The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-08-12
New Books.

The lloou-Stone. A Novel. BY W1LKIE
COLLINS. With illustrations. NEW ork'
HARPER & BROTHERS.
Of course novel by WHINE COLLINS is
always welcome to the novel-readlng pup
lie. His successive stories all have stri-
king family resemblance; but the public
who read them consider them very fascina-
ting, and they not only show talent, but in
genuity in pleasing the taste Of these days.
The Ne,o Testament History; ooith an IN
Production, connecting the History Of the
Old and Ne,o TeStdments. Edited by
WILLIAM SMITH, LII. D., Classical Exami-
ner in the University of London. New
York: HARPER & BROTHERS.
This work, by gentleman of considera-
bic fame for his contributions to both sacred
and profane history, is divided into three
books. First, connection between Old
and New Testament history. Second, the
Gospel History OF the Saviour" Ministry
with collateral information. Third, the
Apostolic History. In the order of arrange
ment, with notes and chronological tables,
great amount OF industry as well as tact
and system is displayed, and it must be
very useful book for schools and for conve-
nient reference.
Cane Cod and an Along Shore Stories.
By CHARLES NoRDHoFF. New York :
HARPER & BROTHERS.
A series of stories which have appeared
in Harper's .Nonthly, and appear to be from
the pen of a lively and independent sort Of
writer.
Notes, Critical, Explanatory and Practical,
on the Book of Psalms. By ALBERT
BARNES, author of "Notes on the New
Testament" " Lectures on the Evidences
of Christianity" etc., etc. In three
volumes. Vol. l. New York : HARPER
g. BROTHERS.
DR.. BARNES is high authority in some of
the churches, and his new contribution to
Scripture literature will no doubt be re-
ceived most favorably. Without meaning
to detract from the value Of DR.. BARNEs'S
labors we cannot avoid the opportunity to
remark upon the proneness of commenta-
tors to prolixity. Criticisms and explana-
tions naturally inveigle most men into ex-
cess of verbiage, and this natural tendency
is greatly assisted by the facility afforded
in this age by the press for spreading the
thoughts and opinions of men before the
world. We noticed recently work, in two
large volumes, from W. H. VAN DoREN, on
St. Luke, in which whole page WAS some
times devoted to notes upon single cord.
In this book of DR.. BARNEss we find that
there is an average Of about six lines of
Psalms to page, and the balance is COM
ment. Forty-six pages of the book is intro
duction; and making an estimate of the re-
naming 32S pages, We find that there are
1868 lines of Psalms, and 30,S32 lines of
comment If we but imagine that there are
hundreds of such commentators at work,
throwing off upon the world equally ex
tended lucubrations upon like limited texts,
what an ocean of commentator we have,
and how utterly impossible it will be for
men to give them more than superficial
investigation. A man could hardly read
the title pages of the religious works in the
world during a reasonably long life. We
have heard Of German professor who ex-
patiated ten years on one of the Psalms,
and died before he had gotten through with
his Herculean labors.
DR.. BARNEs's two other volumes will come
on in order, and give interest and occupa-
ton to his many admirers.
All the above works are for sale by \. H.
CHRISTIAN & Co.