The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-05
OUR BOOK TABLE.

DIE ProcoLoM1N1. Schiller. Edited by JAS
Morgan Hart New York: G. P. Putnam's
Sons. New Orleans: r. e. Eyrich.
This is the second volume of Harris new
series of German Classics for American
Students" in which it is proposed to include
the principal works of Goethe, Schiller and
Leasing, with such selections from Herder and
Wleland as will fairly and fully represent
classical German literature. The present
volume is very valuable, containing colored
map of Germany as it was at the commence
ment of the Thirty Years War; lengthy in
PRODUCTION, occupying about one-third OF the
volume, devoted to q sketch of the leading
events Of the wal. especially the career and
downfall OF Wallenstein, and giving all the
collateral information needful to a com plete
understanding of Schiller's great drama; the
full German text of Die Plccolomini, from
the historical-critical edition of Karl Goedeke;
q commentary, containing q full analysis OF
each act and ample explanations and def
nitions OF all the grammatical difficulties,
whether OF construction or idiom; and also
copious index of persons and places. The
series will be found invaluable, both to the
student and to the advanced scholar, as
course of private reading.
The WAY WE LIVE Now. By Anthony Troll
lope. New York: Harper & Brothers. New
Orleans: r. G. Eyrich.
The countless admirers of this very popular
writer will gladly welcome a new novel from
his facile pen. Though voluminous, and even
prolix, as usual, he is also more than usually
interesting OF course, his heroes and hero
ines are English lords and ladies, though in
"The Way We Live Now" he deals mainly
with the shoddy element of English high life.
Mr.. Trollope does not depend upon the
mazes of an intricate plot, neither does he de-
fine or describe 10 detail; he allows his char
acters to portray themselves in their deeds and
conversations, and deals more with circum.
stances and surroundings than with sentiments
or motives. In fact. he does not allow us to
penetrate sufficiently beneath the surface to
become intimately acquainted with, or warmly
attached to- any of his characters; neither is
the interest sufficiently absorbing to prevent
us from laying the book aside, unfinished,
without sigh, to be resumed at &more con-
venient opportunity. Yet we always take it
up again with pleasure, meandering mildly
along with the placid stream, feeling at last,
however neither wiser nor better than when
we started out.
FILE No. 113 From the French of Emile |
Gaborian. Boston: James r. Osgood &
Co. New Orleans: r. G. Eyrich.
Like all of Gaborian's novels this is story |
Of intense interest, but of doubtful morality. |
OF the powerfully drawn. strongly individu-
WAiZcu CbdIACteIs, Cu6 men are dll 6llueI ponce |
detectives, or else burglars, assassins and
thieves, while the women are either women
who are wives in all but the name; maidens
who are mothers. or wives who are wives only
10 name. The whole thing is better worthy
place in the columns Of the Police Gazette
than in Osgood's Library of Select Novels, Of
which it forms No. so.
EGLANrNE: A Novel, By Eliza Tabor. New
orb. e. al
r. G. Eyncn.
charming story of real life in quiet,
English country home. The style is graceful
and pleasant the tone pure and healthy; the
people are such as We would like to know, and
the places such as We would love to visit.
MISS ANGEL: A Novel By Miss Thackeray.
With Illustrations. New York: Harper
Brothers New Orleans: r. G. Eyrich,
This story is but another illustration of the s
truth of the old adage that "Fact is stronger :
than Fiction, for it is simply the story of the =
life of Angelica Kaufman" the lovely girl |.
painter of an hundred years ago; the Kauff- I
man whom Goethe praised and of whom a
Goldsmith sung; who painted queens and Z
princesses, kings and cardinals; whose name I
figures in the first list of Royal Academicians;
Reynolds to marry vile forger and impostor
who, for awhile. succe ssfully impersonated
the Swedish Ambassador DeHorn.
The realities of her strangely eventful life, 9
Is recorded by her biographer, Rossi. furnish !
Incidents romantic as the most vivid imagina-
ion of the novelist could desire, and have y
Afforded the materials for the present tale of q
interest," which is told in Miss u u
happiest manner. y y
It will pay to buy your ctffee, parched CT q
round, st the Tea Depot,5 Camp street.