The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-07
LITERATURE.

LITERATURE.
TIE LOST MANUSCRIPT - BY Gustav
! FTeytag. Chicago: The Open Court PuQ-
! fishing Company. Cloth, ga pp) This IS
! an authorized translation OF the sixteenth
| edition of the remarkable and famous
novel written by Freytsg. For this edition
| the author wrote this motto:
! a noble human life does not END on earth with
! death. 1t continues in the mind and The deeds
Of friends as well as ID tie thoughts and activity
| OF The nation.
The idea of the continuity and preserva-
| ton of soul life peTmeates tile whole book
and the motto suggests the question: Is
! this not a revival of the old idea OF trans
migration of the sOu?' To this the pub
fishers make answer in their preface as FOL
! lows:
To be sure. the soul IS not a material thing
made Of an invisible and airy subs ance, hutiet-
| Ing abOnt after death ana entering into another
| body. There are no material mIgratiOns OF me
| soul taking place, however teuuOus the sub
| stance Of the soul might be imagined TO be. Inc
| memories OF the present, our recollection OF our
| past existence. depend on he fact that the living
| matter which Is constantly replacing Itself ID Us
! by other living matter like the water OF wave
rolling on The surface OF the sea, always assumes
| the same form. IL is the form that is constantly
| reproducing. In this sense man that i his souO
| Is tie Oduct OF education. Tie soul OF tie
| future man stands 10 the same relation 10 our
soul as the future edition OF Il DOCK, revised dIu
eulai Eed, stands 10 It's present edition. One man
| impresses his modes Of thought his habits, his
! methods of action. his Ideals upon his fellow
| men, and mus mpIaUts his very soul into their
lives. IN his sense Il transmigrai0n OF souls IS
| taking place constantly, and lie VINO opens his
! eyes viii see H.
! The Lost Manuscript is a wonderful
! literary creation, and while there are many
/ who will not agree with the deductions OF
/ Freytag, the book itself IS most interesting
! reading. The characters are natural and
! the style in which they are presented 10 the
| reader IS charming. 1t IS interesting from
| its entertaining descriptions OF German
/ university hfe of country life and of tho
! vanity fair Of the smaller princely courts
! of The German empire II is a book from
| which much may be learned, and Will no
! doubt have a large number Of American
! readers.
| OUR CHAUyCEY-By Isaac II. Bromley.
! New York: New York Printing Company.
! ODlong, 40 pp) Within a very pretty cover
| of white. blue and gold Is presented col
| lection Of afteT-dnuer rhymes delivered at
! the annual dinner Of the New York tale
! Alumni Association in the latter part OF
| last month. with a number of illustrations.
! The fr0ntisDiece IS an excellent portrait OF
! the prince OF after-dInner speakers, Chaun-
! cey NJ. Depew. On each page that follows
! IS a rhyme that is not bad, and each Is illus
/ tTated with suitable picture. The author
/ has very considerably placed at the foot OF
! each page u note, which gives the reader
| clear understanding Of what has cen writ
/ ten about. The rhymes are IN the nature
| of a little speech from each OF the gods OF
! mythology. the language being mOdernized,
/ and the idea IS not bad one. The volume
/ closes with a neat tribute in verse to Mr..
/ Drpew. The author alphabetically SAYS Of
! thIs 1T differs IN many respects from
/ ordinary prose. and some persons may at
first blush TO call II poetry 1t Will Likewise
/ be observed, however, that 1t differs in some
/ respects from good poetry. Such as IL Is, II
Is commended to the charitable Judgment
/ Of mankind. Offered by the j. DewIug
/ Company.
! DEIsARrEAN PHYSICAL CULTURE
! BY Carrlca Lefavre. (New York; Fowler
| * Wells. Cloth, Jos PIP This little volume,
| which is illustrated, deals with the health
( and beauty department as well as the gem
eral physical culture of DeisartiSm. The
| author who has had special advantages in
! the study Of the philosophy Of Delsarte.
| has arranged each distinct part OF her work
! so that each Is in harmony with the other.
! She advocates refining and training the body
! to a high degree of eXpreSsiveness rather
! than developing merely animal bulk. Ii Is
/ a very interesting little volume containing
/ much good sense.
| WOMEN MUsr WEEP-By Edgar Faw-
| cett. (Chirag0: Laird x Lee 55l pp) This
! novel is the latest addition 10 the Library
/ OF llOlce + ltJiOu, ana Is one OF the mos [
| powerful books That has been written by
! this author. 1t is a story Of life in America
| written with purpose, and 1t teaches
! good lesson. The plot IS not Intricate ami
! the language IS adapted TO the characters
! presented in a manner that denotes close
! study of people. 1t also shows that the
! author Is a keen observer Of passing events
! and the wrongs that exist in these times.
! 1t is a book that can be read with profit,
! Lee IL Shepard Of Boston are abOnt to
/ bring out a remarkable book under the
! title Of Dreams of the Dead" The author,
| who is we'll known and active in industrial
| reforms, writes under nom de plume, and
! great deal Of interest mas been aroused
among those who have read tie advance
! sheets as to his identity. The book deals
! with the occult, and treats Of other than
! material things. 1t is said that no one can
! read the teachings Of a great truth which is
! presented In the form Of dreams without
! becoming a better being. The story is pro-
! nouuced a most realistic one, and il is said
| that Poe never wrote more weird or grue-
some tale.
| The Funk e Wagnals Company of New
| York announce The Columbian Historical
! Novels complete history Of the United
! States OF America from the days of Column
| bus down 10 the present day, in the form Of
| twelve comp etc stories. Each volume will
J contain dbOu, $50 pages and will be literally
! illustrated. Tie books will be Issued at in
teryalS Of sixty days. The plan adopted by
! the author. a close and careful student Of
! history, IS both practical and novel The
| history is divided into periods, and each is
| 10 be offered in the form Of a story
Says an able critic who has read the manu-
| script: The Bride OF Infelice," Ada l..
| HaiStead's forthcoming novel, is an absorb
ing story; the characters are strong and
| fascinating; the Incidents vivid and natural /;
tire diction admirable; the STYLE dramatic /;
| it should rank with the best of CALIFORNIA;
literature. The book will appear in March
Magazines and Other Notes.
The Almanac for 1892 Of the Daily Eagle
| Of Brooklyn, y. Y, appears with an at
| tTactiye title-page cover Its recognized
standard as a book Of general information
Of the world is malntained but its dis
| tnctiye feature Is in the interesting statis-
teal and historical matter concerning Brook
| Ign and Long Island. la this respect it IS a
! history and guide book combined, with its
! varied information brought up to the time
of publication.
The Chicago Daily News Almanac and
| POlitral Register for 1892 is marvel for
the wide range of topics treated and that of
a non-partiSan and reliable character upon
subjects educational, political, financial and
religious. Available matter is contained in
its 400 pages that would demand toisOme
search to lind in the average library. The
compiler of this splendid publication is
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