The National tribune., 1883-11-15

| his WONDERFUL research ana 2HIlquarl6n iOF6i
The upsbot of all this is, of course, that he
| passes from under the mesmeric influence and
returning to the 18th century, effects a recon-
| citation with the lady of his choice, and is
happily married 1t is quaint story, as we
| have said and in some respects extremely in
| teresting, though it shows afresh how difficult
| it is for any one to reason from the known to
the unknown. Of all the wonderful things
characteristic of the 96th century which are
described IN this book, there is not one, as it
| happens, which is not the,development ofsome
| invention known to the present age, and al
| though the writer evidently has a.vivid mag
ination, he has not been able to escape, any
more than other romancers, from the realm OF
known facts. However, this is really bright
and clever brochure, and will well repay
perusal. The book is for sale in this city by
| A. Brentano g. Co.
| In a previous issue of THE TRIBUNE, we took
occasion to call attention to the merits of two
other publications of this house, iG. 2. Put
MANS Sons New York; entitled " The Ameri-
can Girls Home-book of Work and Play" and
Work for Women" Both of these are ex-
ceediugly interesting and valuable books and
ought to be in every library. The price of the
first is $500 and of the second only 60 cents
From Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, we have
/ Mr. E. z. Roe's latest novel" His Sombre
Rivals" Mr.. Roe's fame is already secure but
| this last trophy of his pen will certainly
give it larger and fuller proportions His
| Sombre Rivals" is unquestionably the most
powerful novel of the season. infinitely more
entertaining than "Dr. Claudius," and more
intense even than But Yet Woman the
chief successes of the past summer. It is
love story, pure and simple, having for its CEN
tral figure man swayed by powerful passions,
| yet self-contained to marvellous degree, who,
faithful to the woman he loves, who loves his
! nearest friend, cloaks his admiration with
| chivalric devotion that even she suspecting
| the truth, does not penetrate, and making of
his life one long sacrifice, is at length rewarded
! as brave and true men should be. Mr.. Roe's
style is too well known to need description, but
there is something inexpressibly tender and
touching in this story of the struggle of
| strong man with the passionate pleadings of
his heart, and, although the character of Mr.
| Roe's hero yerges on the ideal, there is an in
spiration for groveling humanity in the high
| moral and intellectual atmosphere which en-
| velops his creations. No one can read such a
| book without being lifted up IN soul and spirit
| We should anticipate a pleasure that belongs
| TO the reader did we undertake to unfold the
plot of the Story, but we may say that
it turns upon our own unhappy civil war, and
affords an opportunity to the author to intro
duce some extremely effective military scenes.
His description ofthe first Bull Run is fine
piece of word painting, and we happen to know
what is seldom the case in neyels-that it is
| historically accurate. lie pictures the DaIlI6
| as it ragged along the Warrenton turnpike and
his account Of the scene when Griffin, at Major
Barry's order, withheld the fire Of his batteries
and allowed the advancing line of Confederates,
mistaken for regiment of Union troops in
gray uniforms TO open upon him at short mus
kerry range, is particularly stirring. Indeed,
al the military incidents that are woven into
the thread of the story have the genuine favor
of the camp, and it is evident that Mr.. Roe
who was in the service bimself-has drawn
largely upon his own personal experiences
But the book is altogether charming and it can
not fail TO obtain-indeed it has already
achieved-a wide and enduring popularity. 1t
viii be seen by reference to another column
that we have added it to our list of premiums.
From the J. Howard Brown Company, 40
Centre street, New York, we have the advance
sheets of their new and splendid work, The
Soldier in our Civil War" the full facts con-
corning which viii be found in their advertise
ment on our It'll page. This promises to be the
most magnificent pictorial war publication that
has yet been issued, and the fact that Com
! mander-in-Chief Beath is to furnish the intro
duetion, is guarantee of the excellence of its
text. It is to be sold only bg Subscription and the
demand for it bids fair to exceed the first sup
ply. Such of our ex-soldiers as are DESTROYS of
making handsome commission on its sale
will do well to address the publishers at once
in regard to terms and territory.