Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-19
LITERARY NOTES.
The WORKS OF ORVILLE DEWEY. ID. With
Biographical sketch. New and Complete Edition
Boston American Unitarian Association

4. D.
Biographical sketch. New and Complete Edition
Boston: American Unitarian Association.
DR.. Dewey was one of the ablest and most
eloquent preachers Of his denomination, which
has bOasted many able and eloquent teachers.
and ever since his lamented DEATH in 1882, after
long, honorable and useful career. there has
been demand for cheap complete edition Of
his works. In response to that demand comes
this well-printed volume of 500 pages 1t con-
tans over one hundred discourses and has. be-
sides. brief biographical sketch, prepared by
his daughter. and we'll arranged index.
WHERE DID LIFE BEGINs A. Brief Enquiry as to
courses OF Migration Therefrom. of the Fauna and
the S NsT yo4k @bs1 B
Washington VIM Ballantyne Son. N0'''
This is short treatise on a vast subject, but
it should not be ignored on that account, even
though the settlement of the question if it
could be settled. is of little practical value OF
course everything advanced in regard to the
subject must, in the nature Of things. be purely
speculative; but Mr. Scribner's theory is on the
whole we'll stated. and has the merit of certain
plausibility. He assumes that the earth was a
molten globe. which, thrown off into space
Immediately began to lose it's heat by radiation.
The regions about the poles would naturally
cool OF most rapidly, and were the first to reach
the conditions favorable to the support of lite
In course of time these grew so cold as to de-
stroy what they at first supported, and vegeta-
Die and animal life therefore gradually moved to-
ward the middle. This theory he thinks explains
the relationship between the flora and fauna Of
the different continents. and accounts for the
tropical remains often found beneath the ice Of
the Arctic regions. Mr.. ScribDer's views are as
far from convincing as arethOse of other writer's
who hold different ground but they are nge-
NOUS and interesting.
TO LEEWARD. BY F. MARION CRAWFORD author Of
Mr. !ssacs," 'Dr; Clandius." etc. Boston: Hough-
ton Mlfhin Co. Washington: Robert Beall.
MI Crawford Is somewhat in danger of losing
his popularity as novelist about az rapidly as
he gained it. His last story is not what his
readers had right to expect from the quality
of his previous efforts. 1t has the disadvantage
OF being little off color, as to moral tone and
while not bad enough to be severely condemned
and therefore read on that ground, it is not
good enough in style to be praised as literary
performance. On the principle. perhaps of
making hay while the sun shines, he is writing
little too much and apparently too rapidly,
with the usual result of too many words for the
ideas and general lOOseness of style.
A DAY IN ATHENS WITH SOCRATES Transla-
Nos IRON The rrotagoras and tn Republic Of Plato
Vim. Ballantyne Son.
study Of Plato is useful. not alone for his
philosophy, but also for the admirable pictures
he gives Of life and manners in his day. The
compiler Of this dainty little brochure clearly
mad this thought in view, for his selections have
Deen SO made as to throw the most light posi-
Die, IN short space on both points 1t forms
therefore not only an excellent Introduction to
the study OF Plato, but it is well worth reading
on Its own account.
FELlC1TAS Romance BY FELIX DAHN From the
German. by Mary J. Stafford New York: WIN. s.
Gottsberger. Washington: VIM Ballantyne Son
The scenes described in this romance are laid
during the fifth century, near Salzburg, when
the Germans were pressing their way to Rome
The stirring events of those tumultuous times
are graphically described. and the contrast be-
tween the dissOlute Romans and their sturdy
barbarian antagonists is anything but favorable
to the former, and perhaps correctly so. In
Spite however, of the name of the heroine the
tone OF the book is far from cheerful though
the dramatic power of the author is very con-
siderable.
JOHN BULL AND HIS ISLAND; BY MAX o'REL1.
TRANSLATED from the French. under the supervision
Washington: Robert Beall.
Under cloak of good humOr and real admir-
alton. the anonymous author of this little bro
chure satirises and ridicules the English after a
fashion they will not like. notwithstanding its
sugar coating. 1t abonnds in crisp passages
and bright sayings, and the interest it excited
In Paris and London when it first appeared ap-
pears to have been fully justified.
MARTIN LUTHER, THE REFORMER. By JULIUS
ID
beth r. Weir, New York: Cassell 4 Company.
Washington: A. Brentano {. Co.
The translation and publication of Prof.
knstlin's life of the Great Rcformer is most
timely. in view of the interest lately excited in
his life and works. Its author is high authority
on the subject, and his literary style is marked
by great succntneSs and cearness
A WOMAN OF HONOR BY H. C. BuSSER. Boston:
j. X. Osgood& Co. Washington: Robert Beall.
If not amplihed from an acting play. "a
Woman OF Honor might easily be condensed
into one. 1t is full of dramatic action and tell
ing situations. andis cleverly constructed withal.
both as to plot and literary style.
MRS 81. BA MI CT LETTERS; Memoirs of. the
Civil War. By FLORA ADAMS DARLING. New York:
lington
In these letters, which are strongly personal
in character. and rather egOtstical i'm STYLE being
intended rather for friendly eyes
than for those of the public Mrs. Darling affords
her readers many graphic "reminiscences of the
late war between the states, and especially of
her own experiences connected Herewith. the
most interesting OF which were her adventures
in twice passing through the military lines
Many OF the scenes described and personages re-
ferred to are well known to Washington people,
so that the little volume possesses considerable
local interest.
CH I3 3 R LIFE By Col JOHN A JOYCE Chi
The title of this book well expresses it's char
acter. From the infancy of it's author in Ire
land until he settled down to the calm enioy-
ments of retired life in Washington, his ca
reer has been an eventful and stirring one, and
its record. in the graphic STYLE and strong coIors
with which he sketches it, makes a more inter-
esting history than that OF many persons much
wider known to fame. The principle events of
his life are limned with great spirit and appar-
ent hdellty, and as many of them were closely
Identified with affairs and persOna9es with
which the general public is familiar they will be
followed with great interest Especially will
the chapters relating to the great St Louis
whisky cases, upon which they throw cOnsidera-
bic new light, attract attention The volume
contains likeness OF Col. Joyce and several
tao smile autograph letters, and is Handsomely
printed.
"Thc Daisy Green Stories" is a pretty little
volume published by d. Lothrop Co.. Boston,
containing the bright sayings and mischievous
dOngs of a little girl, in which other little
girls and their fond maInas will be greatly in
terested.
AND OILERS. By MERRITT H. DEMENT,.
Chicago: 1888
OWEN. Philadelphia T. d Peterson l. Brother
The Coming Crown" Philadelphia: DonneIly l.
THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL, ALMANAC AND
PAROCHIALLIST FOR 1884. New York: r Whit
taker.
DAISY MILLER Comedy in Three Acts. BY HENRY