Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-02
Literary Notes.

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TroER LrLrEs. A Nouei By Sidney Lanier.
Hurd q Houghton, New York, send us, through
=. s. R. Butler, 40 Market street, Wilmington,
Del, this new novel, lately Issued from the Riv-
erside press. The author resides at Macon, Ga,
and the scene Of tho story opens in East Tennes-
see, with deer drive" among the beautiful
mountain scenery OF that section. The whole
plot and Incidents are from a Southern stand
point, with much of the rather feverish poetic
temperament which most Of the Southern poets
snd novclists have. In the present instance the
fervor runs rather to music, direction which is
probably ns little to be disliked or condemned as
sny. The chief figures in the drama take a
prominent part In the war the hero proper,
Paul hubetrahl, and hero secondary, Philip Sterl-
ing. being officers Of the Rebel army, and per-
forming the proper prodigies Of valor In behalf
OF their cause. The foil TO the hero, John Gram
ston, 10 made to be Northern man, the respect-
sbe villain Of the drama, an officer of the Union
army, and at the last the rejected lover, all Of
which s poetic, II not musical Justice, according
" the authors conception.
With the blemishcs which these statements
concerning the leading characters will naturally
indicate to those Of us who do not mourn over
the downfall Of the Lost Cause, the story Is 9TH
eswise apleasant ono enough. Its detail Is dra-
saadcally and forcibly written and the scenes are
drawn by no inartistic hand. To very large
circle Of readers the book will be an acceptable
one, clad as It Is in the ane binding and splendid
general Workmanship Of Hurd & Houghton.
NIoHorAs NroKLssY, and CHHfsrmAs srosrus,
are numbcrs and Of Appletons cheap edition
OF Dtckcus' workA These will not be issued at
un10prm price, - We rneenfly stated but on a
scap tecording 70 tho number Of pages In each
work, none being higher than thirty-ays cents,
while several are but twenty. and one (American
Nosss) cosss but fifteen. OF the general get up,
Of this edition. We have only to repeat that the
paper b good, the type clear and legible The
books are 90 neat In these respects as to be well
worth rs-binding, In more durable backs.
J. B. Porter, 400 Market street. Wilmington,
hAs th edition for sole. at tho publishers prices
HvHSr SATURDAY, for the current week (Jan.
lth) contains the irst instament of s'Foul Play i"
new English serial, the joint production Of
Charles Readc and Dion Boucicault. The pub
bshers of Eps,y Saturday, Ticknor q Fields,
-~-~~>>t N-As--~st AsfeNs thS ssSty lAohl hufbuCC
sheets, simultsneously with It's publication in
England. Itcannot be otherwise than highly in
teresting. 1 e 90 III y
The other contents Of this weeks issue are Sc
lcctions from the Journal Des Debats, Cassells 8
Magazine, Once week, The Spectator, etc., etc.
Every Saturday is &5 for yearly subscription, or
ten cents single number. ....
Tycwunv o. FYur ,,o have -, A. :. = M -.
The issues od the ATLANTIC and Gun Youso
folks, for January, each contain the opening
po1ssens ed STORY nom MS pen. That In the for.
mer ia entitled q George silverman's Explana-
tion," while the other, which had been previous
lypretty well knovn by announcement, Is " Hol-
iday Romance" and "a intended especially for
the romantic side OF children's character. The
pnblishers Of tho TWO periodicals deserve groat
credit for their enterprise in securing Mr.. Dick
ems pen, but whether they get for their money
an average Of his best efforts remains to be seen.
The opening paper In the Atlantic Is poem,
The Wife, BY Whittier. Parton has another
Of his Western City articles, this being on Pitts
burg. DR.. Hayes, tho Arctic traveller, has the
hnt Of series Of articles on life in the Green
land attitudes, entitled "Dr. Molkc's Friends. "
Baysrd Taylor gives smother travel sketch about
the Balesric Islands Bome more extracts from
Hswthorne's Diary, written when he was in the
boston Custom House, are given. They show,
we think, that the best were published frst. The
poet Bryant translates " The Combat OF Diomed
aud Mars," from Homer. Mrs. Stowe contri-
\ hutcc short and pleasant story, sour Second
Girl, intended to enforce the lesson that house,
work Is not the least desirable employment for
young girls under the necessity of earning their
OWN living.
1 Tho" Young Folksp has new little page,
'neater and probably more tasteful than the old.
Its contents are good, as usual.
y HARPER's MONTHLY was received several davs
ago, and deserves good notice, not only for the
delay, but because Of Its merit. Mrs Craik (Miss
Hulock) commences her serial, I" The Woman s
Kingdom A Love Story, " which opens well, and
will not be otherwise than excellent. "Chatta-
sooga, and How wo Held 1t, us war sketch, with
numerous Illustrations of scenery and campaign
life. The Cafes of the Paris Exhibition" is an
entertaining article, with pictures showing the
various national characteristics as they appeared
In the different restaurants at the great Exposl-
ton. An article On " The Wheat Fields of Mime
sota," gives many interesting facts and figures
about that thrifty young commonwealth.
Hliis i -.
Paris, with the suburbs of st. Denis and
Sesaux, has population of 2, $50, ,9l6 souls.
| For stylish bonnet, the Maine Farmer
recommends pumpkin seed trimmed with
,ur, the broad end to be worn in front tc
Keep of the sun and Wind
Lake Mendoza In Washington was stock
ea with whitefish fifteen years ago by ex
oyernor Farwell, and the piscatorisl cit
kepoiling his work. - ~ 'p''o
An Iudianians wife died at nine O'CLOCK
N tne morning, she was buried at three Q