New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-12
RECENT PUBLICATIONS,

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For sale by George Ellis & Brother, No
81 Camp street, New Orleans.
| This book is undoubtedly the sensation o.
| the season. Every page bears the impress
| OF It's great author, and because of M
hugo, the cOnsummate master of sensa
tional writing, as well as for tho subjec,
and the book itself, it will he widely read
IL most vivid colors it pictures men and
events of the great French revolution. l!
is brilliant in wit and wisdom, sparkling in
crisp and chopped sentences. Or better, i;
is all like Hugo. 1t is q novel without a
story. beginning with scenes Of wretch
edness and distress, it carries the
reader on through fire, slaughter,
and ruin, and all the sad havoc Of war, and
ends with wordy pictures of the terrible
guillotine that has ended so many lives.
With types OF all French characters. it has
no particular hero or heroine, little love and
no marriage. With it's fanciful exaggera-
tons are mingled hard facts. 1t may be
called drama, poem, history, story, or
what you will. To the Frenchman it is a
great epic Of the revolution from d lofty
mind. By all it will be found wonderful
book, full of sentiment, theory and reason.
lt is translated for American readers by
Frank Lee Benedict.
THE LAND OF TIE WHITE ELEPHANT. Bv
Frank Vincent, Jr. Published by Harper
q Brothers, New York. For sale by
George Ellis 81 Brother, No. s. Camp
street, New Orleans.
The book bearing this somewhat singular
title, is one of travel in the farther India, in
the almost unknown land lying between
the Bay of Bengal and the China Sea. and
other countries Of Southwestern Asia, where
the white elephant is principally found, and
is regarded with deep veneraticn. 1t takes
its readers TO the home of the Buddha
religion, which is at presen. engaging the
attention of many of our modern thinkers.
The narrative is written in pleas ant,
sketchy style, but clear enough in detail to
afford much information on the strange
lands of Burmah, Siam, Cambodia, Cochin
China and others of which j. treats. Ii is
a large book, illustrated and beautifully
bound and printed.
~No 4NAMi-s IA A''Sl. Nv w llkiD SUlIlUB.
Published By Harper &, Brothers, New
York. For sale by George Ellis & Brother
No 81 Camp street, New Orleans.
This favorite story is one of tie series of
a new library edition of Mr.. Collins works,
now being published by the Harpers. The
author announces that he gratefully dedi- |
Gates this collected edition of bis works to |
the American people, Ga this side Of the |
big water his stories are widely read, and |
lis publishers are now putting them before |
the public in the most att ractiye shape.
The BLUE RIBBON A novel. Published
by Harper Il Brothers, New York. For
sale by George Ellis & Brothers, No. 81
Camp street, New Orleans.
This story is announced as by the author
If "St. Olaves," and other novels. 1t is a
'impe English story, not very strong, but
original and skillful enough III plot and de-
all to induce one to read it through when
'nce begun.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STUDY OF Yellow
fEvER.-We are indebted to DR.. J. III.
Toner, president of the American Medical
Association, Washington. District of Column
ia, for copy OF the pamphlet bearing the
bove title, reprinted from the annual re-
ort Of DR.. John II. Woodwork, superyis-
~ surgeon Of the United States Marine
hospital service, for 1873. The leading ar
icle is on 1.-THE distribution and natural
istory of yellow fever in the United
tates; with chart showing elevations Of To-
alities where il has appeared from 1868 to
81 - and is contributed by DIR. Toner. The
econd article is On 1.-The yellow fever cpl
emic of 1873; reports from medical officers
'nited States Marine Hospital service, with
ote by the supervising surgeon In
ompact form this little publication gives
iuch valuable information on a subject of
ltal local importance 10 us.
-ALF HOURS WITH INSECTS. BY A. S. Pack
ard, Jr. Published by Estes & Lauriat,
Boston. For sale by Robert j. Harp, No.
ITO Camp street, New Orleans.
This work belongs to the series called
Half Hour Recreations i'll Natural History"
he work will be published in parts of
irtJ two pages each. 1t is attractive in !
yle and matter and profusely illustrated.
men completed these volumes will con-
itute most valuable addition to any Ii {
AIRY.
THE New ORLEANS MONTHLY REVIEW ,
ne first number of this long promised t
agazine, the April number, has been
luded to US by the editor, Professor f
X. Whitaker. Typograph ically it makes t
neat and creditable appearance. 1t L
ntains eighty pages Of reading matter. :
ore or less interesting to thinking
ople AS its mission is to criticise t
d review, we do not at present pro !
Sc to review il. New Orleans should be =
Q home and birthplace OF at least one j
,gazine devoted to literature and art, and t
Q South should support it. We cordially Q
sh Mr.. Whitaker all the success his new
terprise assuredly deserves. a
Appointments by the Governor. e