Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1859 — BOOK NOTICES. [ARTICLE]

BOOK NOTICES.

THE PILLAR OF FIRE; Or, Israel in Bondage, By Rev. J. H. Ingraham, author of “The Prince of the House of David.” New! York: P.udney <fc Russell, Philadelphia. G. G. Evans, 439 Chestnut Street. “The Prince of the House of David” has had a sale unexceeded by any volume of its size end character. In that work the effort was made to illustrate events in the land of Judea, by the letters of a Jewish maiden. In this a young PrinceTyf'Phenicia is supposed to write from Egypt. The condition of the children of Israel, and the wonders wrought by Moses, form the staple of the work, and as much of Egyptian history ami description is introduced as are necessary to complete the picture, and give it fullness and unity. Mr. Ingraham has diligently' consulted ill accessible authorities upon the antiquities and customs of Egypt, and the volume is the result of long and patient study. Many dis- ■ Acuities attend an undertaking of such a nai ture, and justice to the writer requires that ! the preface and appendix should be read before the text of the work. The object is to , promote a knowledge of the Bible, by leading readers to compare and verity, and search for themselves. The material for the v °lI umes, it is proper to say, is drawn from oth- ! er sources, and the imagination of the wri- ' ter is employed to till up, from brief data, a | continuous narrative. It is a Phenician and ; cotemporary view of the scenes and events which we are accustomed to regard from : quite a different stand point. It will popularize knowledge upon subjects heretofore restricted to archa?ologists. This entrancing and instructive book of 596 pages, bound in excellent style, is sold lor $1.25 —same price as “The Prince of the House of David.” Evans of Philadelphia, has purchased 10,000 copies of “The Pillar of Fire,” and 5,000 of “The Prince -f the House of David,\ and will mail a handsome Gift, with either book, on receipt of the price and twenty-one cents for postage. A new Classified Catalogue of Standard Books, in every department of Literature, with a new list of Gifts for 1859, has just been issued by Evans, and will be mailed free, on application. Address G.G. Evans, 439 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES, and Bcdgkt oi‘ Ft I G. G. Evans, Publisher, No. 439 Chestnut street Philadelphia. We have liete a heat volume containing a capital budget of fun, being filled with the most laughable saying and jokes of the cele- | brated wits and humorists. The publication, too, is well timed, as the traveling season is about to commence, and we can hardly imagine a work better calculated to amuse leisure, as a reading companion on board a steamboat or a railway- car. Merriment too, j is good for the mind. It chases away care ! and enlivens ennui. In the language of the poet, it is wise to “laugh while you may-—be candid when you can.” This mirth-provoking book is sold at the low price of one dollar. Evens will mail a copy and a handsome present to all persons remitting one dollar for the book, and twenty : cents for postage. Address G. G. Evans, j publisher, 439 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, Pa. N. B.—New classified catalogues of books and gifts sent free, on application by mail.