The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-03
LITERATURE

| A voYAGE IN THE SUNBEAM; Dun HoME THE OCEAN
| ELEVEN MONTHS ny Mrs. Brssssy. London
| Lougmnn Go.
! bret summary OF inc cruise OF she Sunbeam ap-
| pcered a year IN tho London Times over n,
Brassey's signature, the Hrst public announcements
OF the OF tho yacht after voyage around 1ho
gope lasting eleven months soon afterward a.
Brasscy made iuicr resume or the cruise IN an In
tercsng series OF articles published In tho Nne rcnM
Century, To Mrs. Brassey, however. u has bees ro
be the real historian or this excursion. II
was tho LIST OF July, 1876. when this piucky' lady.
accompanied by her four children ana thor rrscs.
set out with her husband upon avnvagc which would
have appeared to tho mariners OF couple OF CEN
turtles ago supcrhumaH aud incr'dibe adventure.
Tho party comprised, besides Mr.. and Mrs. Braasey
and family ana couple of friends. two captainsofrhe
! Royal Navy and a complement OF hands, numbering
| foriy-,hree in all Tho yacht was something lncre
than comfortably fitted out, aud being cquppcdSwah
engine and screw, able to move ndependc ally Of
her sails when required either calm OF
| weather Starting from Chatham tho yuchLsteamed
down TO Shcerncss thSalco to Hastings, wabecaimcd
/ of Brighton, when two ail--chiidrcn included
awaited ourselves so overheard and have our first
swim, which thoroughly enjoyed +" Tho.nnal start
! from England was made from Torquay on tho sth OF
! July On the 10th land was again seen at Madeira.
Thence the Canaries, TO Rio Janc,r. to Magc ans
Straits, to the Society SANDWICH Islands, 20
Japan, China, Inda, through tho ltcd Sea and 18TH
mus OF suez, to Malta, Gibraltar, ana SO coastlng
around Spain and Portugal buck to England, where,
at Cowcs, the voyageof nearly yeas q happy
| termination tho. 26th Of May, 1877. Tho ssory
OF this long excursion told by AIRS Brasscy with
charming freshness and simplicity. 1t Is tho koen
observation oil Intelligent woman with faculties
sharpencd by this cxhjaration OF the breezy
lio, making no attompt mt parade or osentaion OF
authorship, and amusing Tho attention aud maintain
Ing the interest OF tho rcadcr simpyby the perfect
naturaness OF tho Language ana tho absolute fidelity
| TO nature Of tho descriptions. The cruise
without startling advenEurea dereiict vessel
found; crew OF desp airing sailors rescued from
burning ship; the yseht4caught re great wished
| her decks, stove her boats and carried away some
spars Moreover, her ..party passed through strange
aud exciting scenes on Hand. they journcyed up tho
peak OF Teneric; thcysOa rterod with tho Fuegians
they the ncrater OF Kilauea thoy dned
with the Sandwich Islanders; viewed the hostile
tives OF Jatakotoroa from the masthead daring
approach or land; handed chop sticks with tho Chi
nesc, and assembled the Egyptian Pyramids Through
all these varied scenes and long months thoy passed
without serious mishap. The trining inconvenience
and the minor OF the voyage pictured
by the authorizes SO graphically that they mako tho
yacht lie reality to thssrcader, however much OF .
landlubber he may bo MIS- Brasscy has the genius OF
description IN small risgrec, and conscien-
tiousy recommend her te urna Of the Sanbeam's voy
age OF tho most. entertaining books OF travel
cxtant
ST. PErxR's BRIDE BY Mrs. st. John (Eckol) Hnr
per, author OF MARA MONKS Daughter.' II. W.
Carleton j. Co.
A remarkable and a readable booK-rcmarkabie
becadsc q dry subject tngenously invested with
Interest that usually attach to religious
CUSTOM and readable because tho pages sparkle with
the scntcntous and argumontative uttoraucas OF u
vvacious wriior. who takes no pains to repress
4 thusIasm or hidc uodcr bushei the light
she warmly throws upon her theme. Tho
| story she has sought 10 illustrate s that Of
the Roman Catholic Church In connection with it's
| antagonsm 10 tho various affairs OF state. To this
end sho nguratvcly introduces the State courte-
san boon divorced from her Spouse the Pope;
woman full OF beauty, prido aud ambition; char.
actor who " known by the name OF Liberty, License
aud Anarcbys and following her career, tho author
pYooeeds to nssail tho socai ana public evils which,
under che protection Of law she regards inimca
| the true advoncement OF mankind. In the language
sho givcs TO ST. Peter her text is:"rhe holy state OF
mntrimony Is a typo Of tho bctwixt Christ and
His Church. Tho body must BIO subordinate TO the
| head. The Church very vol occupy the
chair of State II necessary or cxpcdicut. but
i tho State never SIT In tho chair OF 81.
Petor" Tho argument covers q broad field. and
| introduces in the shape Of dialogue between
Mipistcr OF State, Jesuit, and TWO or three Cardi-
nas the theory OF modern Catholicism. Tho attitude
or tho Pope before the world tho conservative cle-
ments OF political and religious society as observed
rom tho standpoint OF priest and layman; questions
oftncciogy In our colleges and education In our
schools street professions; our secret societies,
especially the Masonic; why they should no, DO
tolerated; our divorce system; the prcrogativcs Of
government contradistiusuisned from those OF The
Cnurchnli these things pass In quick cow rsatona
review before tho reader, and at timcs with power
OF argument representing both 81 cs OF the contro
versy lends a charm 10 the discussiop matter
| to which side u may provo dstastcfuL
IL must DO confessed that tho work bears evidence
OF a deeper insight into human nature, larger IA
miiiarty wnh the dormas OF theology, and n knowi.
edge OF diplomatic phraseology ana satire than Is
usually accredited 10 tho possession OF a woman but
whoever is really responsible for tho venture has
certainly fulfilled the task with ability and produced
result that rs likely TO olisit not little comment
among tho Intelligent observers OF pending events.
Tho book is calculated please all Rcman Catho-
hes for Il hero and there speaks OF tho Pope with
| anything but a respectful voice, aud members OF
other religious denominations will ind equal fault
| for tho manner IN which much severity is hidden
within velvet Glove
LITERARY CBI1-CHAT.
A history OF tho Royal opera ut Berlin, by Won
Been, has Just appeared.
Those veteran writer's Mr.. and Mrs. s. c. Hall navo
Just ready new guido TO Killarney and Gicngarin."
.L'ppincoirs Ency,opmin OF Chemistry" has
reached ibirtctn number, and will 10 completed
in ten moro parts.