The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-14
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Il Brothers.
Charles Dickens, the Story of his Life"
by the author of the "Life of Thache-
,ay," is, like all the biographies of the
deceased novelist that have yet appeared,
collection of ana rather than a satisfac-
tory record of Mr.. Dickens personal and
artistic career. Taking it at this valuation,
however, it is perhaps the best compilation
that has yet been produced Many of its
anecdotes and "reminiscences will be new to
the majority of readers, while its illustrations
are exceedingly interesting. These include
Maclise's portrait, taken in 1885, Count
dOrsay's profile sketch, made in 1871; G. r.
Leses picture of Dickens in the character
of captain Bobadil" in Ben Jonson's
comedy of Fcery Man IN his Hunaor, painted
in 1916, and a copy of a photograph taken
during the present year; also Dickens various
places of residence and other localities cele-
brat, in his works.
'Recollections of Eton" is record of
schoo' boy scrapes which gives an enter
tanning view of life in the most famous free
school of England. This book does not
rival ''Tom Brown, but it will nevertheless
be perused with interest by large class of
readers. 1t is embellished with number of
spirited illustrations.
''Veronica" is a new novel by the author of
'Aunt Margarets Trouble, who is presumed
upon good authority to be the daughter of
Charles Dickens. 1t is pleasant, well-writ-
ten story which shows that the author has
inherited some of her fathers genius,
although she is in no respect copyist of his
style.
The French Grammars of NM. Noel
and Chapsal have long been standard text
books in the French schools, and they are
invariably recommended to advanced stu
dents of the language who have completed a
course of "Ollendorff" translation of
these grammars has long been desired and
the complete work, with the abridgment,
which have just been issued from the press of
George r. Lockwood, will be welcomed alike
by teachers and students. The merits of the
Olendorff system for elementary instruction
are not to be denied, but for the requirement
of thorough knowledge of the French Ian
guage something more is required and no.
thing better than the grammars of Noel and
Chapsal can be found to be placed in the
hands Of the higher French classes in our
schools and colleges. E. Fl. Butler & Co,
are the Philadelphia agents for the sale of
these works.
j. B. Shelly &,,Cd. send US 'faul Loring,"
by Mrs. Z, e Boyd, religious story for
children,
Part No. AZ Of ''zells Popular Ency-
clopedia" brings the work down to the
title ''Nippenose." Among the prominent
subjects treated are ''Natolia," 'Naval Ar
chitecture," Navigation" Nebraska" s"
''Nebula," ''Needle-gun," 'CLord Nelson, !"
s'Nervous," Nevada" New Hampshire, /"
s'New Jersey, "New Orleans, Newspaper, >
s'New York, ;" and ''Nile."
The Manufacturer and Builder for Sep
tember has an interesting and valuable series
of scientific and practical articles on subjects
connected with manufactures, architecture,
and building.
Tile Modern Thinker is the title of what
promises to be a semi publica-
tion, provided sufficient encouragement is
received by its conductors to warrant its con-
tinuance. The editor is d. Goodman, who
announces himself to be a philosopher of
the school of Comte, but the pages of the
magazne-if we may call it so-are to be
open for the free discussion of every subject
under the sun, especially those that combat
the prevailing ideas on the subject of morals
and religion. The style of the work may be
surmised from its title and from the table OF
contents, which is as follows
s'Egotsms," the editor; ''The Last Word about
Jesus" John Fiske "King Wealth Coming" d.
Goodman; "The Positivist Problem, Frederic Har.
rison; "What of the Future7 The Future OF Mar.
rage-Steam as a Factor in Sociology" d. G. Croy
s'The Sexual Question" - scientific Propaga
ton," John H; NOyes; Religion and science "a
review of Herbert Spencer), Professor j. ID. Bell
"What We Believe" "a dialogue), -; "Subl
mated" "a poem), f. G. F.. "Good and Evil-theil
Professor Andre Poey; ''The Subjecton of Women,
Auguste Comte: "Rebuilding the Temple" Salem
butcher; "Love Life OF Auguste Comte," Jennie
June Croly; "Luce" "a noyelette), Thoughts OF {
Flower" Clotilde de NauX: "The Scientific Basis o
Orthodoxy" Francis Gerry Fairfield; "Socal Re
construction" Albert Brisbane.
Some of these articles are from the pen o
writers of talent, but the majority of then
indicate merely remarkable ability to mul
tiply words without knowledge. The mos
striking feature of the work, however, i
the rainbow-tints of its pages. The edto
proposes to introduce an important reform
by disearding white paper and black ink
which he declares to be ''murderous outrage
upon the sense of sight" proposition whic
we will not dispute, but will merely forewar
any prospective reader of The MOder
Thinker that a single perusal of its VAR
colored pages will do more damage to tn
best pair of eyes ever made than a doze
years close study of the black-and-whit