New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-09
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
NOVELS AND STORIES.


ALL AQ0uvD Tus MOON. BY JULES vEayR. Translated
By EDWARD ltoih l2mo ~. 4o4' Catholic ruo'"'O"
TIM IAyD or THE SKY; OF. ADVENTURES y %o'N1uN
iy Nay. By CnAIs AN EEir sVo' w lou D. "pfi0
cAgSgEY fgDD; q rHf s. c%d a2' BY ISRAEL
oO Et Gs 1'lL l2a,o pp 7. Jansen SeClarg Co.
OLIVER OF THE MIL b. 9 3s, kGnS S'e TnNN'S
AS n writer OF fiction, Mr.. Anthony Ilolopo
L. either entertaining tTesOmc. according as his works
are rad separately at lUug intervals or III rai sue e-
sion Ech OF his novels is wttcn with the grave and
scrupnlnus care which is usually bestowed upon YER
liable history He avoids strong passions and charac
ters OF exceptional individuality. No haze OF romance
soit,s his scenes do they suggest the possibility OF
wider horizons He represents human Life within the
limits drawn Oy ordinary experience ana MS plotS never
pass bcJ oud The range Of extreme probability II Is
limited field hC has ehosenel.-lnited, through Just
comprehension of his owl talen--bIt he thoroughly
cltvat"s IL. and brings forth uni:ulnS rotation OF
etops FROM the same soil After the Bishop aud Dean
have oeen reaped he sows for Members OF Parliament
and Cabinet Ministers and these are succeeded by me
eAants, bank country s4uircS Among Su'h Atay
gTain his am,aDle girls sHOOt ~ hh' e"cAe Of CORN
flowers, with now aud then thsd like dowager Tor
variety Tie hedge around his domain rs 81 thick ana
high that we are never to look through II into the
wild des eopses that lie outside tbs reader shall DC
hold plain honest farming, aud naught heSidel Tue
Prime Minister" however seems to Octray season oil
more and drieF straw than usual. We meet our
Old acquaintance, PIpeas Finn and the Duke
and Duchess Of 0.uniUm, bit each Is a
little tired Of playing his or her part ana The poici
plot which they and others are concerned roth mn
deIa and hLdered by the lovcs0ry with WHICH u ms
the slightest possible connection. The latter IL ocNefy
done as an untouched Photograph of ordinary hie The
adv nturer of nu sbtnd, the moderately emotional wife.
aud her highly respectable father, do the very things
which an averase intellect would expect of trnl-the
very THUGS happen every day in all civilized countries Ii
the first lad died pneumonia typhoid fever insted
of being run by locomotive. the story would nave
been an absolutely perfect picture Of lie as 1t appears
an unhuaginative of business. We do not mention
this fact wholly disparagement; on the contraTV'N
adds a curious interest to Mr. Troope's work. and 1t
partly explains the great popularity he Das enjoyed
But has r6apod his hest haYesis ana ought 10
allow himself ialiOw season
-"Tbe Fortunes of Miss FOllon A" is the qInetPst,
most uupretentiou story Of German life 1t would have
been better to have omitted the particular part which
Herr made TO play and 10 have told the ta al
first Instead cOnd hand The latter method makes
the narrative awkward aud complicated The d'scilp-
tinns of scenery and incidents clear and enertalnn
AMI the charac er Of Christine, though little tluni-
mated naturally and ageeahy drawn |; is question
whet or the author justified not ~ lnneh IN chooS-
ing Tor her heroine IN setting forth the
laers relationship Charles FOlen An air OF reality
may gvcu without recourse 10 such devices
Christine Is the keeper OF a bazaar Baden Baden
whose beauty, exquisite voice. aud natural rem ueht
procure her situation governess in England where
abe speedily develops into lady, and Is wo"cd ana won
by AN aristocratic Colonel The antaor success
ful with female than with male charict the con-
versfrOn of the latter is sometimes ueomoraby grave
and methOdeal.
Around the Moon is one Of the least entertaining
OF Jules Velur's works. IL is far inferior to Lockers
famous "MnOu Hoax" the pioneer ia this variety OF
imaginative literature, which is given entire as an
n, t,pD
pro,ctile : a violation of the laws which sh0uld govern
work Of the KIND IL caunct be mad plausible by any
clever theorzins, and the thought OF 1t follows
the r,ader a haunting absur'ly, from beginning u
end. around the moreover. the inmates
thu proi'ce nothing mote than the telescope has
already revealed aud the voyage nd be very tame
the fantastic pranks OF the vOyIScrs were omitted but
Verne nothing not rOcng. aud there is something
particularly cumica IN vrot que distortion OF national
characteristics. Even his Frouehman 10 40 cNcrpo {"
This The translator his preface. makes the frank hut
surprising statement that he has en+iyored TO correct
Jules faults and 70 omit olunderS a
hiile blood heat into the drDa1tS pes1a &C. and
hints that he has considerably Improved upn the oSi
nal We regret that cannot agree with him There
is quite suprrahuulnoe OF American sang phrases,
where none where needed We should have preferred
less "hlood and heat" but Of better quality.
The Land of the Sky" is the rather affected title OF
really interesting Volume about the mountain region
of North Carolina story aud hat narrative "f
travel after fashion which has of late been adopted ny
several literary ladies. We cannot get thoroughly ac
quanted with all t!e personagcs, and the mere Interest
OF their mutual experiences and adventures Is slender
thread FOR the binding together Of 80 large paekSr
but Christian R,d rsepressiby bright, lively. and
gooduauIcd and carried over the pages faster
than We suspect The region described Is siugularly
fresh and interesting and the reader wonld willingly
endure less agrpeab compauiOnsp the sake Of visit
Ing ii at all. The route becomes little nds'nc ~
times through chat O the gay young PEG lc, WHO
ar Interested in each other that they 70 get to tell 7
of Instances positions aud attitudes map, als" might
as well have al led 10 the many neat illustrations
"Chauncev Judd" is story of Revolutionary times.
and deals with thll irregular predatory warfare which
WIS carried on time between Loug Island and
the coast Connecticut. The author declares That al
the main features of his story true, and his narrative
accordingly is much more of a historlcs eps de tdan
romnce Tic abduction. peIils, and final restoration 0
th, boy are simply vet graphically told. The best use
has b made OF rather slender materials and the book
is better worth reading than Eany OF ambi iOus
character.
out OF the Shadows" as learn from the title
pace Is the second Of the ahOr. II shows. there
fore deficiency constructive talent which should be
at least balanced Ivy careful studies OF character
The Lerour Is unnecessarily fortunate, for she Is
Obliged % die whcr she has earned tine right 10 hapI-
ncss Her accusation aud trial form almost the whole
substance Of the volume. aud the reader, who knows Of
Der at the start follows The story with very
Ian ui interest The spirit Of The WORK pure and re-
6ned aud that is the clef praise we can accord t. H.
Mrs. Clar.csNOrth has qui;e oyerdone Ter good in
tcntinns In "OlYer Of the MIL" There plenty Of
people who enjoy PROSECUTING stories. but even such
sd be treated 10 prob tDe events aud agrernby good
characters. Oliver arc afraid. will impress many
readers as an iusulerablc little prg Az very small
boz converts Old jew, and when he reaches man
hood ana finds himself alone the woods with the girl