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publications ga Woman's Peril or,
Driven from Home, by Mrs. James G.
Cook. of Columbus, Georgia. This is a
truly meritorious work by Southern
lady. 1t treats of the misfortune of a
beautiful woman whose husband Joined
the Lopez expedition TO Cuba and dis
appeared. It is full OF exciting episodes,
and contains Just enough Of the sensa-
tional to make 1t interesting throughout
1t is on sale in this city by Messrs. Wylly
s. Clarke.
"A Fair Philosopher" by Henri
Dauge, author of The Georgisns." "
This is one of the Kaaterskill series,
published by George W. Hanlon s. Co.,
New York. 1t is an interesting little
romance, easily read and well calculated
to while away an idle hour or beguile a
tedious journey on a railway train.
Neither heavy nor especially light, it is
withal a very fair literary production.
I'm the HarbOr," by Henry Wads-
worth Longfellow. This volume con-
tains all of Mr.. Longfellow's imprinted
poems, which will be given to the public
with the exception Of two sonnets, re-
served for his autobiography, and
''Michael Angelo" dramatic poem, to
be hereafter published. 1t is. Of course,
invested with special interest just at this
time.
''The Prophets of Israel and their
place in History to the close of the Eighth
Century, B. c." This work consists of
eight lectures by W. Robinson Smith,
LID, delivered last winter to large
audiences in Edinburgh and Glasgow
Their object was to expound in a man
Der ineligible to persons uuscquainted
with Hebrew the problems and methods
of modern criticism of the Old Tesla
ment, so as to enable lsymen of Scotland
to intelligentlY follow the controversy
then occupying the courts of the Free
Church as to the right of criticism to
assert itself within the churches of the
Westminster confession. To churchmen,
aud Biblical students especially, it is a
work of great interest, as it is original
and bold in its views in many respects,
and treats of the Biblical history of the
Israelitish prophets from a standpoint
which cannot fail to impress and convey
instruction.
Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman,
published by Rees, Welsh & Co., Phils-
delphia. This is the volume of Walt
Whitmans so-called poems, the publica
ton of which was recently forbidden by
the Attorney General of Massachusetts,
on the ground of its Obscenity. 1t is
devoid of all suspicion of poetry, while
where the writings are obscene their
obscenltY is 50 commonplace and vulgar
so entirely unrelie red by anything
like genius or wit-that no one, even the
most depraved, can possibly derive the
slightest pleasure from their perusal.
1t is simply humbug, and nothing else.
THE Adventures of Virginian," by
Oliver Thurston, published by E. Clax-
ton 8 Co., Philadelphia. This is story
told IN a series of letters written by the
hero himself to a friend in Virginia, Civ
Ing detailed account of his adventures
by land and sea during a year spent in
Europe, whittier he goes in the early
part of this century, for the purpose of
studying law in Edinburgh. Fate inter
poses, however, in the person of the
beautiful Francesca, with whom he is
shipwrecked on the outward voyage;
the plans of the trustful father in Vir.
ginia are reversed, and the year that was
to have been spent in becoming familiar
with Blackstone, is mainly devoted to
overcoming the obstacles that crowd
thick about the path of the youthful
lovers. That object accomplished,
thenceforward the course of true love"
is supposed to run smooth" 1t is quite
an interesting little book.
Diseases of the Memory" by Tn. Ri
bot. This is one of the international sci
entific series published by D. Appleton
& Co., New York. The writer states in
his preface that his object is to provide
a psychological monograph" upon the
diseases of memory, and so far as the
present state of our knowledge will per-
nit, to derive therefrom certain deduc-
tions. He claims that it is an essay on
descriptive psychology-nothing more.
bright Days in the Old Plantation
Time" by Mary Ross Banks. of Griffin,
Georgia. Another very meritorious work
by Southern lady. AS its name i'm
plies, it is a true description of the man
ners, customs and pleasures Of life on
Southern plantation in ante beILHm slav-
cry days. 1t will be read with much in
terest in the North, because it conveys
information on a subject of which many
in that section are ignorant, and,
indeed, the author says she hopes
it may be instrumental in removing from
Northern children especially some false
impressions under which they have been
educated. 1t will of course be interest
ing to Southern readers, because it will
wildly bring back to many pleasant
"reminiscences of by-gone days, while it
will convey to the rising generation
correct idea of home life in the time of
their grandfathers. 1t is profusely illus
trated, and throughout happily combines
amusement with instruction in a manner
highly creditable to its talented Southern
authOress.
Italia Irridenta.