to our ANIMALS, a
the Tribune Almanac, or any of our periodica
publications..
TEMPLE HOUSE. BY Elizabeth Stoddard, Ne
Yuik: G.. W. Carlton Co, Pniladetp phi
Nm fisln AGi