The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-28

REV1Ew OF VIEW BooKs.


have received the following new publica-
tions:--
Crndens Concordance to the Holy Scrip
tures" is a standard work which needs no spe-
cial description or recommendation, as its
value is well known to all theological students.
The great cost of the work, however, has
hitherto kept it out of the hands of the mass
of the people. Abridguents it is true, have
been published but these of course are much
less valuable than the complete work, which
has now been issued by Messrs Dodd u Mead
at a price which will place it within the reach
of ALL This edition is printed upon thin but
strong paper, and for ali practical purposes ii
is worth rs much as the more expensive issues.
This work is n complete dictionary and alpha
betical index to the Bible and the Apocrypha
it gives the Specification of the principal words,
by which their true meanings in Scripture are
shown; it gives an account OF Jewish customs
and ceremonies, illustrative of many portions
of the sacred record; and concordance of
the proper names of the Bible, with their
meaning in the original. The price in cloth
is $2'75; in sheep $3.50; and in half morocco,
$3.50.
Dodd & Mead also publish 'Max
young people descriptive of the recent siege
of Strasburg by the German army.
1.-THE Forest House" and ''Oatharine's s
Lovers" by NM Erckmann- Ohatrian, pub
lished by Roberts Brothers, and translated
by John Simms, will favorably introduce the
celebrated Alsatian brother-novelists to
American readers. ''The Forest House" is
powerful story of the middle ages, and it
gives a wonderfully vivid description of the
life led by one of the robber mobiles of the
Vosges in the old feudal times. "Catharine's s
Lovers" is a very pretty little story which
pictures Alsatian village life of the present
day in attractive colors, and it reminds of
some of Auerbachs graceful little village
tales in its charming simplicity and quiet
humor.
''The Mutineers of the Bounty" by Lady
Belcher, published by Harper & Brothers,
relates in a more complete form than has ever
been done before a story with which every
schoolboy is familiar. The mutiny which took
place on the 2Sth of April, 1889, was caused
by the tyranny of the commander of the
Bounty, Lieutenant William N. Bhgh, r. N.
The leader of the mutineers was the first
mate, Fletcher Christian, and after dismissing
Bligh and those who adhered to him in a
small boat to find their way to land as best
they could, Christian and his fellow-mutineers
endeavored to find some solitary island where
they would be safe from pursuit. They set
tied finally upon Pitcairns Island, taking with
them several Tahitian men and women, and
founded one of the most remarkable colonies
the world has ever known Christian was it's
governor, and he trained his people TO be
Virtuous, and established a system of laws
which has worked most harmoniously to the
present day. The colony WIS discovered
finally by British ship, but only one of the
original mutineers, the patriarch John Adams,
was then surviving A portion of the
colony afterwards removed to Norfolk
Island, but large proportion of The descen-
dants of the mutineers chung to their old
home, and they and their children still in
habit Pitcairns Island. The story of the
mutiny of the Bounty is one of the most
romantic in naval history; and the volume
before us, which is largely made up of letters
and original documents never before pub
lished, is one of great interest. Lady
Belcher was the step daughter of the late
Captain Peter Haywood, r. N, who was a
midshipman on the Bounty and one of the
mutineers, she accordingly had access to
a large mess of important material which en-
ables her to throw much light upon the
causes of the mutipy and the fortunes of the
mutineers after they abandoned their CON-
mander and separated themselves from civili-
Zation.
II. B. Peterson sends us a cheap edition
of Jack Hinton, the Guardsman," one of
the most lively and amusing of the early
novels of Charles Liver; and "Pickings for
the Picayune, a collection of humorous anec-
dotes which contain food for mirth.
The American Tract Society has COM
meneed the publication of Tile Illustrated
Christian Weekly, the first number of which
is before us. 1t is handsome sheet, with
really beautiful illustrations, and is filed
with stories, sketches, d ess iys suitable for
Sundag reading.
w. s. Turner sends us "Cyrilla, a we'll
written and highly entertaining novel by the
author of ''The Initials" md madame de
Chamblay," one of the later performances of
Alexandra Dumas.
From Mr.. Turner we have also received
monthly part No. "a of App 'etOn's Journal,
which contains the weekly numbers for
March.
The Nursery for April is filed with
pretty pictures and pleasant stories and
verses suited to the artistic and literary tastes
of the nursery.