The New York herald., 1873-10-13
NEW BOOKS.

The world is to be made happy at last. CIaxton,
Remsen & Hanehnger have made arrangements
for the publication in book form OF the novels OF
Emerson Bennett, and "The Outlaws Daughter''
has already appeared as the first Of the season.
The writings Of Sylvanus Cobb, Jr. and Ned Bunt-
line ought to follow, these three making trium-
virate worthy OF each other
Books like these belong to the lower depths OF
novel writing, but there is another class OF novels
generally much praised in high quarters which is
almost pernicous because OF respectable feeble
ness For instance, read in the London Atte-
nD,uu that "in MISS Dorothys Charge we have
again a vigorous novel from an American hand.
There can be doubt OF the superiority American
writers over the great and increasing mass OF our
own fairly successful novests both in sSill to the
manipulation OF plots and insight in the delinea-
tion OF character The present story is a success
in both respects We may declare our unreserved
appreciation OF the more important features OF the
book" This would be very high praise If it was
fairly deserved, but the truth is tnat Mr. Benedcts
latest novel, like most of the novels of American
society, is feeble in character and in plot scape-
grace husband and fretful wife are the principal
characters the book. Their trials and retribu-
tion all centre in the husbands illegitimate child
Miss Dorothy's charge. But the work has that pc
culiar interest which commends IL to the pure
novel reader The Harpers are the publishers, and
they promise a new novel, "John worthington's
Name" by the same writer, Mr.. Frank Lee Bene-
dict the author OF 'My Daughter Elenor.n
We can only indulge in the same kind OF praise OF
"Blanche Seymour published by J. b. Lppncott
1t is English novel; just good enough to be read
and forgotten.
IA Wonderful woman" is the title OF novel, by
May Agnes Fleming, published by q. w. Carleton &
Co Ii is book full OF adectiyes and titles OF no.
blty.
Another American novel is by Robertson Gray It
is called "Brave Hearts," and is published by J. B.
Ford Co. Its purpose, as we understand It, is "to
carry in parallel lines, story OF Wild intense ad-
venture, with the reckless dash OF mountain lie
among the miners OF California fifteen or twenty
years ago, and the COOL quiet culture OF New Eng
lands steadygoing ways as shown forth ia the life
OF the hero's sister and her friends at homen II is
written in stin stilted uninteresting style, and
has no claims upon the attention OF readers.
"Lynde Weiss, an Autobiography by George II.
Throop, Is mere trash. The woodcuts are the best
part Of the book, and they are probably the worst
things OF the kind ever engraved or printed.
The past week or two has been unusually prolific
in the publication or republication of religious
works.
P. o'Shea has just issued new edition OF Or.
weningers discussion OF the "Apostocal and In
falliple Authority OF the Pope.r
'The Christian Trumpet" published by Patrick
Donahoe, OF Boston, "a a relation or many predic-
tons about impending general calamties, the uni
versal triumph OF che Church, the coming OF anti
christ the last Judgment and the end OF the world
]. b. Ford h Co. have issued the second series OF
the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's "Yale Lectures on
PrcachinG.n