Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-01-27
LITERATURE AND JOURNALISM.

sage from Henry Ward beecner: "Ihere Is Dull
80 peedlc between them and infamy, and when
"that breaks, they fall headlong into He'll" De-
pending upon so slender support, many pure
and bright soul has found 1t break beneath her,
and taken the fatal plunge
In this story of one of those who escaped the
abyss, Mr.. Skies has skilfuy worked up the re-
suits of much accurate observation. He has made
the life of New York city his study, and the his
tory of Susie Garland needed simply to be writ
ten within little framework of plot, without
the aid of imagination or invention. He has
produced, therefore, what is, for practical pur-
poses, much more valuable than high-wrought
novel" fashionable, foolish, and insipid. His
drama is picture drawn from life.
The story itself was originally published in
"Hearth and Home" but being reproduced In
book form, by ]. B. Lippucott & Co., the author
has revised, and added to-we. will not say pad
ded-it. He tells us, in his preface, that he took
the Story as the best medium for reaching with
the facts, classes who could not otherwise be
reached, and in rewriting it for book form, he
has heightened out many episodes which were
but briefly alluded to, in tho newspaper, while
the work has had the benefit, of course, of more
advanced views, and corrected observation.
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street, New York for sale by booksellers
| Harper & Bros. send US, through Boughnian,
| Thomas g. Co., "Medora Leigh A History and |
an Autobiography. Edited by Charles Mackay." |
We have already sufficiently discussed the char
acter and contents of the pamphlet, in connection
with comments on the Byron question. read |
ing of H. In full, will probably interest those who
want TO probe the scandal deeper. 1t is in pa
per, and to be had, cheap,
--Pdckard's Monthly for Fcbruary,is charac- |
| teristic number. Il. II. Newell concludes his |
| "reminiscences of "Adah Isnacs Menken;" Rev. |
| Charles P. Deems introduces us to the sisters
Alice and Phoebe Cary--Their Home and
Friends" Oliver Dyer gives picture of " The
Destitute and Outcast Children of New York
Howard Glyndon discusses social question un-
der the caption 3. Shall American Wives be
Chidless?" Eleanor Kirk continues her talk
about Working women. and several minor papers
are given. The Editorial Department is well
sustained.
Tho January number Of the Aidiae Press
well susaius its reputation of being the hand
soonest paper printed in the country, and proves
that rs beautiful Typography, and as fno en-
craving, can be produced here as that executed
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pay tair price for IL. In this number we have
a specimen cut from Dore's Illustrated Bible.
called "The Darkness at the Crucifixion," two
marine views, a portrait of Wilkie Collins and
two other engravings Published by suttep,
Browne s. Co., 23 Liberty street, N. Y. Terms,
81 per annum.
We have received copy Of "a German
Course, adapted to use in Colleges, High Schools
and Academies, by George F. Comfort, A. NJ.
Professor of Modern Languages in Allegheny
! College, Meadve, Pa" The course consists of
four parts the first containing practical lessons
for learning to write and speak the language, the
second familiar conversations and models OF
letters ETC., the third, compeud OF German
grammar, and the fourth, tables of German
moneys, personal and geographical names and
vocabularies. The plan is one of easy progression
and is admirably carried out, while the exercises
are much more practical and less silly than is
usual. The book impresses us very favorably,
. indeed and we do not doubt its superiority to
many of the text books now in use. 1t is pub
lished by Harper g. Brothers, New York, and is
received By us through Boughman, Thomas e.
Company.
Tutman's Magazine, for February contains q
great variety of articles. Mrs. Mary Clemmer
Ames serial story, GA Womans Right" opens
Q the number. IL. I. Tuckerman contributes an
historical sketch of Vlrginia-Od and New
If showing its advantages field for immigration.
} Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis has a very good
!, short story entitled "Ben, and Professor Coppee
q. renders "The story of crazy Martha " from the
Provencal of the barbar-poet Jasmin. "Tra
by jury is paper by W. 7. Davis Among
the other contributors are s. Fennmore Cooper
W A. w. Bellaw, Geo. w. Bagly, Lucy Fountain, C
9, lW. Wyckot, Bayard Taylor, X. II. Stoddard, ,ant
th the author of Still Life in Paris" The Table
as talk and literary gossip usual very reada
al BILE.
to Mrs. NJ. A. Dcnnison Frank Lee Benedict
C. Mrs Ann s. Stephens and Jane G. Austin, ar
it among the contributors 10 the February numhe
to OF Peteysoas ladies' Magdzine-and in the wa
nd of fiction Peterson is second to no other adit
O.. magazine. The steel engraving and large fashio
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The January number of The Horf,cuhlri
OF commences the twcnty-fifth volume, and und
en- the able management of Henry 7. Williams, it
he becoming more popular than ever The piese
as issue gives a varied and valuable table of co
m tents, ,many of the articles being finely illustrate
oe Terms $3.50 per annum.
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Tor the first chapter of serial story by Elizabe
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mat =" Dreer's Garden Calendar for 1S70," issu
yht. by Henry A. Dreer, Scotsman and Florist Phi
rae dephia, furnishes brief descriptions for the cu
Tres vation and management of the vegetable, flow
and fruit garden, Illustrated with numero
,ere wood-cuts. To those interested in Horticult'
,trv this will prove valuable handbook.
ue: "A pretty steel engraving entitled srhe F.
tbe Ball. is the fronlispiece ia the February Lad
into Friend, which is followed by sheet of colo
o,ea fashions, and variety Of wood-cus, illustrat
nth. the latest mode for costumes, bonne,s, hats
an. The literary department has come good arti
he in prose and poetry, while the editors table
hort interesting as usual. Among the novelties
patterns for fancy work knitting, embroidery,
In the January number Of the Mdnufdctt
ella and Buiider VIC find very interesting ilustr'
article on Calico Printing, one on spinning,
n.u, another on File making, besides large var
". of other articles of interest to the general req
. = The February number OF the Boston
ren- contains two pieces of new music" Gone
nsyt fore,' words by the editor, Dexter Smith, and
!, ~ ~. ~ "shew Fly Polka Rodowa, a,"-bcsides Il
'arns a, variety of miscellaneous reading.
,i The February Young Folks is as attractiv
eay usual. The second part of Mrs. Whitney's 81
var var 1--WE Girls,"is given; T. W. Higginson W
'' about Beavers; ]. t. Trowbridge takes Clar
20 a to the Capital; Major Travers describes Fl
.s,e' . Ing for Fors;" there are articles by Mrs.
.' 80. Dlaz DR.. /. l. Hayes Carolina A. Howard, II
'Ao'' Q. Weeks, and poems by Rose Terry, and
ward Lear-ull profusely illustrated by good
epgravings, two of them full page.
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$1,000 additional will be paid ior the twenty
mas compositions of scholars at school. Thes
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