Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-18


JOHN INGLESANT. A Romance. By j. HENRY
sHonraousE. New York: Macmillan Il Co ''-'
No book published in England for several
years past has attracted more attention In that
country than this e,-the first effort of q gen.
| tleman hitherto only known as manufacturing
| chemist. When it first appeared it was consid-.
cred failure; but lately, it is said, circle OF
cultivated English ladies became infatuated with
II, then Mr. Gladstone praised it. and at once it
| became q sort of rage. But it deserves its pop
ularlty, quite aside from these circumstances
| LOT lG Is In many respects remarkable book. 1t
may be said to be at once romance, q history
and religio-philOsophica disqusition. the time
chosen being the interesting period of Charles l.
The author endDws his hero with little too
much universally, If the term may be allowed,
but the character is well sustained generally,
| and the incidents, descriptions, and deneation
OF motives are SO cleverly done that the atten-
ton of the reader is pretty certain to be held
from the beginning to the close of the volume.
ENGLISH JOURNALISM, and the Men who have Made
II * CHARLES PxBODY. New York: Cassel Pet
AS Is truly said BY the author in his preface,
the history of English Journalism has yet to
be written" The same might be said with
equal truth of Journalism generally and it is
doubtful whether q complete and satisfactory
history Of the subject can ever be Produced
much as it deserves to be,-sO rapid and marvel
GUS are it's changes and developments from
month to month Mr.. Pebody wisely declines
TO undertake the task in the little volume be-
fore US, but he has performed an almost equally
desirable work in the succinct account he
gives OF the founding of the great English dali
lies. and the bright and interesting sketches Of
their proprietOr and editors
LIKE GENTLEMAN. Boston: Lee L Shepard.
This clever temperance and society story,
published anonymously, is understood to be by
Mrs. Mary A. Denison Of this city. This fact
will insure it a wide circle of readers, not in
washington alone, where the author is so well
kneWn, but throughout the country. in all
parts OF which her writings are popular. It is
scarcely necessary to add that the moral Of the
book is good and its style attractive.
WINNING THE BATTLE; OR. ONE Girl. IN
x xos prHtners
This Is also very creditabe production, and
by Washington lady, likewise. The scene of
the story is laid partly In the northern and
partly in the southern states, and it's action
involves trip across the Atlantic and q
sojourn in Paris. It's pictures of plantation
life are especially vivid, and the characters are
well drawn and cleverly sustained throughout
The heroine IS indeed girl in ten thousand,
and there is also Jew of the better class in
tr0duced with excellent effect.
A TALLAHASSEE GIRL. Boston: James R. osgood
Co. e
"a Tallahassee Girl" is the latest of the new
Round Robin series of novels. Its scene lies, as
would be judged from the title, in Florida, and
an opportunity is afforded for clever descriptions
of scenery and life in that locality As story
1t does not, however amount to very much.
MRS. Rss2 TWINS WINS: By
Peterson Brothers.
This book is certain to be favorite with mo-
theirs, and to have many readers, besides, though
1t Is hardly possible that 1t can become as popu-
lar as the authors celebrated first effort The
story is the daily experiences Of woman whose
husband is loving but thoughtless, and whose
real flesh and blood children are at once the
terror and joy of their mothers life. The same
publishers have. by the way, issued new edi-
ton of ''Helen's Babies"
MesEa .e bI e fssecsl Hints
Detroit: The FREQ Press Company.
In this portly volume the publishers of the
Detroit Free Press have put together nearly $50
pages Of useful matter in the line of receipts.
suggestions and Instructions compiled from the
Household" department of that paper. and
touching upon almost every known subject,
forming comprehensive encyclopedia of do
nestle information, which will be found valu-
able help to housekeepers.
FAITH AMp ar han Noys By the author Of
B. Lppincott = Co. Washington: J. J. Chap
This story, which is largely given up to de-
scribing the love affairs of some half a dozen
young ladies and gentlemen, and to illustrating
the mania of the author for poetical extracts. is
not up to the mark Of the other volumes named
above. H
From FOrds, Howard & Hubert, New York
we have the American Revised Version of the
New Testament, and from Porter & Coates,
Philadelphia through VIM. Ballantyne & Son.
we arc in receipt of their Comparative Edition
of the same, with the old and new versions ar
ranged. for convenience of reference. in parallel
columns. The former will have interest to bib
lcal students and scholars, as emb0dyng the
advanced views Of the American committee on
revision; but the latter. we judge is the edition
which will become the most popular. as, in addi-
ton to the parallel arrangement, it has also o
supplemental list of the readings and render
ings preferred by the American committee. but
not Incorporated in the text of the volume.
From the Useful knowledge Publishing Com
pany OF New York we have volume of Green's
Larger History ofthe English People (to be is
sued in five volumes) and Macaulay's famous
essay on Frederick the Great. or the literary
character of these works nothing need be said at
this late day. The interest in these editions
COuLClo Ia UuCH VcuOuh Cil0S4p0cSS bOCn
are well printed, substantially bound, compact,
and attractive in general appearance, and sold
at so low price as to be within the reach Of
every body who wants to read.
The London Aaseseas,n makes favorable men
ton of the forthcoming ''History of the High
Court of Chancery and other Institutions of
England to the Accession of William and Mary
Q6SS 3d." by Mr. Conway Robinson, of this
city, upon which that gentleman has been for q
long time engaged. The first volume, which
will include over thousand pages, will appear
this spring.
The English literary papers criticise most mer-
cilessly the book lately published by DR.. Rus
sell, the former famous correspondent of the
London Times, entitled 'Hesperothen," COM
prising his letters describing his visit to this
country with the Duke of Sutherland last sum-
mer. The volume was issued in England at
$500. Here it may be had for twenty cents, which
Is quite as much as it is worth.
From J. Bradley Adams we have Davis Trot-
ting and Pacing Almanac for 1882 compiled by
Mr.. Charles T. Davis. of this city. It is full OF
Information to horsemen, and particularly to
those interested in trOttinp and nacino With fho