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No. 506. Dec. 3, lSb9l THE LEADER. 1327
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BBXEST BRACE BRIDGE; OB, SCHOOL-BOY DAYS...
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THE LIFE OV CHARLOTTE BRONTE, author of ...
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natures of the two brothers . Robert keeps in the richt path against wind and tide , while Cyrus always goes "with the tide . We have left ourselves no space to speak of the minor characters , but we must not pass over Lady Leigh . This old lady , as * we have said , goes abodt finding orphans , or children , whose parents are in reduced circumstances , and adopts them , not so much out of love for her kind as of good nature , and with a love of bringing them up after her own fashion— " to do as she did when she was a girl . " Of two of the young girls she thus brings up , one marries Robert , as we have seen , and the other Cyrus , when he has pnssed through his retribution . Great care has been bestowed on the portraiture of this old lady and her protege Lola , who marries Cyrus . " Against Wind and Tide" is incomparably the best of Holme Lee ' s works . The hardness that the reader feels here and there is not , perhaps , so much in the writer ' s stylo of putting tilings , as it is in the nature of the characters she delineates .
No. 506. Dec. 3, Lsb9l The Leader. 1327
No . 506 . Dec . 3 , lSb 9 l THE LEADER . 1327
Bbxest Brace Bridge; Ob, School-Boy Days...
BBXEST BRACE BRIDGE ; OB , SCHOOL-BOY DAYS . By William II . G . Kingston , author of " Poter the Whaler , " . " Blue Jackets , " and "Old Jack . ' "—Sampson Low and Son . In " Ernest Bracebridge" Mr . Kingston has contrived to give his juvenile readers some account of every game and pastime requisite for a boy who is about entering on his school-day life . The work consists of sixteen chapters ^ each descriptive of some school game or sport in which every youth is the better for joining . To each , chapter there is an illustration descriptive of the games ; and the whole is told in a narrative form , in which Ernest Bracebridge and Edward Ellis are the leading characters . Altogether " Ernest Bracebridge" is a very instructive little volume , and parents should , when sending their boys to school , place one in their trunks .
The Life Ov Charlotte Bronte, Author Of ...
THE LIFE OV CHARLOTTE BRONTE , author of "Jane Eyre , " & c . & c . By E . C . Gaskell , author of " Mary Barton , " & c . —Smith , Elder and Co . THE TENANT OF WILDFE 1 L IIALL .: By Alice B ell ( Anne Brontii ) . —Smith , Elder and Co . These two works are the new volumes of Messrs . Smith , Elder ' s half-a-crowri series of standard works . With the exception of the poems all the works of the three JBronto sisters are now published in this series . Mrs . Gaskell ' s life of her friend has already been spoken of twice in these columns , and we need only chronicle the appearance of this admirable cheap edition . " The Tenant of Wildfell Hall , " by the youngest of the three talented sisters , though the longest and most able work , except Charlotte ' s , is less known to the reading world . It is a capital story and only requires to be known to become very popular , which it doubtless will in its present cheap form . We recommend all our readers to get this edition at once , assuring them that they will find it a fitting companion to " Shirley " and « Villette . "
Evelyn Maltston. By The Author Of "Emeli...
EVELYN MAltSTON . By the Author of "Emelia Wyndliain , " & a . & c—ThomiiB Hodgson . " Evelyn Makston " is the new volume of Mr . Hodgson's series of novels for December . Though not so good as many of Mrs . Marsh ' s novels , it is very readable , and just suitable for railway reading .
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Macmillan ' s Magazine . — Mr . David Masson shows in this number a keener perception of his editorial duties than in the first . The articles are really interesting , the subjects well selected , and the style of the writing eloquent and judicious . He seems inclined to run a tilt with other periodicists , and advocates Tennyson against certain strictures in the Quarterly Review , and defends Mr . Kingsley from the remarks of the Saturday Review . Truth to . < yiy , the reviewers do sometimes want reviewing ; but if permitted , where is the process to stop ?
Eclectic . — Baumgarten ' s "History of Jesus " forms the subject of the leading article ; and there is also a paper on Islamism . These are important topics , and they are treated in-a . thoughtful spirit . Mary Howitt ' s " Sun Pictures" are still continued . Some speculations on Goldsmith , in connexion with his country , arc highly interesting . The gay is judiciously m i ngled with the grave in this religious scrinl .
