Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-28
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

Many interesting relics have been brought to light by recent discoveries in the Roman forum. Among these are the statues of the
 Vestales Maximal. The pedestals on which the statues were placed bear inscriptions and the names of the Vestales whose virtues are recorded, with one exception, there being one of whom nothing is known except her num- Der, XIII. ''No. XIII; or, the Story of the Lost Vestal," by Emma Marshal, is a book giving the probable incidents connected with this Vestal It assumes as certain the idea that she was converted to Christianity, and that this being discovered some one in au- thority desired, a penalty, to leave no trace of her name and family. Her virtues remain, however, and bring her clearly be- fore us. The story is eurtai1lly interesting and is probable, not to say true. The knowledge gained of the forum and the ad- ing, and the shadow of uncertainty causes it to lose none of its charm. Cassell & Co.,, publishers, New York. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 George Manville Fenn has secured a high place among modern novelists. His works are worthy of merit, being always to the point, with no superfuous words or illustra- tions Those who have read ''The Parson O'Dumford" will take up his latest work, ''The Vicar's People-A Story of Stain," with pleasure, and those not already familiar with the author will be fascinated with his illustrations of character and pictures of life. The fiction of the story is lost in the reality of the characters and situations. The book will fill an afternoon very pleasantly. Cas- sell & Co.,, publishers, New York. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 The Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfel- low, with extracts from his journals and cor respondence, edited by Samuel LongfelIow, is work that brings this familiar poet and man of letters nearer to us, and lets us see the phases of his inner life Longfellow was 8 man of letters, touching life at many points, and his life can be painted only by vast number of delicate touches. Literature was his ambition and his most real interest. Such lives are unexciting and uneventful in the minds of many more active men, and for this reason this work is made up of extracts from daily journal, and the great poet tells his own life in these extracts, showing how he spent his time and what occupied his thoughts It brings the reader into close connection with the author, whom he has known in his books. The child cannot but be interested in Longfellow's early days and his college years and work, bringing all stu dents into intimacy with him. The work presupposes familiarity with the writings, which are frequently noted, and trusts much ;pRo inspired-an interest which these pages will greatly modify and increase. The poet whom all of us love becomes dearer to us as we see the pictures of his life given by him. self All that is common in him and in his writings is invested with that charm and po- etry which lifts us above the commonplace. Everyone should read the life of Longfellow for a better understanding both of him and of his works. Ticknor 6 Co.,, publishers, .Bosten For sale in this city by Judd .he bookseller.
 Cesar Birotteau"-scenes from Parisian life, by Honore De Balzac, newly translated from the French, is now published. Balzac is one ot the most eminent of noyelists, un- rivalled as romance writer. He is social philosopher that must be read in the original to be fully appreciated, though it is impossi- ble not to admire the depth of his insight and the great scope of his genius in reading the translation. The translation is on the whole excellent, yet at times lacking the fer vor and force of the original. Balzac's char acters possess peculiar reality: as he never loses sight of the processes by which charac- ter is moulded. His aim was to describe life as it was being lived under his eyes, and he succeeded admirably. Every character is complete and every sentence has direct re- lation to the working out of the plot. Rob- erts Brothers, publishers, Boston. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 "March-Through the Year With the Pc cts" by Oscar Faye Adams, is the third vol ume of the series. MT. Adams has traversed the field of English literature to advantage, and the choice bits presented in these little volumes cannot but. be appreciated. The March number opens with Nr. Howells' ''In Earliest Spring. and Bryants ''March," Ella Wheeler Wilcox's "A March Snow," etc. The multitude of poems, songs and sonnets will commend themselves both by their ex- cellence and by their seasonableness Four original poems were contributed by promi- aent authors: 'By March Winds Led," by Louise Chandler Moulton; March, by Mrs. Jane G. Austin; "A Masque of March," by Clinton Scollard, and "The Gift of Spring." by Charles Miner Thompson. D. Lothpop 6 Co.,, publishers, Boston For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller