The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-20
GABRIEL CONROY,

GABRIEL CONROY.
By BRET HARTE.
SHORTER STORIES, SKETCHES OF TRAY.
Ell, with Pictures from the NILE and in
SPAIN; Poems, with Illustrations; epic.
lures from JapanV Essays on Labor
and Finance; besides an unusual yari-
ETY. and interest in the Editorial Depart
ments.
But the papers which will be likely to
attract widest attention, are Two illus
trated Narratiyes OF Exploration, the
one in the Old World and the other in
the New:
"THE DISCOVERY OF the SITE or
SOLOMON'S STEMPLE"--made by Prot.
BEsWICK, and a chapter of discovery In
lower Colorado, entitled 1.-THE AN.
GENT PROVINCE OF TUsAYAN." Nv
MAI. POWELL, one OF the most interest
ing and important of his contributions
to our knowledge of that strange aud
hitherto almost unexplored region.
The. present ins.allment of GADRIRE,
CoNROY, by BRET HARTE. will mora
than Justify the praise bestowed upom
the opening chapters.
The Boston Post says:
''If the opening chapters forsshadoy fairly
those that are to succeed. it will stand aiinosl
unfivaled in American fiction, and quito unr1-
vailed as the representative Of that fresh and
spontaneous literary culture that has acquired
upwonted strength and freedom from oontem4
plation OF natures grandeur In the far Wosk
1t is a serial that will make every new number
Of SCRIBNRR's eagerly sought, II 1t had nothing
eisv % W '.ei,, leooni'',sa =. -. ~.p
''The picture is powerfully done. Tho illim-
table snow is spread before you; you stop q
the blazed pine aud read the cry for help from
the canon; then haggard, starving man hHr-
| ries into the landscape, the moro 10 impresi
the image OF It's tlesoation. The artistic prep!
arati0n for tho horrors Of that brutalised camR
in the canon is perfect"
The Canadian Illustrated Neps says:
"All that is expected OF it is fulfilled Ia thu
sational power, and II tho rest OF the work
maintains this standard, we shall have found
at last THE American noycl.'
The Hartford Coardlt says:
"The study Of American progress would 10
incomplete without a knowledge OF tho lie
which Mr.. Harte writes about. In his way his
writings are OF Importance, and essentially
n'oionai - o"Sui N -.i.~, -
The s. 8. Times, of Philadelphia, says:
"Bret Harte's opening description OF snow
storm In the Slerras is worthy OF place along
| side Of Dickens picture Of the snow on the sea-
| coast IN David Copperflcld'D 5
The Cincinnati Gazette says:
''The style reminds one strongly Of the viva
prologue Of Sues Wandering Jew"
The Pittsburg Chronicle says:
ut is wonderful picture, and the story wish
such fascinating opening can not fail OF boz
coming one OF the great novels Of tho year."
Scribner will begin in January another
AMERICAN SERIAL STORY, by an AMEn-
rcAN AUTHOR, an Historical Romances
PHILIP NOLAN'S FRIENDS.
By EDWARD EVERETT HALE. I
The scene Of this story is laid lii Louis-
lana and Texas, at a time when that ten
rtory was first Spanish, then French,
and then American, and when war wa6
imminent, to obtain control OF the mouth
Of the Mississippi, 1t Is likely to be thS
great Romance of the Mississippi yak
ley, as GABRIEL CoNRoY will be OF tho
SuRlBNERs MONTHLY is now req,
ognized, both In this country and II
England, as the great Representatives
American Magazine.
| Encouraged by the favor accorded q
during the Centennial year, to eoilps3
ks former achievements in both Literary
and Art departments.
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