The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-12
LITERATURE.
REVIEW OF NEW BOOKS.

Those who have read Mr.. Ballantyne's story
entitled Fighting the Flames" will have q
natural desire TO peruse this work. The Cor
nish mines are the most celebrated, and in
many respects the most interesting, in the
world. Extending, as some Of them do, not
merely into the bowels OF the earth, but
tAx under the sea, the lives Of the miners
are constantly imperillsd, and from the ear
lest childhood their existence is one OF toll,
danger, and thrilling adventure. Mr.. BAlan-
tyne, In the work before us, has not attempted
70 give a complete description OF the
mines, fisheries, or the social condition o.
the people Of Cornwall, but he has endeavored
70 exhibit some OF the most interesting scenes
and incidents connected With mining me-
With this end in view, he has constructed MS
story on a foundation Of facts, but has taken
the romsncer's liberty to arrange his incidents
"a as N produoe an essentially truthful PIC
+u,e uDeep Down" can be recommended as
a storv of exciting interest, which boys will
ssgerlv read, and which will give some valua-
Bile ideas on q subject about which very little
Ia generally known. The book is embellished
with q number OF very excellent designs, and
IL is nicely printed and bound.
Prom D. Ashmead We have received seve-
raj Of the recent publications of d. Appleton
n Co., of New York. "The Chaplet of Pearls;
or, the White and Black Ribaqmont," by the
author of "The Heir of Redclyffe, " is one of
the list of "Appleton's illustrated Library OF
Romance" now in course Of publication. The
story takes us back to the old Huguenot days
of France, and it gives a graphic picture o.
the manners, customs, and political and rel-
xious intrigues of the times. The author is
well known as one Of the most entertaining
romance-writers of the day, and "The Chapet
# Pearls' is equal in interest to anything
that has yet proceeded from her pen. The
story is illustrated by number OF Mr.. CASTOR
Fay's designs, upon which we cannot bestow
much admiration.
"The Jerusalem Delivered" of Torquato
Tasse is one of the great poems Of the world,
and the translation OF J. H. Whiffsn has long
been acknowledged as the best English YER
sion OF it. This standard work is published
by the Messrs. Appleton in their popular
edition" of the poets, at the low price of so
cents. A life Of Tasso is given, and list of
the English nobility and gentry who went to
she Orusades. The notes are sufficiently
numerous to aid the reader in gaining an
understanding Of the poem. "The Jerusalem
Delivered" should find place in the library
OF every student of poetry, beside Dante,
Homer Ariosto, Petrarch, and Shakespeare.
Many lovers of good literature cannot afford
to purchase books at the ordinary prices, and
the Messrs. Appleton would be rendering an
essential service to some of the most ardent
admirers Of irst-class poetry if they would
follow up their half-dollar editions of Dante
and Tasso with "The Orlando Furioso" and the
Eonnets of Petrsroh in equally cheap and
attractive style.
''The Poacher' is the ninth volume of the
b0-eent edition of Captain Marryatt's works.
This series will be completed in twelve volumes,
and the entire set will be sold for $5 so. What
boy need be without Marryatt's works The
edition is printed in large type on good paper.
The first part of the catalogue of the
musical library Of Joseph W. Drexel, Esq,
contains a list of 1886 works, in 2245 volumes
historical biographical, theoretical, critical,
satirieal, etc.-and in the German, English,
French, Italian, Latin, Greek, Spanish,
and Dutch languages. We have before
alluded to this superb collection, and we
again express the hope that it may at some
time be placed in the custody of one of our
public libraries, so that musicians and all who
are interested in musical subieots can have
access to 1t. The catalogue was arranged by
Mr.. q. F. Albrecht, who has devoted all his
energies to completing the collection and pre-
pairing the catalogue. The titles of the works
are given in alphabetical order, and to facili-
tate the search for a particular work, the
numbers are arranged under different heads,
according to the subjects. The first part of
the catalogue covers musical writings;
the second, third, and fourth parts
will be issued as soon as they can be pre-
pared, and will comprise lists of autographs
Of distinguished musicians; prints relating to
music, including many portraits of celebrated
composers, etc.; music for the church. theatre.
chamber, etc., among which is copy of the
ATst edition Of Haudel's oratorios in score.
The Report of a survey across the Con-
theHt in lS67-6S, on the thirty.ffth and
thirty-second parallels, for a route extending
the Kansas Pacific Railway to the Pacific
Oeean at San Francisco and San Diego, by
Stneral William J. Palmer, gives vast
amount Of information about this hitherto
almost unknown region, which ia shortly to be
opened TO the world by the completion of the
Pacific Railroad. The survey under General
PAlmer's direction was the most complete and