New-York tribune., 1880-10-05
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
NEW NOVELS.


Ap,y OF FATE BY the Rev. K. +. ROE. svo. New-Nork
ID sid Mead & co
By r. WinrImiSF vox HiiiERS Fron the German by
CIARA Bril- i6mo New.I ark: William 6citsbergor.
AIvA VINE. or. Art versus Duty. BY HENm GORDON
svo New YorS The American News COMPANY
ALTON THORPE. \ Novel gy LUCY n JANNKT- Svo'
Philadelphia; J. d. Lppincott Co
The fecundity Of fiction seems to know no
limit New works OF that class come in such numbers
and OF saeh various Qealty that 1t is hard to determine
what is and what is not worthy Of nocc The STORIES
OF Mr.. Roe have great deal OF pOpuiail!' "nieh
we suppose 4 Day of Fate will co nothing 10 d'in
isb Judged critically Is book Of TOO much CONVEX
sation and OF too narratives there is too much
preaching and mofalizng and although 1t Is IoVe
story IA has too much the favor of tract hut thee
are sweet pleasant glmpses OF the home LIE ana Oh
the religious ntments OF the Quakers when are
among the best things in the volume The love s"'y
which informs this volume seems to us h'le su III"
wearisome; the current Of tie book does not mONo
swiftly enough for the rapid readers of tne present oJ
and although there s IL little emotion 1t IL not OF
u kind which awakens The susceptibtes and touches
the heart Yet the book will please persistent readers
who like 10 have good deal for their money ana VINO
do not care how many hours taey give 10 per'ISal
"The Hour VIII Come " is another OF the clever
translatons OF Miss Clara Bell. OF whose veIsion Of
Brieiita" we have recently had occasion to speak ap
provngy II is story Of convent life, strangely mixed
with the aud passions OF the outer world. IL Is
romance OF sorrow, of fate, and finally Cf tragcdy-the
time the Middle Ages-the scene the IYfO-the actors
monks and mobiles and peasants The interest Of the
narrative wen sustained and the book is well worthy
OF The attention of the lovers OF such literature
The author of Alva Vine" informs Us IN his preface
that he has read many books on American women
He has Lot been fortunate, however, as to meet
with a written type OF class now rapidly develop
ing IN the United states" This remarkable person, II
appears must he ga gid with good physque, cult
waited mind large capable of taking an interest
all that appertans 10 the welfare OF TIE whole human
family. as well thoroughly womany n the narrow
and often too much confined circle OF home The story,
runs all over the world sometimes the scene is In New
JERSEY, sometimes In New-York, then III Paris then
ip London Alva whose papa loses all his money, be-
comes musical artist; in England sbe sees tie Queen
In a aiway station ID bouquet OF hoWeTs OF the tabe
before her book her hand; III Paris she encoun-
ters Napoleon III. and his wife. She tells us: "Ihe
Empress looked truly beautiful, aud the En-
peror less sardonic than his pictures She
tteD takes trip 20 Bradford, Yorkshire Bolton,
Leicester Lutlcrworth, Wickhfe. Mauoek and Chats
worth, where she sees magnificent specimens OF
malacbite" &" and ga Tecumbcnt statue Of Napoleon l..
She also sits upon bench where LADY Jane Grey,
with her tutor, Aylmer, had sat many lay eUbse-
1ueny she visits Windsor, where she sees tine taoDy
cat with collar bearing The names Of the little Princes
Leopold and Arthur" Then she meets Mr.. Tnackeray
who is made say Music pierces past thought; We
simply feel" Then sle visits Jenny Lind who " did
not ask Ava sing Tor her. and who said Americans
read the newspapers too much and drink too muoh
water which makes them dyspcptic.' Miss Vine tbto
comes home aud gives music lessons, and says; Il
think great Gell of time is lost unnecessarily IN teach
ing vocal music" We fully with her Ultimately
she is married. might just well have been II
the middle Of the book. and there Is co atIou served
III the STYLE for which DelmOuicO Is famous"
Alton Thorpe Is a story Of American life and man
ners the scene shifting. lately seems the fashion, to
the other SIDE of the Atlantic There Is little fault to
fnd with this respectable book; there may be those
who Will fad il interesting; 10 1t little heavy
and slow There is the usual modern fault OF too much
talk, aud OF the characters seem to have pro
pensity to lecture however lite they may nave to
say Bui the book has merits OF kind which seem al
present 10 be i'm demand.