The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-20
BOOK NOTICES.

DOCTOR JACOB. BY NJ. pethain Edwards. Robert
Brothers. Boston.
"Doctor JacOb''is a curious story about an English
clergyman with whom all sorts of women fell in
love, and who at the age OF sixty was desperately
loved by beautiful girl OF eighteen. lie is the
tral figure and though peculiar one not altogether
unnatural. This country, as well as England or as
Germany, where the scenes are laid can furnish
clerical heroes or this sort who have great power
and facilities for captivating women, and who are
not bit more scrupulous than DR.. Jacob. We
cannot say much for the book. II is on the whole
| twaddling, namby.pamby sort Of work, and devoid
of dramatic force or interest. II the literary taste
OF the time was not very low such work would not
| pay for publishing.
GLovERsoN AND HIS SILENT PARTNERS. by Ralph
Keeler. Lee Shepard, Boston.
The author OF this book is the individual who ac
compished the rather remarkable feat Of making the
tour of Europe some years ago with $751;. He shows
as much temerity In ookmaking as perseverance in
traveling but is evident he has talent in his
legs than genius for literature. "Gloverson and His
Silent Partners'' is tale Of San Francisco Cal life
and made up Of very commonplace materials Cali
f0rna furnishes undoubtedly, many remarkable
individual histories and extraordinary adventures II
man Of genius would take hold OF them and work
them up, and 1t only SHOWS the lack OF ability in this
writer that he has not done 60 This ia another in
stance OF the mania for authorship with those who
had better be digging potatoes than aspiring TO an
honor beyond their reach.
UNDER THE WILLOWS AND OTHER POEMS. BY James
Russell Lowell Boston: Fields Osgood Co.
neatly printed htle volume. on cream tinted
paper, Of some 275 pages, embracing numerous
poems on variety OF subjects from m author who
has fairly earned name and place in the first rank
OF the poets OF New England. He SAYS
Though old the thought and oft expressed,
,Tis his at last who says il best;
I'll try my fortune with the rest.
And he has tried 1t with fattering success.
ADVENTURES IN THE APACHE COUNTRY. BY J. Ross
Browne. Harper Brothers.
This In series OF travels in Arizona and vicinity
by the amusing author Of "Yusef the Land Of
Thor" and other light works OF travel II has how
ever, appeared in fragments in HarDer's Magazine,
and is already familiar TO the public. We welcome
tunities 70 enjoy the views and wit OF the author
One thing however. N q little too patent IN the
work, and that Is the prasing OF bad silver MINES
inducing poor Investments on the part of capital
lists who have already been badly bled by the own
ers OF some Of the mines mentioned.
A. M. Fields, Osgood Co., Boston.
We were expecting by the title that Mr.. Browning
had struck a vein on The whiskey ring but we find
.'Tsrttum Qufd" &c, the whole IN blank verse.
Blank very blank
THE voN TooDLEBuGs; OR, THE History OF VERY
DISTINGUISHED FAMILY. BY +. Coburn Adams.
Philadelphia: Claxton, Renisen 4 Haffelfnger.
All things considered, this novel will enable one
To pass away an hour or two without ennui.
CnlRTRE BELL; THE WAIF OF ELM ISLAND BY Rev.
Elijah Kellogg. Boston: Lee n Shepard. 1869.
This IL boys book, wen written wen illustrated
and well filed with the standard Juvenile indgna-
ton at oppression and wrong and other laudable
sentiments. 1t teaches good lessons in way TO in
sure attentive earncrs