The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-26
NEW BOOKS.

BLEAK HOUSE. By Charles Dickens. New York :
ID. Appleton h Co. 1868. Krull & Dickey, LOG
Canal street, New Orleans.
ANTIQUARY. Romance. By Sir Walter Scott
Bart New York; ID. Appleton & Co. Krull
a Dickey, New Orleans.
The above volumes are the latest issues by the
publishers Of their elegant cheap editions of the
works of Scott aud Dickens. The fact that there
is a demand for the republication of such works
is an encouraging evidence that the taste of the
reading public is not wholly vitiated.
The MASTERY SERIES. BY Thomas Prenderpast
author of the " Mastery of Languages - etc
New York ID. Appleton & Co. 1865. Krull &
Dickey, New Orleans.
These publications include Handbook. - ex.
planning the process of acquiring languages for
coloquial and writing purposes by the mastery
method, together with a volume of practical ex
smples aud exercises in French, and another in
German. OF the advantages of this method.
which is assmilsted to the spontaneous manner in
which children learn languages, there is not the
least doubt.
ALBERT HASTINGS. novel. By Mary Scrim.
geonr Whitaker. Belock & Co., 1870 Canal
street.
The contents Of this volume are such as TO sus.
tain the promise of the publishers prospectus of
1t, 10 which we not long ago referred. It's scenes
and characters relate to a period anterior to the
war, period past and historic, and is happily
free from hackneyed political discussion, as well
as from all subjects ard descriptions of dubious
moral tendency.
SHELTERN. A Novel. BY Christopher. Nav
Orleans. $50 Canal street.
The authors name. as given as above. is no
doubt fictitious. He is a Southern writer. we
take it, and his story is placed ia the South. The
style shows no unskiful hand in authorcraft
We have also from Blelock & Co. Putuam's
Monthly Magazine for May, with long list of
attractive contents, including very interesting
article on the Mississippi River by James O.
NOyes.
DAVID, THE KING OF ISRAEL: A portrait drawn
from Bible history and the book Of Psalms. By
Fred. VIM. kTummache-, d. d.. anthor of Elijah
the Tishbite, " etc. Translated under the express
sanction Of the author. By Rev. NJ. G. Easton,
NJ. A. New York: Harper & Bros, ls6S. Geo.
Ellis, opposite the PostofIice New Orleans.
Pious fervor and Biblical faith and enthusiasm
are not often looked for in these days 10 Ger
man book; and in these particulars this volume
is almost as exceptional as lie it will be welcome
TO large class Of American readers.
CBARLoTTE's INHERITANCE. A novel. ByM. E.
Braddon. New York. Harper Bros: 1868.
George Ellie, New Orleans.
This is a sequel to Birds Of Prey" by the same
author, of whose merits and wide popularity as a
novelist it is needless to say anything here.
HARPER's PHRASE BOoK.-English. French. Ger.
man and Italian. George Ellis, New Orleans.
very convenient hand book for travellers and
schools as a guide toeonversation in the languages
enumerated.
HARPER's PICTORIAL History OF THE GRgAr
RfBELLIoN. Nos. Is, &c, u and Is. George
E.lls, New Orleans.
In point of pictorial illustration the excel
lence of this serial publication is universally ad-
mitted.
The HOME MONTHLY. A. B. Stark, editor. Ro-
bert J. Harp, liz Camp street, New Or.
leans.
The April number of this periodical gives proof
Of industry and talent, and is creditable to Its
editor, publisher and contributors.