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natures of'the two brothers . Robert keeps m the ii < rht path against wind and tide , while Cyrus always goes wif , h the 'tide . . We have left ourselves np space to speak of the minor characters , but we must not pass over Lady jdeigh . This old lad y * as we have said , goes about findTng 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 ¦ wi th 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 passed 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 style of putting things , as it is in the nature of the characters she delineates .
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ERNEST BRACKBRTDGiS ; OR , SCHOOL-BOY DAYS . By "William U . G . Kingston , author of " Peter the " Whaler , " "Bluejackets , " and "Old . Tack . "—Sampson Low and Son . In " Ernest Bracebridge" Mr . Kingston has contrived to give hia 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 ganies ; 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 .
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THE LIFE OF CHARLOTTE BRONTE , author of "Jane Eyre , " « Scc . &c . By E . C . Gaskell , author of " Mary Barton , " « fcc . —Smith , Elder and Co . THE TENANT OF "WILDFELL HALL . By Alice B ell ( Anne Bronte ) . —Smith , Elder and Co . These two works are the new volumes of Messrs . Smith , Elder ' s half-a-crown series of standard works . With the exception of the poems all the works of the three Bronte 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 appear ance of this admirable cheap edition . "The Tenant of Wildtell 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 recompile nil all our readers to get this edition at once , assuring them that they will find it a fittiu" - companion to " Shirley " and « Villettc . "
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FttASiflh . —Tho number for with a paper by Leigh Hunt , in which Chaucer , Spenser , and other English P oets ' vindicated from tho aspersions of CiirdimU Wiseman . Tho entire osatiy is excellent' —• ' a world of one entire and perfect chrysolite . " " Holm by House "is continued . There Is also a good paper by Mr . J . Montgomery btuart , un " England ' s Literary Debt to Italy -, " in which wo arc eallod away from our Gorman studies to roconsidor the claims of tho Italian poots . Tho number , Indeed , altogothor Is highly meritorious , particularly an , avtlolo , entitled " Long Vacation Headings , which is full of experience and suggestion .
Pocombor is enriched Biacxswood . — " Tlio Luck of Ladyamedo " and the paper on " Floots . and Navies" arc continued . Among tho morp novel subjects wo remark a spirited description of tlio fight on tho Poihoj ami a pleasunt account is givon of a now French book , M . JLlenau ' s Bssaia do Morale at da Critique . There is also a reasonable and readable political paper on Napoleon and the French empire—significant , perhaps , of an improvement in tho views of Ebony on such subjects . The art esaays aro also good . _ .
Macmili-an ' s Magazine . — Mr . DavidMasson 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 lieview , and defends Mr . Kingsley from the remarks of the Saturday Review . Truth to say , the reviewers do sometimes want reviewing ; but if permitted , where is the process to stop ?
Eclectic . — Baumgartfn ' s " History of Jesus " forms the subject of tlie 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 , are highly interesting . The gay is judiciously mingled with the grave in this religious serial .
Universal , Review . —Another article on Sermons and Sertiion-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" fs fully discussed . One top ic is especially of an original cast—" German Rogues and Vagabonds , " in which much use is made of Dr . AveXallemant ' s
entertaining work . Art Jotjrnai .. —Sir D . Wilkie ' s picture of . " The Guerilla Council of War , " " Greuze ' s Childhood , " and Foley ' s " Tomb Revisited , " are engraved for the present number , which contains some excellent articles . Rome and her works of art continue the subject of some very good illustrations , among which we have St . Peter ' s and the Pantheon . L , e Follet provides the usual number 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 C . radwell Farm , " with other varieties and extracts from new books .
Once a " Week ( Part V . \ maintains its high reputation . . _ , ,- » , v X 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 matter . .,, Plain ok Ringlets ( Part V . ) will amuse sporting Welcome Guest ( Part II . ) . —Mr . Robert Brough shows here as un able editor , and has provided for the delectation and the edification of his readers in a manner highly satisfactory . The illustrations are profuse in number . ,
English Cyclopedia of Arts and Sciences ( Part XI . ) carries us to the wjprd " 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 ; and some of the illustrations are very inferior in taste and execution . Popular History of England ( No . XL VI . )—Mr Charlos Knight continues this excellent work in an admirable spirit . The present number takes us down to the yoar 177 f > . Tho portraits and illustrations aro exceedingly well executed .
