The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-04

Is carefully described in the Geographical haga-ne for
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new novel OF Irish life, by daughter OF smith
0Bren, the noted rebel of ls4s Is In the press Oh
Hall 4 Co., London
The "History OF Drink. y by Mr.. James samusison,
attempts to the for alcohol through all
phases and agea
Mr.. II. Baies' sCentral America, the West In.
dies ANA South America" is an adaptation OF Vas
HeiIwaids admirably survey these countries
to the wants OF English readers
''Camp Lilo and Sport IN South Africa by Captain
Thomas J. Lucas, 10 straightforward narrative Of =
campaign against The Kslrs, with deseripsloss Of
the fora and fauna Of the country
A handsome and entertaining boog upon Naples u
"Doce Napo, by W. J. A. sainer, SIX years. resi-
dent In the Mediterranean city.
The Alpine Journal issued In London, and started
fifteen years ago. reached eignth volume. The
series contains minute aud graphic records OF
mountain expeditions, and shows that the passion
Tor exploring the ice world due not to eccen-
reiy out To an equal love OF science of nature.
That difficult probem--a good TRANSLATION OF Aris-
topnancs-has been solved by Benjamin II. Rogers,
'fhe Revolt o! the Women, tree translation OF the
"Lysstrats."
The Saturday Reriew makes out the anony.
nous tale, "on tho Banks OF the Delaware" TO bs
the introduction OF such silly stun cisirvoyancs
and dreams"
Marian IL ,rlaud, the novelist who has been travel
ling IN Europe for the past years. has started for
America, very much improved IN health.
George salisbury gives Swnburne's latest volume
gushing" review IN the Academy He says:-"ws
may say at once that there is disappoint ment In
store Tor anyb ody tn.s volume Almost any
OF II real IN the ofa capable person will make him
Ynnn tntxa fha ntI.te
with David There Is ike that; give it me- Il
is eely the business critic on such an coca.
sion us this to describe his own raptures. But va
may say that no poetry for dozen years has given
such pleasure as Az the Month's End, as sIn tho
Bay, as Pashche, as tue Sonnet on Nile. de Maui
piu.' and as Ave Aique Vale"
DR.. Franz Hueiier has been made an associate OF
the Felibrige account oil his book on The Trouba.
dours."
Tho ACADEMY says that some OF the aonnets In Ella
D.eiz's Triumph OF Love- are beautiful and quotss
the beg nning should Part Now ~ as an ex
ample.
Every one who has carefully and consc len tiously
road "BoswslPs Lie OF Johnson must have come Ia
the conclusion, as he replaced the pom dsrous volume
on tho library shell; that u condensation OF It's I'M
menss mass OF details was thing devoutly to be
wished. Macauay. who could commit tho contents Of
an ordinary volume To memory In less time that Il
would take most persons to read through was de.
lighted ut the necessity OF reperusng the volume Tor
review when Croker published ms enlarged edition.
years ago. But generally though LABOR oil love- IL
Is a labor oil weeks or months, sometimes even Of
years. and lew persons In active life afford to de-
vote largo portion o. their the Ell Joy ment
OF singe book This IL TO DO regretted; but It's
none the less fact, ana all 'who have they
read" will welcome such work Mr.. stephens new
life OF tue old literary dictator, published by Harper
L. Brothers
We are naturally jealous when favorite volume Is
cut to pieces and patched together again by some
Literary Nandai, moro intent upon filing his own
POCKET than gratifying public want but In this
both the object and the seem TO be very
different. Mr. stephen able writer, aud us q
compiler lacks neither nor dscr min alton lie
has not devoted his powers to tho destruction OF q
great ork OF art but rather to relieving II IRON
accumulated mass OF material which threatened, II
further Increased, to crush out its original lie. An
Eaglisn critic suggests that would better
To edit Boswell than TO write hfc but with this
recommendation few will agree. II Is better to
have tho present handy volume and It's weighty pred
ecessor, too. Johnson himself would probably have
preferred to see bis life embodied In one OF those
ittc volumes which may be carried about wherever
Que goes They are, as no says, 'the usciu.'
Having this, would do harm to edit, and, II need
be- TO stili further enlarge Boswsls work.
Mr. stephen has succeeded admirably In his task
though u is not necessary TO second the opinion Of
some OF tho English press who claim that
could have been selected TO do we'll. II would
not be dincui 10 name one American, at least,
just such literary work is far ahead OF his transact
iantic rival From this work may get
clear a notion OF Johnson's character IRON
pages oil Boswell and the estimate OF his ability and
final position In the world Of letters Is far
factory than II would have been possible tor tho
genial bographcr, or indeed any or his con'cmpo
raries to form The criticism OF the VANITY Of Humas
Wishes" may seem little too appreciativs for the
present day; but otherwise tho chapter Johnsons
writings one OF the valuable In the book ana
supplies al important wan, In the original work.