SPEIGHT, T. W. A barren title: a novel. Harper (Harper's handy ser.) 16° pap., 25 c. The story of a man who, at fifty-two years of age, inherits the title of Earl of Loughton; he has lived in a shabby-genteel sort of a way for years, on a small fortune of his wife's and the earnings of his son, who is an artist. The title brings with it no corresponding fortune, and shabby Mr. Filden is put to his wit's ends to derive some benefit from it. The grimly humorous way in which he deceives the other heirs and obtains an income is very cleverly narrated. STEVENSON, ROBT. L. Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and M. Hyde. Authorized ed. Scribner. 12° $1. Noticed elsewhere in this issue. SULLIVAN, T. R. Roses of shadow: a novel Scribner. 12° $1. Another Boston novel, in the sense of locale, appears in the Roses of Shadow," of Mr. T. R. Sulli van. The story opens at the Ægean Club, supposed to be situated on the lower side of the Common, and the plot discloses the discovery that Gilbert Marvin, one of the members, is enamored of the lady whom he discovers, by means of the conversation at the club, to be engaged to one of his friends; and the dramatis person of the story include an Italian artist, an intriguing French governess, a society belle, in the heroine, Helena Bromfield, and the usual frivolous girl, in Miss Flossie Featherling. The chief excellence of Mr. Sullivan's book is its bits of description, as this: Quaint, irregular, quiet places that bear to Charles street something of the relation that the Adelphi Terrace does to the Strand, except that these picturesque spots in Boston lie very near the fashionable quarter, and are rebuilt year by year with splendid modern homes. Where this has been done good taste has left them something of their picturesqueness; and they still have to be discovered, no stranger knows them; their repose is truly grateful, and the wind and the water are their only disturbing elements; for sometimes in winter the river breaks over stone wall and iron railing, and whitens the pavement with its salt spray. These local touches are very true, and many of them are delightfully pic tured."-Boston Post. TINCKER, MARY AGNES. cott. 12 $1.25. Aurora: a novel. Lippin Noticed elsewhere in this issue. WHAT'S his offence? a novel; by the author of "The two Miss Flemings." Harper. 4° pap., 20 c. There is a mystery connected with Mr. Marmaduke Estcourt, of Estcourt Manor, which colors the whole story. It is the cause of his threatening to disinherit his son if he marries the girl he loves, and is the inspiration of a most unjust will. Love and the unraveling of this mystery are the chief subjects of the novel. The scenes and characters are English. POETRY AND THE DRAMA. ADAMS, OSCAR FAY, ed. December. Lothrop. 16° 75 c. Compilation of the principal poems in English and American literature referring with more or less directness of allusion to December and the early winter. Contains, Index of authors, with date of birth and death, Index of first lines, and Index of subjects. ADAMS, OSCAR FAY, ed. January. Lothrop. 16° 75 c. Midwinter and kindred themes form the contents of this number of "Through the year with the poets." Over a hundred poems from the best Eng lish writers represent the poetry of January. Several of the poems are now printed for the first time, while the majority of them are not contained in other anthologies, and will, therefore, be new to many readThe index to authors, containing biographical data, has been prepared with much care. ers. M. 16° $1.50. STORY, W. WETMORE. Poems. Houghton, M. 2v. 16 ea., $1.25. In their range and choice of subject Mr. Story's poems show how thoroughly our American sculptor has become at home in Italy. But so long as he shares with us the treasures which a foreign land has brought him, his friends and admirers on this side the sea cannot fairly complain of his expatriation. The best known of the parchments, with which the 'A Roman first of these two volumes opens, is Lawyer in Jerusalem," a curious and elaborate special plea for Judas, as judged from a contemporary "A Primitive Christian in Rome" point of view. and "A Jewish Rabbi in Rome," the latter during the pontificate of Pope Sixtus IV., and the former in the time of Paul's imprisonment, stand as fitting companion pieces, and afford interesting studies of posand modern Italian legends and characters form the sible phases of faith and feeling. Classic, mediæval, themes of the other narratives, monologues, and busied with kindred scenes and thoughts. Bits of portraits, while lyrics, reveries, and scherzi are sights and sounds from street and convent brought rare description, minuteness touched to poetry, and of the past made warm and living in his verse, before eye and ear, with the passions of the present these surely form a gift for which the reader may well be thankful. Perhaps the chief defect in Mr. Story's verse is the diffuseness with which his im which the greatest of sculptors showed in his sonnets agination moves, and the lack of that chisled strength not less than in his marble forms.