New-York tribune., 1876-10-03
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
NnNEI-s AND STORIES.

III 4.
~ Mann Translated from the German Dy III g. a. T."
Risicr. i2mo. Pr. $50. j. b. L4ppIco.t q 80. ~.
TuE 1HRFE BRIDES. lY CHAkLCIih NJ i"-'0-' '
pp. 564. ID. Appleton q co. - - anne
the SPUR or MONMOUTH; or WAsHNGToS n ,5IiS A5a5'
HSirssn < Haielnuger. 60.
SHOWED Up ot THE srOgrsHANs CLUB IN TIE o-VtNL o-VN q
ANS. by uARH1 cAsfli2'3S. l2mo' pp' oo1 iO''''
"E. Narlitt is the nom de plume Of FTiulein
Johp who lives in the little town Of AInstad'' ID H"
GERMANY It some twelve years since se ni'.
Introduced herself tho literary world h the Pas'a VI
the Gat.alquJe am Illustrated weekly Journal pdoHsed
I'm b eipsc Her first novel; "Ihe on NAM sel'S
secret" which size adopted The method il not te man
ner of English novels OF provincial lhe' ana auueu
eu upsccustoned ease and grace 10 German hcoo''
achieved such instant popularity that 'ho Seoi',
Of the authorfIip soon disclosed. lhe ii'e''' "
her readers was increased by the discovery tha sHe was
m invalid afflicted with deafness. and so shy feoe
that sine WAS rarely seen IN beT place OF residence Hei
e1,l,sor,cut novels have maintained her popularity
although they show tnat she has exhausted hef hih'
freshness as an author and has been CohleHeu-
probably through her restricted experience OI He-'o
rcpcat her characters Ga different costumes At tho
Councillors" however gives evidence oi an oloI' "
introduce new varieties Of at least ana the t"o
prominent specimens conrasted with sooc le o'
cleveucss Kitty the heroine, Is very G. ming ID sPo
of her TOO angelic patience under femnin FOc''lon'
but her stcp-sster, Flora, is an imp" .'H''o -
arecratou II she meant to stand Tor '!Po VI ''
the energy with which her base qualities ol Character
arr ,rssctcd suggests some violent personal prJhdi'e
In The author Dr. Bruck the hero IL so ha'ituas P"
and stern with suppressed emotion tHat he lh'i'
becomes a little tires0me; hut we forgive MN d' '0
close when the agreeable characters become l'ilo''t
bappy Tie plot Of the story is slender OUT N.l'
managed. and the scenes OF common life, AZ l all l.
Marhts novels are very simply and @tactYeP palne"'
Nrs W,-tel's translation is the best possible repro
ductiou of the original. She has transferred inc
features Of the authors style, thai h"hHs
has been lost ia the process.
Miss YOnge continues 10 woIa Ter WeI-Ei'Nh VEN VI
romance "The Three Brides Is her latest contribution
10 that class Of literature which lies among zefh3I' "
the work-basket is carried in the schei' OF some
times thrust under the pillow. Her characters are TOO
tlattv and domestic for much dramatic ehect IheY
rarely attempt tragic tabeau, or carry 'neH virtues
and vices extreme lengths but, whatever eiSe '"''
NAV NOT he they are easy inceSsaut, and tOicraDly
natural talkors. From beginning TO end, they ta'k
through their loycisoIes their giics aud disJppoiht
rlerts and bsses II anything unexpected happens, we
learn il from their conversations the author never com
nents on their actions after the manner oi George
Eno but if there Sc to be anything uneXpIanodshe
simply lets them talk little more. They are never
either very witty, very sentimental or Fel! passion
ote or very wise hut they generally lively, well
hired and have habit OF dropping as Il by accident, into
oure effective contrasts. "Ihe Three Brides can
hardly be said TO have plot at all In tic opening
chapter The mother Of many suns is called noh 10 ie
ceve the ncwlye6dcd wives Of three OF them at the
came time One the ladies is 100 rs1dy puilancai
another too "fas" and free IN her conduct, and The
third too petulant and conccitd AT The end OF three
gears when the story ceases ind that contact and
conflict have rounded them into better and more sensible
beucs-Wmch seems to have been al the dtH0eeDcnt IN
tended and an that the habitua readers Of Miss 1onges
books win ask for. There s great deal Of typhoid
fever OF the most infectious character in the volume
but only one Of the cnet personages is carried OF by IT,
The men receive their share Of whoe-ome discipline,
and we have the strong impression when we part from
them that their lives going to DC pleasant after all
This is as il should be-
1.-The spur of Monmouth" " is Of many works
which seem TO have been specially Inspired 5y the Cen
tenial Year. founded apparently, on the crcUm-
stance Of spur having been picked up on the battlefield
Of Moumouth from this slight foundation the author
has constructed an ingenious story, which many readers
may be inclined accept true while others viii be
startled If not shocked That General George Washing
ton, Commandcr-n-Chief OF the Continental Armies.
ehOud call himself Col. George Vernon, and in that
form make the acquaintance Of, and make love to- Mss
TraAord, oyais lady, is all tie more surprise be-
cause the editor" Of the story hints that it s based
upon private tradition. "The srur OF Monmouth
nevertheless contains about actual history
possible romance. For novel; it has 800 many nara
tive chaptersat least for amy other than the present
year. The life Of the period is carefully and cOnscien-
tOuSly reproduced however anu tcic 9'luc Eui
presentations the colonial character Miss Aardyce,
for Instance, is a streng weltdrawn figure whom the
author might easily have made more prominent than she
Is The descriptions Of localities always correct and
graphic The author shows the s.H Of practical it,
erary worm0n, and II he had given himself time to pro
duoe cOmpleter fusion Of the two elements OF history
and romance his would have been stil greater
As is he has made a readable and doubtless popular
book.
-" showed Up" is a story FOR boys, fu of Rocky
Mountain incident and adventure II is constructed on
the business plan Of SERIES" and contains such refer
cnees to past and future volumes must excite in the
youthful reader aSesre TO possess the whole set One
result OF such method Of writing shat tue author in
eytably spins his episodes Of dyentme and takes
10 concern for beginning an end showed Up !"
has some lively description and some stirring action,
yet it does paint the rough life Of the mountains ana
plains coiOs rosy enough TO tempt restless boys The
most Of them viii read it. We fancy, without hankerng
after similar experiences.