Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-17

~ of Miss Scdgwck s heart and mind, Also a
sketch of Miss Scdgwick's connection with the
womans prison association of New York, by
Mrs. James S. Gibbons, a letter from the Rev
DR.. Dewey, and "reminiscences of Miss Sedg-
wick by William Cullen Bryant. The book is
embellishcd by an engraving of the Sedgwick
house at Stockbridge, and by two portraits of
her in youth and age.
HANNAH, by the authorof John Halifax, Gen
tleman, &c. Mrs. Craik has always a definite
purpose in her stories, but if we do not mistake,
in Hannah she makes her first protest in the
popular form of a novel against what she con-
siders an unjust and cruel law-namely-the
English law, which forbids mans marriage
with his deceased wile's sister. Bernard Rivers,
a clergyman, loses his wife and asks his sister
in-law to keep his house and care for his child.
She accepts, the position seeming natural one,
and for a time all is well. But at last they dis
cover that they love each other, NOT as brother
and sister, and Of course they wish TO marry,
and then comes misery for both; bitter tongues
are busy, and the law becomes intolerable. Still
there is hope for them. Wise and good men are
earnestly striving for Il repeal of the law, and
they wait in what patience they may, (the au-
thor, by the way and her readers, had TO wait
too) for the decision. II is against them. Theu
comes great trouble and grief; hard struggle
between love and worldly advantage for Sir
Bernard, for recent title adds 10 his perpleXity,
but love couquers; they regretfully give up En-
gland, and a marriage and happy home in
France end the story. 1t is told with much
o,,J = oltn
ural. Published by Harper & Brothers, New
York, in paper covers, with several illustrations.
L. II. Bgclow has it for sale.
The INVASION. Charles Scribner & Co., New
York, publish new novel from the French Of
the Joint authors, Erckmann-Chatrain, called,
"The Invasion of France in 1914, with the Night
March past Phalsburg" The book opens with
a memoir of the authors, which gives new facts
concerning them, in addition to the sketch writ
ten by Colonel Higginson in Theresc, work by
the same authors, published some time ago.
"The Invasion" is graphic story, full of de-
scrptions, life-like and picturesque sad, bright,
and exciting, all told with such entire unity
one can hardly believe two hands have drawn
them. We should like, if we had space, to copy
the description of Madame Lefevre's great
kitchen, one of the quaint pictures, perfect in
its way. L. II. Bigelow has this book for sale.
CHILD LIFE, a collection Of poems, edited by
John Greenleat Whittier. Boston: James R.
Osgood & Co. Mr.. Whittier says in his preface
that, having had occasion to look over several
volumes of selected verses intended for juvenile
readers, and noticing in nearly all of them much
that seemed lacking in literary merit or adapta-
tiou, it occurred to him that a selection might
be made combining simplicity with certain
degree of literary excellence, without descending
to Stiffness or rising above the average compre-
hension of childhood. The poets refined taste
and simplicity of thought admirably qualified
him for such an undertaking, and it is needless
to say that other criticism than that which EN-.
ploys itself in pointing out beauties, would be
out of place in comments on this collection.
The list of authors includes almost all the poets
of any eminence who have written in Engl ish
in the present and some in former generations,
and several poems are translated from foreign
sources. The illustrations are numerous and
generally good, and the book as whole is very
tasteful and elegant. 1t is for sale here by L. H.
Bigelow
WILLIAM HENRY AND HIS FRIENDS, by
Mrs. A. NJ. Diaz. Boston: james r. Osgood &
Co. Illustrated. This is Il sequel to the William
Henry letters, butts hardly equal to that delight
fully, original little book-not so good, because
too much like it, and William Henry growing
up, and seeking his fortune as a travelling pedler
isn't so quaint and funny as Billy the School
Boy. The book is amusing, however, the visit
of the 1.-TWO Betseys," Lucy Maria's letters of
invitation to them, and the account of their
arrival at "Grandmother's" are very cleverly
done. L. IL. Bgelow has it for sale.
MONSIEUR ANTOINE, by George Sand. Pub
lished by 7. B. Peterson Philadelphia, in paper
covers, with eleven illustrations. This is one of
George Sands stories of French life The story
is interesting, and it is told with that peculiar
grace of style in which this author is unsur-
passed if not unequalled. Jenkins & Whtcomb
have it for sale.
The JOURNAL OF SPECULATIVE Philosophy,
for October, contains nine articles besides the
book notices. They are as follows: /. Rants
Ethics; 3 Thoughts on Logic and Dialectic; 3.
Review Of Hartman on the Dialectic; 4. Fichtc's
Facts of Consciousness; s. Trendelenburg on He
gels System; 6. Bion's Ode on the Death of Adon-
is; I. HegePs Philosophy of Art-Chivalry; s.
The Quarrel, poem by A. Bronson Alcott; 8.
Philosophy in Europe. This number closes the
fifth volume. Published in st. Louis, at 81
per annum; VIM. T. Harris, editor and propre.
tor
The GALAXY, for December, makes its appear.
ance promptly, and is so good that we are well
content not to wait for it longer. Perhaps the
most noticeable article is the conclusion of eX-
Secretary Welles' narrative of the capture of
New Orleans, in which he establishes conclusive
ly the claim of the navy department to having
originated the plan of the capture, and gives to
Admiral Farragut the credit of executing it
with admirable judgment and heroic daring
The historians, who have assigned the merit of
this enterprise to General Butler and Admiral
Porter, are sharply reproved by Mr.. Welles,
from whom in such matter there is no appeal
"Black Friday" by William R. Hooper, is one
of the best accounts that has been written of
events of that disastrous and disgraceful day.
Captain HorsfalPS Romance is one of Mr. De-
Forests inimltably humorous sketches of south
ern character; and the other articles are, with
out exception, bright and readable.
SCRIBNER's MONTHLY, for December, is quite
equal to any of the previous numbers. 1t has
seven illustrated articles, prose and verse: The
Counts Little Daughter; Sights in and around
Yedo; Pictures from the Plains; The Boston
Public Library; Miss Marigold's Thanksgiving;
Cyprus, Afloat and Ashore; and The Blind Boy,
a Parable. Mrs. ELEPHANTS Story; "The Two
Mrs. Scudmores," is continued through four
more chapters; and "Wilford Cumbermede" is
carried forward to the 54th chapter.
EVERY SATURDAY, its publishers announce
is with the beginning of the new year to return
to its former character, dropping its llusra-
tons and becoming only magazine of choice
reading, whether all selected, or partly original
is not quite clear. Mr.. T. B. Aldrch will con-
tinue to be its editor. The serial story, enid
dlemarch," announced for Every Saturday, will
appear in Harpers Weekly. This event, we
imagine, signifies the end of the hostile rivalry
between the publishing houses of Harper and
Brothers and James K. Osgood & Co.
The Peoples MAGAZINE for November, pub
lished by the society for promoting Christian
knowledge, London Pott & Amery New Yor,