From R. P. Putnam, New York, through A. Hart, Philadelphia:—
THE PRAIRIE. A Tale. By the author of "The Deerslayer," etc. This is the fifth volume of Mr. Cooper's revised edition of the "Leather Stocking Tales."
SALANDER AND THE DRAGON. A Romance of Hartz Prison. By Frederic William Shelton, M. A., of St. John's Church, Huntington, N. J. A very interesting little allegory, in which the author has admirably succeeded in his design of illustrating the danger of uttering, or of lending a willing ear to, unkind words and insinuations against the reputations of neighbors and acquaintances. It is peculiarly adapted for the younger classes of readers, and will doubtless have a tendency to establish in their minds the importance of a strict adherence to the principles of justice and charity.
LAVANGRO; the Scholar, the Gipsy, the Priest. By George Borrow, author of "The Bible in Spain," and "The Gipseys of Spain." Same agent.
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From Adrianne, Sherman & Co., Astor House, New York:—
PARNASSUS IN PILLORY. A Satire. By Motley Manners, Esq. We were greatly alarmed, not on our own account, but on account of the "Poets of America," when we read the author's first six lines, addressed to an ancient satirist:—
"O thou who, whilome, with unsparing jibe
And scorching satire, lashed the scribbling tribe;
Thou who, on Roman pimp and parasite,
Didst pour the vials of thy righteous spite—
Imperial Horace! let thy task be mine—
Let truth and justice sanctify my line!"
But, after all, the work is by no means so severe as we had anticipated from the threatening apostrophe to the Roman poet. We have read it with pleasure, and greatly admire some of the author's admirable hits. Instead of finding themselves in a "pillory," we imagine that many of the poets named will be obliged to the author for placing them in company with so many excellent writers, against whom and their productions his satire is amusingly harmless.
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