The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-29

VIEW OF NEW B00KS.

"A collection of French love songs would
perhaps not be complete if 1t did not include
some effusions which decent people cannot
look upon with favor, but it is to be regretted
that the selections translated from the writings
of Baudelaire, A. de Musset, Lamartine, V.
Hugo, A. Chenier, II. Gautier, Beranger,
Parny. Nadaud, Dupont and others, by Harry
Curwep. which have been issued in pretty
volume by Carleton, do not deserve unquali-
ed praise by the absence of some half-dozen
pieces which make the collection unfit to be
placed in the hands of young aud inexpe-
rienced readers. If it was crime to write
such pieces, it was equally crime to
translate them; and the translator cannot
shelter himself from blame by referring
to the example of those who have
rendered into English the impurities of
the classical authors. Two wrongs never
make a right; and as the poems referred to in
the present volume are the products of dis
eased imaginations and appeal only to tastes
the most depraved, they had much better
have been allowed to remain undisturbed in
the native nastiness of their original French.
The great maj jority of the poems are not only
entirely unohj jectionsble, but they are dis
tinguished by grace and delicacy which are
particularly Frenchy in the best sense of the
word. The translator appears to have admi-
rably preserved the spirit of his originals, and
the volume will give an excellent idea of some
of the finest utterances of the best of the
modern French erotic poets. For sale by
Porter & Coates.
The first part of story,
entitled "St. Cecilia" published
ID r T. o. ...A~
of attractive personal and intellectual quail
ties, whose adventures are made the occasion
of somewhat elaborate discussions on educa-
tion, theology, politics, and divers other sub
jects. 1t is impossible to criticize the work
in its unfinished state, or to divine the exact
aim of its author, who appears, however, to
be rather more of an essayist than a novelist,
and we await the concluding part before ex-
pressing decided opinion. Although it ap-
pears to be imperfect as a mere novel, and
somewhat crudely constructed, saint
Cecilia" is written with much ability, and
there is information if not profundity in some
of the dissertations upon things in general
which interrupt the current of the narrative.
FIN Exile" translated from the German
of w. Won St., published by j. B. Lippincott
q Co., is an elaborate romance of German
life, which contains some we'll llsketched char
acters and some excellent descriptions
of scenery and incidents. The plot is
rather misty, however, and the novel
appeals to the tastes of others than those who
incline to the sensational in romance.
-''Heartsease," in two volumes, is the
second issue of the complete and uniform
series of the writings of Miss Yonge which
n N1af0 Rr NJ
This story, although it has never had the
same popularity as "The Heir of Redclyffe,'
is highly esteemed by large circle of read
ers, and it is deserving Of permanent place
on the shelves of any library. For sale by
Porter Il Coates.
-"Affixes in their Origin and Application,
exhibiting the Etymologic Structure of
English Words" by s. S. Haldeman, pub
lished by E. H. Butler & Co., is a new and
revised edition of a valuable work which
ought to be in the hands of every student of
the English language. 1t explains in the
cleare st possible manner the etymologic con-
nections of the affixes of the English language
and is arranged so as to introduce the whole
subject in an understandable manner to the
attention of the student. In this revised
edition an index of illustrative words is added,
and the lists of prefixes and sufixes have been
greatly extended. This work is gotten up in
unusually elegant and tasteful style, and the
student will find it both ornamental and
useful.
Charles Desilver publishes a new edition
of ''Prayers for the Use of Families, by Rev.
Albert Barnes. This selection of prayers and
hymns is made up from the writings of some
of the most celebrated religious writer's, and
is prefaced by an essay on Family Prayer
from the pen of the compiler. The work is
so we'll known that it needs no special COM
mendation. 1t is now, as it has been for the
last twenty years, one of the most popular
works of the kind before the public.
II. b. Peterson & Brothers have Just pub
lished ''Sights A-foot, the ninth volume of
their cheap edition of Wilkie Collins writ
ipgs. 1t is series of graphic sketches,
some of which are in Mr.. Collins best style.
The DARK Blue is the title of new Lon
don magazine which has just been started
under the auspices of Oxford men. 1t con-
tains number of well-written contributions
from distinguished pens, the most noteworthy
of which is 'Reeellections of American Uni
versities: Harvard, by Thomas Hughes, M.
p. Received from T. II. Calender.
DIR. Strousberg, the great railroad king of
Prussia, and who, year or two ago was re-
ported to be, next to the Rothschilds the rich
est man in the kingdom2 has sold his splendid
residence in Berlin TO Duke Ernst of Saxe.
(lnhurU-( (1Ofha for the