the publishers, and the great circulation given to each work, afford abundant proof of the fact. It is seen also in the production of grammars like those of Latham and Fowler, not designed for schoolboys, like the older books of Murray and his successors, but addressed to persons of adult years and mature minds. It is shown, too, in the popularity of Dean Trench's elegant, though discursive, works on subjects of English philology. And it will appear again, we doubt not, in the equal, or even greater popularity, which we anticipate for Mr. Marsh's Lectures. Though learned, these lectures are not technical; they have the reality of science, without the formal and forbidding appearance. While replete with information, and presenting every where the fruits of extensive reading and research, they are expressed in a style which all must find at once intelligible and attractive. The topics discussed are the sources and composition of the English language-its vocabulary-its grammatical inflections-its changes in orthography and orthoepy-its rhythmical and metrical peculiarities—and many others. There is a peculiar pleasure in receiving new light on familiar objects-in recognizing the real meaning and relations of things long known, but imperfectly understood. Of such pleasure the readers of this volume may promise themselves an abundant harvest.

We shall not protract this notice, as we have some expectation of returning to the work hereafter for more extended examination and criticism. We trust that the author may be induced ere long to bring out that second part-a philological review of English literature, tracing the progress of the language in its literary monuments-which he speaks of in the preface, as forming a part of his original design.

LIFE WITHOUT AND LIFE WITHIN.*-This volume is the last which we are to have from the busy and facile pen of the gifted authoress, Margaret Fuller Ossoli, over whose life and death so wayward a genius seems to have presided. She was, however, one of the most remarkable women of this generation, and everything which she wrote is, on some accounts, worth the reading. The volume is very various in its interest and is furnished with a striking portrait of the author.

Life Without and Life Within; or Reviews, Narratives, Essays and Poems. By MARGARET FULLER OSSOLI, Author of "Woman in the Nineteenth Century," &c., &c. Edited by her brother, Arthur B. Fuller. Boston: Brown, Taggard & Chase. 1860. 12mo. pp. 428.

APELLES.*—A simple story of Ancient Greece, in which Apelles, the great painter, is the principal figure, and Alexander the Great, and Aristotle, the Sage, and the beautiful Campaspe, sustain prominent parts. It brings before us a succession of pleasing pictures of artist and social life among the Greeks of that day, with occasional graphic descriptions of natural scenery and of the works of ancient art, particularly those of Athens. The view taken is from a modern stand-point, and from the frequent references to modern art and literature the book fails to transport the reader fully into the scenes it describes. It aims to be faithful to chronology and historic truth, and without anything striking in the plot, holds the attention by clothing in attractive forms, and inspiring with life and beauty, the dry and disconnected fragments of knowledge that have come down to us from a period so remote. It is published in that exceedingly beautiful style of paper and typography which has of late characterized several of the Boston presses.

THE FOOL OF QUALITY.†-In an age so prolific in works of fiction of all sorts and grades as the present, the resuscitation of a voluminous novel of the eighteenth century, under the auspices of such a writer as Charles Kingsley, argues either some great intrinsic merit in the work itself, at least in the estimation of its editor, or else a bold experiment on the prevailing public taste, or, perhaps more correctly, both. When we are told that it is in a sense a religious novel, and religious after the "good Samaritan," or Charles Kingsley pattern-such a novel as this reform preacher would recommend as specially adapted to this age-our curiosity is considerably awakened; and that curiosity is not diminished by learning something of the singularly pure Christian life of its gentle, gifted, cultivated and courtly, noble hearted and benevolent author, Henry Brooke, the intimate of Pope, Sheridan and Swift, the favorite of Pitt and of the Prince of Wales; and our interest is still further enhanced, when we learn that this identical novel so captivated the godly founder of Methodism, that he edited a special edition of it for his followers, and in the strongest language of praise, not only for its

* Apelles and his Cotemporaries. A Novel. By the Author of "Ernest Caroll." Boston: T. O. H. P. Burnham. 1860. pp. 342.

The Fool of Quality: or History of Henry, Earl of Moreland. By HENRY BROOKE, Esq. A new and revised edition, with an Introduction by Rev. W. P. STRICKLAND, D. D., and a Biographical Preface by the Rev. CHARLES KINGSLEY, M. A. Complete in two volumes. New York: Derby & Jackson. 1860. pp. 404, 379.

moral and religious, but for its literary qualities, recommended it "to all those who are already, or who desire to be, lovers of God and man.” Wesley's opinion, and some of the peculiar qualities of the work, may be further gathered from a pithy anecdote. Mr. John Easton, a very zealous Methodist, but quite innocent of sentiment or ideality, took occasion strongly to condemn the book in the presence of Wesley, Dr. Clark, and a company of other preachers. "Did you read Vindex, John?" said Wesley, referring to an exceedingly humorous passage in the book. "Yes, sir." "Did you laugh, John?" "No, sir." "Did you read Damon and Pythias, John?" "Yes, sir." "Did you cry, John?" "No, sir." Lifting up his eyes, as in utter astonishment, and clasping his hands, Wesley exclaimed: "O, earth-earth-earth!" The good brother's shot had proved much more damaging to himself than to the book, in the estimation of his leader. After this, we need not say that the "Fool of Quality," though lacking the artistic merit and continuous dramatic interest of many modern novels, is yet a very readable book, abounding both in pathos and humor, and interweaving throughout a high toned Christian morality. It was asserted by the author, that the work was not strictly a fiction. "I can assure you," said he to a friend, "with the exception of a few touches of coloring, everything is founded in fact-even the incidents are facts." The scene is laid in the times of Charles II. Besides the brilliant biographical preface by Charles Kingsley, there is a shorter introduction by Rev. W. P. Strickland, D. D., of New York.

