The New York herald., 1878-11-29
JEAN rErERoL's IDEA. y

JEAN TETEROLS IDEA.
d. Appleton 4 Co. publirh, in their collection of
foreign authors. Jean Teterol's 1dea." by Victor
Cherbuliez. This author may be said to be purist
among the French writer's Of fiction. His Samuel
Brohl & Co.," his Romance Of An Honest Woman"
had not snirch Of the conventional immortality Of
his contemporaries. and his latest effort is equally
free from taint. Like his Samuel Broh Co.." 1t
is psychological study whose purpose is to depict
the growth and consequences Of idea implanted in
the brain of strong willed boy. and developed to
itsconsummation through an entire lifetime. jean
Tetcrol founding by his independence and reserve
draws upon himself the dspleasuro Of his bcnefactor
and employer the Baron de Saligneux. They have
dispute which ends in the kicking of the boy Ttte
rol by the Baron md. in passion Of rage and morti
cation the boy goes out into the world determined
to seek his fortune. in orler that he may
return and huniliate his prosecutor, the
Baron. lie snccceds beyond his most sanguine
expectations. narrics and becomes a millionaire.
His wife dies leaving him son, whom he educates
as a gentleman. At the age of ffty-two he decides
that his idea has waited long enough. and he
to his native place to wreak his revenge upon the
Baron. The latter he finds is dead, but accepts the
new Baron. his son. his representative. He gradu
ally weaves his vindictive meshes about the noble
man, and succeeds in buying up half Of the baronia
estate. He builds great stone house that completely
obstructs all view from the CASTLE and after toruring
the new Baron for year two. finally secures the
castle itsclf He then eompels the Baron to sign
of marriage between young Teterol and the
Baron's only daughter. The couple. who are both
proud and high spirited. refuse to carry out the
pact. and Jean Tetcrol in tempest Of rage drives his
son from his door. He seized with a severe illness,
but rccovers and is About TO marry. to his SOM
but the Baron's daughter. who really loves young
bavf hci to n cle'a
property, seeks out the proud young man. An ex-
PLANTATION takes place with the happicst results. The
couple go 10 Jean Tacrol tho of his marriage
but not too late and he resigns his idea finally to
give them his benediction.
OTHER NEW BOOKS.
ITO MY Lady and Other pocms." by Pakcnhsm
Beatty Provost Co., London). is neat little volume
OF fugitive verses which TO be all attuncd to
minor key and breathe only dolefu thoughts. In a
few OF the selections the influence Of Tennyson on the
poets muse is very strongly marked. but sighs CON-
plants weary yearnings and abundant weeping form
the burden Of her song. Even the fragments from
..The Two Queens" an unfinished history of Mary
Tudor and Lady Jane Grey. represent these noble
ladies' faithful cxponcnts OF human woe and Victor
Hugo is apostrophizcd In tho plaintive accents
pcruaal Of this little volume is not calculated to
benefit one suffering from depression Of spirits and
melancholia.
..pocms" by Sarah Helen whitman Houghton, o.
good Co.. Boston) The true spirit of poetry is found
here and the writer's soul like Eoian harp
whose strings the most delicate and bcauti-
full thoughts tho inspired utterances OF pure and
noble woman. Mrs. whitmans life. although .
secluded ono during tho rcventy-fve years
that formed it's span. not without its
romance. Bcirothed to Edgar Allan Poe in 1sl8,
q few months before his death, the engagement was
broken the of marriage by the interference df
friends. At that period she had bccn fifteen years
widow. Her devotion 10 the memory of the gifted
but i'll fated poet In shown in this volume in Of
her most touching and passionate The spirit
OF poetry shone with undiminished ustrc in her soul
until the close of her long fc her last tribute to
her beloved sister, I'm Mcmoram," written last
April short time before her death. exhibits all
the tenderness. deicacy and freshness Of her early
poems. In her descriptions of nature Mrs. Whitman
shows not only tho carrlil student and Keen OBJ
server but breahes into them life and warmth almost
Oriental and seldom attained by any other Ameri-
can poet. The translations from the French
and German htcraturc-notaby from the
works of Victor Hugo, INLAND and Burgor-
retain with astonishing fidelity the best and most
Characteristic features Of tho great originals. There
Is so much Of the artificial and absrusc in tho po
ctry of the present day that it is positive surprise
as well pleasure to take up this little collection Of
thoughts thai come undefed from the well spring OF
nature Mrs. whitman left the materials for com
plcts voums Of her prose writings snd correspond