, 1880-05-08
MEMOIRS OF NAPOLEON.

MEMOIRS OF NAPOLEON.
We nre tempted to add to the old saying
that "of making books there Is no end"
codlcl to theeffcct that this Is especially true
rs regards the life OF Napoleon tho Great.
Tic Memoirs Of Nine. do ltemusat anil tho
contelnporuncous MeinQits of Aletternic1l
have hardly left tho pruss before n. jung
announces tho publication of his" D0nnparte
ct Son Temps,'' bascd =op doc,imtgnta III tic
archives Of the French War Department that
have never been published: a1al furnishing
much valuable information In regnru t0 tho
fisst Ssis eos % MasS qs oenaI@s t. eoo n a s o
works Nc Of tlie kind ile hidden In tho
@ brains Of fax men, WIG thcann ean |pret |hsi
ssa was not e enoas s oa sess s a1s G Ss"F reis @
sued and ngW editions published IN cheaper
form, 80 that any oilc may possrss Nnpole-
onio llbrnry:
n new otilti6n Of tic = Memoirs of Nnpoleon''
by tho Duchess D'Abrnntes (Mmo. Junot(, n
work tint has long been out Of print 1t is =
gosslpy. .llyely. book, tnkinE III entirely dit
from TINT taken BY, Mine. dc R6musat. The
latter waa the friend md cniltlnnte Of JOSE
pAfno; tic torllcr's husband, Alarslial Jltn0t,
tic trusted md Intimate friend Of Napoleon,
fercnt tone Of tho two bnoks. Nine: do Re-
llusat took m apparent pleasure III develop
Ing Napoleon's weak sl.le, md did 1t
Mh II 1st Sa bnshsss nEs fasnE a sssfs sssS Ta
tho strong slide Of tic! Emparor's character,
md Is eqlMlly happy in Ilor method. Mime.
Junot worry fraMkly says: II ,pretsl,!l to be
e o"y ylRcsnrsy VIZ p9tsey pss II a w' t7as knfw
S.ssiy .o Of Sa NapoIson II III iatat iot moss prssm
not; but e i an evidences at lcast q greaat
na al exprsssIo 10 "P }iHe ills III ii Sme Dc
KGmusut: ut Is difficult, il not impossible.
to, describe the, charm of hIs countellanee
when he smiled with feeling OF beneyG-
sycs.;' RIG aeeaunt given ef Napoie,'i,'s fqncy
hal,l on diatant journey Wit, u iieti.
tious excuse, but really that thn c miEi.t
sn%50y n55 vdlse 5s o5saz sssIatz fSr his ' sisess
his subsequent desertion Of her, her devotion
to Him, and Ills tnal dcspotic order to her to
esatnthls stG%1y Wlle %o lna I1 H.
placcd and to belong rather to blmo. do
Tiose whose appctftes fol. "details Of Napo-
leon's lte aud Rartt!cuMrty nly Tor, Tor gosstthy
irg Of lis Elnpfess, viii ind .this rolssucd
work exceedingly ettractiye ara 1i. Interesting,
we gn.cr tns thaf Mpe ne. o MHsa. ny, 1
-
opinions, and, therefore, That her work l,na
more historical yAlnU; but Nine. Jupot'a
Memoirs contain many forgotten facts aHti
mnS gases po'4@ pponnar!sda Gf .l9 Il os sna
The publishers have issued tho work u
tWn handsome volumes, with appropriate
Dng sgses Sf oi Saeoso asSfsi Ss is pnohes.
Appleton 4 Co. Trlco s5,)
CMR1srY CAREW.
Alay Laffnn's last novel. Which has JUS
been added TO the Lefsure-llonr Surlcs, Is ~
Irish story. Tho sGane IL laid In Dublin
;. chiefly among n!aute-cIass people. 1t give!
what even tho English reviewers admit to b.
graphic picture Of Irish social llfe anlont
educutud people, and II also deals with poit
lea! questions OF the day, tha plot turninI
upon the opposition Of tho Rolnnn Catholic
to marriages with protestants. Christi
Carc,p, though sha lacks the wlldness OF "
authors former creation, lfisa gerTarl, Is;
very goot? specimen OF ~ 1risf. girl. Sho
witty, and "tou acute to DO ~ completely ei
saGaas sa BY By e hpp hpef s1ee g e be es S" s
iSa' pas'lo,s'" 'aHss Miss Latraa comhients freely
and apparSntiy trat1taly on modern B., itis !,
type, Illustrate the lleme. Esther, TO lio
sorrow, ts the daughter Of 2. aoyout' ltoma
Catholic and 2 sincere Nationalist. Sha
m!tte4 to marry tllm by prfgstly lecresb All
therefore doomed to die of 4 broken fear
ChrtstY Is brought w IN laxer circle, q!
makes hss e. dseaps tsom an uncotortab
. North. OF nuKllenot descent,
Tie book Is cleycrly WEltten. but very Ion
drawn o4t. There y TOO p'uch ot It, II