"Wherever the new biographer differs from his predecessor Coxe, he does so for the worse, and whenever a gross blunder is found in the pages of the new work it is generally due to careless transcription from the old one. There is little between the title-page and colophon to which strong exception cannot be taken."Fau, J. Anatomy of the external forms of man: atlas, cont. 28 drawings from nature; ed. by R. Knox. Feuillet, O. Les amours de Philippe. Athen. "Nous voilà bien loin et bien au-dessous de 'Sibylle' ou du Jeune homme pauvre'. Peu d'invention, une fable usée et, en outre, mal construite; des figures que l'on salue comme de vieilles connaissances, sauf une." Rev. pol. et lit. "M. Feuillet est bourgeois même quand il parle de la noblesse." Barbey d'Aurevilly. "His talent as a writer is as brilliant as ever, but the subject is revolting to all sense of delicacy. Philippe is the most vapid creature imaginable." - Acud. "Has two distinct parts, one of which is as fine as anything he has ever done, the other worse." - Eram. "It is essentially a nasty book, - a nasty book which plays at being nice."- Athen.. Fletcher, Miss J. Mirage. (No name ser.) Fontaine, H. Eclairage à l'électricité; renseignements pratiques. Describes especially the Gramme machine. Forestié, Edouard. Les anciennes faïenceries de Montauban, etc. Ed. rev. et augm. An account of 15 potteries in the department of Tarn et Garonne, with illustrations. George, E. Etchings in Belgium; with descriptive "Ecrit avec une intention très marquée de justice et d'impartialité. M. de Goltz voit en M. Gambetta deux hommes. qu'il étudie et qu'il juge à part: le ministre de la guerre et le stratégiste. Comme stratégiste, M. Gambetta fit, au jugement de l'auteur allemand, preuve de clairvoyance en prêchant la ténacité, la persévérance dans la lutte. Il fit tout pour prolonger la résistance. Mais il ne prit pas les meilleurs procédés pour y par venir." Rev. pol. et lit. Goodenough, Com. J. G. Journal during his last command as senior officer on the Australian station, 1873-75; ed. with memoir, by his widow. Graham, E. Tell me a story. 2d ed. Gray, R., Bp. of Cape Town. Life of Robert Gray, Bp. of Cape Town; ed. by the Rev. C. Gray. Great Britain. Parl. England and Wales, exclusive of the metropolis; return of owners of land, 1873. 2 v. Grindon, L. H. Manchester banks and bankers; historical, biog., and anecdotal. 2d ed. Grote, G. Fragments on ethical subjects. Contents. Origin and nature of ethical sentiment. Philosophy of morals. - Ancient systems of moral philosophy. -Idea of ethical philosophy. Ethics of Aris totle. Politics of Aristotle. "A small but golden book of the first importance as a contribution to the scientific study of morals."- F. Pollock, in Mind, 11. 337. Hafiz. A century of ghazels; or, A hundred odes selected and trans. from the Diwan. "Wherever any collection of Persian books, however small, is found, a copy of Hafiz is sure to be amongst them." Prelim. notice. Hale, E. E. What career? ten papers on the choice of a vocation and the use of time. Hall, F. On English adjectives in -able, with spec. reference to reliable. After remarks on the necessity of more study and reflection than is usually found on the part of those who discuss questions of English philosophy,defends the use of "reliable" on grounds of analogy and convenience. Hammond, W. A. Cerebral hyperæmia, the result of mental strain or emotional disturbance. Harte, F. Bret. The story of a mine. Hertzberg, G. F. Geschichte Griechenlands seit dem Absterben des antiken Lebens bis zur Gegenwart. 2r, 3r Th.: 1204-1821. Hillebrand, K. Geschichte Frankreichs von der Thronbesteigung Louis Philipp's bis zum Falle Napoleon's 11. Ir Th. 1830-37. Hoadley, J. C. Memorial of Henry Sanford Gan Huxley, T. H. Manual of the anatomy of invertebrated animals. "My object, in writing the book, has been to make it useful to those who wish to become acquainted with the broad outlines of what is at present known of the morphology of the invertebrata, though I have not avoided the incidental mention of facts connected with their physiology and their distribution. On the other hand, have abstained from discussing questions of etiology because the growing tendency to mix up ætiological speculations with morphological generalizations will, if unchecked, throw biology into confusion." — Preface. Inman, T. Ancient faiths and modern. Jackson, W. H. Descriptive catalogue of photographs of N. A. Indians. Jacox, F. Shakespeare diversions. 