New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-21
BITy OF CRTFCISH.

VI u 49, mat Volume OF Mr. Kmgaxss In
ss.on II the Cg.mca " IS disappointing. Masked no
~ fsnts ~ bis method Of wiring story become dis
sre.sincy apparent. He ignores or dlsreSrds The laws
u,s.tor-cal imposition thoroughly, that at least
49, al his preseut yOluue consists Oi Da ter which
Soa ficb he apurcs 10 reprcn ensbe habij OF the
sh,ovg1 r,a,ciiyr Lord Melbourne, 10 ls almost i'm
ar thc ina =, reader to avoid accen uating
Pssh, ,Sf,h n damn as ne wades through the mass
and irrelevant details Win which this
o. clegeed OF history proper. there little
So m n bevond succnrt account OF tie famous
-,ca"e III November IA ana al elaborate description
hail,,ben, duluess long drawn out, of -uifernSS
81 be troops before AID ater that event Ahe Spect
t0r.
m HotNEss ETERNAL YOUTH.-Dr. Holmes
,sf- ~, much. " ia MrEmersou, anu Nj. Lougfeow
I Mr. Whcr far ahead al him IN the vale Of years,
eany st,. IN ten years time may allow that ne
ca.ld,r red venerable Ii Is lie only "uIt we nave to
I'd I'm MS sp1gh Is volume of new poems taat their
-rsisls !itiie much upon the lOOsened cord
"d the brien bowl The actor, however does not know
,e INTEL eel TOO cheerful and unwcary ad though the
noel avs ne IS We smile and say, Not 50 !"
~ 5erre verse ~ Dr. Holmes will one OF these days
- sbe suhjec no d0ub of curious ana't teal inquiry
Ifs uguar survival. handed down 10 our author Oy
Crsbbe non Goldsmith and preserving some accents
OF each II os. There IS no oiher considerable
writer ho preserves tbs Instrument O. b.
elrnfeenih century Dr. Holmes alone has uOt rejected
III be alone 10 write IN the coupet without
giving The Impression " an obsolete form or pas
heks He writes Do 10 Quite smply-the 49, real poet 10
isT'I lEDnrSD ". Go.sE, N rne Academy,
PRAISE FOR JUSTIN McCARrHY's HIsToRY.-
His WORK IS fairly exhaustive but cannot be said
thai IL pro There Is, perhaps. hlue hurry
Dg toward The end but on the whole 1t NAV be SAID
that night d. OF Importance given 10 the rlgnt
things Then Is enIneutiy fair OF course an author
could neither Tee nor lnpart interest uniess ne nId
dehuite opinions which color his judgment Mr. Ne
Ssrhy as wri'er sierv oueT nr ieF t1 amn
the point q view which is natural 70 mod
S s t0eT he h@ does ace to Mr. Gai ne
he equal justice TO Lord BeacOnsheId he crielses
Lord Russell aud Lord PalmerstOn freely ne crti-
cses opponents. Outside the sphere of literature
be Is meu.ber Of Parliament, Home Ruler, ana mas
lately Joined the Land League. But b3o6 Is book,
and must Ice criticised by what Is found IN ITS pages,
and not ny what - known OF the author outside MS
reasonable aud iudcious. Lastly, his History Is
emneniy entertaining. anu ms power o. entertaining
ana fourth volume is perhaps the best o the set
To say that this work is a. pleasant and attractive 10
1.-THE Saturday Review.
OK Mr.. ALDRICH's NovEL.-It is no refiec-
n wriIer TO say that the chief charm OF The sui
water ne e4ceence Of the onePoGme SYSTEM Of
fiction Mr. AldricRs powers Of desenp-
there OF r Black. aud here ana There also o. the Row
forgotten author OF Granny" Ont peiVaded Oy a
less with these limits they have al adequate
scope. Richard Snackford and Margare; slocum, the
heroine. admirably drawn, aud the course
OF their empAatcay true lOve Is traced with an arch
aud nolre humor ach SURPRISES any thing We have et
Mr.. HARDYs "TRUMPl T. MAJOR" - Mr..
Hardy In bis novel Las prUdtced perhaps finer
study character in cerOm than has before
his readers His hero, John LOyeday, who gives
the book Lame, a man who cOmDels admiration
and sy patby, and whose simple and noble Nature Is
eel before the most direct and simple reveal
iDg itself by actions which seem 70 him nothing OUT of
the way and which left by the writer speak for
themselves without any attempt at what Is
called Subtle mOralzing, and frequently is
mere pretcntlOus verbiage. The central
character is surrendered by others, drawn
Tor he part the truth and insight which have
lOvests of time. There less IN this book of the
couutrymen's talk which has been attractive fea
tire other OF the writer's works but there Is
also the quaint phrasing. turns OF thought and
Unexpected SMILES when sometimes tended TO de-
generate into afectatlon.-fThe Saturday Review.
HOLMES AND LONGFELLOw.-A strict apph-
cation canOns would result in placing Mr. Holiness
poems category OF uerS de Soctefe 80 much the
better for Or S0ftete this done since that pleas
popular form Of literature can boast nothing
quite equal TO the best OF these pieces. My AVary Is
our iavOriie. . II IL cannot add co It's authors
repu anon tins volume Will consolidate and con
nrn it, Ultima Thule VII scarcely do the for
Mr. LongfcOw The subjects OF the verses ere occasion
ally suIlac 10 those in " The Iron Gate acknowledg-
nent Of congratulations gifts tribute 10 friends
have Qed and forth. so inferior IS however, the
that Mr. LOngtello1s best days that
few, imagine would internal evidence ascrloc the
him Except the dedication and the address 70
the Bayard lay Or there Is nothing III the volume
thai calls for notice In later poems Mr.. LougIelOw
sinks the level OF those minor MINISTER'S VINO CONFUSE
pety with poetry. think rhyme means Of en-
forcing reason. IL difficult TO understand now the
man Who gave us " The Golden Legend could suDslde
INTO writing Tue Sifung OF Peter The Athen4um'