New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-24
BOOK NOTICES.

1euW06l; OF, III tuo O0pC00, Ii Gu0 uAm0
of Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southworth's new
work, to be published in book form, in few
days, by T. B. Peterson & Brothers, Philadel-
phia. 1t is the best work ever written by
Mrs. Southworth, and it has never been pub
lished except in the New York Ledger, in
which paper it was issued many years since,
under the name of "8elf-Msde; or, Out of
the Depths" and it II now in press, and
will be issued in . few days, in book form,
for the first time. Mrs. Southwortb, in the
preface to "Ishmael," says: "This story, in
book form, has been called for, by thou
ssnds, during several years past, but the
author has reserved it, until 1876, a. her
contribution to the centennial; not only
because she considers it to be her very
best work, but because it is peculiarly q ma
tlonal novel, being founded on the life and
career of one of the Doblest Of our country.
men, who really lived, suffered, t0iled and
triumphed in this land; one whose inspira-
tions of wisdom and goodness were drawn
from the examples of the heroic warriors
and statesmen of the Revolution, and whose
life is guiding star to the youth of every
land, to show them that there is no depth
of human misery from which they may not,
by virtue. energy and perseverance, rise to
earthly honors, as we'll as to eternal glory"
1t will be published in large duodecimo
volume of seven hundred pages, bound in
morocco cloth, gilt back, price 81 IS, and
be for sale by all booksellers, or advance
copies of it will be cent 10 any one on their
remitting the price Of it 20 the publishers.
"Self Raised; or, From ths Depths" by
Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southwortb, is the
sequel to and conclusion of "Ishmael ) or,
In the Depths" by the same author, and is
Just published in book form, for the tirst
time, in large duodecimo volume of near
700 pages, by T. B. Peterson & Brothers,
Philadelphia, in uniform style with "Ish-
mael." DR.. R. Shelton Mckenzie, the liter
ary editor of the Philadelphia Press, says
that "'Self Raised is, beyond all doubt, the
best work that Mrs. Southworth has ever
written. Ishmael Worth, the hero, rises
from the depths of poverty, misery and
humiliation, and to trace his progress, step
by step, has been the authors labor of love-
There is o curious blending of realism and
romance in this work-the result, it may be,
OF the leading incidents having occurred in
actual life. The leading female characters,
Claudia and Beatrice, are drawn with q
woman's delicate and accurate touches;
but Ishmael, the self made man of mind (as
distinguished from the lower class, who are
made Of money!, stands above every
other person in the tale. There is plenty
of it, also, for, without any advance of
price, it contains nearly 700 pages. 1t is
graced, too, with a view of Prospect Cot
tage, the home of the author, on the Poto.
mac, with it's surroundings, finely en-
graved on steel, from q photograph taken
on the spot. People like to see the coun-
terfeit resemblance of writer who
pleases them, and as Mrs. Southworth's
portrait was given in Ishmael, view of
her cottage, with its surroundings, on the
Potomac, in each copy of 'Self-Raised,' is
an excellent idea" 1t is published in q
large duodecimo volume, bound in morocco
cloth, gilt back, price 81 IS, and is for sale
by all booksellers, or copies of it will be
sept to any one per mail, postpaid, at once.
on their remitting the price of it to the
publishers, T. B. Peterson & Brothers,
Philadelphia, in letter.