Bessie:
Silvia. By the same author. D. & J. Sadlier & Co.
We have not read any one of these three stories, and can only acknowledge their receipt. From others that we have read by the same author we think it safe to recommend these to persons who are fond of novels. Julia Kavanagh is, to our thinking, one of the purest, most graceful, and most interesting story-writers of the day.
The Catholic Keepsake. A gift-book for all seasons. Baltimore: John Murphy & Co. 1877.
The best encomium we can bestow on this collection is to say that it is worthy of its name. The numerous sketches and stories are short, entertaining, and very agreeably written, even though a little ancient.
Bessy; Or, the Fatal Consequence of Telling Lies. By the author of The Rat-Pond; or, The Effects of Disobedience. Baltimore: Kelly, Piet & Co. 1877.
A plain, simple story for children, and, as the title designates, with a moral attached.
The Story of Felice. By Esmeralda Boyle. London: Trübner & Co. 1873.
Songs of the Land and Sea. By Esmeralda Boyle. New York: E. J. Hale & Son. 1875.
In these poems Miss Boyle displays much true poetic feeling and a gift of melodious utterance.