-Boston Literary World. TADLOCK, Mrs. Clara Moyse. Solomon Grinder's Christmas Eve, and other poems. Lothrop. 12 $1. The opening poem is a pathetic story of forgiveness and reconciliation between a father and daughter; it covers 60 pages. The remaining poems are entitled 'My conscience and I," Purified," "Leaving the farm,' Rest," Change," "In the twilight," etc., etc. TENNYSON, ALFRED (Lord). Tiresias, and other poems. Harper. 16 (Harper's handy ser.) pap., 25 C. Noticed elsewhere in this issue. THOMPSON, SLASON, comp. The humbler poets: a collection of newspaper and periodical verse, 1870 to 1885. Jansen, McC. 8 $2. Noticed elsewhere in this issue. VARLEY, J. PHILIP. Sylvian: a tragedy; [also] poems. Brentano Bros. 12° $1.25. The scene of "Sylvian," the tragedy which occupies one hundred and four pages of the volume, is laid in Cordova, Spain, in the seventeenth century. The remaining poems are upon all manner of subjects. The author's versification is smooth, and his subjects interesting. The most remarkable first volume, either in prose or verse, that we have seen for years, is 'Sylvian,' a tragedy, and poems, by John Philip Varley. We have no idea who Mr. Varley is; but, from what we have read of his book, we have no hesitation in saying that he has the makings of a poet in him. We do not speak of his tragedy of 'Sylvian'-which we have not yet had time to read, though we mean to make time to read it--but of his lesser writings, which are uncommon in this age of art, in that they are cast in the artless moulds of the Elizabethan lyrists. We should say that he had saturated his mind with the contemporaries and successors of Shakespeare, notably with the later writers of Masques, and, particularly, with the author of The faithful shepherdess,' and had shaped his fancies, and their expression, in accordance with sixteenth and seventeenth century canons of verse. There is a flavor of antiquity about his work, and it tongue, and not an acquired literary jargon. This is new in the present decade, and it is worthy of note."-N. Y. Mail and Express. seems natural to it; in other words, his mother B-General Literature. BIOGRAPHY AND CORRESPONDENCE. ASHTON, J. The dawn of the nineteenth century in England: a social sketch of the time; with 116 il., drawn by the author from contemporary prints. Putnam. 2 v. 8 $10. Noticed elsewhere in this issue. BROWN, J. John Bunyan: his life, times, and work; with a steel portrait and il. by E. Whymper. Houghton, M. 8 $4.50. Noticed elsewhere in this issue. GREVILLE, C. C. F. A journal of the reign of Queen Victoria, from 1837 to 1852. Pt. 2. Appleton. 2 v. 12 $4. Same, (Longman's ed.,) Worthington. 3 v. 8 $13.50. Noticed elsewhere in this issue. KENNARD, Mrs. NINA H. Rachel. Roberts Bros. 16 (Famous women ser.) $1. "Another life of the great actress Rachel has been written. It is by Nina H. Kennard, and is published by Roberts Brothers. It forms part of the Famous Women Series,' which that firm is now bringing out, and which already includes eleven volumes. Kennard deals with her subject much more amiably than one or two of the other biographers have done. She has none of those vindictive feelings which Mrs. are so obvious in Madame B.'s narrative of the great tragedienne. On the contrary, she wants to be fair, and she probably is as fair as the materials which came into her possession enabled her to be. The endeavor has been made to show us Rachel as she really was, by relying to a great extent upon her letters. A man's letters, written for private eyes only, and without the expectation or intention that they will ever be published, may be compared to those rumored mechanical inventions said to render the body transparent. So the letters of a man, written under the circumstances indicated, help to give a certain lucidity to his character. And, of course, the same rule applies to the letters of a woman. The character can be seen through to a greater extent with this aid than without it. We regret there are not more of Rachel's letters to fall back upon, but Mrs. Kennard has made the most of what there are. A good many stories that we are familiar with are repeated, and some are contradicted. From first to last, however, the sympathy of the author is ardent, whether she recounts the misery of Rachel's childhood, or the splendid altitude to which she climbed, when her name echoed through the world, and the great ones of the earth vied in doing her homage. On this account Mrs. Kennard's book is a welcome addition to the pre-existing biographies of one of the greatest actresses the world ever saw." -N. Y. Evening Telegram. LowE, C. Prince Bismarck: an historical biography. Cassell. 