The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-26
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THREE Centuries or CRIfSt hs,'' u''' -
Bv CHARLES DUKE IoNGE, Regl'lS i,roltSsoi
of Modern History and English Llteralu 1 I
inOucen's College, Belfast, dc. New orh
u. APPLETON d co.
This book. we think, unon n cllrsory glance.
il n valuable addition to literature lne
,rn;ons and the taste of the author may not
ha ,,w,ys agreeable with those of the critical
reader. but his general analysis OF the pccu-
li,ritics and the merits Of the more dlstin-
ruished British authors, has III II much 10
commend and cdiiy.
For sale by ELLYsoS Il TAYLOR.
Christ in Modc,m Life. sermons preachcu
in St. James'S Chapel. York street, James
Souare. by the Rev. STorFoRD "A. BROOKE,
VI A. Honorary Chaplain-in-Ordlilary 70
the Oucrn. New York: ID. ArrLEToE d
Co.
rsale by ELLYsON & TAYLOR.
Nobci lee. 4 novel. BY the Author OF
/" Valerie Avlmcr," morton House." etc.
With Illustrations. New York: u. AZ
PLEroN 4 Go.
This i. the latest novel from the pen of Il
rising young author, and will be. no doubt,
eagerly secured by the many admirers OF her
former hooks. The illustrations were drawn
BY Mr.. WILLIAM 3. MYERS, oftllis city. They
are few and very good, and. after very COM
mon style of the day. noted for bold and
apparently careless handling of the pencil,
with coarse lines and heavy shading. In
some instances it has assuLled the air OF
clumsy scratching that deserves not the
name of picture at all; but i'll those drawn
bv Mr.. MYERS there is very ingenious and
striking improvement upon nearly all we
have seen. They are very good.
The style Of the author of " Mabel Lee
is bright and graceful. and is marked Will
decided intellectual yigcr. We are not able
to sneak of this last production of hers; bu
her stories thus far have displayed that
steady growth and development that promise
to place her high in the list of authors q
fiction.
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Nam and Has DtreN'ag- Place. An Essay
towards the Interpretation of Nature. BY
JAMES N1SToS, Author of Life Of Nh
ture." "1he Mystery of Pain New
York: u. APPLETON & Co.
The second edition Of an abstruse work
the first of which the author says met will
such favor that he feels warranted in giving
the world the second. We can't see why il
should he much sought for but the world
has its own way about things. We would
prefer the book OH pain" as we happen tc
have vivid rccolections on that subject. and
| would like to sec his philosophy on that
Talk to man OH his spccialty-tha the
way to popularity.
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4 Manual Of the .4,tdton'y Of V'criebrdted
! -tttmaiS. BY Thomas II. HUXLEY, LID,
i. II. S., Author of /" Lay Sermons
MANS Place in Nature" &C. New York
| ID. APPLETON Il Co.
| This is indeeda work of value. HUXLEY is
one of the most able of the Psychologists of
the day. This book is a compendium Of the
anatomy of the vertebrate that must be-
come very useful to the student of compare
tive anatomy.
For sale by ELLYsoN g. TAYLOR.
The World Before the Deluge. BY Lou;
F1GuIER. Newly edited and revised by II
w. BRIsrow, F. r. s., +. q. S., of the Geo
logical Survey of Great Britain. Hon.
Fellow of Kings College, London. Witt
80 Illustrations. New York: u. APPLE
| TON & Co.
This ingenious and very interesting worl
is from the pen of the gentleman whose bool
on the future life of man we noticed so re
Gently. He is a gentleman Of very extensive
science and of decided genius. His theory
of the destiny Of man is very ingeniollsly
blended with scientific ideas, and is one o
the most admirable of I'LL the religions in
vented by men for its transcendental fancies
1t may lie called the champion religion !" O
the madmcn. The book on the physiological
condition of the earth prior to the deluge i
quite another affair. The scientific part 0
it, based upon impressions left OH the eartl
of the ages gone, is highly instructive, Will,
the inferential dissertations-such as the re
stored animals, their habits, etc.,-are very
agreeable means of mental recreation.
| For sale by ELLYsoS g. TAYLOR.
The Consequential Pony," a satirica
pamphlet, with illustrations, on the suhicc
of the Washington treaty and the indirect
damages, for sale by ELLYsoN & TAYLOR.