The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-18
NEW BOOKS.


The book trade has been unusually dull through
out the Summer
Only two classes OF works, apparently, are in de-
mand-novels and books on popular science. At
least these are the only ones lately published.
The novels are, almost without exception, bad.
The first on the list Is novel OF american So
cety," by Chandos Fulton. 1t is called "A Brown
Stone Front" and is published by Henry L. Hinton.
The story is feeble to the point OF irivoity.
T. B. Peterson Brother. OF Philadelphia tell rs
that we would much oblige Miss Dupuy, as well as
her publisher, by reading her latest novel, 1.-THE
Gypsys Warning" We should like to obige
novelist SO Industrious, but remembering the pain
Of attempting to read hey eight preYiQls works.
we knoY lle go9a ladx viii EXCUSE us this tlmS.
'Loyal Unto Death" Is Q novel published by
Carleton Co. The style Of the book may be
judged from the fact that 1t is written the re-
nnement OF art principle, illusions to Launcelot
and Guinevere, Hadonna-lke purity, Cleopatra re-
ceiving Antony, Admirable Crichton, and all
other well known names being beautifully
sprinkled on nearly every page.
1.-THE Wicked Woods OF 1obercevn %
"Expated" and
my Little Girl" are three recent additions to
nounces the first "a very powerful novel.n New
Bedford Is relied upon to endorse the second as "a
tragic story highly emotional, and witten with de-
cided power" and, nobody being at hand to "pun'
the third, the publishers say It IL 80 very fresh,
readable story, OF no little power and originality"
1t Will be observed that 'power' Is the essential
feature Of all these opinions, happy circum-
stance, since 1t IL not found in the books. As
specimen Of the power and originality Of these
novels, here is one. taken at random from my
Little Girl":-
Ar = shah
see Nile. Duiont."
It's absurd to have cab to cross the street in.
pm waited. Another rubber was played through.
''Smythe's tired, said Sharp.
$50 am l." said Phil.
1--WE might have little something else for
'A6,' said smythe, 1--WE might. Confound it,
though, we can't play here, andn-p1lling out his
watch-..'rve got most particular appointment at
II haven't had hand OF loo for-let me see-six
months, know, If It's day." said Sharp.
His friend had ten ELECTROMAGNETIC In ten
one q the party never played at loo, ana left
them. The younger pigeon who had just got into
at paws SO with vain, or we might 90 to my
diggings. What q baw It isl Ones boots would
be sopped thwough before one could get into
So they played at the club
From this 1t will be seen what shabby creature
'My Little Grip must be.
Another OF those books about nothing is "Driven
from the PATH" novel "edited by DR.. Charles
Smart' and published by D. Appleton 60. The
dialogue is nsipid and the incidents and story are
In every way commonplace.
Appleton's international Scientific Series" which
promises so much for scientific readers, is making
slow progress. Since the publication OF Professor
Tyndalls "Forms OF Water" and Walter Bagelots
'Physics and Politics." last year, but a single
volume has been added to the series, DR.. Edward
Smiths Goods" 1t is Q valuable and interesting
work, worthy Of general perusal and study.
Estes y kaqrlat, Of Boston, are publishing o
somewhat similar series which they call popular
Science for the People," The first volume Of the
series. 1.-THE Unity of Natural Phenomena" from
the French OF M. saigey, has already appeared It
is little more than an introduction to the study Of
nature but VIII be found interesting to the general
reader.
Many Of Professor Huxley's most advanced
opinions appear from time to time in his addresses
before public and scientific bodies and his occa-
sional reviews and periodicals. The antagonisms
which he excites make volume Of these essays.
peculiarly interesting, and his 'Lay Sermons"
published three years ago, thus became one Of the
most noted books OF the time. His utterances
since that time are now gathered into q volume
called "Critiques ana Addresses" which il pub
llsned by the Appletons. Though not likely to pro.
woke so much theological discussion ss the former
series. these addresses have even more general
interest.
The 'Introduction to Roman Law" by the late
Professor Hadley, Of Yale College, published by D.
Appleton Co., is o work Of value, which CON-
mends itself to all students OF the subject.
The same house publish Compendium Of Greek
and Roman Classical Literature" by the Rev. Mr.
Lonage, which is the most convenient manual of
the kind ever printed
The first volume Of Appeton's revised "Ameri-
can Cyc0pedia" has been issue1 from the press.
Except in additions to the biographical depart
ment and to recent history, with some corrections
made necessary by science and progress, IL is IN
ferior to the Old volume. Many valuable articles
are omitted altogether and others are 30 "cut
down" as to be useless. Even In the biographical
additions there are marked blunders. An officer
like General Abercrombie Is omitted, while oil the
young Adamses and Abbotts are inserted. II the
work is to be performed throughout In the same
feeble manner 1t ought not have been undertaken.
The previous work was loosely and often bombasti-
cally written was sometimes inaccurate in matters
Of fact ana was generally feeble and unsatisfactory.
1t sadly needed revision but we regret that so far
as we can judge rom the only volume of the new