WORKS OF SIR PHILIP SIDNEY.*-We rejoice to see that our American publishers are beginning to give us handsome editions of the works of the old standard writers of our language. We hail this new movement as an evidence of an improvement in the literary taste of the people. The publications of the day are too ephemeral in their character to deserve such exclusive attention as they have received from the great mass of readers. We hope that the time is not far distant when a familiar acquaintance with this class of English literature will be as common as, we are sorry to think, it is uncommon now. We have before us a beautiful volume, printed in the best style of the Riverside Press of Messrs. Houghton & Co. of Cambridge, which contains the Works of

* The Miscellaneous Works of Sir Philip Sidney, Knt. With the life of the author and illustrative notes. By WILLIAM GRAY, Esq., of Magdalen College, and the Inner Temple. Boston: T. O. H. P. Burnham, Antiquarian Book Store, 143 Washington street. 1860. 8vo. pp. 380.

Sir Philip Sidney, that most accomplished gentleman, soldier, poet, and scholar of his time. The Arcadia and the Psalms are not given in the collection, but all his other poems, "The Defense of Poetry," and his letters are included.

HISTORY.

VAUGHAN'S REVOLUTIONS IN ENGLISH HISTORY.*-We commend this work to the favorable notice of our readers. It stands midway between a constitutional history, like Hallam's, and a history of facts. It takes up the great and critical events which have occurred, and traces out their effects upon the people. Thus, in the present volume, the first book treats of the Celts and Romans, in successive chapters, headed "The early inhabitants of Britain," "Revolution by the Sword," "Effect of the Ascendancy of the Romans in Britain on Government," "Revolution in Religion," "Effect of the Roman Ascendancy on Social Life." The second book treats in the same way of the Saxons and Danes; the third of the Normans and English; the fourth of the English and Normans; the fifth of Lancaster and York, ending with Henry VII. All these topics are well handled. Much matter is condensed within a small compass; and to one who has made himself acquainted with the facts of English history, such a selection and such a philosophical statement of results upon the progress in civilization of the English race, must be highly useful. The author writes from full knowledge, and a comprehensive survey of the whole field of investigation. The style is good, though somewhat infected with the smartness current asking pardon of ourselves for saying so-in Review writing. The title itself is inaccurate, though not misleading. The author says, "the sense in which I use the term 'Revolution,' scarcely needs explanation,"—which is true: what it needs, is justification. The conquest of Britain by Julius Cæsar is not a revolution, in the ordinary sense of the word. The author is candid and just in his estimate of men and events, favorable to freedom in civil life and religion, and philosophical in his views of the causes of human progress. There are opinions on particular topics from which we dissent; but, taken as a whole, we know of no History of England which coincides so nearly

Revolutions in English History. By ROBERT VAUGHAN, D. D. Vol. I. Revolutions of Race. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 346 and 348 Broadway.

with our American views of the progress of liberty among the English people.

MR. GILMAN'S HISTORICAL ADDRESS AT NORWICH.*-In the last number of the New Englander we called attention to the "Historical Address," delivered by Daniel C. Gilman, Esq., at Norwich, Conn., on the occasion of the "Bi-Centennial Celebration" of the settlement of the town. The address has been received as a very valuable contribution to the history of the state, and we are glad to see that a second edition has appeared, with additional notes and a good index. It is a beautiful specimen of typography, and is from the press of Messrs. Geo. C. Rand & Avery, of Boston. The researches of Mr. Gilman, among the original papers and documents which have been placed at his disposal, have served to throw much additional light on the value and amount of the services rendered by the people of Connecticut in the war of independence.

BIOGRAPHY.

CUSTIS'S RECOLLECTIONS OF WASHINGTON.t-The number of those whose privilege it was to have anything like an intimate acquaintance with the man whom with proud and filial reverence we call "The Father of his Country," is rapidly becoming more and more small. Whoever now can even remember to have heard his voice, or seen his manly form, acquires thereby a certain kind of distinction; and esteems whatever he can recall to mind among the choicest recollections of his life. Never had man more deservedly such a deep hold upon the intelligent affections of a nation as George Washington. The more we learn of his character, the more noble and symmetrical does it seem to have been. Like some colossal work of art which awes the beholder with its gigantic proportions, and yet is finished with such exquisite beauty that every part is faultless and calls forth admiration; so the

* A Historical Discourse delivered in Norwich, Connecticut, Sept. 7th, 1859, at the Bi-Centennial Celebration of the settlement of the town. By DANIEL C. GILMAN, Librarian of Yale College. Second edition, with additional notes. Boston Geo. C. Rand & Avery. 1859. 8vo. pp. 128. + Recollections and Private Memoirs of Washington. By his adopted son, GEORGE WASHINGTON PARKE CUSTIS, with a Memoir of the author by his daughter, and illustrative and explanatory notes by BENSON J. LOSSING. With illustrations. New York: Derby & Jackson. 8vo. 1860. pp. 644. For sale by Judd, New