Evening star., 1870-01-03

From Mohun s. Bestor we have the follow
ing:
The Primeval World, or Hebrew Tradition.
By Rev. +. III. Hedge, ID. d. Boston: Boberts
Brothers. This distinguished Unitarian divine
deals with the various records of Hebrew tradi-
ton in frank but not irreverent spirit. He
holds for instance. that science il right in main
tanning that the earth is much older than the
Mosaic account, but that the credit of the Bible
or the value OF its spiritual revelations are no
ways impaired by the fact that the writer's there
Of entertained the opinions common to their age
on matters OF sci entific import Upon the ques-
tions: Whether primitive man was intellectually
OF sadsy If man or beast
forbidden tree is to be interpreted literally or
symbolical representation? Whether Cain and
Abel represent the names Of individuals or
tribes? Whether Methuselah Is the name Of an
limitations are the narratives Of the Deluge, the
Great Dispersion of Babel, the visit of Jehovah
to Abraham i'm his tent to be received? &c, &C..
his reasoning is marked by acumen, and shows
evidence of thought and investigation The
style of the book is singularly clear and simple
Great Mysteries and Little Plaques. BY John
Neal. Boston: Roberts Brothers The veteran
John Neal seems to be getting garrulous in his
old old age, and has turned out more books within
the last three or four years than for a quarter
OF century previously. The book under notice
Is curious and entertaining volume. dealing
with the sayings, doings, habits and pecullari,
From French, Langran s. Ogilvie We have the
following:
The Pope and the Council. BY Janus. Trans
lated from the German. Boston: Roberts
Brothers. This work emanates from Catholic
authorship, and discusses the great religious
Crisis through which the Church and the world
are now passing from q " liberal Catholic" point
OF view The immediate object of the work is
TO investigate by the light of history the Iues-
tons to be decided at the Ecumenical Council.
lt bears evidence Of no common attainments
and grasp of mind on the part of the writer.
Shakspeare's Midsummer Nights Dream.
Boston: Roberts Brothers. This beautiful edi-
ton Of the Midsummer Nights Dream is admi-
rably adapted for the holiday time but is in
season all the year round. 1t Is illustrated with
silhOuettes by Paul KOnewka, admirably exc
cutedt, but to our mind these black pictures are
rather sombre to represent the graceful and
spiritual imagery OF this comedy. 1t is, how
ever, an exquisite volume, and will give in
creased reputation to the publishing house of
Roberts Brothers.
From j. Shillington we have the following:
The Family Doom. BY Mrs. Emma ID. T.. N
Southworth. Philadelphia: T. b. Peterson s.
Bros. Mrs. SouthwOrth continues to stand at
the head of what is called the sensational school
ofnOvelists, though she really deals very slightly
in the high-spiced material in use by the run Of
sensational writers. She has certainly the mower
of interesting a larger number of readers con-
tinuously than any other American writer of
fiction.
Marcus Warland; or the Long Moss Spring.
by Mrs Caroline Lee Hentz. Philadelphia: T.
b. Peterson q Bros. This is the fourth volume
OF the handsome edition of Mrs. Lee Hentz's
the PetersOns. y,