The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-08

REVIEW OF VIEW BOOKS.

been issued by Evans, Stoddart & Co. Mr..
Talmage, both as a preacher and as a writer,
has q short, snappy, and rather bumptious
style that must be agreeable to the tastes of a
very large number Of men and women of
average intelligence, for he has undoubtedly
multitude of admirers, and innumerable
were the tears that were shed when the ''desr
man" abandoned his field of usefulness in
this city to take possession of more ex-
tensive one in Brooklyn. The style of Mr.
Talmage, Notwithstanding the fact that it is
30 extensively popular, is not one that can
be cordially admired upon critical
grounds, and the series of papers
in the volume before us are open to the OBJ
jeetions of being rather superficial in treat
ment and rather slangy in tone. They are,
however, lively and animated, and here and
there we find gleam of genuine poetry that
Tedeems many faults while some of the de-
scriptive passages are 80 good that they in
spire a wish that Mr.. Talmage had carried his
pen O little more carefully in other places and
given throughout as good writing as he was
able. The essays have many of them been
published before in magazines and news
papers, and the fact that they have been ex-
tensively copied proves that they appeal to
the sympathies and tastes of a very large
audience. Their general character can be
guessed at by such titles as "Cut Behind"
"Orange Blossoms Frosted" ''The Kilkenny
Cats" "Good Cheer" ''Hobbies," ''Star En-
gagements, ''Children's Books" ''Making
Things Co." Saturday Night" "Prayer-
meeting Killers" 'eThe Right Track"
"Chills and Fever vindicated," ''Sub-
had of Wotar
and ''The Smile of the Sea" The book is
handsomely printed and bound, and is filed
with numerous clever illustrations by the
Bensell Brothers.
The following recent publications Of
Fields, Osgood & Co. have been sent us by j.
b. Lippincott & Co..
"Talks About Peoples Stomachs, by Dio
Lewis, A. NJ, M. D., is a series of brief
essays the character of which is indicated
by the title, but which have the merit, rare
sven in socalled popular medical works, of
being exceedingly readable. If good ad-
vice with regard to keeping the human sto-
mach in order be considered pill that few
would be disposed to take for it's own sake,
DR.. Lewis is entitled to the credit Of having
applied sugar-coating with much judgment;
and this little book of dietetic hints is not
only good in itself, but it will be found inf
nitely entertaining to any one who wishes to
beguile leisure hour with really amusing
reading.
''Vagabond Adventures" by Ralph Keeler,
il series of autobiographical sketches, of
which ''The Tour of Europe for $1S1 in cur
rency," which first appeared in the atlantic
Monthly a few months ago, is a fair sample.
Tn, hafnra flA
his wanderings from the age of
eleven, when he ran away from
home, to the age of twenty-five, when he
returned from his remarkable European tour,
and commenced life in earnest by writing out
his experiences for the benefit of the public.
Mr.. Keeler tells his story in o very straight
forward way, and the rich vein of humos
that appears to have enabled him to look
upon the bright side of the most deplorable
situations, and the strong individuality that
marks the book, place the reader Immediately
en- rapport with the writer, and although other
travellers have had more important matters
TO tell, as entertaining book of adventures
rs this has not been given to the public for @
long time.
From the same house we have received the
following recent publications of Lee & She
pard:-
''The House on Wheels" is translation
from the French of Madame de Soltz, by
Miss E. F. Adams. II is pleasantly written
narrative of the adventures of little boy
who was stolen by gipsies, and the interest ol
She narrative and the clever illustrations
ought to make it popular with the young
people.
''Field and Forest, by Oliver Optic, is the
hrst volume of the upward and Onward
Series." In this series the career of youth
from childhood to manhood will be illustrated
and described, and the hero will be repre-
sented as young man of high aims and lofty
purposes, which will preserve him in many
temptations and enable him to pass will
credit through many stirring adventures
The scene Of the present story is laid upor
the waters of the Upper Missouri, and i
gives the hero an excellent introduction Il
tke reader.
"Who Will VIM" and ''Going on a Mis-
sion," by Paul Corbin, are the two frs
volumes of the "Beckoning" series. The,
endeavor to inculcate sound religious an,
moral principles under the guise of pleas
antly-written stories, and can be recon
mended as excellent books to be placed il
the hands of young people, whose tastes ar
consulted not merely by interesting nara
tives, but by fine paper, neat printing, numer
Gus illustrations, and very tasteful binding
that will make the volumes decidedly orna