2 V. 8 $5. Noticed elsewhere in this issue. O'CONNOR, Mrs. E. M. Myrtilla Minor: (a story of slavery;) with a portrait by Wilcox. Houghton, M. 16 $1. O'Connor modestly announces herself as the 'editor,' This little volume, of which Mrs. Ellen M. is a simple memorial of a benevolent and persevering woman who succeeded, amidst great discourageGovernment of the United States, in establishing a ments, at a time when slavery was supreme in the Capital. The foundation has been maintained, and normal school for free colored persons at the National and is now an institution of considerable importance. Miss Miner was a woman of frail body, but of stalwart spirit. She fairly conquered an education for herself, in spite of poverty and sickness, and held her ground against opposition in Washington with a courage which may be estimated from the fact that she judged it necessary to practise with a revolver. Once she held a mob at bay with this implement. The story of the school is told here by Mrs. O'Connor, and letters from various friends add personal reminiscences of the brave woman who created it.". N. Y. Tribune. O'MEARA, KATHLEEN. Madame Mohl: her salon and her friends; a study of social life in Paris. Roberts. 12° $2.50. From the appearance of the first chapter of these charming reminiscences in the Atlantic Monthly they attracted attention. The subject was not only one of exceeding interest, but was treated with so much grace and spirit, as to make every succeeding portion eagerly looked for. Madame Mohl, born plain Mary Clarke, held her salon in Paris for the greater part of a century; she lived to be nearly a hundred, and made her social début when little more than a child. She started out in life with the avowed purpose of making herself pleasing to all she came in contact with, and through this powerful adjunct to her many mental gifts and acquirements succeeded in winning the regard of most of the great people of her day. Political, literary, dramatic, and social making material for this delightful work, written by stars crowded her drawing-room in the Rue du Bac, famous men and women enrich every page. a sincere admirer. Anecdotes and personal details of SAINTSBURY, G. Marlborough. Appleton. (English Worthies, ed. by Andrew Lang) 75 c. Noticed elsewhere in this issue. DESCRIPTION, TRAVEL, ETC. 16° ENGLAND as seen by an American banker: notes on a pedestrian tour. Lothrop. 12m0 $1.50. Noticed elsewhere in this issue. MORSE, E. S. Japanese homes and their surroundings; il. by over 300 original drawings by the author. Ticknor. 8° $5. Noticed elsewhere in this issue. PECK, Rev. J. K. The seven wonders of the new world. Phillips & H. 12° $1.25. PFEIFFER, EMILY. Flying leaves from east to west a journal of travel in the orient and through the United States and Canada. Scribner & W. 12° $2.25. Noticed elsewhere in this issue. RAUM, G. E. A tour around the world. Gottsberger. 12° $1.50. A brief sketch of the most interesting sights seen in Europe, Africa, Asia, and America, while on a two year's ramble. RIDEING, W. H. Thackeray's London. Cupples, U. & Co. 12° $1.50. FINE ARTS. ENGLISH etchers: fifteen etchings by Murray, Strang, A reprint, with amplifications, of an article in the all that is valuable in the tonic sol fa method so arranged as not to conflict with or supplant the staff; the development is on the Triad plan; the chromatic scale receives a new setting; each of the four voices has due share of prominence; contains full exercises for voice culture and individual practice; enables students to read and comprehend the great masters.' -Boston Globe. UPTON, G. P. The standard operas: their plots, their music, and their composers: a hand-book. Jansen, McC. 16° $1.50 "Among the multitude of handbooks which are published every year and are described by easy-going writers of book notices as supplying a long-felt want (a condition which not one in a