The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-16
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ARCTIC EXPERIENCES. Edited by E. Vale Blake
New York: Harper i Bros. New Orleans:
Kahn & Co

ARCTIC EXPERIENCES. Edited BY E. Vale Blake
New York: Harper 4 Bros. New Orleans
Kahn Co.
This very handsomely illustrated volume, O
nearly five hundred pages, contains, beside
the very complete account Of the 'Polaris Elk
pedltlon, to which it is specially directed,
general resume of all previous and contempt
rary expeditions to the North Pole, including
the early cruises of the English, Dutch, Dane
and Russians in search Of northeast pas
sage, as we'll as the modern expeditions O
Sir John Franklin and those who went il
search Of him-Sir james Ross, Dr. Kane, etc
What is the use Of Arctic explorations" is
discussed from the commercial, the scientific
and the philosophic points of view. The ia.
BILE Of Arctic chronology will be found very
valuable for reference. The history of the
North Polar Expedition" authorized by
Congress in 1870, and which sailed in June,
1871, under command Of the lamented Com
mander G. F. Hall, is very full and complete,
being compiled from the original data, Jour
nal, etc, Of Assistant Commander George E.
Tyson, and is intensely interesting
THE Trust AND THE REMITTANCE. By Mary
Cowden Clarke. Boston: Roberts Bros.
New Orleans: Kahn & Co.
These two Glove Stories" in "metred
prose-" dedicated to 'the lover-husband OF
eighty-five' by sthe lover-wife of sixty
three are the very embodiment of tender
ness and purity. Free from all affectation of
obscurity or oddness, a charming narrative of
poetic incidents flows on in melodious meas
ure delightful from its very simplicity. Read
aloud in the home circle, it will be appre-
ciated and admired by all, from grandma
down to the eager-eyed little ones at her
knee
Ny MOTHER AND l. Love story. By the
author OF John Halifax, Gentleman. New
York: Harper Bros New Orleans: Kahn
&Co
Miss Muloch, since her name became Mrs.
Craik, has given US but rarely the pleasure of
reading new novel from her pen, which is
the more to be regretted that she is one OF the
best and purest writers of the present day.
Her stories are home pictures OF home folks.
Though "A Brave Lady" and "A Woman's
Kingdom" have but few equals among Eng
llsh novels, my Mother and T. ranks fairly
with them. The plot is simple but the story
is unfolded with great delicacy and pathos,
tender sentiments and noble
thoughts in exquisite language. 1t will touch
every heart.
TIE CLIQUE OF GOLD. From the French of
Emile Gaborian. Boston: James Il. Os-
good 4 Co. New Orleans: Kahn Il Co.
We can recommend No. AZ of "Osgood
Library Of Novels" only to those who fancy
the task Of tracing the base intrigues OF
queen of the demi-nonde, possessed of mania /
or gold driving to desperation and suicide
Ill who come under the baleful influence OF
aer "wondrous eyes," It is a record of
crimes and villainies without one redeeming
eature
TIE BEST OF HUSBANDS. By James Payn.
New York: Harper 4 Brothers. New Or
leans: Kahn & Co.
This very prolific writer of second class
novels has rather excelled his previous efforts
n "The Best Of Husbands" The conven-
ional 'saint" and s'villain" heroes are really
veil contrasted while the one female char
!cter, Maggie Thorne, who loves the villain,
# course, but marries the saint, wins our
hearts by her noble devotion to the abandoned
hid of the wretched Richard
The NorARYs NosF. By Edmond About.
Translated from the French by Henry Holt,
Henry Holt & Co.. publishers, New York.
New Orleans: Kahn & Co.
We seriously advise our readers to lay aside
he present volume of the Leisure Hour Series
or cooler weather. 1t is absolutely danger
us, at the present stage of the thermome-
er, to indulge in such laughter as is
provoked by the absurdly ridiculous con-
eits concerning this poor notary's nose,
which, being sliced off by an unlucky
CUP de sabre, and swallowed by TAM
shed ca was replaced by slice from the
rm Of a miserable gansin, whose continuous
nishaps were the ceforth shared, sympathet-
,ally, by the nose of the unfortunate notary
be poor man finally awakening on the morn
ng Of his wedding day to find himself once
aore minus nose, the arm of the gonan
aving been simultaneously chopped off in
lachine