The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-13
NOTES ON. NEW BOOKS.


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AIiss Evans New Novel.
Miss Augusta J. Evans has written much and written
wsii Unfortunately she has written much more than
she has written we'll "Beulah" with all its faults and
mannersms, gave promise Of future sxcelsnce which
"st. Elmo" the next in order, failed 70 maintain.
"Inez" the third and last OF Miss Evans novels com.
bnes all the faults Of The nrst two with few OF their
msrits Apparently, Miss Evans with the idea Of
exposing The errors Of Roman Catholicism. We judge
so from tho amount Of poiemicA trash which Is fosisd
upon under the guise Of tale OF tho Alamo II this
was the object fear the effect viii be much the
same as in the Of the Two brothers recorded BY
DAubene the Catholic and tho other Protestant
who met to discuss thor respective faiths and each
becoming convinced by the weakness OF his argu.
menis Of the OF his belief the Catholic turned
Protestant and the Protestant turned Catholic. Miss
Evans novel should DO widely crcu ated by the
Catholic priesthood evidence Of the argumenave
weakness Of Professionalism Chapter Of nez" gives
us two young ladies' cousins school New Orleans
Chapter two furnishes biographical particulars
which had much better been omitted left develop
themselves with tho story. Chapter three the
head Of the family and sends him and tho cousins
Texas Chapter four has stilted and intensely
ural description OF Texan scenery Chapter Ave
ducss rs to the principal villain, Who after what
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Catholic priest Of the maria Monk" order. Chapter
SIX brings in "Inez herself wealthy Mexican beauty
much like some wo have metbefore in Mayne Red's
Rangers" and very unlike any have In
Mexico Chapter seven lnacts fatal injuries the
head Of the family Chapter eight discoses Inex ut the
confessional In chapter nine Inez falls In love with
young DOCTOR who himself loves Of tho cousins In
chapters aud eleven the head Of the family dies
perver to the Roman faith discovers his long lille.
CLIMATE In tho Jesuit priest and commits his daughter
TO his Then after q tedious delay last
to the Alamo, the story OF which Is told with much
brevy and less vigor, and interrupted for twenty
weary pages the midst OF the only stirring there
10 in the whole book, In order that cousin may
vert the other from Romanism TO Professionalism She
accomplishes this in sitting without PAIN and then
the story 10 allowed 70 20 again. Fleeing from
Alsmo in consequence Of . warning gwen them by
lnez the escape that brutal sgaed
by that worthy veteran Santa Anna They wander about
the country with the young doctor their champion
Here Of the cousins encounters hor absent who
10 riding about the prarcs OF Texas likely place
find her. and the other discovers that the doctor
loves her and that she loves the DOCTOR and Immediately
dies OF consumption. They bury her and hurry to
Goiad whore the young doctor pershes In the general
Of Colonel Fannng's troops by the Nexicans
leaving the survivors to marry and live happy
unknown disease just the wicked Jesuit thinks no
has got her in his power
Miss Evans has either the country she de.
scrbes has made poor OF powers Of
ton There ID not touch which any person familiar
with Texan or Mexican life can recognize The story
lacks plot incident and probability, and 10 loaded down
with fmsy rhodomontada In short With every wish
TO say something good Of Inez the work Of really
admirable, talented and well meaning lady. We can nnd
nothing good TO say Oft
There u 'Tale Of the Alamo an "owsr true talen
which hardly dare MENTION for subjects Of this
stern, prosac kind mot popular with writer's Of Miss
Augusta Evans school. Epitomized Il IL story Of .
pretty babe sole survivor or that terrible slaughter In
which father mother and friends alike fell: Of child
educated and cared for BY her native State with gsnsr
seicsuds: q girl wufuL restless and anmanags.
able with the shadow Of that early deed Of blood sppa
entity always upon her melting her to evil Of woman
lost 10 every noble impulse o. outcast fallen low
that the vest Of her class shun her. while they
point her out curiosity and narsts her early history
Saved from Mexican knives and bullets for thn Who
shall unravel the mystery Not Miss Evans unless she
dives much deeper into the depth Of tho human heart
than abe has done In "Inez Tale Of the Alamo"
BabbiDgton Whites stolen Story.
'Circs, or Three Acts In the Life Of Artist"
novel which has gained an unsnvabs notoriety the
other side Of the Atlantic, ID reproduced In Now York by
the Harpsn The story appeared in an English maya.
zine edited BY Miss Braddon, and ascrbed "Bab-
bingon whten An acute critic having discovered that
tho whole thing transferred bodily from the FRENCH
active inquiries began 10 be made for M White. and
that gentleman sl kept dark ungallant editors nnaly
ascribed the plagiarism to Miss Braddon herself II the
allegation be true, IL only shows that Miss Braddon ID
likely rival Dumas Jr In other respects besides
the number and character Of her productions Outside
It's history or mystery 'Circe" would probably take
rank good second cass novel Of the melodramaac
Type
Children,s Books.
'sYoung America Abroad" and 'Breaking Away"
very well got up volumes, inionded for young
folks and written by SOLVER Optic" II 10 probably
just the communication the author desires 70 say they
are very childish.