New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-13
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
NOVELS.

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t,TcrITER OF THE PHlIIsTINLS mo Naho
senesl lGn"' PIP "-'' Ao'''' "
Tho story of Professor Hardy OF DaItmou'H'
chose title stands at the head OF or Ist is some
tbing o. a surprise. The scene IS lad n France an
the principal characters are PaIsians OF VIC present
day and the book reads at tunes as II ID were IT,
markedly clever translation rom inc II'IcD' W
say this not IN dsD1Ia., Mehi p"' I'D P-a''c nv
is certain refinement Do te PORTRAITS 9"'''i.'
never pa he'd too farm the indication ii h''i'o'
and impulses. a nacc and s.g-e,tycness I'D The
reflective PASSAGE, On lie boundary line between
sentiment and philosophy. which arc common
enough in French literature hut rare m orr own.
,ic,.ovcr file autnar na. CAUGHT the spirit of
.,,.t, tat removed from ANYTHING We ina IN this
country oil ANYTHING tho travelling American is
IEslv to cpcouuter abroad His per, Lage, include
lir,lus. ISL, of the middle class, quiet oh >sL5l-
m ,, ..l,lo and arui;,lle priest a lovely and pIouS
,..un., .,,1 aud the story ends with an excellent
de..r.n.ioi al The ceremony Of taking the veil 1t
is.in,,lar to note how wildly lie reflects not only
+ho ,,ccr.a+io, and way of life of these people,
49, 81 limo If thoncIt and the .luality of their
.t.t,1, rr,i.,.ot If tl,co. and vet lie knows how
,, I.,l,. tr,,,, tleir point of view, and. what
- =, ,,,, s1,,, NC their hest side This Of
- - 80, Wa only sbut orr eyes 10
NV''''' 49, NC t,,,t oil who do not think
Wv, '' .a Coils mr. ljcots n Professor Hardy had
l ~. -, otb,r npr,o.o than tl.e truthful and in
-, .,,,so s,,,uparh.tic representation of an in
-, ,,,d ,,,nortont class-that is to say. a
r'a,,o+i,, or i A. II lools from the inside and
i..,l.o..o boetYo olsorvor- he wound de-
ho' Is II ,tata ,.oo his .ucros. Int nc
". Io,o stor With considerable
las ','No '''u 0o''0''o .'o.h NOV Gr1 f,,,,t
oo,,,I,s;o, hor,1ly II, lcen,o with what we
- 49,. ;,,;aol oc+or i'm +ho last chapter
n'9 'Sy O havc we not to complain that anything vas
been lef4 unfinished The moral lessons
-, ,,.41 o,d finally, +he hook nossesses
cie"I a"" ''o'"'0O = l t, o,,,o,,o a.,
,tvlo
ny w., :.,,. g. - i,,,,,lso ~, loving down one
line reviewer 3 LI7' I''u'20 'i i' Nv,
Of NJ Blacks stories is to praise its freshness The
cotalorue Of his books is growing long; hut the
(,,,t,ot 20 nc ami, ne aver and readers we fancy viii
'P.'"0' 40 40 81 ti., -, Iva nc ,,,tI,ro or
NOV soon .'1e VI N4' ,.,r11,..
his healthy young lovers. No writer OF Our DAY IN
derstands so we'll how to unite narrative W IN de-
scrpion. 1t IS strong proof OF ms aD."lY III '.'S
respect that one never wishes to SKIP his de''fp-
+i,s Tnev are vivid without prolivitv: and often
''u' i"0' o. ,i, ,,,.ol..,, '.,,+ Of Ga to1a tboy
Us INC! Io0"4 - Wv = -
do not seem t. impede the NOV cmtnt OF events; on
the contrary. they become easily aud insepJraby
:.t.l ,,;,l, tba actors and their actions inst as
,., 49, l,., - +I,o l,-ool, or the vcoJ-natb
IN r'"Hty 'ho GIN, VI '"0 '''oN' Va '"0 49,
OF the city street becomes coupled i'm our memory
with the persons and the incidents that have
Affected orr lives. The Irish scenery Of the present
poyG is painted with all Mr.. Blacks viSor and
raniditv and with that poetical insight which
Distinguishes the work # the true imaginative art
ist from the dun realism Of the catalosucr who Is
merely patient and ohSorVant. Here is 4 'lO oI
outdoor life which Las an unn taxable pcetc quail
ity. Tie speaker Is 4 Scotch artist:
DID We ever see a kingisher hshng7'
NO; they're not com uou with Us IN the south OF
Ireland" g.. ....- t.,so ,o,,- 1ost
lam ,ho mol. -, thot INN. he never stirred a
feather He was on a stone. or maybe IL a with
cred stump under a bu>n Jhat wa h33uB,'s "Wcl
tna T @'IIviib a s'SooS b,n1 and mt him there 10
make n fool q folk when, snap down went his
head and neck and the next second there ne was
WIN Slh3lI li'h cIoSsN'sJ !" ms In, i'
o ,to .u,,,. th.m thrre was mo fish visible:
and then a Kind % streak o blue flame went down
across the PUSHES; that was ne gentleman himself
gong on IN IaHi EaoIE, as !. , ~ ~ olod F,tz
gerald IuSidiouslv
Iobn Ross taking no heed of the HINT. "Stumpv
in shape. And there are too many coorN " len he's
standInS SUI me- tA' pa. "I'G ne !" 'i ~ ,i
&C. +IaTs fno cnont n WHEN if crosses a long stand
ing clump o yellow PUSHES; hut then again when 1t
crosses dark Ut o shadow IL more ihdh uial; II
ely H" , ,'' to- ~ and t ws;ch for tLrm II
becomes a sort O. fasciaatIon: it's like waiting 70
bear a pistol shot when ye see a man aiming
Most of the action of Shandon Bells is moi
nlac.d in Ireland but in London where the hero Is
q vonnp oewspapor fellow from Cork, trying 10 yet
= noting in literature Hi. adventures offer an op-
nortunitv for admirable sketches of journalism in
the higher ranks. and for some extremely amusing
nosbcs at character. which Mr.. Black will probably
he susnected If taking from the lite. There IS Il
ges: it s told with viyacitg, humOr and vraiscu-