Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-01-22

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The EMPRESS JOSEPHINE. ny Lou,s, II
BAcH.-" Another Of Miss Muhlbacb'. o.,
some reader may say. Yes, another, ,ns
mistake not. il will meet with public favo,
decided than has been vouchsafed to il, ~.
predecessors. The Muhlbaoh novels ,,..
this rapid sequence, because the public Vim
them, buying them in preference to the W..
any other romance, Dickens alone excen,,l
any one wishes to estimate the populari,y p,
Muhlbach books, let him ask at the near.,,
latng library. The insatiate demand for ,b.
thumbod volumes will tell the story. w,
heard some puzzling over the secret Of tbi,
success. Even a oursory glance through A..
of her novels, this one about the Empre.
phne, for instance, solves il to our sati.,.
She takes the salient points of wonderii
and works them into the conference Of A a.
Josephine's life, in Miss Muhlbach's hand,
into three parts, like the three acts of v.a
portioned play First, she is the yi,.,..
Besuharnais, and that part begins with l..
among the tropical glories Of Mariiniqs.
she is the happy wife Of General Bonapsr.
she is the Empress and the Divorced. And
part ends with her death at Malmaisop b
splendid melodrama, in which scenery. ao5-
and perfume. leave none Of the senses uo,I.
ed. Josephine is the central figure. ami
the hearts in this book, as Napoleon said a.
in her imperial reign. Next to her. and d..
lustre from her nearness, comes OF course tho
ed " Child Of Destiny" who is here shown
only amiable part OF lover. Around tb,,
grouped queens, emperors. generals, and
other great men and women Of the Nap
days. The style is fascinating -Mulbachr
might say. A new artist, CASTOR Fay, m,,
debut in this book, aud seems to be the ns
have been looking for 50 long. His llus,.
OF Josephine. lazily swinging in her West
hammock. aud Of her interview with the
Rome, and the death-in-life image of her, s
under her divorce, arc perfect gems Of
| give an added value TO the charming stor,
/ A NEW WORK by HENRY WARD BEEn
Among the enterprises Of the present year
publishing house in New York city, that Of
FoRD & Co. The senior partner Of this d,
has been for many years in the trade, ha,
the past eleven years, been manager OF ID.
scription department Of the ArPLEToNs.
new house propose to publish chiefly on d
scription plan, they are evidently starti.t
fair prospects. The work which they will
sue is Life Of Christ by Henry Ward b..
and it would be hard to find in this counir
better fit, in all senses. to undertake the "
Of such book 1t is already under way.
be seen from the annexed letter from Mr..
err to his publishers and, as it to be 10.
parts, We may soon look for the regular ann
ment Of it;
BRooKLYs' Thursday, Jan. 10. d
J. B. Ford& Co..
/ GENTLEMEN II am at work upon the
= Christ. with all diligence, and shall press 4.
as fast as other engagements viii permit.
long contemplated this labor Of love. and
that am permitted to begin it under such
able auspices
The materials are abundant. The dffeur
in selection. The last thirty years have t-
to the consideration of this subject more I'D
and eloquence than were ever directed, wit
same space Of time, to one subject Our
knowledge, too, has been vastly augmented !
scientific Typographical explorations OF Ii.
Land.
At time when chill mist OF doubt Is
over all the Sacred Records, from an excess,
diction TO material science, il would seer
good service might be rendered to religion
asserting, in language and by methods CO..
to the wants of modern thought, the DiMi
our Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST.
Henry WARD BRrcH