hundred can really be said to fulfill), we know of none which so completely carries out the intention of the writer as The Standard Operas,' by Mr. George P. Upton, whose object is to present to his readers a comprehensive sketch of each of the operas contained in the modern repertory that are likely to be given during the regular seasons. To this end he has consulted the best authorities, adding to the material thus collected his own observations, and in each case presented a brief sketch of the composer, the story of each opera, the general character of its music, its prominent scenes and numbers-the latter in the text most WALDSTEIN, C. The art of Pheidias: essays. The "Mr. Waldstein's name has become widely known during the past three or four years through his brilliant He contributions to the study of ancient Greek art. authorities on certain branches of the subject; and has made it necessary to revise most of the leading the thoroughness of his scholarship, and the origi nality and force of his conclusions, have been signally recognized by his appointment as Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum and Reader of Classical Archæology at the University of Cambridge (England), where he seems to have given a fresh impetus to the pursuit of his favorite science. Some account of his work has appeared in The Century magazine; but we believe that the contents of the present noble volume, except an appendix of papers reprinted from foreign journals, are now published for the first time."-N. Y. Tribune. HISTORY. BANCROFT, Hubert Howe. Works. V. 33, History HoSMER, JA. K. The story of the Jews. Putnam. PHYSICAL SCIENCE. PALMER, JULIUS A., jr., ed. Mushrooms of America, edible and poisonous. Prang. 4° in portfolio, cl. The twelve plates show as many varieties of mushrooms, very finely colored; each chart embraces a description of the special variety and the best method of preparing it for the table. The illustrations and descriptions are so explicit that any one can quickly learn from them which are the edible, and which the poisonous varieties of this delicious and much neglected food. The four pages of text offer some interesting general directions. "For more than ten years, Mr. Palmer has directed his attention and experiments to ascertaining the edible and noxious qualities of the various species of mushrooms abounding in our woods. It is his intention to continue the work until he has illustrated and described all the mushrooms of America. These charts contain twelve chromo-lithographic illustrations (8 edible and 4 poisonous) of twenty-eight species of the most common varieties, with full directions how to prepare them for the table. The general directions are excellently prepared, and full of the most valuable material, as they are the condensed result of years of careful observation and reflection. There are many students of fungi, but few have made a study of them in view of their edible and The work is worthy of great poisonous properties. praise, in fact it is the only reliable illustrated description, as far as we know, published in our country."-Christian Union. THAYER, EMMA HOMAN. Wild flowers of Colorado; from original water color sketches drawn from nature. Cassell. Folio, $7.50. familiar to opera-goers-the date of first performances, with a statement of the original cast wherever it has been possible to obtain it, and such historical information concerning the opera and its composition as will be of interest to the reader.' There are thousands of music-loving people who are "A lady goes to Colorado, and seeing the beautinot instructed in the biography and bibliography of ful wild flowers there, artist like, copies them, and the masters and the works that they are familiar exact fac-similes of her pictures are presented. Very with who will be glad to have the kind of knowledge faithfully have the colors been preserved, and without which Mr. Upton has collected for their benefit, and any exaggerations. Every detail of leaf has been has cast in a clear and compact form, and we call carefully carried out, and so accurate is the work their attention to this little handbook of his, which that it can be studied by the naturalist. This picdeals with twenty-two more or less famous com- torial herbarium contains twenty-four plates. For posers, and what may be called the musical history of fine color the tree and the dwarf cactus are distinsixty-three of their operas. He writes at consider-guished. Ipomea or 'man of earth' bears a blossom able length of those of Donizetti, Meyerbeer, Verdi and Wagner, particularly of the round dozen of the the latter, some of which are still on trial at the bar of criticism."