The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-28
OUR BOOK TABLE

.HAsA ny Shil Aetlc1.
Tnsare IL certain peculiar charm about the
Gsanan writer's Of domestic fiction which is
uuaggruached by American novelists Carr
EAUsf liz one of the most popular OF these
wzs.a,s, and the present simple story OF Ger
na4 af,me life loses none of its interest In
s.nxasation. With but slight plot, and few
cSinsarsers the author has woven tale OF ex-
szsoGkne interest. ..z....
Valentine Won Sarnem, q beautiful, gifted
err sS eighteen, with heroic self-sacrifice, de-
posao herself TO the cheerless task Of guiding
nsyugh life, with loving care and tender sym
p~dzg, \ husband, whose child-like, idolizng
o~s fnr her is the one stray CLEAN OF hight
Iarnaning his darkened intellect
3csnes Of rare pathos and tender sadness
ase portrayed a. the mother anxiously watches
orsae iswning of light in the mind OF the
CARLY child of this strange marriage. For hve
yxasS she watches in vain, then she has her re-
Ssass, awakes to new life both Of mind and
boSJ
Tss yIcsssI1uDEs OF BESSIE FAIRFAX. By
Horne Lee. Philadelphia: Porter Coates.
Nov Orleans: Kahn & Go.
snre ia tone true and healthy in sentiment,
impge yet elegant in style, this, the latest
ezbrs Of 'sHolme Lee" Miss Harriet Parr,
will aetrsct nothing from the reputation estab-
isAed by her previous productions, notably
Sylvan Hollis Daughter" and ''Kathie
Maud"
There is no plot; it is simply the life-history
Of . lovely young girl, from childhood to
zsAsriage An orphaned childhood in humble
SO, surrounded by "seven tiny trots under
s,mt years of age" the offspring of step
ux,ther married second time; four years in a
Ntsnch Pensionnat; an adoption by a wealthy
syxudfather. and life of ease and luxury,
oaa~ed by q return to the humble home of
her shildhood, and marriage with her boy
o~a, Of the olden time-these are the simple
yuus6erials which contribute to charming
skxy, charming for its very simplicity and
ass Of stirring incident.
I&yTsys NOVEL From the German of Elise
sbIp Isoring, publisher, Boston From
Kain 4 Go. New Orleans.
A pleasant little story, marked by quaint
sln plici y, and charming naivete.
gke only child of German professor
wsDss life is absorbed in his books his birds
ssS biz flowers, little Lulu determines to write
ywovel which shall win her fame and fortune
S1n task has to be accomplished in secrecy,
hmwever, AZ her mother regards woman who
watss as "the essence of disorder, un-
svsaaniinees, and ridiculousness;' her be-
roxssd denies woman's fright to labor in the
msntaI field" since nature has assigned her
p Setter calling, namely "to care for
sasssand and children" and 'to knit and
caSk and thus make herself useful
1rG sgreeable," while her uncle considers
hsS svery woman's book is 'the offspring of
sxzasiyeneea and vanity" The novel thus
wv,i$sn mysteriously and published anony-
mg'wfy proves q great success of course, and
ouxn~mes gil opposition. Her father reads it
~issa tears in his eyes, exclaiming, ''would that
dprld have painted that charming picture
6 ssems drawn from my very soul" Her
evef svOws his pride in her success and even
nsss her to write more. Her second volume,
hawever. ID much delayed, for the little
ps,nrp hands Of children often take the pen
ROM, Der fingers"
fs.srssHrp~ A Fairy Tale BY Sara Cole
rags 30 t ~: Roberts Brothers. New
5hdeanS; Kahn K Go.
NA~ recent publication of the Memoirs of
asAsA Coleridge has awakened renewed inter
eas IN AL the members of this remarkably
yRtsG family, and new editions of works that
nvs been well-nigh forgotten for years are
spw s@gerly sought for.
rMe writings of Sara Coleridge are praised
II tie most unstinted terms by such ''etder
syvsssnporaries" as Southey, Charles Lamb
and Others, indeed her earlier anonymous
were almost unanimously attrib- |
uinss ~ Southey
Esnntasmion, her only work of fiction, is |
ka0Sn BY name 70 every reader, but by name
slime. AZ il has long been out of print only n |
sm~A edition, in very expensive style, having |
been hitherto published A simple fairy tale,
osisinally intended merely for the amusement
u nor little boy, "on whose education she
6easasd it not waste TO lavish the charms of
her Senius, it grew under her magic pen into
-. exquisite idyl, to which the inimitable
'gndine of Fouque alone can be com
pared For purity of conception. for beauty
of cnaracter for delicacy of expression, for
melody o. verse. it stands alone in the English
sss1age The literary excellence of the book
MA Is fog readers of all ages, while its perfect
psrfy especially commends it for the young
fsw9s TO HIM EVER A novel BY F. W. II.
lSew York: G.. w. Carleton 4 Co New
Orleans: Kahn & Co.
Presenting handsome appearance exter-
uany. this commonplace story of domestic
III including courtship, love and marriage,
ufaoune- offers nothing especially interesting
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