New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-26
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

| a NOSOERFUL W OMAN: a. novel. by MAJ
Agnes Fleming. Published by G. W
1 Carleton g. Co, New York. For sale by
George Ellis. s. Brother. No. 81 Caml
] street, New Orleans.
! 1his novel is by the author OF 'Guy
Earlscourt's Wife, "a Terrible Secret
and other stories. ITS scenes are laid il
! England, and the story has to do with earls
| and barons and with an adventurer. CASTOR
| Dantree, hailine from New Orleans. who
wood, leaving in this city, to act the broken
hearted part of the story, the beautiful
| Creole, Marie de Lansac. It is difficult to
tell which is the really wonderful woman
giving the book i.s title, as all Of the fe-
male characters are made to do wonderful,
things, and seemingly cruel adventures
at the close becomes angelic, and daughters
Of supposed parents No. prove to be chill
dren of parents Nc. 2, as is not unfrequent-
ly the case in fic,ion life. Ending happily.
the romance leaves a pleasant impression,
though It is sensational enough ioy the
most blase novel reader.
JOSH BILLINGS FARMERS AktM1yAS, for
the year of our Lord. 1874 Published
by &. w. Carleton a. Co., New York.
For sale by George Ellis & Brother, No.
81 SCamp street, New Orleans.
This curious annual comes to us with its
familiar blue border. and freighted with
the wisdom and condensed sayings Of the
modern comic philosopher. We all read,
and acknowledge the genius of Billings, as
Arfo WorI A,I <L,+ 80
fault Only with the spelling. As an al
manaC, we can not recommend il, the same
being weak on Representations of the
weather; but it Is full Of odd and funny
things, and people will buy is, weather or
NO
LECTURES ARD SERMONS By che Rev. w.
Morley PuushOn, LII. D. Published by
Estes & Lauriat. Boston. For sale by
Robert j. Harp, No. !l0 Camp street, New
Orleans.
The matter contained in this volume il by
no means reading Of the dry kind. Or.
Punshon, the celebrated English divine, ia
an original thinker, 3 scholar and poet.
/. was our fortune 90 hear him preach in
the Carondeiet Street Methodist Church
in tnis city not lon Z si2ce, and we can testi-
fv to his earnest eloquence in pleading for
his master, and under his shiIlful touch old
stories become new and attractive. The
doctor is somewhat celebrated as a lecturer,
and the present volume contains "The
Huguenots," "Macaulay," wesley and his
Times" Florence and Florentnes,"
Daniel in Babylon" which have been sue
cessfully delivered by him in other cities.
The book is embellished with fine steel
engraving, portrait of the author.
CARMEN's INHERITANCE. By Christian
Reid, author of Valerie Ayimer, Morton
House, etc. Philadelphia: To-Day Print
ing and Publishing Company. New Or
leans; James A. Gresham, No. 80 Camp
street.
Carmens Inheritance is No. of a series
of standard novels now being issued by the
above named new Philadelphia publishing
house, and just received through Gresham.
1t appears from hasty glance to be of
the class of domestic novels, that il, no
politics, war, nor religious matters being
the volume i. artisticallJ illustrated from
original designs by William L. Sheppard.
THE OUTLAWS DAUGHTER. .ORADvENTUREs
IN THE SOUTH. By Emerson Bennett, au.
Thor Of Prairie Flower, Clara Moreland,
Phantom of the Forest, Brotherhood of
Death, Captured Bride. etc. Philadelphia
Claxton. Renison g. Hefelfnger. New
Orleans: James !. Gresham, No. 81 Camp
street.
Tie publishers announce The issue, in
book form, of a complete and uniform edi-
lion of the works Of Emerson Bennett, of
which the OUTLAW Dsug ghteg" 10 the initial
Folums. The writing. of Mr.. Bennett. are
aeservedly very popular with the genera!
leaders. who are charmed with Ills vivid de.
c,ipt.on Of frontier life in America. In ad- !
li:ion to this feature ais books contain va.
liable information relating 20 the scenery.
people, and customs OF border life, done I'D
n pretty strong colors, perhaps, but not so
much magnifed as to seem improbable. !
Fhe volume before us is beautifully Lound |
2 cloth. ultranariHe blue