The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-09

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course. everybody win buy it, THE LEDGER salsose
cured series OF articles from Presidents Of twelve Of
The principle colleges country BY advance copy
Of THE LEDGER We see that the opening Of Beechers
story has all the characteristics Of that gifted writer
from the New York Evening Gasettel
The day is past for speaking Of THE LEDGER simple
story paper. tits first class journal.
lFrom the Eimira Daily Advertiser.I
rus INV YORK L.Dcsa is making known TO the
world widely advertising do IT, that the publication
Henry Ward Beechers story has already commenced in
s pages It canno. fail to add an additional multitude of
readers to the small army tina, already weekly peruse is
From the Troy Daily Times.l
An advance copy Of TIE NEW YORK LEDGER for May
Is has been received by This number contains the rs
instament Of Beechers novelisto venture Norwood
village Life in New Ensand" embsished with wood cuts
by Rachel Lscomb Of the heroine old Tempeon farm
house, &C. Norwood opens decidedly rich, and think
will prove another success for the Beecher family welt
as for the indomitabls Bonner.
From the Boston Daily voice.
Mr. BxzcHzRs sroRY-In our issue to-day will be found
advertisement or Henry Ward Beecher story 70 be
published weekly in THE NEW YORK LEDGER We
have received copy that paper containing the
first chapters which read of course everybody
w we think Mr. Beecher chosen just subject
which his powers will be brought out"vllage
Life in New Ensland"-andw predict charming and in
s.ructvs story Mr. Bsscher has in him enough Of the
juices Of human nature enough Of imagination and humor
sucsnt acquaintance with mankind and with New England
fe and characser-in short what qualification
he lacks to produce one Of hemos readable and profitable
stories OF the day.
From the Titusvile Daily Henldl
Brrcnxa's NOVEL, Norwood; or village Life in New
England. the title Of Henry Ward Beechsrs novel in
THE NEW YORK LEDGER. with this announcement
70 expect people to rush 70 urs and subscribe TIE
LEDGER and that circnlasos hsre win % up from
hundred and atty copies week to-beyoud calculation For
Bsecher can write an enlerainins" week
for weekly paper sermon which the best feature Of
and we know Of other preacher in the
world except spursscn who can H. IT, OF course. not
70 be feared that he win write "du" novel; Orthodoxy
has not often successfully impusned his creed.
certalnly morality has never found "spots his lfe He
has been sort Of Boanesss in tho church and popular
tribune on the bona Of public discussion for the pas
twenty Ave years. He made faux pas reconstruction
which sscsd the ire Of the radicals but he "tsek
an back ana sis ssaans have more % asAsns
that s has tarninsss they did savassy their old
leader swhoss shoe ischss they worthy %
loose"
Bsecher can't write good novel are very much mis-
taken he wassss enough intellectual "ssms' In his
spsschss-in those imprompsus struck his written
drsssss-so vs dozen volumes from oblivion. His LEO
lures 10 Young Men" show that he has studied human
ture and can delIness s strong and veak points under
every aspect His "sAr" papers provo that he paint
scenery ike soosl Some Of his admirers claim
win rank with the best creations Of Dickens and with
the immortal Uncle Toms CABIN. Certainly he dsd-
Gent in comic powers. His Wit and humor enlivsn and
humanzs even the dry and unpoeca topics Of politics and
theology Certainly the subject he has selected he.
any one is at home" Hsis much Yankee . Victor
Hugo Is Parsan or rhackeray London man. He knows
all the strata Of New England society "iike . book
tho characeristics Of her people, the cute. close
Hsted narrow minded and meddlesome traits that
defom her social physiosnomy. in parts. and
at times. and her larger virtues her rander
endowmens and tina. Grscan and German culture by ds
of which she leads the and ressess march Of
American empire art invention politics and scholarship
He knows every rood Of her soil from Plymouth Rock
the Berkshire hills from wareham 70 Lenor. He knows
ali abou. her village life, ''courtns" thanksgiving,
"seacAing school" well her city life, Boston Com
mon," "old Yale" her ''ismso in parties, splits in
churches and all tho great awatennss of the las. half
century In the germ ana harvest which made New
England history the history Of American civilization.
However, everybody win read Norwood; village Li.
in New England" It's author WIN nation for
listeners in THE NEW YORK LEDGER the mos, p,puarof
wsesies, for medium The masses win nnd IL new
.sensaton" and critics win mend their pens for sash
att SO much for the prestige Of name, for Beschsrs
"a household word from one end Of the country to the
other
tFrom the Jsrssy city Evening TimesI
BrrcHrns Yovr--we received the nrss four chap
tors Of the Rev. Henry ward Beechsrs story Norwood
or village Life in New England" published In to-days
NEW YORK LEDGER. II abounds in strong common
sense scsous descriptions OF natural scenery an intense
love Of rural fs and simple homeness Is fresh and de-
shtfui - breezy Nay morning the Berkshire hills
rhs nrss insaimsnt Of the story Introduces to Abah
cs,hcar honorable specimen New England farmer;
marses him 70 Rachel Lanomb, beautiful smps sensi.
bile Yankee GIRL daughter Of Deacon Lscomb them
In e and brings them happsiy and prospcrousy together
70 The when they have soss and daushierswith the
youngest two Barton and Alice only the story VIII have
to do
fFrom the Newark Evening Couricr.I
NEW Yonx Lxpora.-Henry Ward Deccher's novel h