, 1876-12-30


IS THAT .ALLy 1umo.+ app. III. Deston Rob.
l'rlcr. 81.
One Of tho brightest things about this bright
book !, the titlr tnockIngly anticipating, aud So
tnkng tllr at[ng oltt Of, the possibly criticism of
the public embodied In tho expressive query,
"1s that MIL" It Is enocEll, we make llnstu to
answer. II every houk Us unity answered. It's
purpose US this docs, the happy reader would
never meet with tiisappu!ntntents III ts scarcll
for agreeable literature. The author makes no
rrr.rils!otl to the accomplishment Of great
afaIr III the construction Ut Ills romance. 1t IL
upparent that hc las struck otr the work
without airy particular cEoFtor serious emotion.
1t IL jus, the Kind Of thing an iA,livjdnal
with lratrate talent under iine rn1ltrol
cai! produce as II ll.cre mailer oF nmusc-
MINT for l.l,,lsrls artl lis friends The skil of
the writer Is shown In the synl,netry Of the
work. Tile literary style Is excellent; the char
a:ters nrr I'LL lifc'llkr, without ctter feeble
ness or exaggcrAtlou; a,,A the plot, s1tll rs It
IL, moves aln1y easily antl llaturAly.. When all
IL slpnr, It IL u nlure sortcty-nnyes,-a rnsehl.c
copied from tllo drama continually goIn:. a! in
tl,u guy circles of every American tnwn; but It
il clcscrly cxcrutcd, and therefore pleasantly
entertaining.
An interesting comparison might be Instituted
between this a,,l tllu first namlser Ut tl,e "Su-
postum Of Mcrry PdlbrIrk's CaDice,..
wlserena skilled talent nlnnc has beaE exercised
II. the production u "ls Tint AM" There Ia
st ts as ane'rets tt, tn 9 toFagS aIs M.aR K a ,G
imposing with Tho strength una insight
of trnu Inspiration. Tho fcrsor 't IN lnlMs-
soae! natnre sas expended II IF s%9nesp.
not so mucl, an inycMtiolt, ms reproduction q
the writer. 1t Is tuo rn.u al,d too ren portrait
to be n simple creatlo, Of Tho l'nns!tlatpn. Inn
great measure IT. sI!rlnE nut 0t living cxlMrl-
bsfure us las gvsn tho results vi merely ahre".l
observation, xt.l Liz OWN tnncrlnrsIilyA hayc
neither been 'dreply to1,rlel nor allowed 10 s,s-
truy themselves III the performance uf lib task.
lin, |.c las icliueatc fragment Of t. "ttlsunt
the interference uf disturbing, unlSlass''s emu
ton.
AMERICAN WILD FLOWERS.
TILE WILD FLOWERS Or AMERICA: Illus
ii"oualt, ii. H., Assistant rrofessnr u Veg.
ctaals p',ys,o'aey, anI ln.tr"etor In l'nt.ty, in
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tbs ictterprcss furnishes popular account of
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INSECTS.
HALF.1loUR8 WITH INSECTS, lily 4. 3. PArx.
AID, IM, Authur 1t "a Guide ~ this Study of
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Thu student Of Entomology Will find this a
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