Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-04-07
LITERA ATURE AND JOURNALISM.


story by Charles Dickens IL commenced In the |
issue Of Every Saturday, this week, and the public
of England and America begin at the same instant |
their enjoyment of the new feast offered them by |
the most popular novelist of his time. As fur as |
Every Saturday is concerned, the story is given |
brilliant start in life. An excellent new portrait
of Mr.. Dickens fills the fist page of the paper
two pictures of his house at Gad's Hill arc to be
found within; and moreover there is thrown In |
on on extra sheet cartoon by Mrs. Eytiuge,Jr.'
with the happy device of showing Sam Weller
introducing to Mr.. Pickwickl the multitudinous
host of Dickens characters, while herald comes
into view in the distance, ushering up the yet
unknown company of the new novel. 1t Is a re-
markable and, so far as we know, unparalleled
example of the genius of the writcr,-and no
small test of the power Of the arst,-that of the
scores of faces and figures thus presented, thous
ands and thousands of people will readily recog-
nize the great majority, though the personages
drawn have existed only in imagination. To
come back to Edwin Drood," the fret part.
printed with large and liberal typography, fills
over two pages of the paper.
GARIBALDIs NovEL-''rHE RULE OF THE MONK"
Harper 81 Brothers have recently reproduced
the celebrated novel, written by Garbaldi, entitled
" The Rule Of the Monk" and Boughman,
Thomas " Company send 1t 10 us. Of course
anything purporting to emaiate from the pen Of
this distinguished man will be welcomed by the
American public. Tho strange contrasts of his
life, and his remarkable equanimity, whether
standing at the head of victorious army in
Italy, or boiling soap at Staten Island, in New
York, his simplicity Of manner. habit and daily
life, and his famous enthusiasm for national
unity, reEder him a romantic and fascinating
subject.
He has achieved more victories, and suffered
more defeats, than any soldier living, yet his en-
thusiasm, however misdirected is by no means
extinct. He is not unknown in the literary world
having written much 10 describing his own cam
palgns, besides presenting, from time to time, his
ideas of European statesmen and their policies
The present work is not one to which he should
naturally address himself, we should think, being
an Italian newell of the third class, and sensational
style. He looks at the rule of the Romish
Church, in Italy, with the utmost dislike, and his
story yehcmently abuses the whole system.
THE ANDES AND THE AMAZON.
| We have received from Harper g. Brother, the
| publishers, through Messrs. Boughman, Thomas
Co., of this city, "The Andes and Amazon" by
| Prof. James Orton.
In the summer of 1867 Prot. James Orton re-
signed the chair of Natural Sciences In the Uni
versity of Rochester, to head scientific explor-
iag expedition to the equatorial Andes and the
river Amazon. This volume from Prof. Orton's
pen ia part of the result of such expedition. II
presents in popular style the observations of a
| mai han mi ado In tha tpnrk ha had In
charge. 1t is not collection of dry scientific
essays but spirited lively, intensely interesting
description OF journey rarely described because
rarely made, across a country almost wholly un-
known to the world at large. Landing at Quay
aquil, on the Pacific Coast, making their way
thence inland and up-land 10 Quito, in the very
'heart of the Andos," Prof. Ortons party traver-
sed the South American Continent at It's widest
part, spending six weeks in tramp through the
grardiloquently named but literally painless
"Provnce of the Orient" and supplementing
that by months sail, more or less, by canoe and
steamer, down the Napa River and the kingly
Amazon.
Rarely are we favored with more vivid por-
trayal of people, customs and country, than the
Professor has treated US to. Free from exagger-
alton, as we feel that it is emineniy truthful
touching the character of both country and In
habitants,-the fruit of careful study of men,
/, manner, means and resources,-tho book is Q
valuable contribution to our descriptive and
typographical literature. Lucid, yet condensed
l it is much in little concerning region that II
f wonderfully rich in natural advantages, and tina
! is destined ere many years to play an importan
= part in the worlds commerce. Central Soutl
r America has long been scaled book to all out
side its broad limits IL can remain so littl
n longer. As it's native wealth becomes KNOWN
i, through the work before us and explorations tina
will speedily ow,-multitudes will flock to tn
old Ell Dorado of Pizarro as to al El Dorado nev
and unheard of, and their harvests will be golden
Brazil must relax its now rigid policy at an earl
e day, and then let our North American enterpris
!, step in and reap the abundant profits which ar
d certain.
= Meuy's Museum for April contains the follow
ing -" Clara's Sorrow" "Battles at Home
"Mrs. Parlington in Drug Store Pretty
"The Doctors Little Girl, "Blighted Flowers,
"Walter's Escape" sour Great Powcrs-Th
% Press" "The Lad who had Purpose in Life,
"Puzze Drawer" Monthly Chat" s1.bO
year. Horace B. Fuller, publisher, Boston.
IS The April number of Brainards' Musict
1f World gives tho usual amount of stories, sketches
D. items musical news, hints and intelligence an
3. four beautiful pieces of music, among them
In new Mazurka, "Home Pleasures" by the autht
Ne of the celebrated "Silvery Waves" s1.00
to year. 8. Brainard & Sons, publishers, Cleveland
IS Ohio.
Of The April Young Folks is made up Of about
III dozen articles that cannot fail to please and II
CT struct. "Wc girls" is continued there Is
re funny poem called Daddy Long-legs and Ii
i'd Fly" and j. 7. Trowbridge has On amusln
sketch entitled "The Goose Race" with a ful
page illustration. There are other articles
IN Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Helen G. Weeks, or
ne Major Traverse, Ground the Evening Lamp,
ed and Our Letter Box" ore not the least inle
esting fcaturers Of this successful monthly.