Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-09
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

SIGMA is the title Of new novel, the
latest from the pen Of "Ouida," an
author whose works are characterized
by rare insight into the motives Of hu-
mainly, and as rare powers Of delinea-
ton of character. II is one OF her best,
and is full Of quaint, weird aud startling
pictures, drawn with free hand, some
times very, very dark in the shadows,
sometimes almost without relief OF light.
It is a novel that, II it does not instruct,
will make the reader think and call out
all the latent, or perhaps dying sympa-
thies for the worlds poorer people. We
commend sigma. Well printed, and as
handsomely bound IS any Of Lippin-
colts publications, it will be welcome
addition to the little library selected for
the summers tour. Young & Brothers,
Odd Fellows hall, Main street, have it
for sale.
GERMAN FoUR-PART SONGS, FOR
MIXED VOICES, edited by Il. n. AL
len, aud published by Ditson, Of Boston
and New York, is contribution to the
musical library that all who have the
culture to appreciate German song at its
true value will welcome. The COM
pOsers represented are Schumann, Abt,
Franz, Hauptmann, Gade and Hitler
words by Goethe, INLAND, Hoffman
and RueckhaTt brighten the score, and
the titles are well CHOSEN. "The Rose
bud,u 1.-THE Little Ship" Glove Like
the Wind,u "The Linden Tree" "Wel-
come Repose" and "Pesce to the Slum-
berersn are specimens, and indicate the
genial character Of the poetry. Hollen-
berg, on Main street, has it for sale.
A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES,
for schools and academies, by Joseph 7.
DeWy, professor Of languages in the
academy of Richmond county, Augusta,
Georgia, is work more complete, and
quite as just, fair and candid as that Of
SWintOT, which We Endorsed some time
ago. 1t is arranged in the form Of ques'
ton and answer, and is based upon the
statements of historians and 9TH
ers OF the most reputable
writers of the north and the south.
Its statement Of the origin, growth and
progress Of the civil war, and the results
of it in the south since 1865, are plain
snd undisguisedly southern, yet, as we
think, true; and we hope it will find its
way into all cur schools as areliable his
tory of events that will color for more
than hundred years to come the +egisla-
ton and future OF the Union. LippincOtt
& Co. of PhiIadeI phis, are the publishers.
Young & Brother, Odd Fellows hall,
Main street, have it for sale.
The PHYSICIANS WIFE; a novel; by
Helen King Spsngler. From the
press OF Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia,
comes to US strongly recommended as
very pleasant stOry, the characters of
which are original and free from the con-
ventionalisms Of those OF the ordinary
novel. SpriPhtly and interesting, the
PHYSICIANS Wife must prove as profit.
able to the author IS to the reader.
THE GREEN GATE; a romance;
from the German of Ernst WiChert; by
Mrs. A, L. Wister, translator OF The
Old Md0I'SsLIe's Secret, Gold Elsie.
With so large a German population it
could not be otherwise than that the
thought and feeling Of our literature and
language shoald be largely levened by
that of the great German writers, as
well as by those OF more limited reputa-
ton who sustain the heat and burden
Of the literature Of the FatheTland.
Hence the number Of tTansl8tiOns from
the German, with which our presses
tenn. Among these, and not in the
least, are the works OF WicheTt, who has
found in Mrs. Wister translator full Of
sympathy, and characterized by rare
fidelity to the tone snd spirit Of her
author. The Green Gate is one of his
best, and IS presented by Mrs. Wister,
pure and perfect in style, will prove not
the least among the most readable books
Of the season. LippincOtt q Co. are the
publishers. Young q Brother, Odd
Fellows hall, have it for sale.