beauty and attractions we seem to feel as much as did Romney, Hayley, and Nelson. We see her as the poor servant-girl, and the all-admired lady, and as the counsellor of the Queen of Naples; and we gaze on her upon the miserable death-bed in Calais, when she was glad of the worst bit of meat you could provide for a dog. Nelson left his daughter, (Horatia,) by Lady Hamilton, to the beneficence of the English government; but they have never paid the slightest attention to her. |lection of those of her unfortunate country. She very finely says, in her introduction, that the traditions of a people "are the inartificial tokens of the riches or the poverty of its imagination. But the unruly play of the imagination is not the only source of tradition. If we retrace its source, we get to the wonderful springs of primitive ideas, where feelings and thoughts, phantasy and understanding, are not yet separated from one another, and where the first commenceme ts of poetry and the science of philosophy and mythology coincide.' Recollections of a Journey through Tartary, Thi- The Maiden and Married Life of Mary Powell, bet, and China. By M. Huc. New-York: D. Appleton & Co. Here is a genuine book of travels. It has been our fortune to read few books so full of interest. The reader is carried across the wild regions of Tartary and on the outskirts of China into Thibet, by the good-natured and simple-minded writer, in a narrative so real and so picturesque, that he is fascinated beyond measure. The primitive habits and simple hospitality of the Tartars; their romantic life and their strange religion; the cunning politeness and cowardice of the Chinese; the pomposity of their mandarins, and the servility of the people, are all given in the most graphic manner; whilst you move on, as it were, with the little caravan of two camels and two horses, pushing their way through dreary deserts, or the slimy mud of the Hoang-Ho; pitching their tents in solitary places, or finding their way to the flowery-titled taverns of the Celestials: "The Five Felicities," "Justice and Mercy," &c. The present is an abridged edition of the original, but only those parts are left out which are historical and are derived from other books, and where the travellers return upon a track already described. There is an extraordinary account of some performances of the native priests, which the writer narrates as facts with all the simplicity of a child; and proceeds to attribute their power to diabolical agency. Handbook of Wines, Practical, Theoretical, and This is an admirable compendium of the curious and interesting subject of Wines. The author is evidently much versed in it, and has presented his matter in a very well arranged and convenient shape for reference. The novice will be astonished at the extent and variety of information necessary to the compilation of such a work. afterwards Mistress Milton. their popular Library of the Best Authors this faThe Messrs. Appletons have incorporated in mous little book. It is a true work of genius, delineating character with an almost Shakspearian perfection, and at the same time depicting the domestic manners and habits of thought of that most interesting of the olden times, with a quaint in vain in any other book of modern times, in freshness and simplicity that will be sought for equal perfection. It is difficult to believe that it is not a genuine diary; and that the pictures drawn of the domestic habits of the sublime bard, whose majestic numbers are the organ-notes of our English literature, are not drawn from life. Hungary in 1851 with an Experience of the the The public has looked with great interest for appearance of this book from Mr. Brace. Nor will it be disappointed in its expectation. The work will do more to settle the mooted questions touching the various points of the Hungarian struggle, than all the discussions that have taken place amongst us. ral years, and have always esteemed him as one of The author we have known intimately for sevethe most candid and impartial seekers for truth, on all questions that interested him, we have ever known. There is probably no one at the present time, not a Hungarian, who has had such opportunities or such qualifications to judge of the Hungarian cause as Mr. Brace. We have spoken of his native peculiarity of mind. He went into the country determined to mingle with the people themselves. He confined himself, however, to no class, but listened to the opinions of all. The harsh and most unjustifiable treatment which he met with from the Austrian police necessarily aroused his anger; but, whilst it gave him the most tangible evidence of the cruelty and injustice of the Austrian government, we do not believe that even it was capable of arousing in him any unjustifiable purpose of revenge by misrepresenting the facts of the case. The strong interest which recent events have No one can read the book without being impressed awakened towards Hungary gives a peculiar ap- with its candor. He says in his preface: "I have propriateness to this publication. The legends thought I could not better help on the cause of and