The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-29
BOOK NOTICES.

DIR. HowELL's FAMILY. BY Mrs. II. Il. Goodwin
Boston: Lee Shepard.
THIS is curious story, embracing in its principal
features the lives of two half sisters The current or
one running In all the wild channels OF wayward,
ambitious and fashionable existence to end in that
relief of Unmatched moras-dvorce. The other is
life of domestic quietude, peace and virtue which,
OF course. brings Its reward Besides these two
prominent characters there s a capricous wife-not
an unusual accident IN the household-very forclby
and skilluly drawn, and an orphan protege,
snatched from q wreck, who makes up her part OF
the story very prettily and appropriately Without
distressed female in some capacity novel would
be incomplete. The dstresses of Edna Shrcve, how
ever lie more in the TACT of her orphanagc than In
her condition OF life, for she Is wei provided for
by her guardian and, though wall and stray, IS q
very comfortable one, who iinds joyous haven at
last where her beauty OF person and character dises
charity and good will among all human creatures
who came within the circle OF her influence. An III
PRODUCTION Co 'Dr. Howeli's Family" viii not prove
fruitless to the reader.
HIIIsBoRo' FARMS. by Sophia Dickinson Cobb.
Boston: Lee & Shepard.
well printed volume, which makes little preteD.
sions beyond the portrature OF certain scenes ana
incidents in domestic life, with just enough Of myR
terry ana romance to give zest TO the story and keep
the interest Of the reader fixed upon its pages. When
the authoress very modesty declares In the preface
that the book claims to have special moral
sion, she does not do her labor full justice. Every
life more enjoyabe-whch mparts TO pure and genu-
Inc love charm that attracts the minds Of both
sexes, cannot be without good moral ana cannot
fail To fulfil useful mission.
THE GoRDIAN KNOT. by shirley Brooks New York.
Harper Brothers, publishers
This is reissue Of novel written over nine years
ago, aud published IN serial form at the time. The
author in preface thinks that to majority OF the
readers IL will be new, which ~ very probable N
they do not even discover anything OF interest In
the work.
CLIFTON GREY; OR, THE BlRrHEIGuT RESTORED by
Pierce Egan. New York. Frederic A. Brady pub
Usher.
As the title indicates this Is novel OF the sanss.
ton school. Fun OF romance, It will no doubt ne
acceptable 70 large class OF novel readers.
No LOVE LosT-A ROMANCE or TRAVEL. by W. ID.
Howells New YORK: q. T. Putnam Il son.
Blank verse, TO be interesting poetry must he
particularly well written. In mo Love Lost' there
is very little poetry but the love story ii contains Il
OF some interest. The descriptions OF Venice are
good undoubtedly the best Ia the entire world.
Tile poem originally appeared In P1fn01a'S Md1T-
zBe and Is published IN book form. IL Is hand
somCly gotten up.
THE MIMIC STAGs-a series Of Dramas. Comedies
Burles1ues and Earccs Tor public exhibitions ami
private theatricas by George NJ Baker Bos-
ton: Lee shepard
A handy little volume of 300 page. neatly printed
on cream paper. We Think TOO. that some OF
these comedies and arces would answer Tor private
thearicals very well. The plots simple and well
worked un. the WialOIueS are anu tue enc
ing ~ according 10 the established law that viiiany
IL q losing game and thai II you live long enough
vrtuos life Will get the lnmy estate ana the pret-
test girl or the party.
MADAME THEREsE. by aessrs. ErchmannC hatiian.
New York: Charles Scribner a. 20. 1862.
The authors have chosen period Tor the data OF
their novel when the attention of all Europe was
absorbed by the stirring events Of the times aud the
gigantic strides made by the French republic IN
1892. The scenes OF rua life ia Germany arc tru,i,.
fully depicted. and the style being c:sy ana wen
translated render the work highly interesting, cspe
Cialiy for young people.