The New York herald., 1877-02-11
LITERATURE.

buirs on the part OF publishers who sometimes Ia
meutably :a 10 encourage higher order o! genius,
M Dunn took the lnancai risk Of his own work.
The subject. "sa,an Chained is one IN which we al!
have an equal interest II were not dream o! the
poet but plain historical fact that his Imperial Ma
jesy has the gives on, the book would be priceless
san II 10 sad sort OF satisfaction read OF such
an event in q romance. Milton, when summoning his
nobility. uses the herald old fashioned and clumsy
means Of conveying intelligence Bur according 10
Mr. Dunn the Internal regions are borrowing the IN
vcntions Of modern times. Thus we arc told that
They'd all oesn summoned. not by herald as
And whom they came from the four quarters OF their
hot region they took passage In elegant steamships
Satan is thus shown TO have great respect tor the
genius Of mankind. Tho fact stated as ioows:-
And day and night. and night and day impel!ed
BY beat perpetual Of pnions spread
And strength Of ocean engines urge their course
Satan represented also as having 'eescopic eyes,
and being thus enabled TO see 10 tho ends OF his do
main He tnot SATAN but the author) Is little npto
clip his words order make them ft the rhythm.
he writes river 'rvcr In get rid OF the extra
loot, ETHEREAL is changed 10 "'theral for the same
purpose His statements also sometimes startling
TO the last degree, for instance when he tells US
that great many developments will be made when
we get to hell, which Is very unpleasant suggestion
that we are all bound tha, direction. He does il in
this way
Ye heroes hero Of earth. 70 amateurs
OF battles. ye who make a pastime OF
peffec. asht. iii you arrive in nell
Mr.. Duun uses the English language with a refresh
ing looseness. He speaks Of "good devls'' aud OF
tlite OF hell" and the obuo word hel"
50 frequently that begins feel that the printers
work was mostly one Of routine The book II remark
able for peculiar metre for its rhetoric, and for the
other fact that author is publisher and It's pub
yisher ts nuthor
Az INTRODUCTION PoLIrIcAL ECONOMY. BY Arthur
Latham Perry. L. D. Scribner Armstrong & Co.
When we say that the etterpress OF this book is ex
cellent that bound with reference TO constant
use we state facts which Indicate aithfulness the
part OF the publishers Dr. Perry does not treat his
subject in such abstruse fashion that only advanced
thinkers IN political economy grasp his drift but
In plain language and with many simple and yet
iorc,ble illustrations that the beginner can compre
hend him.
He Is by no means impetuous thcorst on the
subjects which discusses, but has gwen the best
years Of his life consideration Of value, produc
tion commerce, money, credit and taxation. Eleven
years ago he published work called elements OF
Political Economy which OF sufficient merit 10
be adopted In many schools as q manual Al that time
we cudgeled brains understand the meaning and
worth that noble which deals with the iorces
OF civilization and mastered Dr. Perry's book under the
stimulus of the erule the tineng rattan. We pre-
ferred At that time good game OF football on the
green 10 dry treatises subjects IN which we bad
no interest We compelled, however, by the
darkeEng irown Of the head master 10 give definition
Of commerce" +" and to tell what exchange meanS
When took up this little volume, therefore. we
did II with faint prejudice against the author as the
OF sundry arryngs after school and Of certain
painful smartngs OF the palm in past years All this
os~0-
last we became thoroughly interested his clear and
plain statements o facts, with which every man who
votes ought TO be acquainted. This book should be
every business mans shelf kind OF rade mecnn.
RECENT NOVELS.
The novels OF the new year are in some respects
better than those the year before The
have better WORK. Still there has been nothing
surprisingly good since "Danel Deronda" Miss
Rhoda Broughtons .'Joan'' ID. Appleton Coy has
great many OF that lady ys faults, but ways
an i'm mprovement her former stories Joan" Is not
book TO delight a very refined pesson A sentence
: in the opening paragraph enough make many
readers throw down without turning
another Leaf The author says Of her hero
.swolierstan has got II his con-
science that he In all his lie missed oppor
tunity Of squeezing woman's hand" Just fancy
Guch hero Who could take any interest in man
IKE shat? The description Of the Moberley family Is
very amusing and evidently drawn IRON the life. OF
scurse they vulgar people, but they have their
sountcrparts every town in tho country. They
Infinitely superior TO wolfersan, in opinion and
althougn Joan herself does particularly interest
could have wished her better fate than TO be
vile OF such common place knavo. The book ends
unsatisfactory in q postscript Miss Broughton IS
clever In ccrtan Of character drawing but in
sentiment she is weak
"a TINE ago."
"A Long Time Ago." by Meta Orved Harper l.
Brothers), s q delightful little story abounding in
auaintncss and thoroughly pure In tone. It. will
never be as popular Is JOAN but literary point
OF view it Is vastly superior Marjorie Fleming Is
almost vs. naJve as her namesake OF Walter Scott
memory
"JosHrA HAGGARD's DAUGHTER"
.Joshua Haggard's Daughter Harper Brothers)
is in many respects Miss Braddon's best story. This
lady fast that IL is almost impossible for her
70 do good work. sJoshua Haggard's Daughter" would
DO better If It had been carefully worked over,
and it is It shows genuine power that We did not
believe Miss Braddon possessed The plot as trtc
plot well be. but the author has displayed un-
usual ceverncss in treating 1t in fresh manner. II
Miss Braddon had only time do this work
II would have made lasting fame for her; is all
one say that II Is the best thing Miss Braddon
has done. Joshua Haggard Is strong character.
Hero is q clever bit OF description from the book
His flock offended by this gloomy
view OF their spiritual condition, although II implied
mean an opinion OF their personal merits and con-
duct The more vchcmentiy Threatening Joshua Hag.
RnTd's sermons became the more eagerly the sin
crowded to hear him. 1t was " they liked 10 hear
themselves upbraIded and denounced Perhaps every
body saw the barbco shalt 1y straight to the gold
OF = neighbor's heart, ana did not feel IL rank.
ling IN his own. When Joshua talked Of the frivol-
iy and extravagance OF An unregenerate
Mrs Pvcroft thought Of Mrs. Spradgers' last new
bonnet, which was clearly supernuous aud cupable
outlay, such bonnet not being due TO Mrs Spradgers
from economic point VI view, until Advent Sunday
whereas the lady had Haunted II before the disapprov
Ing eyes OF the flock early Ia october. f Joshua de-
nounced scnsuaty and the vile Indulgence oil earthly
desires Mrs Penteow's thoughts new at once 10 the
polwhele family, who we're known 10 have hot sup
pers-squab pics and other savory meats every night
In the week. You could the grease oozng out Of
ahear cnpnIexinns Yarm SEpdaX aiternQons- as II