New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-09
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

The following new books, published by
Harper e. Brothers, New York, are for sale
in New Orleans by George Ellis & Brother,
No. 80 Camp street:
THE THRONES AND PALACES OF BABYLON
AND N1NEvAH BY John 2. Newman, d. d.
DR.. Newman is known az q most enter
tanning talker and writer. Many years
since he visited the Holy Land, and as the
result Of his travels he produced an in
structive work called From Dan to Beer
sheba." Latterly he has had the oppor-
This journey included the trip from Bonn
bay to the Mediterranean sea, during
which he travelled 1000 miles on horseback.
He went through the Holy Land with
thorough biblical knowledge of the country,
and was therefore prepared to observe and
make intelligent notes of all objects Of in
terest many of which would have escaped
the ordinary traveller. He particularly made
a study of the thrones and palaces of the
ancient cities he visited, comparing tradi-
ton with present reality. Dr. Newman's
book has been elegantly published by the
Harpere, with maps and large number of
engravings, and it may be called hand
some, Ileasantly written and instructive
volume.
THE LIFE OF JONATHAN SWIFT. First
volume. By John Forster.
Mr.. Forster, as biographer, has some
ability. The fault with his Life OF Dickens
was that he mixed himself too much with
his subject. Readers cared nothing for
Forster, but they did want to know some
thing of the inner life Of the great novelist.
We had to take it as it came. If we got the
important information that at certain day
and hour Mr.. Dickens dined with Lord
Guzzle, there was also the information that
John Forster happened in at the time and
advised somebody to do something which
was immediately done. Jonathan Swift
was born in 1867, and died in l745. That
alone prevented him from being the bosom
friend of the man who was subsequently
born to be his biographer. Mr.. Forster is
making . complete history Of Swift, rather
too full of notes and opinions and references
to become popular with common readers,
but it must, nevertheless, be considered Is
q valuable contribution to literature.
LIFE OF LORD BYRON AND OTHER SKETCH
Es. By Emilio CASTELAR,.
1t can not be supposed that there is much
that is new to be learned Of Lord Byron,
whose deeds and works have passed 80
completely into the history of English
literature. The novelty of this work, and
the feature which most interests, is the
author himself He has written som ething
of himself into its pages, and defends frsm
slander the man and poet he admires as he
would defend his country, with feeling and
eloquence. The preface is written by Jose
Roman Leal, of Havana. Tho other mat
| ter in the book is q collection of short
sketches of Victor Hugo, Alexander Du-
mas, Emile Girardin, Daniel Manin and
Adolphe Theirs.
REM1N1scENcEs OF FORTS SUMTER AND
MoULrRlE IN lS6O-6l. By Abner Double
day, United States Army.
1t is the fashion now for general officers
to write books Of the war. General
Doubleday does not inflict upon US his
| tory of the rebellion. He was at Fort
Sumter, stationed there on the staff of Cen
eral Anderson, when the rebels struck the
| first blow against the United States. 1t is
of the beginning of the war that General
! Doubleday writes, and he ends his little
| book after reciting what he knew from ex-
perience and inquiry concerning the reduc-
| ton of the forts. 1t il Q preface to q wars
| record, and quite interesting.