-N. Y. Mail and Express. like a morning glory, with leaves small and slender, and delicate stems. What is curious about Ipomia is its immense root, which is round and as large as a man's head. The vucca, or soap plant, bears a RELIGION, THEOLOGY, ETC. CREMER, HERMANN. Beyond the grave; from the German by Rev. S. T. Lowrie, D.D.; with introd. by Rev. A. A. Hodge. Harper. 16° 75 c. "Not often does a small volume come with such an array of great names. Cremer is an eminent scholar, Lowrie is well known for his learning and ability, and Dr. Hodge is at the head of living American theologians. Yet the book does not disappoint expectation. It is clear, simple and Scriptural, yet fresh and interesting. With one exception which is duly noticed and provided for, it agrees with confessional orthodoxy, and sets forth important truth in the light of profound and accurate scholarship. Thoughtful readers will find their account in examining this fresh and eminently Scriptural treatment of a subject alike interesting and important. The volume concludes with two short essays, one on the death of little children, the other on that lying distortion of the truth' called Spiritualism."Christian Intelligencer. MEYER, H. A. W. Critical and exegetical commentary on the New Testament: Handbook to the epistles to Timothy and Titus, by J. E. Huther; tr. from the 4th German ed. by D. Hunter; [alse] The epistle to the Hebrews by Göttlieb Lünemann: tr. from the 4th German ed. by Rev. Maurice J. Evans; with a preface and supplementary notes to Amer. ed. by Timothy Dwight. Funk & W. 8° $3. The Christian Register says: 'Meyer is invaluable to every student who seeks, first of all, an exact interpretation of the original language. His grammatical expositions are marked by great learning and acuteness. Candor and impartiality are his prominent characteristics; he recognizes discrepancies, and admits that some of them cannot be harmonized. SPENCER, HERBERT. Ecclesiastical institutions: being pt. 6 of "The principles of sociology." Appleton. 12mo $1.25. Noticed elsewhere in this issue. Man's land." The incidents and characters here are all on the marvellous, and related with a keen sense of fun. CROFTS, Rev. J. Effie and her strange acquaintances: a very curious story, almost true; il. by Gordon Browne. Pott. 12 $1.25. Fact and fancy unite to form at once a study in natural history, and a charming fairy-tale, which ends with Effie's sudden awakening in the Ash Woods, where she had been dreaming the wonderful things that we read of in the story and see in the illustrations, which do ample justice to Effie's odd friends. D., E. A. B. Us three. Whittaker. 12° $1. A simply and pathetically told story, which deals for the most part with the ups and downs of Jack Hill, his widowed mother, and their little dog Puzzle, whose pranks give additional interest to the story, until a vacuum is made by his death, when his place is filled by an associate of Jack's, and we leave "Us three" more prosperous than they were in the opening of the story. DAVIES, G. C. Peter Penniless, gamekeeper and gentleman; il. by author. Warne. 12° $2. Peter Longley began life as a "gentleman," but misfortune forcing him to accept the position of under-gamekeeper, he assumes the name Penniless, does many brave deeds, and is eventually restored to his position. A story by the author of "The Swan and her crew," which gives a very good idea of the duties and dangers attending the life of a gamekeeper, many hints to sportsmen, and some incidents of poachers. EGGLESTON, G. CARY. Strange stories from history for young people. Harper. 16° $1. These episodes are mostly unfamiliar ones to young readers; they relate to deeds and occurrences some what out of the common, and are taken from American, French, Spanish, German, and English history. They are told in a pleasant style, and illustrated with many full-page pictures. FENN, G. M. Hollowdell Grange. Routledge. 12° $1.25. GRANT, JA. Colville of the guards. Routledge. 12° 80 c. GRANT, JA. The Royal Highlanders. Routledge. 12° bds., 80 c. TOLSTOI, Count LEO. My religion; tr. by Hunting- HARRIS, Mrs. F. MCCREADY ["Hope Ledyard," ton Smith. Crowell. 12mo $1.25. Noticed elsewhere in this issue. C-Books for the Young. BARING-GOULD, Rev. S. Our parish church: twenty addresses to children on great truths of the Christian faith. Young. 