Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-16


RoxA1N KALDRIs. From the French Of Hector
Malot, by Mrs. Julia McNair Wright. Phila-
deiphia: Porter q Coates.
This is a Juvenile novel. To call It 4 |
story would be to detract from its merits. |
II ID not SO wonderful and striking rs Rob- |
inson Crusoe, nor so minute and compete |
AZ David Copperfeld, though one is con- |
stanily reminded of both these works in |
perusing II; and while it cannot be said to |
equal ether of them, it deserves place on |
the same shelf with them. It is the pro- |
duction of genius, one that could not only |
create . stsikipg, meritorious fiction, but |
lend to it the virtue of high moral bearing. |
There are no agents In the world that have
such power over character as works of
fiction. tits readily conceded that lew,
designing fc.ion can easily undermine and
weaken character. 1t is no less true that a
truly good novel can quite as easily
strengthen and fortify character--give 10 1t,
when young and pliable, rectitude that it
will hardly part with when II is mature.
No boy or girl could read Roman Kalbris,
without receiving from 1t useful impress,
that would remain through life as an addi-
tionsl safeguard to character. It is easy,
humorous, pathetic, instructive, ennobling.
It is illustrated by an artist whose genius is
quite as apparent as that of the author,
Hector Malot
For sale by w. T. Berry & Co.
Cross OF BEREY. A novel, BY Mad. de Gerar-
din, NJ Thiophie Gautier, M. Jules Sandeau,
and NJ, Merry. Translated from the French.
Philadelphia: Potter 81 Coates. ...slaf
This is asinguIar work, being the prodnc-
ton Of four different authors, who are re-
| cognised as of the best who have contribu-
| ted to French literature. It Is story of
deep and thrilling Interest, DEVELOPED ex-
clusiyely by epistolarys correspondence. In
| these letters the authors have Wed with
each other IN beauty of language, elegance
! of style and extent of erudition. he con-
test between them isobVious. Each reader
must aecid for himself which has won the
| palm. 1t is certain that they have all
| shown themselves admirable letter-v rters.
| This work is not entitled to the appellation
| of an excellent novel in the true sense OF
| the word, and we don't suppose it wss in
tended as such. 1t Is however most in
teresting book for its peculiar sind OF eI-
| tertainment and instruction. II is aunique
store house of the most beautiful concep'
tioDs and the most refined language. Us
peculiar merits have secured for 1t high
place IN French literature.
For sale by W. T. Berry & Co.
| CHRISTIAN RHETORIC, by George Winfred Her
vey, NJ. A, author of "Rhetoric Of ConVersa-
ton" New York: Harper Brothers
Much has been written on the subject OK
sacred bellies iettres; but MIR. Hsrvey's
work is, we believe, the first that has MADE
any approach to completeness. His work
displays most exten'iYe research and may
be characterized as an exhaustive and elaD-
crate system Of sacred rhetoric. Mature
thought, logical analysis and comprehensive
range are its leading merits. The value OF
its rules and principles to the. preacher and
critic depend of course upon the sources
from which they are drawn. On this sub
ject the author says: sThe public addresses
of Moses and the other Hebrew prophets,
the sermons of our Divine Master, the ga
cred speeches of Stephen, Peter, and Paul
and the inspired biographies of these, TO-
gether with the Scripture precepts on
preaching, are the quarries to which we are
beholden, for the most solid, as well as the
most polished part of cur WORK. And
these have naturally attracted to them
selves, whatever In past apostolic ser
mons possesses kindred and congeniai quail
tiles. Chrysostom, Augustin, Luther, vi
ezra, Bunyan, Brydayne, Wesley, White
field and other such men have afforded US
valuable materials Wherewitb to buttress
and window this homiletical struc ure.
This cannot fail to meet with instant ap-
prevail. With this foundation TO rest upon,
this system, says the author, has for It's
chief psculisrities, the fruits OF endesvors to
answer the question: "Whst manner OF
preaching has the most direct tendency TO
christisnize any poor, ignorant, common
man?p In other words the author has sub
ordinated, what II profane rhetoric is &C
counted the highest aim, W.: utility. He
here makes . broad distinction between Sec
ular and sacred rhetoric, but doubtless
legitimate one. Properly enou q he hiss
recognized the power to save as paramount
10 the power to please. This has given the
work a tone that will elicit for it still
stronger approval. The volume is divided
into four books. The first treats of lnspi-
ration the second, of Invention; the third,
of Style; and the fourth, Of Elocution.
For sale by W. T. Berry 81 Co.
THE STORY OF EARTH AND MAN, by j. W
Dawson, LII D., F. r. g., f. G.. s., Prineipa
and vice Chancellor of McGill University,
| Montreal, author of "Arckia," "Acadisr
Geology" etc. New York: Harper & Bro
Tiers. f- ft
| rs III WOlh uSo hONOOON AZ
ineonsiderable part of lifetime to the
study of the earth, its fossil plants and ami
mails, and other geological relations, and
their bearings on man as a being of pecu-
liar interest and endowments. The illus
, trations are numerous and beautiful, as the
Harpers know so well how this kind O
book work should be done. The student
in college or at home who desires a text
book on geology, reasonably free from
technical terms, yet reliably scientific, which
brings the discussion down to the lates
discoveries, will be delighted with thii
/, "Story of Earth and Man." The theme /:
inexhaustible in striking facts, and HANDLED
by a master who places The reader in tn
5 workshop of the Creator while the work i
in progress. So far as is known, DR.. DaW
son discovered and described with draw
: ings the first created animal on our plane
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