The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-24
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TIE SCARLET LETTER. By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Boston: James B. Osgood & Co. New o.

TIE SCARLET LETTER. By Nathaniel Hawthorne
| Boston: James B. Osgood & Co. New Or
leans r. G. Eyrich.
This is the fret volume of a new and e,egan
edition Of Hawthorae's works, known as the Lii
brary Edition. The books are published in ar
attractive and neat form, convenient in size, an
printed in very clear and legible style. The
| popularity OF the works Of this author has been
| steadily increasing and the American public have
seemin ly awakened to to greater appreciation
| Of his refined and remarkable genius. =" The
Scarlet Letter" is, perhaps, the most admired
| work, or at least shares with the " Marble Faun
the position Of the favorite in the public estlma-
ton. The present edition is just the thing
needed to spread the fame which must ar sc from
| a perusal OF his great woiks.
BURIEsQUE (TREAsURE-TgoyE SERIES Edited
by K. Fl. stoddard compiled by W. S. Walsh.
Boston: William F. Gill & Co. New Orleans:
r. G. Eyrich.r
This edition is noticeably neat and pretty, and
is one of a series of readable little books which
reader will find interesting and convenient to
read for leisure hour. Containing, as they do,
selections from authors of established repute
they instruct while they amuse, and the order or
arrangement is very excellent and appropriate.
This series will prove valuable edition to any
library.
PROSE QUOTATIONS. By S. Austin AIlibone
Philadelphia: J. B. Lppincott & Co. New
Orleans: r. g. Eyrich.
This is an elegant edition of an invaluable
work. The author has compiled with great care
and judgment appropriate and forclble quota
tons from all writer's of note running from So
crates to Macauley. This is the third Of series
OF English literature, arranged and edited by
this author. and is confessedly arranged more to
instruct than to amuse, but so much taste has
been brought to bear in the compilation, that the
aiding is as pleasant as it is instructive. Every
conceivable ubject is treated to an approp, late
quotation and the arrangement is 80 orderly and
proper that the student finds no difficulty IN at
once finding the quotation which he desires.
There are in the book $50 quotations on ST. sub
ects and chosen from 54f authors. The entire
volume is the work Of genius and should find
a prominent pace in every library.
The TREASURE TRovE SERIES. TRAvEsTY. Bos-
ton: William +, Gill Il CO. New Crleans: r.
G.. Eyrish
This, the second volume of the Treasure Trove
Series, contains a choice selection OF humorous
reading, including "A Treble Temptation" a
clever travesty on Reade's 'Terrlble Iempta-
ton, though rather 100 long IN ~ limits OF
these miniature volumes; Thsckerays George
de Barnwell." delightful reading to all but Bull
wer tie travested, perhaps; John Paul's "St.
Tene Emo" in our judgment decidedly the r1ost
entertaining article in the volume; Bret Harte's
ovation Relivivus," and other bits of choice hu-
NOR by the great writer's. The series is certainly
vel named if the first and second volumes are
fair sampl of the whole, which is to comprise
ten volumes of extravaganza, farce, satire, mys-
LITIGATION, etc.
THE ABODE OF Snow. By Andrew Wilson. New
York G.. p Pu mans Sons. New Orleans r.
G.. yrich.
sAbode Ut Snow" is a literal translation of
the Sanscrit compound " Hima!aya," and, The re-
FORE forms appropriate title for this volume OF
Observations on Tour from Chinese Thioet to
the Indian Caucasus, through the Upper Valleys
of the Himala. a." an ice bound region, concern
ing which but little has been hitherto made known
to the general reader. The volume is lich in Gu
rious information concerning Tartar life and
char acter, and exhibits phase Of existence that
is paral eled in no other part Of the world, and
which bears scarcely the remotest likeness to
modern civilization.
The details regarding the Lama religion, tie
prevailing custom of polyandry, the unique sys-
tenn OF punishments, etc. possess peculiar in
terest The difficulty of penetrating Chinese
Thbet is forcibly portrayed in charming narra-
tive STYLE and we follow the author eagerly into
my sterious land and among strange people,
standing almost outside Of humanity. The
volume Is reprint OF articles which were origin
ally issued in BtdckacooTs Magazine, and Is ac-
By large and valuable map cf the
region.