12 $1.05. In twenty little sermons, or addresses, to children the author has sought to teach the doctrine of the English church, and to teach it very definitely. He says: The hold Roman Catholicism exercises is due, in part, to the fact that it is a system, and this system is impressed very emphatically and distinctly on children's minds while forming." The different parts of the Church edifice are described, and the children are instructed in the meaning of the architecture and doctrines typified by its separate parts. BROOKS, E. S. In No Man's land: a wonder story; with drawings by F. C. Hassam. Lothrop. 12° 75 c. "Ruthie," the little heroine, is a similar creation to little Alice, the heroine of Alice in Wonderland." "Ruthie" begins her journey in a horse car, apparently falls asleep, and then her adventures be gin. A squirrel and a billy-goat accompany her with many jests and odd puns to the jumping-off place, a little leap from which brings her into "No pseud.] The girls at Quinnemont; or, Miss Annie's butterflies. Cassell. 8° $1.75; bds., $1.25. The opening chapters give us an insight into the character of Dixie Darrell, and explain her father's reasons for sending her to Quinnemont" seminary; the remaining chapters are devoted to Dixie and her many pranks, which enlivened her fellow-pupils and made her the most popular of Miss Annie's butterflies. IN a good cause: a collection of stories, poems, and illustrations. Young. 8° $2. Contains: A Roumanian romance, by W. R. S. Ralston: Faith and unfaith, by Lady Augusta Noel; Le jardin des Tuileries, a poem by Oscar Wilde; African moonshine, by Ralph Iron; A few days among Russian art treasures, by Wilfred Cripps; A very bad quarter of an hour, by F. Anstey; and a number of other papers and stories. Published in England for the benefit of the North Eastern Hospital for children. Bound in white cloth, with red lettering, red edges, and with many pictures. KINGSLEY, ROSE G. The children of Westminster Abbey: studies in English history. Lothrop. 16° $1. This series of studies in English history will not only deeply interest young readers but as certainly instruct and incite them to seek wider fields of his toric study. They are written by a daughter of the late Canon Kingsley, and she has inherited largely of his literary talent. The sketches are gracefully and elegantly written. The volume opens with a concise history of the building and recites many of the old legends, with descriptions of the tombs in which the royal children have been laid to their final rest. There are a number of illustrations showing different views of the abbey as well as the noted portraits and monuments."-Chicago Inter-Ocean. KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN, E. H. (Lord Brabourne.) Friends and foes from fairy-land; il. by Linley Sambourne. Little, B. 12° $1.50. "Deals altogether with elves and witches, in three stories of unequal length, but all markedly original in treatment, well sustained in interest, and excellent in style, though there is no condescension to the infant vocabulary. There is true imagination in developing the several characters, whether human or brute, and it is seldom that descriptions of natural scenery are so felicitous without being labored or conscious. The author's amusement in his own in ventions will certainly be shared by his youthful readers. His artistic co-laborer, Linley Sambourne, known to all lovers of Punch, has a corresponding individuality of conceit and draughtsmanship, and, though he has made but an ugly cover piece, has done much to heighten the attractiveness of the volume," Chicago Tribune. MACDUFF, J. R., D.D. Parables of the lake; or, the seven stories of Jesus by the sea of Galilee: a Sunday-book for young readers; 11. by A. Rowan. Carter. 12° $1.25. An introductory chapter explains the nature of parables; then follow seven chapters explaining the parables spoken on the shores of Genesaret as given in St. Matthew's Gospel. About the sower; the tares; the mustard-seed; the piece of leaven; the hid treasure and pearl of great price, and the draw-net. Each chapter has an appropriate illustrated heading. By the author of "Bible-forget-me-nots;" Gates of prayer," Hosannahs of the children," etc. MARSHALL, EMMA. Cassandra's casket. Carter. 12° $1.50. 44 The scene is laid in St. Albans, a small seaside village near Torquay, where the incident occurred which gives the story name, for "Cassandra's casket" was a small jewel wrought in Florentine silver, which was washed up by the sea, and found by Cassandra D'Arcy in a crevice of the rocks; although for the most part the story is a history of this treasure, enough time has been given to Cassandra's school life to win the interest of juvenile readers. MARSHALL, EMMA. Michael's treasures; or, choice silver. Carter. 