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When the Snow Falls . By W . Moy Thomas . 2 vols . —Sampson Low , Son and Co . Tins tales contained in thlspvoluine have beon , with one exception , collected and reprinted from " Household Wovds . " But * the writer lias wisely determined on revising the original matter , and therefore , for the most part , those brief romances ro-appoar in an improved form . They are just such tulos as ono would like to hear , or to read , " whqn the snow is
on the ground , or falling . " All else of tho world is then shut out by Winter ' s hand , and by him also the interest of life concentrated within doora . But evqn then tlio mind will wander , and bring from tho far places of the memory tho pictures . of the absout or tho past . Tho season has already arrived , and tho Incident happened , which makes those stonea desirable aids for tho uhoorfUl passing of time , and tho amusements of tho evening hour . Not , all ol thoao-colloeted pupors , however , are tales ; they are sorics
essays of a sort , lllco that which loads off tho on " Running Away . " But they have tho llvoliiioss of a * tory , und tho occontrlclty of a logond— -inustratod , too , with Incidents of action , and •• accidents by Hood ivnd flold . " Mr . Thomas la more dosoriptiyo than reuoctive , and a shrowd observer of men ana
manners . Nevertheless , he is frequently very pathetic . There are passages , for instance , in " The Cross 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 will become popular in its present form , as it has been in its original . .
A Fallen Faith . By Edgar Sheppard , M . D . —Piper Stephenson , and Speuce . This is a sensible book , giving " a historical , religious , and socio-political sketch of the Society oi Friends . " Nevertheless , its result is most unphilosophical . What if Fox and Mahomet were enthusiasts ? Tkey have not been the only enthusiasts . If enthusiasm could be extirpated , would the world be better for it ? Enthusiasm is of inanj 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 . tc sacrifice himself for his mission , but to let the lattei take care of itself . But the poet lives for his poenij
and the pietist for his creed . While the philosopher is speculating , the fanatic is regenerating the world . 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 Ruskin , Esq . —Smith , Elder and Co .
Tins 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 for the more thoughtful , to whom the entire work will be especially useful , A School and College History of Enylttnd . By J . C . Curtis , B . A . — Simpkin , Marshall , ' and Co . This 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 mutter in thobe . sCmanner . He has thus economised spade , without abridging his information , which is everywhere copious . Ho has also gained much by conciseness of stylo . Wo can most conscientiously recommend this work *
A JVew Latin Grainmjxr . By M . D . Kuyanagh . — Charles Dolman . T iif compiler has arrived at perfect accuracy in the details of this grammar , and conciseness in hia definitions . Some novelty in tho forming ot tenses « boon Introduced , nn » l an improved method adopted . The pare on Syntax adopts Zurnpt and Arnoldlas its bases , not omitting other authorities , where available . Mr . Kavanagh has evidently done his work carefully . The QirV * Own Toy Muhor , and Boofu > f / t « croatio > i . hterAlico Lan
jjy jfl . LandcnV , and his Daug , - dolls . —Grimth and Varrnn . Thk title page of this book , which is illustrated w th more than two hundred engravings , sufUolontly oiphu . s its aim and objects , and , in part , its contents . Tcaohlntr by toys is well onougli understood , and nVovoa to bo iJtfhly beneficial , but to employ ohuZn in making their own toys was an ingenious a admirable idea , and tho writer of the present work ai already tested its value in a work for boy " ; The present Is well calculated to support his imputation , and to bo of the greatest ultility .
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1 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦* ' .. '" " ' No . 506 . Pec . 3 , 1859 J THE LEADER , 1327
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EVELYN MAKSTOX . « y the Author of "Einelln "VVyndlmm , " * o . &c— Thoratin Hodgson-. "Evelyn Marstois " is the new volume of Mr . Hodgson ' s series of novels for December . Thdugh not ° so good as many of Mrs . Marsh ' s novels , it 13 -very readable , nnd just suitable for railway reading .
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 3, 1859, page 1327, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2323/page/19/
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