¦ Universal Review . —Another article on Sermons and Sermon-making is to be found in the present number . This new topic of interest cannot fail to strike the meditative with some surprise . But the fact is , that Reason is . at last entering the pulpit , and such papers are its commemorations . ' The subject of " Representative Institutions in France " is fully discussed . One topic is especially of an original cast—" German Rogues and Vagabonds , " in which much use is made of Dr . Ave Lallemant ' s
entertain-. ing work . Art Journal . —Sir D . Wilkie ' s picture of " The Guerilla Council of War , "" Greuze ' Childhood , " and Foley ' s " Tomb Revisited , " are engraved for the present number , which contains some excellent articles ^ Rome and h er work s of art continue the subject of some very good illustrations , among which we have St . Peter ' s and the Pantheon . Le Follet provides the usual numb & r of coloured and other engravings , and amount of literary matter , which is light and agreeable . Titan rejoices this month in " Horatian Gossip , " and is more than usual classical . There is also an amusing paper , entitled " My Christmas at Cradvell Farm , " with other varieties and extracts from new books . ' Once ' a ¦ " Week ( Part V . ) maintains its high reputation , ~ - ^ L v Gallery of Nature ( Part XIV . ) continues to merit the patronage which it has so deservedly Historical Magazine , November , 1859 . —This American serial abounds in amusing and instructive '"' PLAIN or Kinolets ( Part V . ) will amuse sporting readers Welcome Guest ( Part II . ) . —Mr . Robert Brough shows here as sin able editor , and has provided for the delectation and the edification of his readers m a manner highly satisfactory . The illustrations are profuse in number . English CrcxorJKDiA of Arts and Sciences ( Part XI . ) carries us to the word " Dyeing , " and contains a variety of articles of great value . One on Dramatic Literature does credit to Mr . C . Knight s judgment . There is also an excellent paper on Dreams . , National Magazine . — -Tins number is no improvement on the last j and some of the illustrations are very inferior in taste and execution . POPULAR HlSTOKY OP ENGLAND ( JNO . XL . V 1 . ) --Mr Charlos Knight continues this excellent work in an admirable spirit . Tho present number takes us down to the year 1775 . Tho portraits and illustrations are exceedingly well executed .
Blacicwood . — " The Luck of Ludysmedo " and the paper on " Ploets and Navios" arc continued . Among the moro novel subjects wo remark a spirited description of tlio fight on the IMho ; and a pleasant account is givou of a new French book , M . Ronau s Essais de Morale et dv Critique . There is also ft reasonable and readable political papor on Napoleon and tho French oinpire—significant , perhaps , ot an improvement in the Views of Ebony on such subjects . The art ^ Qsaays are also good . . FuASiiiR . —Tho number for Docembor is onncnoa with a paper l > y Leigh Hunt , in which Chaucer , Spenser , and other English poots , are vindicated from tho aspersions of Cardinal Wiseman . 1 ho entire essay in excellent—•• a world of ono ontiro and perfect chrysolite . " •' HoImby-JIouso" is continued . A hero is also a good papor by Mr . J . Montgomery btuart , on « England ' s Literary JDobt to Italy > " In which wo aro called away from our German studies to reconsider the claims of tho Italian poets . The number , indeed , altogether is highly meritorious , particularly nn article , entitled " Long Vacation Readings , which is full of ' oxporlenoo and suggestion .
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manners . Nevertheless , he is frequently very pathetic . There ate passages , for instance , in " The Gross of Diamonds , " and in " The Parish Clerk , " that bring the tear into the eye , though the latter has a vein of satire and irony . But he can also deal with the terrible ; witness his " Famine Aboard . " Mr . Thomas ' s style , too , is easy and natural ; straightforward , without false sentimentality , and not burthened with epithets . The moral feeling is decided , and his readers will rise from his volumes intellectually strengthened and confirmed in virtuous motives . We feel assured that his work wiU become popular in its present form , as it has been in its original . A Fallen Faith . By Edgar Sheppard , M . D . —Piper Stenhenson , and Spence .