2 v. "Mr. Jacox takes a character of Shakespeare and tells you what has been said by every man that has written of it and of everything else that by the most liberal indulgence can be conceived to have any connexion with it. The book is a storehouse of information and the man who knows the value of what he takes may plunder incessantly; and it is readable.” — Ath. Jennings, L. J. Field paths and green lanes; with sketches by Whymper. "He gives some racy conversations with rustics, in which he sustains the unusual part of a travelled Con servative and a half-Americanized Tory." Nation. "There is a breeziness and freshness about this plensant volume." - Exam. "Mr. Jennings has come within an ace of writing a classic. Without putting it on the same level as White's "Selborne", or Warner's "Summer in my garden", we can say that he has given us a delightful story of his walks and rambles through Sussex and Surrey, a story which some people will like to read twice. We have beeu involuntarily tempted to compare Mr. Jennings's little volume with another, which it resembles in some respects, George Sand's "Promenades autour d'un village", but of course we do not find in Field paths the great touches which George Sand, even in her most trivial work, never fails to imprint.". Spectator. Keary, E. The magic valley; or, Patient Antoine. -- Legouvé, E. L'art de la lecture. 9e éd. The first chapter, in which Legouvé speaks of his own instruction in the art of reading from professors, from the great actors and actresses with whom he was in constant intercourse in the preparation for the stage of the plays by which he won his seat in the French Academy, and from his experience as lecturer in the Collège de France is worth reading even by those who do not care to read the detailed directions given in the following chapters. Lenormant, F. Les dieux de Babylone et de l'Assyrie. "The best account of the nature and development of Babylonian religion.” - - Acud. Library journal, The. Vol. 1. Longfellow, H. W. Poems of places: Grecce, and Turkey in Europe. Switzerland and Austria; Germany. 3 v. Lorenz, O. Catalogue général de la librairie française. 1866-75. 2 v. Lotze, R. H. Mikrokosmos; Ideen zur Naturgeschichte und Geschichte der Menschheit. On Lotze see an article by T. M. Lindsay in Mind, 1. 363-382. "The Microcosmos is Lotze's greatest work, by which he is best known and will be longest remem. bered." Lukin, Rev. J. The boy engineers; what they did and how they did it. A story of boys, who in their own workshop make a clock, an organ, engines, etc. McCarthy, J. Miss Misanthrope. (In Gentle man's mag., v. 240, 241. 1877.) "A tale of unusual merit." Spectator, Feb. 9. ... "A brilliant and charming book. The heroine is one of those rare characters - rare in real life, rarer still in fiction which unite a sound, a quick, and a cultivated intelligence with a sympathetic and generous heart. His style is simple and easy, if not wholly unaffected, and he is judiciously sparing of the epigrams which are always good when they come." Examiner, Jan. 26. "Mr. McCarthy, who seems to improve steadily in his art, has always relied more upon the study of character than on the dovetailing of unexpected incidents. Those who care for a keen one might almost say a brilliant chronicle of the fashions and follies of the times, the satire of which is just enough dashed with tenderness, are certain to read Mr. McCarthy's novel with pleas ure." Sat. rev. M'Clintock, J., and Strong, J. Cyclopædia of biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical literature. Vol. 7: New-Pes. Mackenzie, D. The flooding of the Sahara; plan for opening Central Africa to commerce and civilization from the north-west coast. Mariette or Mariette-Bey, A. E. The monuments of Upper Egypt; tr. of the Itinéraire de la haute Egypt', by A. Mariette. "We can only hope it may be so received as to encourage M. Alphonse Mariette to give us similar translations of his brother's other works."- Sat. rev. Marmorne. (No name series.) Generally attributed to P. G. Hamerton, the writer on etching, and editor of the Portfolio. "One of the most powerful novels of the narrative, as opposed to the analytical class, that has appeared for a long time. The scene is laid mainly in the Morvan, that little-visited district which occupies the north-west corner of Burgundy and part of the Nivernais." - Athe naum. ... "The author does not seem very much at home in French law. The book stands out remarkably in many ways from the common run of novels, and deserves to be read. The first description of Boisvipère, the record of Julius' pranks while in training, and above all the skirmish between the Prussians and the franc-tireurs are decidedly noteworthy."-G. Saints bury in Acad., Feb. 23. The author, however, defends his knowledge of French law in Acad., March 2, saying that "no Frenchman has raised the slightest objection to the book on the ground of law." Moland, L. Théâtre de la Révolution ou, Choix de pièces de théâtre qui ont fait sensation pendant la période révolutionnaire; avec une introd. Contents. Chenier, M. J. Charles IX; ou, L'école Les victimes des rois; trag. - Monvel, J. M. B. de. cloitrées: drame. Laya, J. L. L'ami des lois; com. Maréchal, P. S. Le jugement dernier des rois; prophétie. -Ducancel, C. P. L'intérieur des comités révolutionnaires; com.