The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-22
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LEGATIONS.
"Outlines OF German Literature" ny
Madame Tcusier-Mr. Bruce On i"o
Economic History Of virginia."
PROOF TO MISS HOUSTON

OUTLINES OF GERMAN LITERA-
TURE. By Madame NJ. JET Teusier.
teacher OF German in the Richmond
High School. Richmond Seminary.
ana Miss JohnsOn's Select School for
Young Ladies. Il. +. Johnson PUB
fishing Company. Richmond. For
sale by West. Johnston X co.
Madame Tcusler is so happily and so
cstimably known to the Richmond pub
lie through her educational work I'm con-
ncctlOn with several OF our leading
schools. that any book OF hers Is assured
a cordial local reception. based upon that
That viii win attention for this excel
lent volume. ard attention will result
IN very decided profit 10 its readers. IL
is. as its author states In her preface.
"only the Outlines OF that great field
OF study-German Literature II have
she proceeds TO say, been induced TO
put IL before the public on account OF
the convenience II has been TO me both
in my schools and private classes. where
less condensed literature was found too
voluminous. My work springs from the
constant teaching Of the excellent works
Of Professor Hosmer and DR.. Hedge"
Nudame Teusler carries her readers
down the centuries from 500 B. G. 20 the
era OF Goethe and Schiller with clear,
direct and simple pen. and a very excep-
tional combination Of fidelity and conden-
sation: and I'm every line OF the book,
its writer's full culture and familiarity
with the literary history of the beloved
Fatherlandt that the German never
ceases TO love first. is apparent. The vol
ume has the charm OF biography and in
tellgent literary criticism or comment In
one and very delightful reading
aside from its very positive educational
merit. IL Is the work OF a thoughtful,
disCilminative. and sympathetic mind
deeply in love with its subject. and IL
has all the value which that implies.
When we say that Il brings us through
the centuries from 500 II. G, without tho
omission Of a single name OF any note
whatever on the pages OF German lit
erature; that IL does this In an octave
volume OF two hundred and thirty-eight
pages, and that. I'm spite OF the conden-
saton which this implies. all the gist
of the matter is there. we give just
and true idea of the care and the intel
ligence spent so effectively upon II. The
few pages devoted 20 comment upon Mar
tin Luther and his virile. pulsating. mag
nificent contributions to hymnoogy. are
among the best Illustrations the volume
contains OF the truth OF this. The very
essence OF the strong soul of the REFORM
er IS thers.
OF those upon whom we should have en-
joyoi fuller comment by Madame Teus-
Ter is that pure, young patriot, Karl Theo-
dOre Korncr, tthe brilliant and noble
con Of Schillers dear friend. His twen-
ty-two years OF age were an Inadequate
measure Of his force whose soul was
that OF a poet and hero. But Mrs.
Teusler's admiration fos his record IL
beautifully apparent in the patheucally
short sketch. and her quotations from his
poetry are OF his rare best.
As a whole the book. as we have said,
is not less delightful than valuable, and
cannot be too highly commented, espe-
c'ally 10 the student.
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than the top. room enough, standing
room. SO TO speak. People VIII buy them.
and the people will be of the class whose
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is of small Importance 10 the makers or
these books who read them SO they are
read. and read they will certainly he.
They are both as weak but not as re-
freshing as water; the weakness Of tie
first being atoned for I'm slight degree by
the purity OF the motive. The weakness
of the other is redeemed by nothing what
ever.
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by Ella Hepworth Dixon, The Cas-
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