This is a sensible book , giving " a historical , religious , and socio-political sketch of the Society of Friends . " Nevertheless , its result is most unphilosophical . What if Fox and Mahomet were enthusiasts ? They have not been the only enthusiasts . If enthusiasm could be extirpated , would the world be better for it ? Enthusiasm is of many forms . It is not simply religious ; it is also artistic , poetic , philanthropic . In all , it is a consuming fever ; implies a life of martyrdom , and a brief , though a bright , career . Shall we appeal to the enthusiast ' s selfishness , and counsel him not to sacrifice himself for his mission , but to let the latter take care of itself . But the poet lives for his poem , and the pietist for his . creed . While the philosopher
is speculating ' , the fanatic is " regenerating the workL He does his work , and ascends to Heaven in a chariot of fire . But , then , the test ? Quakerism is a " fallen faith . " What then ? Every dispensation has its date and term . The question is , has it had its work to do , and has it done it ? If this be so , then it is justified—justified in itself and by history . Nevertheless , the physiological and psychical results are , doubtless , what Dr . Sheppard says they are ; and if the dispensation of Quakerism is evidently drawing to its close , as is probable , then are these points deserving investigation by the surviving members of the sect . To their notice , accordingly , we commend the book , offensive as it may be in some particulars .
Magdalene . A Poem . —Smith , Elder , and Co . These are very respectable verses , and relate to the career and destiny , of the poor Traviata . The profits of the work are intended for the Asylum . The author writes with verve and feeling , also with truth . The last presses heavily on the mind , and we close the little book , if not in a better yet a sadder mood . The only remedy for the great social evil lies in a proper provision for the employment of female diligence . Elements of Perspective . By John Kiiskiu , Esq . —Smith , Elder and Co .
This book , provided by Mr . Ruskin for the use of schools , bears its recommendation on the . title page . The rules are arranged in a short mathematical form , which it is hoped will be intelligible to students reasonably advanced in general knowledge . Mr . Ruskin has also supplied some extra suggestions foi : the more thoughtful , to whom the entire work will be especially useful . A School and College History of England . By J . C . Curtis , B . A . —Shnpkin , Marshall , and Co . Tins is one of the best works of the kind that have come under our notice . Mr . Curtis lias collated the best authorities , and arranged his matter in tho best manner . He has thus economised space , without abridging his information , which is everywhere copious . Ho lias also gained much bv conciseness of style . We can most conscientiously recommend this work . A Ncio Latin Grammar . By M . Dl Ku . vanayh . r-Charlea Dolman . The compiler lias arrived at perfect accuracy m the details of tills grammar , and conciseness m Ins dennMo s . & £ fco novulty in the forming . of tenses has been introduced , niul an unproved method adopted . Tho part on Syntax adopts Awmpt and Arnold as Its base * , not omitting other authorities , where available . Mr . Kavanagh has evidently done his work carefully . The Girl ' * Oion Toy Muhor , and Book of faoniatiou . Sy JB . ' Landulls , and hla Uaughtor , Allco Landuila . —• UrllHtln and Fwrun . Tin- title [ Jiigo of this book , which is illustrated with moro than two hundred engravings , suHlcionUy oiplai . »» ItBBlm an ., 1 objeclsjimd , in part , its intents . Teaching by toy * is woll enough understood , and moved to U highly bonoflciafi but to employ children in making thoir own toys was an ingenious and umirahle idea , and thp . wrltor of the present work had already tcstod its value in a work for boya . The presont is well calculated to support his reputation , and to bo of the greatest ulUllty .
When the Snoxo Falls . By W . Moy Thomas . 2 vols . —Sampson Low , Son and Co . Tins talcs contained in this volume have been , with ono exception , collected and reprinted from ' ? Household" Words . " But the writer has wisely determined on revising the original matter , and therefore , for tho most part , these brief romances re-appear in an improved form . They aro just such talcs as ono would like to hear , or to read , " when tho snow is on tho ground , or falling . " All else of tho world in tlion shut out by Winter ' s hand , and by him also the interest oflife concentrated within doors . Hut even then tho mind will wander , and bring from tlio far places of the memory the pictures of tho absent or tho past . Tho season lias already arrived , and tlio incident happonod , which makos those stories desirable afcls for the ohoorful paBainy of time , and tho amusements of tho evening hour . Not all ot those collected papers , however , arc talcs j they arc essays of a aort , iiUe that which leads oft tho series on '' RunningAway . 11 Mat they have tho 11 vollnoss of a story , and tho eccentricity of a . logend—illustrated , too , with incidents of action , and " aco dents by flood and field . " Mr . Thomas ia more descriptive than roaoctivo , and a slirowd observer of men ana
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 3, 1859, page 19, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_03121859/page/19/
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