The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-03

RE VIEW OF NE BOOK s.

~ brObnerS:-
Harper's complete edition of the sermons
of Rev. Frederick w. Robertson will be likely
to find readers among many who do not, as q
general rule, have much taste for this style of
literature. We commented favorably upon
this work O short time ago, and we are pleased
to take the occasion of a second copy being laid
upon our table to again recommend it to the
attention of Christians of all sects as contain
ing much sound doctrine and eloquent expo
sition of the principles of Christianity.
''The Speeches, Letters, and Sayings of
Charles Dickens" by George Augustus Sala,
is a book manufactured to supply a demand
created by the death of the great novelist.
Mr.. Sala is reported to have been the init
mate friend and to some extent the pupil of
Mr.. Dickens, and under these circumstances
a catch-penny performance like the one be-
fore us, hurried through the press almostb be-
fore the subject of it is cold in his grave, is
offensive to good taste, to say the least of it.
Mr.. Sala supplements his collection of odds
and ends by a sketch of Dickens and by
Dean Stanley's funeral sermon, neither of
which contains any facts with which the
public are not already familiar. The speeches
of Mr.. Dickens, which compose the bulk of
the book, are for the most part uninterest-
ing, apart from the fact that they were de-
livered by him, and except some meagre
"reminiscences there is little to redeem the
affair from the charge of being a vulgar
attempt by one literary man to make money
out of the public regard for q brother writer.
''Harper's Handbook for Travellers in Eu-
rope and the East" edited by w. Pembroke
Fetridge, has entered upon it's ninth year of
usefulness. This guide-book is a standard
authority with European tourists, and its
practical utility has been proved over and
over again. No pains are spared by the pub
fishers or the editor to make it as complete
as possible, and to bring its information down
to the latest date. During the past year the
work has been almost entirely rewritten, and
additions and corrections were made UP to
May, 1870. Full directions about obtaining
passports, securing passage on steamers, ex-
change, and other matters of interest to ira
v~ellers, are given in a plain and understand
able manner. The book is strongly bound in
leather, and is accompanied by a railroad map.
,'John," by Mrs. Oliphant, is a love story
from the pen of a lady who has a we'll estab-
lished reputation as q graceful and fascinating
writer. We recommend it as very pleasant
reading.
1.-THE Old Countess, " translated from the
German of Edmund Hofer, and published
by ]. B. Lippincott & Co., is a more than
usually interesting story of German life. The
plot is ingenious and with a spice of sensation
alism in it that will not make it less attrac-
tive to many readers, and there are some
admirably drawn characters that show the
hand of O master artist. Edmund Hofer, the
author of the story, has a high reputation in
Germany, and the translator has done the
American public a service by introducing
him to their notice through the medium of
the volume before us.
j. B. Lippincott & Co. also send us the
August numbers of The Sunday Mag0z5ne,
Good Words, and Good Words for the Young,
which are, as usual, elegantly illustrated and
filled with choice reading matter from the
pens of some of the best English writer's of
the day.
The Presbyterian Publication Committee
send us "Rufus the Unready," by Martha
~Farquharson, q religious story for young
people, and ''Heavenward Bound by Oliver
A.. Wadsworth, q book of religious counsel
for young Christians. Both of these works
will be valuable additions to Sunday-school
libraries.
Tile AZdtne Press for August has a
specimen from Dore's 'Dante"-"Dante
at the Tomb of Farinata," from the
tenth canto of 1.-THE Inferno"-which is an
admirable illustration of the style in which
the French artist has interpreted the Floren-
tine poet. The other illustrations are ''The
Great Falls of the Missouri" 'tFalstaff and
his Recruits" IA Roman Farm-yard Scene;"
''The Flushed Partridge" and "a Conflict of
Authority" The literary articles are up to a
high standard of excellence. Tie AIdjne
Press is an admirable specimen of typogra-
ply, albeit the impression of Dore's design
is not equal to the French prints of the
same subject. Received from the Central
News Company, No. 500 Chestnut street.
The August number of THE SchOOLdGy
Visitor, which has been sent as by Turner &
Co., is filed with attractive stories, sketches,
and poetry for young readers.
Tie Philadelphia PhOt0grapherror August
contains, among other matters of interest, a
list of the exhibitors at the late National Pho
tographic Exhibition in Gle geland. The
specimen" is a fine view of the interior of
the exhibition building.
-Vdn NostrGnd'S Eclectic Engineering
Magazine for August presents an excellent
selection of articles from the best foreign
engineering and scientific journals.
The July number of Tie american Archi-
tects' and Builders Monthly contains a view