, 1877-02-12
NEW PUBLICATIONS..
Roberts Bros. No Name Series.
KISM. .EI
A Nile Novel.

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WY pardon them for reproducing In these columns 'te
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SANE hook a. tsfuttratfEs Of the dvcrsd opinions of
great critical minds.
From The Chicago Trbunc.
When one haa toi1cd through novel Of abo+f &U
r'ses In The persistent hod nf finding bome enttfafH
inE pas'sRrs thss will rrure 1s:ompcnuo for tho
ffonbe, and ratts only with dsomhtufe to tho very
end there ID feeling nf Irritation provoked TINT 10
hart to dsrc away Perhaps thla is sutc!ent com.
ment IN mske upon Ktsnrt," the third narcI IN the
"fo'Sams Series" Tho action OF the ttofy takes
nsee on the Ete.-a locality which, Of q! ptasea IN
the Globe. should stimulate Tho Imagination 10 softf
profitable work. either ia the recreation Of hlforr the
del'neiton OF scenety OF tho portrs!tuFc Of 1isng
character hut the failure In this instance IL dtIR in
eFtrT relation. PARTY Of Enxlf1h and Americans
make tho conventional trip Eerptt fcftftnE river.
md r'''t every spot set dnwn Ia MURRAY. but nothing
or d. Or say rises abore tho merest common
place.
Chat1ea Dud1ey Warner 10 the Hartford Courant eays.
'Kfsaet The fourth book IN tho SoName Series. IL
avery cttrcr novel; II IL mofe Than that II Asuc.
etts ia the most difficult fcld nosetat can enter.
Nothing IL mora likely 70 fa.t than the atept to carry
on ttofr together with description Of Nh unfamiliar
country and PEOPLE. Edmund Abouta Egyptian " Fel.
In conspicuous instnuca Of this sort Of fafiurcs
the book absurd In all respects bat II It had otlc.
faults World be kica ~ tho atruEge Of The dcscsipr
tive part With tho story. Kismet" Nho word means
80 Let be, o. IL rcrhans best kanalscd Fatc y IL
astoty Of tho Nile, the characters not many, and
the Interest II ccntered In two three Of thom there
sso no Incidents except the ordinary even4 Of trip up
snd dorn tile Nile IN dAhabtah. Dut no ono has been
ahlo 10 show before how excellent the Nile voyage II
for the evolution Of lore atorys and now this fcatt
accomplished. ws wonder thst The poetry Of this stua
ton aa not hetn scited htfore for the rupose Of the
novelist Tho sucteas Of "ktauot" will no doubt gIYs
III broad Of limitations.
ftf 81 sad. 1ova story. and love story OF tho
senune oIdfash1ontd sorts the heroine II not csea
ton Of actcnthc anaysa hut saueh Elr1 Scott de-
lighted 10 wiring onr hearts With in sympathy with her
oTn1fness Ind her SUFFERING Tie author frankly rortrAy1
this 4ocient human passion Of lore aud doc. not nnch
fom tns Ioveteencs. and yet shs IL ~ far y need bo
from the fA1se ssnt1msntaiity OF the taek1lAaeai
school, The author Il slwsys as.er Of tho sttuatont
and docs not forget that any Of nature
nna ho artfstc. And the story 10 attltc not only In
the management. Of tho chsractera but Ia tho wsy ia
~hcn nature Itself IL made 10 act sort Of chorus In
tho play Of human pas'on and feetioR. And hero wc
come to one OF tho specially tk!fut things Ia the novels
EEyTt h climate. ~ atmospheric ts mouumcnts, its
past IL ao to htlpin tho Interpretation Of tic char
atfe1, to furnish background. expreas moods and
dfeAdA and expectations. And this dose With Tho less,
Interference with tho story hnt wcn you hxyc finished
uro Of tha Nile pleasure voyaso and many true and
tTea valuable knxgeatonA about the ancient EgYps.
The author. IN fact has studied Egypt To aoe purpose
and as not something than tho local color, but
tue local G. sht renders with the feeling OF poet
aud IN 2rttst.
Considering Tho somevhat double purpose Of tho
took and tho youth Of tho author. could b content
not to ahd fault With SONS 1mmaturity. ut tho noyei
haa ser5 few t'ans Of tho prentice hand; It haa a.
easy knowledge Of society and Of considerable range
OF literature, which not obtrudcd and is qutts frte
iron, the esua so Of bright modern writeu, which Il
nippsucy.
The booxh rerJ well writtsn& we notIea oulys |
hlemIsh o. two, which may be pcrhAp. attributed 10
the pfoofteader. The descriptions aru both poetic and
soes the dialogue often brilliant aud slways Iyely
and natarsis llere many verbal feltctt!cs and
There underneath a1 tho real power Of tho sorye.
Ter; with no machinery and no "sensationt," tho |
suthor creates 10 absorbing interes In her hero and
he1olnt We. At toast, hare seAd tho novel with uo
qua,thed pleasure.
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