Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-07-05
Watphman s. journal.
WEDNESDAY. JULY 5, 1871.
Books and Magazines.


TnI lIisroRY or RouF-By Titus Lvus. liter
ally translated. Harper 4 Brothers, Publish
ers.
The edition Of Liyy 5 celebrated history is edit.
ed by d. Spillan Cyrus Edmonds, and is pub
lished in two volumes. The object Of the transla.
ton, as we learn from the preface, has been to
adhere as closely as possible to the original text as
is consistent with the idioms Of the respective Ian
guago- but while thus providing moro especial
y for the wants Of the classical student, the neat
ness aud perspicuity required 10 satisfy the Eng
lish reader have not been lost sight Of The
translator- appear 10 have successfully accomplish
ed their object and have prepared work that is
likely 10 become d ayOrite with scholars and the
public generally. Retaining the flavor and many
OF the peculiarite. of the classic style, it is vet
clear and vigorous in it, English phraseology
and the beauties Of Lyy's narrative are well pre-
served The famous history will doubtless find
many new readers in t' new garb
Wilder has IT,
A poFrs BAz,R Pictures of Travel in Ter.
many, Italy, Greece, and the Orient By Hans
Christian Andersen. | vol, crown 3yo. Al
h9r's Edihoa. llurd IIoughton, New York
NNN'tiNi-'f AtfNNl7AAN At7Ht
Audersens Story of Ny Life, recently is.
sued in this .eries tells the reader what passion
the author has for travel. It was indeed on bis
many journeys that he found the incidents aud
made the observations which lie at the basis Of
bis romiuccs aud stories. " Poets Bazaar
., ull Of those odd ancies and curious sketches Vi
people, manners, and customs, which make An.
der.en'- books such racy reading There is moth
ing Of the pelantic traveller or tiresome copyist
ia Andersen. lie is chatty, shrowd, gosspug
writer, who has an unf,iling interest in every
scrap Of humanity The genius that can make a
shirt collar talk find. uneoding material in BIZ.
travels
For sale at phinueys
TINS FALl OF E>olASu--B,rrLs on DoRKiNo
"reminiscences Of a Volunteer. BY a contrbu-
tor 10 '' Blackwold. New York g. r. Put
nam & sons.
This is pamphlet written Uy some English
man who is di,plcascd with the manner in which
the present Government is managing the affairs
Of the Kingdom. It assumes to have been writ
ten ia 1925, by veteran, who recounts hi, expe-
rience in vain attempt to repel Prussian iuya-
sion iu l772-an invasion which is represented as
being successful because the Government had
fallen iuto the hand. 0f men who had no just
conception of what was needfl to preserve the
national power and greatness. Asa consequence,
Great Britain is represented as having become q
,onqucrcl province America as the possessor Of
the Canadas and the West Indies ireland as an
independent Republic Australia separated from
the mother country; Gibraltar and Malta in the
hands Of Prussia, which has become one Of the
great naval powers Of the world India lost and
" the trade Of England gone, its factories silent,
It's harhors empty, and the whole country prey
70 pauperism and decay" The picture Of desc
lati1n is most graphically drawn, and the sub
Iect Is treated with such consummate gravity
as to appear a yeritabe record Of what has occur-
red, rather than as an imaginary account Of what
may happen.
Phinney has IT,
The lIarpers have republished OLIvE, one OF
the best novels written by Miss Muloch, author
Of John Halifax, Gentleman, and other works
which have been received with great favor by the
reading public. Miss Mnloch (or rather Mrs
Craik, for she is now marred) possesses marked
power in the delineation OF character, and exhibit
y
whether Of good or i'll fortune have in developing
and forming it. She has graceful and animateC
style, has a sharp insigh. Of human nature, anC
develops her narrative in way to deeply interes
I the reader
I For sale at Wilder
/ SornocLrs is the last addition made TO liar
pers Greek and Latin Texts, and consist
of the plays after the Dindorf edition. Thougl
plainly got up, the type and paper are excellent
and the edition will prove very acceptable on
I to students and scholars
Wilder has IT,
IlrR LoRD AND MAsTER By Florence Maryatt
New York Harper Brothers
Mis- Maryatt has all the talent OF her father
with a finer Imagination and greater delicacy o
manner and sentiment. Her Loves Conflict
and " Ycronique" gave her foremost plac
among the noyelsts of England but neither @
them equal " Her Lord and Master" in natural
ness or dramatic effect Wilder hasi
f.. INA-By Catherine Valerie. Boston James
Osgood d Co.
We do not think this novel will ever become yer
popular with American readers. Italian custom
and habits and character are not quite suited :
American tastes The heroine is well enough, il
some respects hut in others she is very weak
and suffers for her weakness The hero i, revolt
ing and infamous and any thing like pleasan
dcnouement is only reached by processes neithe
natural nor eommendahle The story however
is exciting enough to satisfy the most morbid az
petite.
For sale at Wider's,
CAsrLrs N tue AR AND OTHER PnANrAslEs -
BY Barry Gray An old man pratting /
the sunshine" | vol. crown $50. Hurd
( Iloughton, New York The Riverside Pres
Cambridge
\ volume of sketches in Barry Gray's playit
3 manner They are not stories crowded with e,
citing incident, but rambling, good-natured chal
acterimtions Of people and customs. " Castl,
in the Air" are the half-reyerie "reminiscences
a middle-nged man looking to what might ha'
: been The Other Fantasies, are similI
. light and gossipy papers enivened by anecdo
and song and humorous incident. Some of Il
e headings Of the chapters will indicate the scoI
) Of the book '' The Garret in my Grandfather
House - Ghosts at the Parsonage !" " A
Hands around the Mahogony - " A Light De
sert with Tarts - " The Professors Stranl
Story = The Professors Insane Friends
Acibiades Falls in Love :" 4" Peaches ar
Cream for Two" Phnney has it.
DAVENPORT Dunn. BY Charles Lever. Th
is the seventh volume of the new cheap and POI
o ular edition Of the works of Charles Lever, no
p in course Of publication by T. b. Peterson
Brothers, Philadelphia, which are having vel
{ large sale His works are full of genial hume
4 brilliant wit, and striking characters. Dave
y port Dunn " is issued in a large octave volum
with portrait Of the author on the cover, pri
seventy five cents, and is for sale at Phinney's