The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-06-01
New Books.

Warerley Norels.-"The Heart of Mdlo-
THAN" Count Robert of Paris"
Far Maid of PERTH" and "Wood-
stock" under one cover of APPLETON 4
Co.'S green and gilt illustrated Library
Edition.
Count Robert Of Paris, separately, in the
chcrry-colorcd cheap edition Of ''Waycr-
w." gotten up by APPLETON e Co.
Elements of Latin Grammar for Schools
BY ALBERT HARNESS, Phi. d., Professor
in Brown University. New York Ar-
PLEToN e. Co.
A very fair grammar ; worthy of rank
amongst the most popular Of It's kind.
Tommy Try, and What He Did IN Science.
by CHARLES OTTLEY GROOM NAPIER. New
York d. APPLETON d Co.
This work is designed to incucate an at
tachmcnt for familiar science in the youth
full mind. TOMMY TRY tries great many
departments of science, and finds out a great
many things curious, practical, and useful.
TOMMY begins as 4 little boy making his first
visit TO the museum; but Mr.. NAPIER car
ries him forward rather too rapidly, making
him indeed Il prodigy, and in everyday life
prodigieS are not taken to much. But
through TOMS experience the book lays be-
fore The reader 4 great deal that will iutc
rest small boys. large boys, and old boys"
The work is very handsomely made, and
illustrated IN style worthy of all common
dation We have rarely seen Towering
plants more cXquisitely portrayed in en-
craving.
The above works arc all for sale by A. II.
CHRISTIAN & Co.
The Dodge CInb; or, Italy IN 1850. BY
JAMES De MILE, author Of "Cord and
Creese or, The Brandon Mystery" ETC.,
etc. With one hundred illustrations.
New York: HARPER Il BROTHERS.
This seems to be Il book Of very consider
able humor, from the hurried glance we have
been enabled to give it. If it is not. then
the HARrERs have thrown away number
of very capital wood-engraved pictures that
are really creditable to the art.
For sale by 4. II. CHRISTIAN & Co.
| Vanity Far. THACKERAY's famous work,
and probably his greatest. HARrERs are
engaged in republishing the works of this
one of the most gifted of British modern
authors, and this book belongs to their cdi-
| ton. 1t has "THACKERAY's own illustra-
TONS" We always liked THACKERAY. He
was Il better man than Boz every way en-
cept in talent, and even in that he rose
superior to Boz in never degrading his mind
to the vile Uses of prejudice and fanaticism,
and in never selling his good name to COM
mend Indifferent wares to public favor. He
had his errors; but his heart was right.
THACKERAY's genius was bright, and per-
haps its greatest drawback was that detest-
able catch-penny idea Of the publication of
novels i'll weekly parts. This idea was not
his, indeed. 1t was the conceit of merce-
nary publishers; but he fell a martyr to it.
The serial publication interferes with the
unity of the novel and its dramatic proprie-
ties. II tempts an author to sensational in
tervals in order to whet the appetite Of the
weekly reader; and it also tempts him,
through the greedy publisher, TO make the
most of his capital by swelling out the
dimensions of his story to unfortunate
voluminousneSS. And this last is the
fault with some Of THAcKERAY's best
works. They possess interest enough to
command for them thousands of readers, in
spite Of this serious fault; but it was a
grievous straining of both talents and popu-
larity. What a pity for the reputation of
really great author! 1t is a sacrifice of
fame to cupidity-the Interpolation of the
leaden pages of ditfusiveness into books
illumined by genius, and thus marring the
fame of their authors with future ages.
1t was IL remarkable trait of THAcxrRAY's,
talent that his comic genius was so versatile
that he could convey his ideas in drawing
remarkably well, as the illustration of this
book happily shows.
For sale by A. II. CHRISTIAN & Co.
Poems. BY TuEoPHILUs H. HILL. New
York: HURD Il HoUGHToN.
Handsomely printed on elegant paper, the
top edge gilt, showing that it is highly es-
teemed by somebody. "
For sale by G. L. BIDGooD.
BIackscood for May, just received from the
agents for the American reprint, Messrs.
WooDHoUsE IL PARHAM.