, 1877-07-07
,'1Nt tho genius which created IL IA that Of u

tlNt tho genius which created H. IA that OF Il
tnnstCr.
Uno Of tho striking ttnits Of the work IA its
perfcrt adherence to nature, and tn that pc
culiar Development OF nature which Is the result
of the clImnto, thu pt,ystcaI conditions, md thu
c.stotns which environ nnd knbjnratc Tho
stasic raco In Russia. Tie most faithful history
of The people Is not moro true in it, t1elincation
Of their iltosyncr,slcs, md their habits and
manners, than H. thla fictinn wiliclt has tho
ffrenRo Df art TO idealze anil c1agQcratc. A not
Inferior evt.fcnce Ut the authors tx,wtr n his
talent lot llinntnK character. With lew stst,kea
be sketches figure IN hoi1 relief, and gives ai
tnRfght tntts It's past and future. Thcrn Is no
wastc of time In "details, no tlctrnctfon from the
furce Of the central personality bt tho rnuttpil-
ta.ion of ncressoricb. The portra,ture Is vivid.
concentrated, md tt,sleli1ls, The acton Of u.
drama, too, Ia sustained without an interVnl of
lnngunr t.r tctllousnesk. There Is motive, nnna-
tlot,. ttcrtncnce, In every sccne.
Tie lfc depicted IN Turgucn'cff's 's nuvela ts
sttRnRo tn tls n fts external fora, yot at heart
y IL oic With TINT which ever hurruiltt,ls 'ls. In
tho uEcsAt bloks IL Is q group Ut Nlhitste that
is brought before us,eacl. one distinct tiltlt-
vltluaitty, yct all working nnltctl'y tn aelusLvo
md destructive enuto. The ent! Which II sep
eaac TINT which Must nationally tssuo from the
lntcraCtfDn Of tompcraulGnts and circumstances
Tho novcfs Of TurEucnleh should be rcad ~
fSsa wig assTn 70 20 nts1ycnt IN 9
tfc iatton'a evolution, "a pictures ilu:trntc tho
salient features of d verbal narrative. Tic
Lcisurc-fiuur Scrlcsh contains ecFcti ot these
works, published tu neat aud economical lofhl'
AROUND TIE WORLD.
AN oLD WORLD. AS Seen THROUGH YouNn
EEYGs F." A?ssP NV 7ek a xpps
tan N .fhnknn MSClu{H & 10,
limo, pr. 21B. Price, 81.
Tho youthful traveller who offers to critical
public this record Of her Journey around ttc
world wns at tho time OF writing It, a "slip Of
GIRL" passing from "A to Is years Of age. 1t
surprise to learn this fact rs 4 Is casually
iment1oncd on the occurrence OF bet 18th birth
day among the Alps Of Switzerland, for tho
prccocious Miss rclntca her adventures with 40
much propstcty OF manner With such maturity
Of thought md excellent command Of language.
that we naturally s,ipposc her to hare advanced
long way beyond tic schoolgirl period.
Miss Walworth left her homo q Saratoga In
June, 1873, and, Ill company w!th her uhSle'
G. A. Walwotth, tnadc Circuit 81 tho globe,
crossing Europe, cutting across the northeast
corner OF Afrieu, to,lch a VI Ccylon, China, ant!
Japan; and returning IN June, 1874, by way 9f
Snn Francisco. Tho trip Sas scnsi1ly planneu.
The travellers wcre. Gumbcrcl with no baggage,
except q valtsc. shawl IN str.ps, and umbrella
Tor each and moved about from one point to
another as inclination dictated, unEcxcd by
impcditnenta, and pcrpetual)y ID tho mcrrlcst
spirits. What tnoat Of intereat tte younger OF
tho two saw through her brfaht, Intelligent
eyes, Is described with fngcnunasncss nnu anl-
nation, aud IA we'll worth recalling by those who
love to bc pleasantly conducted about tho world
while lazIly reclining In their own a1lncha'rs.
CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY.
Writ KsrECihL RErEKENCE 10 iTs USES
IN AIT. From tho German OF ., sskhAxS:
Edited BY K. II. 1ItANcni. u, A.. Late bch1ar OF
snnskrit IL rrIxeman. 1s7a VIII Sixty :ionf ilu..
ss9sf s.sa ssn,s se" Meclut9 e. ,So b. H. H.
PEcc. 20 cents.
Our literature Is scant,ly supplied with popu-
lar works expounllnR tho classical lcgends Of
Greece and Rune. The hooks whicl, nre tho
principal repositories ot this attractive ]ore nro
either too extensive y their scope, OK too costly
in price, to be within cnsy rcarf Of tho multi
tudc. THIS IL doubl3 to DO regretted, Us tho
treasures Of romance. poetry, aud history in
.Aosed In these traditions arc full OF charm in
themselves, and knowledge Of them is cssen-
tlAl to san understanding ot tho art Of tho two
great nations Of antiquity, which was chiefly
employed Ia delincatfpK the pcrsons a,a actions
Ut thclr mythical diyinttes and heroes.
Considering tic need oi maltuais in tlis branch
OF bellies 1cttrcs, tho presentation Of "Su-
7nsnn'a Classical Mythology y Is Il boon to tho
American. reader. II Is anal trl size, low In
tthp relation OF each legend Is description II
the ln0bt famous antique aud Yiodern ill!lstra-
ttlns Of tho subjcct,-n fenturo bf thu book that
Will be generally esteemed.
"EunorrAN MonAts."
sr usr1s or To EerhAN eii1kkShSE As b. F @s.ts Ao
EnwAH, l!AaTroks L. hxc*J ~ A. h,rd v!H ~:
H. Hpnlut0n i CO. ChlCagu: jan6er NcClurp