The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-14

REVIE OF VIEW B0oKS

David Copperheld, by Charles Dickens.
This work is the acknowledged masterpiece
of the author, and it is particularly interest
ing on account of its autobiographical charac-
ter. 'David Copper6eld" is not strictly an
autobiography, but it undoubtedly contains
many "reminiscences of Mr. Dickens early
struggles and successes in authorship, and
some of the scenes in it could scarcely have
been written as they were if they we're
not personal "reminiscences. Messrs. Peter
son publish a number of editions of Dickens
works, at prices to suit everybody, and, in
consequence of the large demand caused by
the sudden death of the author, they have
determined to sell them to the public at
wholesale rates for short time. This
will be an excellent opportunity for those
who wish to possess complete sets of the
great novelists works to procure them at very
small expense.
The same house sends us "The Countess
of Rudolstadt, by George Sand. This is the
second volume of Petersons' complete edition
of George Sands works, and it will be read
with interest by all who have perused Soon
suelo." to which it is the sequel. ''The
Countess of Rudolstadt' is not equal to
''Consuelo," but it has great and peculiar
merits of its own that will commend it to the
attention of those who can appreciate first
class fiction. This edition of George Sands
writings is printed on good paper, and is
bound in attractive style.
From ]. B. Lippincott & Co. we have re-
ceived 1.-THE Seat of Empire" by Charles
Carleton Coffin. Published by Fields, Osgood
q Co. The Northern Pacific Railroad enter
prise has of late attracted great deal of
public attention to the hitherto almost un-
known region comprised in the Northwestern
section of our empire. A readable and reli-
able work that will give good description of
the country and explain it's advantages will
therefore be appreciated at this time. Such
a book is the one before us. The author is
the celebrated war correspondent "Carle-
ton," and his account of trip made last
summer on the proposed route of the
Northern Pacific Railroad will give the pub
lie better idea of the character of the terri
tory that is about to be opened up to civiliza-
ton than can perhaps be obtained from any
other source. The book is written in a very
readable style, and is filled with adventures
and incidents of travel that will commend it
to those who read only for amusement.
1t also, however, contains vast amount of
really valuable information and important
statistics that are deserving of the attention
of those who are interested in the Northern
Pacific Road, or in the development of the
great Northwest. The work is accompanied
by map prepared principally by the Bureau
of United States Typographical Engineers,
which, in addition to other matters, gives the
routes of the Union Pacific and Northern Pa
cific Railroads, with their connections.
Porter g. Co. send us the following re-
cent publications of D. Appleton & Co.. :
''Woman's Friendship" by Grace Aguilar,
is the third volume of the cheap and uniform
edition of that writer's works now in course
of publication. This is one of those stories
of domestic life that Miss Aguilar knows SO
we'll how to relate, and it is worthy of per-
manent place in any library, and will repay
more than one perusal.
''Contarini Fleming" is one of the cheap
edition of Disraelis early novels that
Messrs. Appleton & Co. are issuing in COM
pliance with the demand created by the pub.
lication of "Lothair.
E'cBreezie. Langton, by Hawley Smart, is
story of English life of quite as much
merit and interest as most of the current fic.
tion of the day.
Porter & Coates also send as ''The
Lovers of Gudrun, by William Morris. This
poem has been reprinted by Messrs. Roberts
Brothers from ''The Earthly Paradise" fol
the convenience of tourists and others who
may desire to read it as an Independent
work. ''The Lovers of Gudrun" is not only
the finest performance of MIR. Morris, bu
it is one of the greatest poems of the century
This edition is embellished with an illustra
ton by Hammatt Billings, and is gotten VI
in neat and tasteful style.
Turner & Co. send us 'Violetta and 1 ;
by Cousin Kate. Published by Loring Thii
is poetical little story that will make yer,
pleasant reading for the hot afternoons O.
summer
Part 3S of "Zell's Encyclopedia" bring
the work down to the title 'EdmunC
Kean. The first NOiume of this encyclopedi,
is now complete, and ri-A second is beins
pushed forward rapidly. As the price will
undoubtedly be advanced after tn, work i
finally issued from the press, those who ns,u,
not subscribed should do so at once.
From the Central News Company, No
5O5 Chestnut street, we have received tn
latest numbers of The OOrntM Magazine
Temple Bar, and AH the Pear Round.
A LIFE OF SUFFERING. There died lately
at Kiel, Germany, youth of Sank City