The New York herald., 1869-06-07
LITERATURE.
Reviews Of New Books.

Reviews Of New Books.
BEATRICE. BY the Hon. Roden Noel. Philadelphia:
j. h. Lipplncott h Co. 1863.
This is o poem OF most unequal merit. Some
parts are marked by great dramatic power and
felicity OF expression, while others are lame and
haltlng. The story Itself s quite ordinary, but Is
well adapted to the exhibition Of poetic genius.
The struggle between Clement and the duke on the
brink OF the precipce is admirably described as is
also the recovery of the wife and her DEATH The
tale is that OF young nobeman who has married
girl much below him in station who is abducted by
a lbertne duke in such way as to leave the I'M
preston that she has voluntarily eloped with him.
Her husband, Clement, pursues them discovers their
whereabouts meets the duke and has death
struggle with nm, which ends In the abductOr being
hurled over the precpice and crushed to "a hideous,
quivering pulp upon the rock" He then RECEIVERS
his wife, Reatrice and she dies in his Ems, and ne
remarked before. the poem Is not one that can be
praised unquaiiedy. There are, however, many
passages in 1t OF great intensity and tenderness,
which make 1t well worth reading.
WHY MEN Do Nor BELIEVE; OR, THE PRINCIPAL
CAUSES OF INFIDELITY. BY N. ]. Laforet. New
York: The Catholic Publication Society.
Among the many works that have been published
in defence OF the Catholic religion this has taken
foremost position since its appearance. 1t is vgor
ouslv written and ably argued from the Catholic
standpoint OF the author. OF course. defence OF
Catholcity to be expected that Protestantism
would be attacked, but with that part OF the work
We have nothing to do. 1t is not improbable that
Protestant writer can prove to the satisfaction or his
fellow Protesants that all the sin and crime in the
world at the present dav springs from Cathocity;
even as NJ Laforet in the book before argues with
great force to prove Professionalism the OF every
CRIME in the calendar. Aside from this, what we
might term sectarian feature, the work Is decidedly
OF the ahlest in behalf OF Catholicism that have
been published recently.
COLOR. BY Madame Elizabeth Cave. New York G.
+. Putnam X Sons.
This little work should be in the hands Of every
art student. The "Cave method of drawing" Of
which this is the second part, has attained great
success in all OF the art schools OF Europe in which
it has been introduced, and we think its general
adoption in the United States would be OF material
benefit to our future artists. The volume BEFORE
treats exclusively OF color and as Interesting to
read as 1t Is instructive to study. Madame Cave
writes with much vivacity, which lends charm 10
her subjects they would scarcely have possessed had
she confined her pen to mere manual or facts The
book is neatly gotten up and deserves large circn
laton.
THE SUMNER TOURISTS POCKET GUIDE TO AMEEI..
CAN WATERING PLACES. With maps and tables OF
distances. BY +. Hefile Hail. New York: The
American News Company.
The approaching summer solstice will, as usual
drive from the cities to the country many thousands
Of persons, to whom this pocket guide will be Of
value. The different summer resorts their location
accommodations charges and the routes to them are
any place he may desire without having TO encoun-
ter the many difficulties and dscomfOrts which ira
veners ordinarily encounter The BOOK Is neatly
printed and bound, and Is OF convenient size for the
pocket II contains map OF the watering places OF
New England and Canada, which will be found USE
full for reference.
WATERLOO A Sequel to the Conscript of 1873.
Translated from the French OF Erckmann.Cha-
tran, with SIX full page illustrations New York
Charles Scribner h Co.
To those who have read ''The Conscript' this book
w he ia in at OH arrnfn
style OF simplicity which has made the Erckmann-
Chatrian works popular in every language IN which
they have been published. We welcome all such
works as the one before us, as much for the great
lesson OF Christianity they teach as for their literary
merit. All the profound essays, sermons and phil.
ppics against war do not so orciby describe its hor-
rors and show what miserable f0nus Jdtu,s MILL
this country it is true much OF the force its argu
ment is lost; for here, the people being the rulers
into war. But among It teach the lesson,
frequently given and seldom learned, that there Is
no good which can arise from war that Is not more
han counterbaanced by the bloodshed, and desola-
hon, and ruin from which 1t sprung.
Novel. by Mrs. Mary J. Holmes. New York: e.
w. Carleton, publisher. 1869.
We can readily imagine with what delight bevy
Of sentimental girls could listen to the perusal
Of this story; and. probably, there are some men,
bers OF the other scarcely "sterner," though)
who could also feel a maudn kind OF pleasure In
reading 1t. But truth to tell, and without derogat-
ing from the authors ability, we do not think this
book even above the ordinary run OF novels written
by women. tmay be very delightful to read OF the
reunion OF a wife and husband after years OF sepa-
ration: and we once heard most charming young
creature OF seventeen declare that to her idea the
best thing In married life is to quarrel with ones
partner and afterwards make friends. STILL we
stern critics cannot accept the romantic impressions
OF even pretty Rlrl. albeit we yield TO her
fascinations IN most other things. "Ethelyn's
Mistake" Is based on mistaken view OF society
from beginning to end. The heroine makes q mis-
take In marrying the Congressman from the West
She makes another mistake in leaving his home and
she makes her last and greatest mistake In return
long as she does. We suggest that even In novel
writing some respect Is due to consistency and to
the unities. This story regards neither. While,
therefore, we repeat our belief that n will be widely
read by certain class OF minds, which will delight
In the narrative we cannot accord II praise which,
in our opinion 10 does not deserve.
SHORT AND FAMILIAR ASswERs TO THE Mosr Con-.
MON OBJECTIONS URGED AGAINST RELIGIos. From
the French OF Liable de Segur. Boston: Patrick
Donahue.
THE FORTY HOURS. Boston: Patrick Donahue
Both OF these religious works, intended for
Catholics. to whom, no doubt they will be found
most interesting. They both neatly printed and
bound.
COTTON SEIZURES DURING THE WAR
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