Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-24

uette r. Hadermann, published by J. B.
Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia. This is a
Southern romance of ante bellum days, and
is happily free from all the horrors and
bloodshed which I'll the pages of so many
late novels. The scene of the tale is laid in
Louisiana, and the characters are drawn
from the old-time planters society of the
South. Among the many excellent works
from the pens of Southern novelists, few
can compare in excellence of style, truthful
ness ofdelineation and originality of thought
| with "Dead Mems Shoes" 1t is the
production of an eminently practical mind,
| trained by contact with every day life and
every day people to give true picture Of
| life. Not one of the characters is unnatural,
with the exception, perhaps, of the heavy
villain, Mr.. Raynard, whose character is
exceptionally inky. The heroines are life
| like, and remind the reader of George
| Elliott's female characters. The heartless
| devotee of fashion, the selfish woman who
sells herself for gold and the true
| hearted, womanly woman are all presented
| with life-like accuracy, and their words and
actions harmonic with the traits that dis
! tinguish them. The book is attractively
bound and is well worthy place in every
| Southern library. For sale by Messrs. W.
T. Berry & Co.
0THE LITTLE MooRLAND PRINCESS" a
Translation from the German, has been puD-
lished by j. B. Lippincott & Co., of Phila-
| delphia. The author of the work is E.
Marlitt, who is a well known German nov
elist. In the translation by Mrs. A. L.
Wister, the spirit of the work has been ad-
mirably preserved. The opening chapters
! give little promise of an entertaining story,
| but as the plot advances, the interest deep
| ems, and all Marlitt's fine powers
are displayed. The scene is laid
in Germany, and the characters are purely
German. There is, of course, real prin-
cess, who is influenced by love like Ordina-
ry women, in the story, but the growing
democratic spirit in Europe is indicated by
the fact that the absorbing interest of the
tale centres in characters representing the
middle classes of society. There is no at
tempt to go back to feudal times to obtain
material for the plot, but it is wholly con-
structed on modern incidents and society.
OF course the war of '66 is introduced, just
as in future the recent great victories in
France will be interviewer into German
literature for the next quarter Of century.
The book is well worthy of perusal. 1t is
for sale by Messrs. w. T. Berry & Co.
"RIGHTED AT LAST, is the title ola new
novel published by Appleton & Co., New
York. The authors name is not given, but
from the graceful feminine style, the pleas
ing fancy and the pure moral tone Of the
work, it is evidently written by woman of
refined taste and rare mental endowments.
The novel is autobiographic,and is the sim
pie story of a little girl thrown waif upon
a small Connecticut community. 1t fol-
lows her varying fortunes from
her humble beginning to the discovery
of her parentage, her restoration to her
friends and the Inheritance left her at the
death of her parents. There is nothing
over-wrought in the novel; the plot is in no
part improbable and is never devoid Of in
Gerest. She tale is purely American, and
deals with the ordinary society and every
day incidents of American life. The book
is for sale by Messrs. w. L. Berry & Co.
BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE for March
has been republished very early by the
Leonard Scott Publishing Company of New
York. 1t is an unusually attractive num-
Der, and contains an enthusiastic and elo-
quent sketch of the Life of Gen. Lee, and
careful estimate of his personal character
and of his military career. There is also a
paper by Cornelius ODOwd, entitled
1.-THE American Revoke" and many
other interesting articles, all in the
true Blackwood style. On the whole, this
number possesses peculiar interest to read
ers here at the present moment. The fol-
lowing are the contents in full: A True
Reformer; Voltaire; Maid of Sker-Part
VIII: Autumal SManueuvres; The Man.
chester Nonconfornists and Political Phi
losophy; General Lee; Cornelius ODowd,
| IL, MiniS
Parliament.
LIPPINCoTT's MAGAZINE for April comes
fully up to the high standard of excellence
which that periodical has already estab-
lished. A couple of very able and charm
ing serial stories are now appearing in Lip
pincotts Magazine The more notable of
the two is "The Strange Adventures Of a
Phaeton," by William Black, the author of
that fascinating novel, "The Daughter of
Heth." Mr.. Black, in his present work,
displays all the excellence Of his style as
writer, and exhibits great skill in the de-
lineation Of his characters, in the
management of the dialogue, and in
his descriptions of scenery, "Aytoun,'
by an ANONYMOUS author, is a graphic
and attractive story of American life, and
is marked by many unusual graces both of
construction and of style. Mr.. Whymper's
Illustrated narrative of his adventures
amongst the Alps is still continued, and the
installment contained in the April number
is fully equal in brillianCy and interest to
any previous portion of the work. "tair
Margaret," by the author Of dorothy
Fox" is a most genial and captivating
story, exhibiting that intimate acquaintance
with the gentle and touching traits of hu-
man nature by which Mrs. Parr
has already won for herself so
extended a reputation. ''Waiting," a
little poem, by Mary B. Dodge, is apleasing
composition. Another poem, "Rossel, y
from the pen of Margaret Preston, is bold
and brilliant effusion touching upon the ex-
ecution of the Communist leader whose
name has been assumed as its title. Mr..
Horatio King, who was Postmaster-General
under the administration of Mr.. Buchanan,
furnishes a paper entitled "The Early
Stages of the Rebellion" containing some
very interesting sketches Of the men and
events of the war, and number of unpub-
lished letters from Everett, Pierce and other
notable men. The other articles are all in
teresting. J. B. LippincOtt q Co., Phila-
delphia.
The CATHOLIC WORLD, for April, has
been received by d. n. Neylan, Public
Square. 1t opens with discriminating re-
view of Taine's English Literature, sue
ceeded by fragments of early poems upon
the Passion of Christ. The interesting Sc
rails of the House of Yorke and Fleurange
continue. The articles on the Duties Ofthe
Rich in Christian Society, the Catholic Con-
gress at Mayence, the Church in relation to
the rights of Women, and the providential
Mission of the Barbarians of the 9th cen
fury, will arrest general attention. Inter
spersed with these are poetry, miscellanies
and editorial reviews.