16° $1. A little waif who had been washed ashore from a wreck was adopted by an humble lad, who lived in the village of Siedstrand. Michael Henderson grew so fond of his young charge, that the villagers were wont to call her Michael's treasure. Illustrated rather fancifully with outline sketches. MUNROE, KIRK. Wakulla: a story of adventure in Florida. Harper. 16° (Harper's young people series) $1. "Has been running through the numbers of Harper's young folks, and is now published by them in a neat volume, with many spirited illustrations. It turns on Florida, and the life there indigenous and exotic of natives and immigrants. No one knows that country and the people of all classes planted in it better than Kirk Munroe, and he has contrived to weave the natural scenery, the ordinary incident and local lingo of the country into the plot which, by he aid of a simple story, neatly put together and imply told, makes, for young readers, an entertain ing romance of the class in which fact and fiction are indistinguishably blended."-N. Y. Independent. NICHOLS, LAURA D. Up hill and down dale. Lothrop. 8° bds., $1.25. this story of New England life, which tells many Juvenile readers will be very much pleased with pleasing things of little Nelly Marlow and her life at Hickory Corners. Fully illustrated, and has pretty lithograph covers. RAND, E. A. The school in the lighthouse. Phillips & H. (Up-the-ladder club.) 12° $1.25. In this volume the boys of the Up-the-ladder club are supposed to have added several years to their voted to their school life at the old lighthouse, there lives. Although the story is for the most part detells of exploits with bat and ball, and the various is still enough of the play-element in the book, which other games which find favor with boys. STARRETT, HELEN E. Letters to a daughter, and a little sermon to school-girls. Jansen, McC. 16° 75 c.; pap., 50 c. SWAN, ANNIE S. 16° 60 c. 666 Thankful rest a tale. Nelson. Thankful Rest,' by Annie S. Swan, is a farmhouse in a country village in Connecticut, occupied by a juiceless, miserly Yankee and his maiden sister. They are obliged to take charge of their orphan nephew and niece, and make their lives bitter by harshness and drudgery. The children win friends among the neighbors, and Tom soon goes off to study art. Lucy is at length brought very near to death by overwork, and the hearts of her guardians are softened. The moral value of the book is its illustration of Christian spirit in the children, which leads them to resist being crushed by their sense of injustice, and to make the best of their severe discipline; and the atmosphere of love and trust and truth in the homes at the parsonage and Judge Keane's. Its literary merit is above average. The characters are finely drawn, and the interest well sustained."--Pilgrim Teacher. W., G. E. Archie Digby; or, an Eton boy's holi days. Nelson. 12° $1. WOODBRIDGE, ANNA E. A summer in the Rockies. Cranston & S. 16° $1. By the author of "Jessie and Ray," whose recreations in natural history are now carried into the Rocky Mountains, where their father has been advised to go for his health. A group of happy, healthy children, and their sports and pastimes, and the varied plants, animals and flowers of the Rockies. which are brought to their notice by Miss Starling, furnish material for the story. WRIGHT, HENRIETTA C. Children's stories in American history; il. by J. Steeple Davis. Scribner. 12° $1.50. This book is an account of the most thrilling and romantic scenes in American history before the Revolution. Its style is attractive and simple for children who are just commencing to take an interest in historical events, and its stories are long enough to be most complete in outline. The author gives accounts of the Mound Builders, the early red men before the white men came, and what the Northmen saw and did. No attempt is made to eliminate the fictitious element, but many of the strange stories of those early times are told with most surprising minuteness and interest. How much of real wonder clusters around the names of Cortez, Pizarro, De Soto, Cartier, and Sir Walter Raleigh! The author has written the oft-told tales of these wonderful men in such a manner is to excite new emotions in an old head, and a wonderful longing in a new one, to know much more than is here printed,"-School Journal. |