The Republican journal., 1882-04-27

Literature.
THE PETTIBONE NAME. BY Margaret Sid
ney. This is the initial volume of a new series
to be known as the Nif Series, and if the reader
will turn to his or her French dictionary it will
be found that ri means sprightly or lively.
Then, on reading the book the abtness of the
word, as applied to this bright and fresh bit of
home fiction, will be recognized. Indeed, when
it is remembered that Margaret Sidney is the
author of that very entertaining story, Five
Little Peppers and How They Crew." no
other assurance is needed to create an active
demand for The Pettbone Name" Most of
the characters of this book are such as may be
met with in any New England village. Deacon
Badger, whose upright life and pleasant ways
make him universal favorite; little Doctor
! Pitcher, with his hot temper and quick tongue;
samantha Scarritt, the village dress-maker,
whose sharp speech and love of gossip are tenn
pered by 4 kind heart and quick sympathy and
the rrcprcsSible Bobby Jane all are from life,
and all alike bear testimony to the authors
keenncSS of obsHry alton and skill Of dclincatiOn.
| Taken altogether, it is Il delightful story of New
| England life and manners, sparkling in style,
bright in incident. and Intense in interest. 1t
| deserves to be widely read, as it will be- Two
| volumes of this series are now in press After
| the Frcshet," by Edward A. Rand and Grand
mother Normandy" by the author of ''Silent
Tom" Price sl.25. d. Lothrop 4 Co., pub
| fishers, Boston
| THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF CHARLES
DICKENS BY Phube 4. Hanaford. The
author of this book Is the well known woman
| preacher and writer. Among her former VEN
| lures are Life of Peabody and Il Life Of Lin
coln The scope of the present work is ind
Gated 10y the dedication, which reads as follows
ITO the men and women of America this vol
umc, which contains q record of the life and
death of Charles Dickens, with tender and
touching passage, from his works, which arc ,
calculated to awaken pure and sacred emotions
in the hearts of all who peruSc them. is now in
| scribed." The book is one we'll calculated to
| keep green the memory of Dickens. Without
| the details of the more prcentious biographies,
it gives the salient facts of his life and career,
| while the extracts from his writings. made
with rare discrimination, present to the reader
some of the most lovcuble of his creations, and
the choicest specimens Of his literary skill. We
think the book must commend itself, not only
to those unfamiliar with Dickens works, but to
the thousands to whom his books have. for
many years. been household words. The front
| ispiecr is line steel engraving Of Dickens.
Price Sl.5o ID. Lothrop x Co., publishers,
| Boston.
\ FORTUNATE FAILURE. BY Caroline B. Le
Row. The author of this book has been fire.
qucnt contributor to newspapers and maga-
| zines. and her short stories and sketches have
been received with much favor. We cannot say
whether his is her first venture As Il novelist,
but we can say that She has written very en-
tcrainin@ book, full of incident. and abounding
| in clever touches. The heroine is a New Hamp-
shire girl, whom Il wealthy relative takes from
Il country town to educate, sending to Il
large boarding school. 1t would. Of course,
take all the cream of the reader, enjoyment to
follow the fortunes of the Young lady farther,
and to tell why the book was christcncd "A
Fortunate Failure" Illustrated Price Sl.25.
d. Lothrop & Co., publishers Boston.
NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW. In the May
number Carl Schurz treats ably of Party
schi>ms and Future Problems" DAYS with
LongfeIlow," by Samuel Ward, contains per-
>onal "reminiscences Of the beloved poet Just tie
ceased. extending over period Of forty-iyc
years. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. in an article
entitled what doe, Revelation RcveaI:' seeks
to prove that the objections brought against the
Bible by modern mbrIicycrS, are based upon
miSconrcption of The true intent and scope of