The New York herald., 1869-01-04
BOOK NOTICES.

TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN SOUTH AND Cen.
TRIAL AMERICA. by Don Ramon Paez Charles
Scr,bner 4 Co. 1888.
This is an interesting work OF some fve hundred
well printed pages The author, who thoroughly
understands his subject, deals with it In broad
view and makes his work something more than its
title indicates. In fact, with our knowledge Of
Spanish America, we class II among the few stand
ard works upon Venezuela. Descriptions OF thd
country, the habits and costumes OF the people and
adventures are charmngiy woven together. The
opening paragraph Of the introduction Is. in come
mon with the book. well worth extensive circula4
tom a
you are acknowledged to bc-ln which opinion |
most heartily concur, having myself spent among
attention to an important fact which has ESCAPED
your notice thus far, or that OF your teachers
namely, better acquaintance with that vast and
glorious portion OF our great Continent lying at your
very portas--South America, a region OF which you
have only faint idea from the mcagrc nfornatiog
supplied by your school biographies and occasonat
newspaper correspondents but, In fact, land OF
wondrous exuberance and untold natural wealth.,
which offers you field OF enterprise worthy Of tho
founders OF the states OF California and Oregon and
the Territories OF Montana, Arizona and Colorado.
JESUS or NAZARETH: His LIFR AND TEACHINGS,
York. d
In this volume DIR. Lyman Abbott presents us with
another reading OF the Life OF Christ. Those who
have read Strauss and Neander. and Rcnan and
Ellicolt, ana Andrews and Schan, and .'Ecce
Honor and "Eccc Dcus,n not to mention others,
will not md much that IL original or brilliant or
highly critical In this work. BY such Glass; indeed
II Ia little likely TO be read at a By the great mass.
however, who are Interested IN the Gospel narrative
and who are IN quest OF religious knowledge, 1t wl
be read with pleasure anu profit. The book reveals
extensive reading. II Is written In an easy popuaf
STYLE II Is tastefully, even elegantly got up the
Illustrations, which are numerous, are not without
merit ~
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF IRELAND From ,hd
Earliest Period. With Historical Illustrations by
Henry Doyle irish National Publications. Ken.
mare Convent, county Kerry. New York: CathO-
lie publication Society. M
An octave OF some 700 pages, bound In green,
neatly printed and lbcrally illustrated with good en<
cravings OF great variety OF historical scencs char
accrs and subjects. very interesting book To tho
unlearncd In lrclunds history, OF any faith In search
OF knowledge, and we should say, a vciy satisfac-
tory presentation to the Catholic OF the rights and
wrongs Of Ireland. !.
OSCAR BERTRAND. Novel. by Miss NJ. r.. BradS
don. New York: Robert NJ. De w.t. Publisher. !,
A band OF ROBBERS, two or three murdererss
poisoners traitors and detectives combine to make
up sensational. story OF tho very first order. %
II Is utterly useless to say that Miss Braddoa
works should never bc read by those who look for
something instructive a. well as amusing for SUCH
readers never ask for oscar Bertrand" "Birds of
Prey &C. But there IL q certain class OF novel;
reaters-unhappily u very large one we fear-which
insists upon horrors, and to such we recommend the
work before us. y.
FAIR PLAY; on, TIM TEST or THE LONE ISLE. by
Mrs. Emma D. II. N. Southworth. 670 PIP. T. b.
Peterson Brothers, Philadelphia. N
In this elegant novel Mrs. Southworth sustalns her.
well established reputation as novelist. II Is tho
longest story has written and the interest OF thc
reader Is kept up to the last page. The similarity
portion OF the plot and some OF the scenes 10 smi
lar matter IN the novel OF Poul Play by two ccle-
brnted English novelsts has been snliicent to lead
readers to suspect plagiarism; but In few sensible
remarks In the preface TO "Far Play" Mrs. south.
worth fully vindlcates her claim 10 originality, what
the charge that may lie against ner tltstors.
The move. is well worthy Of perusai