- Maillot, A. F. E., dit. Mme. Angot; opéra-comique. "On pourrait écrire un histoire de la Révolution par le théâtre. M. Moland annonce un travail analogue pour le Consulat." In connexion with this it may be worth while to read Geruzez', 'Hist. de la littérature française de la Révolution'. Musset, P. de. Biography of Alfred de Musset; trans. by H. W. Preston. Lui et elle. 10e éd. "En 1833 commença entre l'auteur de 'Namouna' et la femme célèbre qui signait du pseudonyme de George Sand une liaison qui devait être la grande, l'unique passion sérieuse de sa vie. Les deux poëtes voyagèrent en Italie dans l'hiver de 1833-34, et s'arrêtèrent à Venise. Là A. de Musset fut atteint d'une fièvre cérébrale qui mit ses jours en danger. A peine convalescent, il quitta Venise, mais seul. Sur cette liaison, qui a donné lieu récemment à deux regrettable publications, 'Elle et lui' de George Sand', Lui et elle' de Paul de Musset, il faut lire la première des Lettres d'un voyageur' de George Sand publiée dans la Rr. d. D. Mondes (15 mai 1834); on trouve là un magnifique portrait de M. à vingt-trois ans, portrait fidèle, quoique tracé par une main passionnée."- L. Joubert in Nouv. biog. gén. Th. Barrière maliciously calls Alfred de Musset "Un Théocrite des boudoirs, un Tibulle du cold-cream et de la poudre de riz". Nicholson, H. A. The ancient life-history of the earth; outline of the principles and leading facts of paleontological science. "The study of fossil animals from the historical point of view, regarding them principally as so many landmarks in the ancient records of the world," and examining "their relations to the chronological succession of He decidedly the strata in which they are entombed. recognizes organic evolution."- Quar. jour. of sci., Oct. Nineteenth century for Feb. ... Has an essay on Spinoza by Fr. Pollock, and contem. porary notes on Mrs. Siddons as Lady Macbeth by Geo. Bell. Perkins, C. C. Raphael and Michelangelo; a critical and biographical essay. Playfair, Col. R. L. Travels in the footsteps of Bruce in Algeria and Tunis. "Col. Playfair is an experienced traveller in North Africa. He acknowledges himself to be the author of 'Murray's Handbook to Algeria'. In this volume one of his objects has been to provide an advanced handbook' for travellers who are tired of the beaten paths. He has succeeded and has produced a sumptuous volume. He also desired to vindicate the accuracy of Bruce, and undo yet more completely the injustice done to the great traveller in his lifetime. He discovered that there were 'immense stores of Bruce's mss, and drawings' in the possession of Lady Thurlow, and the great feature of this volume is the reproduction in fac-simile of a selection from these sketches." The drawings of Bruce are very highly praised by César Daly for their accuracy. Rawlinson, G. The origin of nations. Repub. from the Leisure hour, 1875-76. Rawlinson undertakes to "state impressions with re. gard to the bearing of modern discoveries in the histor. ical field upon the authenticity of the Scripture narrat tive. ... The author is of opinion that there is no sufficient evidence of a settled monarchy in Egypt prior to about B.C. 2500; and that civilization can nowhere be traced back to a date anterior to this.... Finally regarding it as a pure assumption that the primitive condition of mankind was one of savagery, he has endeavoured to show cause in favour of the opposite hypothesis, that man's primitive condition was one very remote indeed from savagery, and containing many of the elements of what is now termed civilization."-Preface. Routledge, J. English rule and native opinion in India; gleanings from the notes of a journalist, 1870-74. The author's object has been "to depict various phases of Indian life as they actually are, and to make them as simple and clear as possible to readers who know nothing practically of India"; and he hopes "he has been fortunate enough to contribute something towards the solution of the great problems, many of them more social than political, involved in the relations of India to England". "A well-informed and sagacious observer, widereaching in his intellectual and moral sympathies, and deeply in earnest." — Athenæum. Salisbury, S., Jr. The Mayas, the sources of their history. Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan. "Le Plongeon unearthed at Chichen-Itza, in Yucatan, a big statue, to which he now attaches a host of specu lations and scientifically-worded reasonings, taking a number of things for granted which are as yet far from being so. He establishes a chronology exceeding in length that of China or Japan." - Nation. Scribner's monthly for Feb. Has a short account by Castellani of the majolica of Castelli, with woodcuts. Shreve, W. P. The Venus of Milo; its discovery, the theories concerning it, its subsequent history. Sleepy sketches; or, How we live and how we do not live, from Bombay. "I have tried to show, simply, what is the life a merchant or lawyer coming from England must expect." Pref. Written by an ordinary man. gifted with the not very ordinary faculty of eyesight for what is around him. The merit of the book is its evident faithfulness, its thorough reality." - Dub. univ. Société russe, La; par un russe. By a Russian with German sympathies, evidently familiar with the official world. The picture of St. Petersburg society is said to be exact. Although the original was published in 1874, the portraits of Gortchakof and Ignatief, and the account of diplomacy at Constantinople have a present interest. Spence, J. M. Land of Bolivar; war, peace, and adventure in the Republic of Venezuela. 