The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-15
ETTHRATuRH.
REVIB OF VIEW BOOKS.

NnBluld w. JOnHSOD, lb u SbtlTs upon bOho
of the follies of travelling Americans, and
especially upon the toadying propensities of
which some of our countrymen accused
of indulging when in foreign parts. The
book is written in alively vein, and some of
its hits go straight to the mark 1t must be
confessed, however, that the humor is some
what forced at times, and that the literary
portion of the book is of minor interest COM
pared with the illustrations. These are drawn
in silhouette style by Mr.. Augustus Hop
pin, who has borrowed an idea from
Konewka, the German artist. Mr.. Hoppin is
one of our cleverest American designers, and
there is much excellent coined v in his illus
trations of "The Travels of an American
Owl" These designs, however, are very
much inferior to the performances of the
German artist, and Mr.. Hoppin loses more
by the comparison than he otherwise would
do from the fact that many of his figures
are not pure silhouette, and that he has been
obliged to use regular pictorial backgrounds,
which give his work very mixed character.
''Three Years with the Sixth Corps" by
George I. Stephens, Surgeon of the 18th
New York Volunteers, published by D. Van
Nostrand, is a second and revised edition of
an interesting and valuable contribution to
the history of the war for the suppression of
the Rebellion. 1t is q concise narrative of
events in the Army of the Potomac from the
commencement 10 the close of the Rebellion,
and DR.. Stephens has added to the facts that
came under his own observation by careful
collations from authentic documents and by
information gathered from a great variety of
reliable sources. He is graceful and ami
tad will oil, hat
general idea of the campaigns of the Army
of the Potomac than can probably be gathered
from any other single source. The book is
handsomely gotten up, and is embellished
with several excellent steel portraits of dis
tinguished generals and with numerous wood
cuts.
''Words and their Uses, by Richard Grant
White, published by Sheldon & Co., con-
tains the substance of article constituted to
the GGIagy during the years 1867, 1868, and
1869. Some changes have been made in the
arrangement of bjects and some corrections,
but substantially the work is reprint of the
GALAXY articles. The object of the book is
the consideration of the right use and the
abuse of words and idioms, with an occasional
examination of their origin and history. AS it
is intended for popular use, philology is
only considered incidsn tally aud the desire
has been to interest and instruct the average
mass of readers Some of Mr.. White s theo-
ries are peculiar, and he has been repeatedly
attacked with considerable asperity by those
who disagreed with him. Whether he is
right or wrong, however, upon some points,
his work is one that contains great amount
of really valuable information about words
md hair that will bA accountable tn tha
majority of readers, and it is deserving of an
extensive circulation in all classes of society
and in all sections of the country.
''Wilson's New Speler and Analyzer," by
Marcus Wilson, published by Harper &
Brothers, is an elementary work, which con-
tains within narrow compass valuable edu-
cational aids to a thorough knowledge of the
photography ortheopy, formation, derivation,
and uses of words
Claxton, Remsen & Haffel6nger also send
us of Harper & Brothers new publications
''The Warden" and ''Bsrchester Towers" a
reprint of couple of Anthony Trollopes
early efforts which are especially interesting,
as in them are to be found the germs of his
later works.
''In Duty Bouud, by the author of ''M aud
Warren ETC., is an English story of con-
siderable merit that will repay perusal
II. B. Peterson & Brothers have just
issued the following new books
''Bessy Rane" is the latest production of
Mrs. Henry Wood, and it has been issued in
this country simultaneously with its appear
ance in England. Mrs. Wood has the art of
weaving a subtle and fascinating plot, and of
engaging the attention of the reader with a
boldly sketched series of characters and
dramatic incidents; and her novels, if they do
not reach the highest artistic excellence, have
the indisputable merit of being interesting.
'Bessy Kane is very well-construeted
story, and is quite as entertaining as any OF
Mrs. Woods previous productions, not ex
eepting the famous east Lynne"
''Rose Douglas" is a Scotch story with 6
good moral, that will appeal to the tastes and
sympsthies of large circle of readers who
incline to something rather more elevated
than the sensetionalism which characterize
much of the current fiction.
'Miss Leslie's New Cookery Book is new
and revised edition will be certain of appre
ciative readers, who will make practical tests o.
ats merits Miss Leslie is a standard autho
rity upon the concoctien of toothsoms dishes
and no household can be considered as com
pletsly furnished unless it is supplied with
copy of the 'New Cookery Book"
Porter & Coates send us the followin,
aaw ouhicationS.-