The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-24

REVIEW or VIEW BooKs.


Mammoth Cave of Kentucky is undoubtedly
the greatest natural curiosity in the United
States, not excepting even Niagara and the
Yo Semitic Valley. 1t has been repeatedly
described with much minuteness, but no
work on the subject has ever entered into
the. subject with the same detail, or presented
the same amount of historical and scientific
as the one before us. DIR. For
ward visited the cave in the spring of 1867
with a number of companions, and made
very thorough exploration and some import
ant scientific Investigations
From his own observations and a variety
of historical and other information collected
from different sources, an exceedingly
interesting book has been compiled, that is
not only well worthy of a perusal for its own
sake. but which will be found an admirable
guide and handbook for those who propose
to visit the cave. The work is illustrated by
,welve Autographs from photographs, and
they give an excellent idea of the most promi-
nent features of the great cavern.
From the same house we have received
"Ancient Classics for English Readers"
&, dited by Rev. w. Lucas Collins, M. A. This
series of handbeoks is intended to give gene
raj readers some idea of the great classic
writer's and their works, by presenting con-
nected outline of the story which they tell,
or the facts which they record, together with
approved English translations of striking
passages. The two preceding volumes dis
cussed the ''Iliad" and ''Odyssey" of Homer
-, Al, ,oonnar opd fba ,,raoapt ona tol,ao mn
''Herodotus," and it may be recommended
to those who only know the old Greek histo-
rian by name as an excellent means
of finding out who he was and what
the facts are that he recorded
for the information of posterity. Such a
work as this of course is not substitute for
the complete writings of an author, but many
persons have neither the time nor inclination
to enter on a detailed study of the classics,
while they would be glad to possess fair
amount of information with regard to them,
and the information given in this and the
other volumes of the series is of just that de-
scription that ordinary readers will be thank
full for.
-''Harbaugh's Harfe" is the title of vol
ume of poems in the Pennsylvania-D Dutch dia-
lect by H. Harbaugh, D. D., that has just
been issued by the Reformed Church Publ
cation Board, No. "a South Sixth street. We
believe that this is the first work of a serious
character in the curious dialect of the Penn
sylvania- Dutch that has ever been put before
the public. 1t consists of a series of idyllic
poems of much merit, that are worthy of the
attention of those who wish to know what
the characteristics of the language in which
they are written really are. A biographical
sketch of DIR. Harbaugh is given, and several
of the principal poems are translated into
English. The book is handsomely printed
on tinted paper, and we commend it to our
readers as decided literary curiosity.
II. b. Peterson g. Brothers have just
issued Jealousy; or, Teverino, by George
Sand. This is a very characteristic and in
teresting story, in which some of the most
fascinating qualities of Madame Sands style
are shown in an eminent degree. The char
acter of the heroine especially is sketched
with marvellous delicacy and grace, and the
story altogether is one that will repay more
than one perusal. This is the fourth volume
of Petersons' uniform edition of George
Sands writings, and it is prefaced by an
interesting biographical SKETCH which relates
the principal events of her remarkable life.
Turner & Co. send us "a Week in a
French Country House and Other Tales, by
Mrs. Adelaide Kemble Sartoris. Published
by Loring. The two principal stories in this
volume, "a Week in a French Country
House" and ''Medusa," obtained a great
popularity among cultivated readers when
they were originally published, and the latter
especially was noted as peculiarly original
and impressive tale.
The same house sends us Appleton's Jour
nal, Eoeyy Saturday, and Our Boys and
Girls for July ,; also the July number of The
Transatlantic.
Part No. "a of "Zell's Popular Encyclo-
pedia" brings the work down to the title
'.Larch." Among the other leading subjects
are ''Kentucky," Johann Kepler," 'Jean
Baptist Kleber, "Louis Kossuth, ''Koran, "
La Fayette," 'sLamartine," Clamp" and
Larceny" This encyclopedia is being
rapidly pushed forward to completion, and
those who wish to possess it should subscribe
once, as the price is certain to be ad-
vanced.
Lee & Walker send us the Diamond
Waltzes," by Edmund Wolsieffer These
waltzes are named after the Cape May hotels,
and they ought to be popular during the sea
son at the seashore whenever youth and
beauty meet to chase the glowing hours with
flying feet.
The June number of TIE Bureau has 9
great variety of articles on industrial, econo