The New York herald., 1873-12-19
permanent intellectual value. and is something
more than temporary prize.

permanent intellectual value, ana Is something
more than temporary prize.
'SuBTR0PICAL RAMBLES,n
by Nicolas Pike. consisting OF personal experiences
or n o ana
teryx," has already been examined at length In
these columns. Mr. Pike enjoyed every advantage
quent residence upon it, could confer. The 20
snssRss s2e s appendx rG the
regard 70 the matter combined since the appear
ance OF Baron Grants volume century ago.
.tSubtropical Rambles" deserves to hold not un-
trati0ns. .a -
'sPARx BALLADsn
most popular tSs IS BOOKS Ss
have brought out. IL contains IS cuts representa-
tive OF the more vital passages OF the poems. The
BALLADS are In number, and consist OF the famous
Betsey and Are Out, " together with ssHOw Betsey
and a, Made up" icon "Gone with Handsomer Man :,
lover the HUI to the Poor House,n aOver the Hill
from the Poor House" "Uncle Sammyn tom Was
Com Tor Poet ''Goin' Home To-day" and "Out
o. the Fire.n There are a dozen other poems
some OF which are convenuonally smooth, while
others have some OF the sturdy cOllOqualisms that
NMEMORIEs OF MANY MEN AND OF SOME woMENn
consists OF personal recollecti0ns, by, Maunse b.
Field, OF emperors, kings, queens, princes. pres-
dents, statesmen authors and artists, during the
last 80 years. Mr.. Field, while still very young
man, enjoyed happy opportunities Tor becoming
acquainted with celebrated people, The preten-
sions which he sets forth IN the preface are small,
and this circumstance rather enhances than d.
minisnes the interest OF his volume. He does not
profess historical or even biographical dignity, but
merely to describe interesting facts, most OF which
came under his own observation. in regard to a
great nuMoer @ & Oh eminent people al nome ana 4,
which the gossip degenerates into scandal. and
thus one OF the most graceful essentials OF tome
OF this character Is preserved.
ADVENTURES OF A YOUNG NATURALIsT'
1--WE are still following In the track OF Harper) Is
one OF the most fascinating books for boys that we
trated there being almost 80 large and handsome
wood cuts and very numerous smaller ones en-
bodied In the text. The SO chapters conduct the
reader through "a large variety OF experiences and
scenes, all OF which are picturesque and interest
ing, and some OF which are thrilling The proyerb
tells us that there ino royal road TO learning but
there is mode OF smoothing and decorating the
highpath which makes It very easy and agreeable,
and the editor Of adventures OF a Young Natural
istr mas discovered the secret. The art OF the
binder, too, Is exceptionally billiant and some OF
the largest pictures have real artistic beauty.
TWELVE MILES FROM A LEMON,o
by Gail Hamilton. Is an expansion OF the idea
which the Rev. Sydney Smith entertained when he
Yorkshire living from the ordinary uxuries OF
civilization. 1t Is written in the curt, crisp, self
assertlve and somewhat aggressive style In which
the author Is fond OF propOundng her theories and
iances OF course, theories and fancles so ex-
pressed are not always reasonable, or those with
which quiet, deep and patient thinkers can sympa-
thize; but they often act as healthy stimuants to
readers wh0 are doing amid dCOnventionallsms and
need to be stirred. The afIectatlon OF the title
need not prevent our acknowledging that Gail
Hamilton has brought together more than a. dozen
clever papers which have relation to ''The Won
and Practical;n american Inventions" .sThe
Pleasures .of poverty,n ITO Tudiz by Railroad,''
rne Higher Laws s Of Rairoads Ran
ter" "Autumn Voices "Socal Formula and So
cial Freedom '.rhe Fashions" !" sleep and Sick
ness' and .'Dinners." BE 1t remembered tnat
''The Atmosphere" !" poets OF the Nineteenth Gen.
tury." 'Subtropical Rambles," "Farm Ballads,'
.Adyentsres ayen Of 9 Young Naturastm memories
are all published by the Harpers.