traditions of a people are among the truest truth and justice, than by simply presenting the indications of the national character. Madame facts, whether they told against one side or the Pulsky has given us in this volume a fine col-other. I think the book will not be found to have Tales and Traditions of Hungary. By THERESA a partisan air." No partisanship, except such as The publication is reprinted from the early every American must feel in favor of the self-proof-sheets of the London edition, and forms government of man against despotism. In addi- one of Mr. Putnam's Semi-monthly Library voltion to the discussion of the historical and politi- umes, at the extremely low price of twenty-five cal questions of the country, the narrative of his cents. journey abounds with picturesque descriptions of scenery and manners. The interior life of the people is displayed; their character, political, social and religious; education and modes of thought and feeling; in short, all those things that are required to enable us to form a just estimate of the nation. The statistical and other information given is very valuable. The characters of Kossuth and Görgey, the two heroes of the great tragedy, are drawn with what seems to us a remarkable insight and fidelity. We confess that we are anxious that the book should have a universal circulation, and that the truth should thus be made to triumph on this most interesting and important of modern historico-political questions. Claret and Olives, from the Garonne to the Rhone; or, Notes, Social, Picturesque, and Legendary, by the Way. By ANGUS B. REACH. New-York: G. P. Putnam. We predict an unbounded popularity for this little work. Nothing can exceed the vivacity of the style or the vivid descriptions of scenery. What better companion could one have into the old wine and oil provinces of the once La Belle France? We can assure our readers that they will enjoy a real treat. But we shall fail in conveying any adequate idea of the book, except by an extract. The following will show the piquant style of the writer, and at the same time give the purpose and scope of the book: "All sensible readers will be gratified when I state that I have not the remotest intention of describing the archæology of Bordeaux, or any other town whatever. Whoever wants to know the height of a steeple, the length of an aisle, or the number of arches in a bridge, must betake themselves to Murray and his compeers. I will neither be picturesquely profound upon ogives, triforiæ, clerestorys, screens, or mouldings; nor magniloquently great upon the arched, the early pointed, the florid, or the flamboyant schools. I will go into raptures neither about virgins, nor holy families, nor oriel windows, in the fine old cut-and dried school of the traveller of taste, which means, of course, every traveller who ever packed a shirt in a carpet-bag; but leaving the mere archæology and carved stones alone in their glory, I will try and sketch living, and now and then historical, France; to move gossippingly along the byways rather than the highways, always more prone to give a good legend of a gray old castle than a correct measurement of the height of the towers; and always seeking to bring up as well as I can a varying, shifting picture, well thronged with humanity, before the reader's eye." A Pilgrimage to Egypt: embracing a Diary of Explorations of the Nile; with observations illustrative of the Manners and Customs of the People, and the present condition of the Antiquities and Ruins. With numerours Engrav ings. By J. V. C. SMITH, Editor of the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal. Boston: Gould & Lincoln. Shrewd and keen observations of a highly pracThe reader will find nowhere more tical man. common-sense views of this most interesting region, or more practical information conveyed in a clearer manner. Familiar Lectures on Botany, with a new and full description of the Plants of the United States. By Mrs. LINCOLN PHELPS. New-York: HuDtington & Savage. 1852. Mrs Phelps, formerly Mrs. Lincoln, is a standard authority in the science of Botany. The last edition of her work comprises many recent additions to our herbarium, among the lately opened fields of our Western possessions, new varieties of Magnolia, the medicinal plants Canchalagua, Quercitra, & Revue Littéraire Française: A weekly Literary and Scientific Paper, proposing to impart to Americans a knowledge of the French Language in a pleasant and easy manner, without compelling any neglect of business, giving the pronunciation of the French Exercises, with Tables, showing at once the pronounciation and grammatical rules, leading to a knowledge of the French Language in a short time. By Messrs. RICHARD & MOUTON, 115 Chambers street, NewYork. 1852. The design and execution of this work will be noticed at length in a coming number. The Yellowplush Papers. By W. M. THACKERAY, Bronchitis and Kindred Disease. By W. W. The American Family Robinson. By LIEUT. MAYNE Woodreve Manor; or Six Months in Town. By ANNA HANSON DORSEY. Philadelphia: A. Hart. 1852. 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