The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-11-06
NEW BOOKS.

from their Writings: BY Ida Raymond.
Philadelphia: Claxon, Remsen & Half
felfinger,. 9l9L& s2l Market street.
1861"
Charles Diniitry, editor of the Alex
andria Commercial Advertiser and a
very competent critic, says of the above
work. .---~-aszs -.s-.'--asfs.
1t is we'll 10 say that in compiling
southland Writer'S" the author has
not been governed by the rules which
guide the pen of a reviewer or critic.-
She desires to give samples of the writ
ings, with such Information of the lives
and characters, of. the authors as may.
be interesting to the world to know.
A fair idea of the completeness of the
book may be formed from the fact that
it will contain nearly one hundred
sketches OF authors.
southland Writers" will contain
sketches of many Virginia ladies of lit :
ernrv repnte, together with such ex-
tracts from their writings as may estab-
lish their claims to be considered as
wearers of the laurel. The book will
probably be issued about the LIST of jan
nary next, and will prove, we venture
to say III advance, a most brilliant sue
cess.
"BEYoND THE MISSISSIPPI is the title
of a goodly volume of 600 or 700 PIP,
comes to MS from the. United States Pub
fishing Company. Hartford, Conn. The
author is Albert D. Richardson, well
known as pleasing writer for various
periodicals. For the first one or two
hundred pages, the Southern reader
will be disguised with the authors abo-
lition version of Kansas matters, but
the remainder of the book is free from
this faint and gives by far the most in
teresting description of the country ira
versed by the Pacific r. r., which has
ever appeared. The book is well print
ed and piofusely illustrated.
1t is pleasant to see the name o. our
enterprising Orange boy. j. Wall Tur-
ner, mentioned in connection with one
of the first publishing houses in all Eu-
rope. Witness the following.
1.-The Emgrant's Wade Mecum, or
Guide to the price Grant in venezue-
Ian Guayana. Price "a. Cd. Copyright
secured in England and America. =
Trubner & Co., 60 Paternoster Row,
E. g. j. Wall Turner, Richmond, Va.
U. S. A. 1885,"
The book is entertaining and the in
ducement it holds out TO emigrants are
very tempting, yet we cannot conscien-
tiously advise any man, unless he be
very robust and daring, to leave Virgin
ia for Venezuela or anywhere else on
the top of this round globe. If the
United States hold together peacefully
and there is at least chance of this
Virginia will afford such field for en-.
ergw and enterprise as no other land on
the planet ever offered. AT all events,
we think so, and intend to wait and see
what our opinion is worth.
From Messrs. West & Johnston, Rich
mond, Va, we have received the follow
ing books just published by Harper &
Bros, New York.
The Life of George Stephenson and
of his son Robert Stephenson. Com
prising also history OF the Invention
and introduction of the railway loco
motive. BY Samuel Smiles, Author of
"Sclf-Help," "The Huguenots," &c.,
&c. With Portraits and Numerous IL
Illustrations. Svo. Cloth, 50.
2'his is book which should be in the
hands of every Southern oy who has a
turn for mechanics. The London Re-
view says of it.
1t Is as Interesting as roma ice--far
more Instructive than nine-tenths of
the best romance. 1t relates one of the
most wonderful stories that was ever
imagined, yet story every part of
which is true.
Tastefully hound and very prettily il
lustrlted by r. p. I.eitch and Percival
SHELTON, it is just the book for holiday
or birth day present.
Kinglake's Crimean War. The inva-
sion of she Crimea, its origin. and an ac-
count of its progress down to the deaf h
of Lord Raglan. BY Alexander wiz
liam kinglake. Vol. ii. Just ready
With Maps and Plans. 12mo., Cloth 81
per Vol
Mr.. Kinglake has surely taken his
time in completing the second volume
of his able work or the Crimean War.
The first volume received tardy justice
at the hands of the critics and was far
better appreciated years after its APP
pearance than at the time its publica-
ton. Such, we fancy will be t he fate of
the second volume.
Mildred. A novel. By Georgiana
NJ. Craik, Author of "Leslie Tyrrel."
'sFaith Unwin's Ordeal" &C., &c. Svo,
Paper, so cents.
We have not read this novel, but a
friend who has speaks OF it in the high
est terms. Here are some OF the opin-
| ions OF the London Press.
A very clever story. Mildred is a
! glorious creature, and we follow her
I.history with deep interest. London
Star.
| Aniatercsting story we'll worked out.
The characters are original and admira-
bly, Observation-Disclosures Observer.
This is an intensely interesting story.
| 1t is the best novel we have seen from
the authors pen.--London Sun.
The BRANLEIGHs OF BIsHoP's FOLLY is
aLother novel which our woodworking
/, friend commends as entertaining and
skiiGully written.