''HEAvEN IN SONG"
deserves the title OF "elegant book, " which its pub
shers Sheldon Co., No. 677 Broadway, have
conferred upon 1t. 1t comprises many OF the gems
OF poetry or all ages in relation to 1.-THE better
land," ana has been compiled by Henry c. Fish,
D. ID. 1t is quartO IN size, with ornamental red
line borders. is printed on tinted paper, and is
richly and chastely bound. OF two euitions one in
cloth, full gilt bevelled boards. sells for So, and
another in iull Turkey morocco, sells for $40.
There are more than 700 pages and very full In
works OF this description Altogether there are
more than,5OO selections. The book is divided into
in Song !; the second, .The Heavenly state y the
third, 'lnhabtanrs or Heaven;n the fourth, "Oc-
cupation OF Heaven;' the dftn, .srhe Rest OF
the seventh. waiting for Heaven" the eighth,
@ "dne Way to 20 Heaven ana the ninth, "Miscea-
book OF the KIND intended ior a holiday Gift that
we have this season seen.
''FAIRY TALES AND LEGENDS OF MANY NATIoNs'
has been selected, newly told and translated by
Z. b. Burkhardt, illustrated by Walcott, Caficrty
and others, and printed by James Miller, No. CAT
Broadway. The contents include 1.-The Three
Aims" fairy tale OF Bretagne; "Fiddling Jackeyn
tale OF Swabia; "The Frog Prince,n . German
legend: ,.Asiog and Orm; or, the Giants and
Dwarfa Feast" Norwegian legend; 'sSnow White
and Rose Red," German legend; 'The Cheated
Families" legend Of the Canton Base "Miuccio,
legend Of eand .rS Se !ir
Groschen and the Breeding Thaler,n a legend. OF
Saxony; .'seppl the Goat-herd," . fairy tale or
GVIf plQ Q1h pnfr fol fa1n Hat
land; .sThe Picture OF the Lord" legend OF art
"lija the Muromlan." Russian legend; THE
legend o9
"Dom. Pedro" Spanish legend, and ,"The Night
ingale," legend OF China.
s'CHRISTOPHER CARSON,"
better known as Kit Carson, is written by John S.
G. Abbott whose reputation among Juveniles is as
wide as the sea. Tne Illustrations are BY Eleanor
No. 762 Broadway. The object OF the author was to
bring TO light the wild adventures OF the pioneers
OF the American continent in the solitudes OF the
mountains, the praries, the forests amid hostile
Indians and far away from the restraints and pro-
lection o.. clyilization AS the author truly re-
and steamboats.n Mr. Abbott has selected Kit
Carson as the representative OF energy ana ear-
lessness never surpassed, united with gentleness,
uprightness and lovabeness-a very rare and
fascinating combinations, more than enough to
companies MIN from the cradle to the grave, and
does so IN that simple Straightforward style which
has won lOT Mr. ADDOLL SO many
sympathetic young readers.
s. ''HASs BRINKRR; Or THE SILVER sKArEs,n
Is the story OF q life in Holland. The author is
Mary Mapes Dodge, who wrote "The lrvIngton
Stories" The Illustrations are furnished by f. o.
c. barley and Thomas Mast. Scribner, Armstrong
a Co. are the. publishers. The story is more at
tractive on account OF It's intrinsic power to inter-
est than for beauty OF letterpress and binding.
Not that these are Of poor quality by any means,
but that the binding Ii not gorgeous and expen-
slve, and the letterpress has not that Iastldious
daintiness which belongs to toned paper. But
then the price Is extremely moderate. and cer-
tainly, that is fact which. the larger proper
ton, OF those who pernse this article will
not deem 1t useess't0 consider. The localities GUS
toms and characteristics described are Dutch, ana
one oil the characters Is a direct reproduction rom
nature. rne Incidents are supposed TO have oc.
Cured 20 years ago. We are glad that new VEN
has been struck in story telling 1t is well, now
and then to introduce our boys and girls to scenes
and peoples with which they are entirely unac-
quainted. IL causes them to recognize the great
fact that at bottom human nature Is the same oil
the world over, modified by the soiL climate, pro-
ductions and general aspect or nature. There Is
scarcely acIvillzcd land Of which our young readers
tand for the matter OF that our old readers tool
are so ignorant as OF Holland. "Hans Brinieru if