New-York tribune., 1884-12-29
NEW PUBLICATIONS
sx THE TRADES. THE TROPICS ASD M TIE r' moHN ~.
s' ixu FORTits By LADY Bn.sst'' e'o' PP N'
tlJ Irity Hol. \ Co. 81,

go rup rp,prs. THE TROPICS ASD THE RoAN'
M,2 lcnty hol; 90. A.,
M. ....,l of ,he 900 miles voyage In the
-. s,,,l nm In 1883 does no. cirry the reader
thr,,eh such variety of strange. ANA attfactNc
.esncry as The first narrative oi the cfuise vi tn'
t.unns vessel but 10 Is by no means dchcent III II"
tctcst Lady Brasscy Joined the yacht a, Mauer''
nua her STORY begins with the stormy anu inos' u,-
en,nfottablc passage from Dartmouth TO funch'i III
one Of the regular passcigcr steamers "ic.' o''' "
,,,dfif, m The vay 10 the Cape OF Good Hope. a
,,,s ~ = Neek on ,lc island was bnss occupitu
,s,,b ,s,,,an reuies and 0tlict srasonabc eteuf-
.,s,s ,is .utlidfs account ~ which is c0riOrsiy
,ii,si,,el fiBi drawings IS ont 0i tie hcbefs oi
te, ps'it snd ab6u the itlalt 81 Vrtonef 'hey
rs, s,li iaf iiie Wesi Indies: lhts inale itiniiau
IN NitRen aaFs in0s'lt ui1tt eihtas l'ie eeiel
h,siGi Lake ~ i'liei was me iiaSi ieinhthanlt ~
,ba es,igsiiles which attracted ialy btasspts ~
teglng ~ lhis ISLAND aHi sie iaile tHhss'tn iens
iuspeetiau at IT, as she nl a ai the Gef ebite's ~
interest whiGh fnli Within hpf Faaee ~ suits ~
fatiaae and hurry, heat ani storm hanger ana
thirst the disabilities p ilinesS aRt the claims ana
distractions Of sca,etY The ntoml'abie e"hp'ah
tourists made the mast OF every opportunity ahh
left little OF nothing along their route unseen
After a short visit % the mainland oi Nehe%uela'
they proceeded to Jamaica aud some pleasant pages
are devoted to land journey across lhal PIC
furesulie lStlnl IN tie toulhp VI NH|' '@"'S
Brassay, besides enjoying the charms OF nature IN
one of the most glowing and fruitful retreats saw
little of the domestic life OF the planters under very
favorable circumstances. Her description OF both
forms OF entertainment Is sngalarly graPhIc.
Nassau the Bcrmudas and the Azores were tue
places of call on the return voyage-au beng very
fully treatel-and the travellers reached Engiahu
at the end of December. Between the Bahamas ana
the Bermudas they were bui1eted four days oy Il
severe cyclonc storm which tested pretty severely
the staunchness Of the vessel and the seamanshp OF
her crew, as well as the endurance OF the passen-
gers. Lady Brassey is enough of a practical sailor
10 describe il very wel-forcibly and clearly, ana
without too lively an imagination
Although as we have said. the subjects OF TINS
narrative are not attractive as those OF the hrst
3yovage of the Sunbeam" Lady Brasseys new pub
lcation will confirm her popular ty. She has some
admirable qualities as traveller. She IS enter
prsing untirng, appreclatlve and sympathetic
sbe il odhumored and while she puts upon record
the amnoyances of travel she does not lament over
them; she describes well, telling US how objects
looked and not how she felt in looking at them
she has sufficient knowledge of natural history to
write ntelligently about animals plants ana rults,
and of the sea and ships to tell about the phenomena
of the ocean and the behavior of the vessel her
zost in the adventure never betrays her INTO eA-
trayagant enthusiasm; her style Is simple sensible
and easy Lastly. she has "A git without which AL
these good points would be of little ayall-an IN
slinctiye perception OF what solt of things people
care about reading. Thus although there are many
pcrsonal details aud other things in her book which
II certainly docs not much concern the world 10
know there arc no dull chapters, and few dun
pagcs.
THE CunDRiN orr uF Doors, Hook Of Nolaes
ly ISoiu ono liwse, lbmo' lp' s7' tn'hn"Hi
Robert Clarke 60,
Although the authorship Of thcao pieces rs not an
nonnccd ON tho lulc.pngo. We hnyo formal state
rcnt from the publishers That they ato from tho
pens of John j. rintt and Mira. =. W. u, Patt both
OF whom have long been known for peculiar
felicity IN tho treatment of simple domestic themes
All the poems In the LITTLE volume are short ana
nearly all have direct reference 20 children, Some
Of thcm addressed to children ana others dealing
with the true and simple sentiments which child
hood inspires lhc first of the collection. which
riycs its nanc 10 the book. is q touching plea for
homeless little ones: aud In the last, sonnet
printod as LEnvoy. it is under the figure OF" The
IbUd I'm the street. that the authors send forth
thcir modest venture. The ianccs embodied In this
Rock OF VERSES arcipnle and tender an most Of the
work Is sngulatly graceful But beyond the liter
mr., merit of the compositions there is fine quality
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