The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-13
LITERATURE.
REVIEW of NEW BooKs

This volume Is the work of q woman who Is
earnestly interested In the most important
feature OF the " oman question: feature, by
the way, that some Of the most ardent advo-
Gates Of women's rights apparently consider
as Of secondary Importance to some others; as
the right of suffrage, for instance. Some time
ago we noticed in these columns q useful work
by Miss Penny entitled "The Employment
of Women" which was designed to
show women who complain that there are no
fields Of labor open for them, what had been
done and what could be done by their sex.
The work now before us has the same object
in view, and II enters into a discussion of the
whole subject OF women's work and wages In
clear, practical, and common sense manner.
The subject ID one that is forcing itself upon
the attention of the public more and more
every day, and upon satisfactory solution of
the social problem involved in it depends in a
great measure the cause of virtue, religion,
and morality. Miss Penny quotes freely from
all authors who have said anything bearing
upon the matter under consideration, and her
evident desire has been to set forth her sub
ject in the most foroible and impressive man.
ner, rather than to win laurels for herself as
an author.
The book is enc that those who are inte-
rested in the welfare of the working women
Of the country-a large and constantly increas-
ing olass-should read;l and although all
may not agree upon every point with the au-
thor, her views and opinions are in every
way worthy of respectful consideration.
From ]. B. Lippincott 4 Co. we have re-
ceived "The Gain Of a Loss" novel by the
| author of "The Last of the Cavaliers." Pub-
lished by Leypoldt & Holt. This is we'll
written and very interesting story of English
life, which the admirers of good fiction will
| appreciate. A decidedly religious feeling per-
vades the work, the characters are drawn
with much skill, the plot is we'll developed,
and the moral is good.
The same house sends us ''The Life of
William Ewart Gladstone" one of Csssell's
representative biographies. Published by
Felt Dillingham;, New York. This work
| contains some particulars about the English
premier which have never been published
before, and in the space Of 12S pages it gives
| all the leading events of his career as
scholar and statesman. Price, fifty cents.
| From Claxton, Remsen & Hatfslfnger we
have received "Glennair, or Life in Scotland" !"
by Helen Hszlett.
This story is somewhat crude, but it shows
decided ability and promises well for what the
author will do in the future. Portions of it
are very we'll written, but at times desire to
be forcible and an inclination for fine writing
have tempted the author into exaggerations
which mar the symmetry of the work.
Messrs. Claxton, Remsen & Hatfelfnger
also send us "Out of the Streets" a story of
New York life, by Charles Gayler; published
by Robert NJ. De Witt, New York. This story
originally appeared in Frank Leslie's Chimney
Corner, when IL was so successful that the
author was induced to publish it in book
form. "Out of the Streets" is addressed to a
populous audience, and it will doubtless fiud
multitude Of appreciative and not too critical
readers.
Turner Brothers & Co. send us "The
Triumph of Criticism," by NJ. B. Craven;
"Grifith Gaunt," by Charles Reade; and Our
Boys and Girls, Oliver Optics magazine for
Saturday, March 20, 1867.
"The Triumph of Criticism is a "critical
and paradox work on the Bible and our
theological idea of the Deity" Mr.. Craven
disputes the received doctrine Of the Divine
origin of the Scriptures, and he goes over the
same ground, and in much the same manner,
as other writers who have treated the subject
from the same standpoint. He is particularly
severe upon Moses, whose teachings and reli-
gious system he considers entirely
obsolete and unadapted to modern
civilization. Jesus Christ he admires
as reformer who overturned the Mosaic
law, but whose teachings are, on the whole,
not adapted to the requirements OF this ad-
vanced age. Mr.. Craven does not write as
forcibly or as learnedly as some other authors
who have preceded him in the same field, aud
it is doubtful whether his "unceremonious
attack on our highly cherished and time
honored religious theories" will have the
effect Of utterly demolishing them and effect
ing a moral and religious revolution, as ne
seems TO expect that it will. Unable to fad
publisher who was willing to undertake the
responsibility of his entire work, the author
has concluded to hazard himself the publica'
tion OF the "Prolegomena," or predatory part
of the work, as a sample of the whole.
"Grifhth Gaunt," published by Harper q
Brothers, is embellished with all the origina
illustrations, is nicely printed in clear, reada