Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-07-23
LITERA TURE AND JOURNALISM.

| LITERA TURE AND JOURNA LlSM.
| MEssRs. ROBERTS BROTHERS, Boston, hay,
just published "The Prodiga Son." being fou
discourses by the Rcy. W. Morley Punshon, MA.
with preface to this, the American edition BY
Rev. Gilbert Haven. The whole Of this beautifu
story of the Prodigal is told and commented upon
by the eloquent preacher with beauty, simpli
| city and dircctness, which make the sermons
pleasant reading, and admirably adapt them to
the authors purpose of bringing the lesson of the
parable to bear upon the daily life of his readers
Mr.. Punshon Is one of the most eloquent and
popular Of English ministers and lecturers, and
we predict for this little work large sale in this
country. Its mechanical execution Is excellent.
Price, 20 cents.
:" AT HoME AND ABROAD" is the name of new
illustrated weekly paper, the fifth number OF
which has just reached us. In typography il Is
excellent, its engrayings are well executed, and
many of its contributors, amongst whom are
James Parton, Edmund Kirkc, occupy high posi-
tions in the literary world. Published at G3
CORTLAND street. New York; by Francis Hart &
Co., at 80 per annum.
LIN bALAAf icucucu sOOUtSL III nll Tile ALL
gust Issues, and presents such variety and abll-
ity as will well maintain its claim to ilrst-cass
place In magazine ranks Kit Grale A Story
OF True Love-" is commenced, to be concluded
next month. 1t is forcible, vivid, and interesting
in the style of Mrs. X. II. Davis, but free from
some OF her Objectionable mannerlsms. Colonel
Ihos. W. Know tells of his tourney through
Mongolia" of which his stravelledcxpericuec well
qualities him to write "a Ghost in State
Room is a pleasant sketch, bat its subject and
manner are not high enough, according to our
IDEAS for the Gakisy. DIR. Hammond has lnrtl-
er article on the Nerves, and james Franklin Fits
n war sketch "Saved bya Bullet" which is open
to the same objection as the Ghost Story,
namely, that it is after all only the elaborate rela-
tion of single incident " Bcechdale," Marion
Harland's story continues, and Richard Grant
White favors us with some more fair and unfair
criticisms or " Words and their Uses" L. Clarke
Davis, of Phila the editor of the Lsgat Ineiiigen-
Ger, an ardent theatrical critic, aud the husband
of Rebecca Harding Davis, has II very pleasant
paper describing the personal and artistic char
acter Of the two actresses Maggie Mitchell and
Mary Cannon, thelattcr n New York fuv0rite not
much known outside of that city The "Mscel-
lany'' has reveal valuable minor papers, and the
wood engravlngs seem to us more than usually
excellent They are one of the Gdit,ry's strong
point.
LirriNCoTr's MAGAZINE for August has just
reached us from the publishers Its contents
are solid and refreshing, us in the past, well
worthy the attention Of our readers. The NUM-
hr apufnins hn in1ln,viu,r Dat -.
Of r. ii. Davis serial romance Of "Dallas Gal
braith," echo Notch,' by K. Morris Smith !:
"smoking," by J. Vaughan Darling Our
Globe in 1861 by Professor Schee dc We're .'In
Month";" by Miss Anne Brewster: :" A Months
Holiday in Germany" by Ellis Yanall Pro-
yidcnce." by Edward E. Law: "a Winters
Night in Wintry Place, Alas Poor Ghost, I"
by Leonard Kip '' Claims of the Bondholders, =
by Hon. Amasa Walker; Leathern Men, by
Henry T. Tuckcrman Madame La Duchessc," !"
by Mrs. r. NJ. Hooper," My Acquaintance with
Planchette," by Rev Samuel W. Duheld; "a
Nocturne by Chopin by c. F. Daniel Carl
baldi and Italy," by Edward $. Cross "our
Monthly Gossip" and Literature OF the Day."
PuTSAM's MONTHLY has an article describing
the scenes at the Hamburg Gambling House, by
Major Joseph Kirkland, an American officer who
has been viewing Europe. "Privitc Bohemias,"
is pleasant sketch, by "lhe author of Emily
Chester" John Burroughs contributes charm
ing word picture of "a Night Hunt in the adir-
ondacks," written in the true American style of
open air description. Charles W. Elliott has an
article on "Pekin and the Chinese y and Howard
M. jenkins describes the :" Romance of the
Gaines Case" which, as ii contains some local
illusions, we shall try to publish in full. "a
Sketch in Oils" tells OF the petroleum fever, how
it was caused, fed and ran its course. .sToo
True =" the serial story, is continued and the
"Journal of Poor Musician is concluded.
Alice Carey. Mrs. L. G. Kcnncy, ], W. Palmer,
Julia q X. Dorr, and Saln'l W. Dullield con-
taibute the poetry. II is good number
HARrER's MONTHLY presents another OF MIR.
Squier's very able articles on the Andes of Peru
and Bolivia, amply illustrated by excellent en-
cravings. A descriptive article of travel, "To
and upon the Amoor River" is less elaborate and
thorough than Mr.. Squicr's, but nevertheless
very pleasant reading. The paper on "John
Bull In Abyssiaia," gives some further informa-
tion respecting that country, but passes over a
great many details concerning the Napier cam
paign, which would be interesting. Indeed
Abyssinia, and not John Bulls operations there
in, is the topic considered. These three are the
| illustrated articles. Miss Mnlocl's serial "The
Woman's Kingdom" begins to develop, and is
changing from its slSim-milk style into more
forcbe character, which promises well for the
story. Parole Dillon neur'' is a good story OF
| life in the South since the war. It is not con
| cluded.
PkTERsoN's LADIES MAGAZINE, for August,
contains interesting stories by such writer's
as Mrs. Ann s. Stephens, Frank Lee Benedict,
Clara Augusta, the author of "The Second Lile,' "
and others the usual quantity of poetry and
fashion chit-chat, beautiful steel and scasonablt
wood engravings.
| --Np-and-Tuck Is the odd name of a new com.
ic paper just started in Schenectady, Now York
1t will be disappointed if it expects that it will
run np-and-tuck race with success.
1t is confidently stated that Genera
John A. Dix, now American Minister a
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