The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-20
A BATCH OF BOOKS.

The pub lication of .'In Paradise" in Appletons
collection of foreign authors aroused little inter
est in Paul Heyse. the author of that entertaining
novel. and has created audience for anything of
his that msy be translated into English Hcyse
was born in Berlin in 1880. making him now forty
eight years Of age He married daughter (since
dead of the art critic Kugler. through whom he be-
thoroughly acquainted with artists and artist
life. He has passed the greater part of his life in
Munich Besides his original writing he has been
editor translator and critic More than twenty years
ago he began to take rank among the best of
the minor German poets. He was always, however,
teller of stories Prose is his successful field,
and his stories gained him high position
among German writer's. His style is simple pure
and not without force. and he has proved himself
teacher as well as amuser of the people. The APP
pletons have just published a volume of his shorter
stories. The first OF these. Count Ernests Home"
is study of character. and peculiar character at
that. The English woman who wrung her parrots
neck for screaming from the window day
and night the name Of the coy young
count must have been more quick tempered
than most English women. The next the dead
Lake." is a story Of the middle class and woman
who dared. The Fury is italian story, and
judith Stern" takes us back to Germany Each one
of these stories while marked by the characteristics
of the writer, has strong individualtes and plot
and purpose that are ingenious and invigorating.
"NIy Guardian" by Ada Cambridge ID. Appleton &
co., is the title of not particularly good and not
particularly bad story There difference of
twenty years between Daisy, the heroine. and her
guardian. He took her under his protecting care
when she eight and he twenty-eight He began
to love her before she left of short frocks. and by
the time she wore trail he had declared his passion
We have had "a Woman's Thoughts About
Women" and now Mrs. Hugh L. Brinkley gives
"a woman's Thoughts About Men" Derby Bros)
She treats Of the dandy the old beau. the heiress
hunter. the nice young man-ndeed, she divides man
into thirysix classes to each of which she devoes
q chapter. Among the whom Mrs. Brnkley alb
hors is the "gusher" She knew once; she says:-
'He was introduced to a North River steam
boat. Ere he ended his bow he had commenced to
make love-"
The style Of the book may be judged from this de-
scription of a dandy
Now he with his Paris glove eta tn, Ia ta''
to some fellow exquisite and anon, with jerk and
twir and grin, he removes his silk hat for mo-
ment from his curled and oiled head to do homage,
after the manner OF his kind to some passing belle,
and then, with an air as II he had performed the
whole duty of man, he wends his winding way on
ward, this paragon of animals, strokng softly and
tondly his mustache
Captain Nelson" by Samuel Adams Drake Harper
Brothers. is tale of colonial days. The scene 10
laid in Boston. and the time 1888. The author de-
scrbes the effects Of the change of government from
King James to William of Orange He clings closely
to facts and displays little imagination The descrip
lions historically accurate and his style is agree
able without being fanciful. His book deserves to
take rank among the better class Of historical novels
and will, no doubt. command attention from the
authors position among New England writer's.
1.-The Swamp Doctors Adventures in the South and
West It. b. Peterson Brother) is condensation of
several stirring stories that cured the young blood
Of thirty years ago.
Mr. VIII H. Lowdermilh, editor Of the Ciril,an and
Telegraph, of Cumberland, Md, has written an octave
volume Of 500 pages james Auglim), giving a COM
plete history Of that place from its first discovery in
172S. when it known by its Indian name, "Cauc-
tucuc." to the present day. 1t contains full
count of washingtons first campaign and the battle
of Fort Necessity. history Of Braddock's expe-
dition and of the incidents occurring during the
war of the Union. A feature Of peculiar interest is
the inclusion Of copies Of General Braddocks orderly
books, the originals of which in the Congress
sional Library comprising also copy Of note from
General Washington written upon page prefacing
the orders Of Braddock The latter indicates, il the
printed copy is correct, that the spelling of the
"Father of His Country not impeccable as
his traditional reputation for veracity. The volume
is fully illustrated with Autographs and maps, in
Guiding portrait of General Braddock and pictures
OF the principal places OF interest In ana about Cum
berland.
Mr. John s. Hittell. of the Argonauts of 40 has
written history of San Francisco a. L. Bancroft Il
Coil which he has dedicated to his brother pioneers.
and which contains statistics regarding the city
and the State that will render the volume valuable
for reference. The book, in literary sense is nele-
giant in style and barren Of any descriptive merit.
but the author seems to have been well
satisfied that he was the man Of men to
write such work. and he devotcs
considerable part of his preface to the calculation of
this fact Some of the earlier sections Of the book
read like the compositions of schoolboy. but when
the writer gets further on into the field Of his
| experiences he warns to his work aud writes vgor-
ously If not brilliantly. of his interesting theme. We
cannot agree with the writer that he was. all things
considered, competent selection for the task which
he essaycd many others who might have been found
within the limits of the Golden State but there good
| material in the book which will, doubtless
good purpose to some future historian
Drift from York Harbor Maine is the tito of
tasteful brochure issued by A. Williams Co., of Bos-
ton containing twenty three poems by George Hough-
tom the more conspicuous of which "Alongshore"
and niagara" both of which show the authors
doubted gift in description, while all the be-
speak the hand of artist. There is nothing cspe-
cially original about the poems and perhaps nothing
that the public will regard with any particular in
tcrcst at this time. but II writer makes good verses
there is certainly reason why they should not DO
embamed in permanent form, and these seem
worthy of better dress than the paper in
| which they are put forth.
| TO their Half Hour Series. which includes
nearly one hundred pocket volumes of good reading
| Harper Brothers have just added IA Primer Of
Spanish Literature, which is a mutium ia poyro of
the history of Spanish literature from ts rise in the
| twelfth century to the present time. This Is the
seventh of the historical primers published in the
SERIES to which IL forms a convenient aud interest
| ing addition.
| OF all the books of the season not one has name
more beautiful more suggestive than the one no W
before us. Golden Thoughts on Mother. Home and