2 v. Taillandier, Saint-René. Les renégats de 89. One of a course of lectures in which Taillandier's motto was "La foi au principes de 89, l'horreur des for faits de 93," which net with a storm of opposition. The lecture and another are here reprinted, with an account of the whole affair. Tender recollections of Irene Macgillicuddy. Republished from Blackwood, Dec. 1877, Jan. 1878. Theuriet, A. Raymonde. loup. 2e éd. "Charmant récit, encadré dans de frais paysages et tout embaumé de senteurs forestières." Revue d. D. Mondes. - Thibaut, A. F. J. Purity in musical art; tr. by W. H. Gladstone. First pub. in 1825. "It denounced in no measured terms the musical vices of the day, and held up as a pattern the great works of the early composers, and pointed in particular to the Palestrina age as the golden period of church music, and a mine of inexhaustible wealth.... Music he considered not a mere study, nor a mere amusement, but rather as a moral agency.". Pref. "A fine book on music is that 'On purity in musical art', by Thibaut. Read it often." -R. Schumann. Tissot, V. Voyage au pays des milliards. 44e éd. Les Prussiens en allemagne. 32e éd. Voyages aux pays annexés. 22e éd. The number of editions which these books have gone through shows their popularity in France, a popularity which is due to the very unflattering picture presented of German life. Topinard, Dr. P. Anthropology; with pref. by P. Broca; trans. by R. T. H. Bartley. (1) The study of man considered as a zoological group. showing the relations between man and animals. (2) The study of human races as divisions of that group. (3) The various theories as to man's origin. Veitch, J. History and poetry of the Scottish border. "I have sought mainly to trace the outlines of Border history, to give in the order of development its salient characteristics, and to show how these, in connection with the scenery of the district, have issued in its rich and stirring ballad and song. Many an evening of poring over old documents this volume has cost me; and many a day, under lowering as well as sunny skies, have I spent in seeing for myself the scenes of the historical and traditional incidents." Preface. Vétault, A. Charlemagne; introd. par L. Gautier. "The writer does not pretend to any originality, and appears to possess but little acquaintance with German literature. In relation to England a certain inadequacy of information is generally apparent, but the most serious blemish is the unfaltering optimism with which the relations of the Papacy to the Frankish realm are inva. riably regarded. ... The materials are well put together and the illustrations, again, are extremely good.... A series of appendices on the coinage, costume, and art of the period, together with one treating of the geogra phy of the Empire of Charlemagne, from the pen of M. A. Longnon, accompanied by an excellent map, add considerably to the value of the work."— J. B. Mullinyer in Acad. "Aims at acquainting the reader of ordinary informa tion and culture with all the determining features of Charlemagne's character and reign. The story of his life and conquest is told with extreme fulness; and the illustrations are profuse. Gautier's preface is pitiable." Nation. Vogué, Le rete. E. M. de. Syrie, Palestine, Mont Athos. "Never commonplace nor dull; light but artistic manner; thorough knowledge of Byzantine history, art, and architecture; vivid pictures of Eastern life and manners. E. H. Pulmer, in Acad. Abney, W. de W. A treatise on photography. Allardyce, A. The city of sunshine. 3 v. -- "A real tale of India, by a writer who thoroughly understands his subject." Sat. rev., Mar. 24, 1877. Alexander, W. The witness of the Psalms to Christ and Christianity. Arnot, Rev. W. Autobiography and memoir, by Bell, D. C. Notices of historic persons buried in the chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula in the tower of London. "In truth, there is no sadder spot on earth than this little cemetery." Macaulay. Berlin. Akad. der Wissenschaften. lungen, 1876. Abhand Corpus inscriptionum Latinarum. Vol. 5, pt. 2: Inscriptiones regionum Italiae 11ae et 9ae. Biart, L. A travers l'Amérique; nouvelles et récits. "Un grand nombre de scènes de mœurs, de nouvelles, et d'anecdotes qui peut-être ne sont pas toutes absolument vraies, mais qui toutes ne laissent pas que d'être assez vraisemblables." Chron. de la lib. fr. Billroth, T. Lectures on surgical pathology and therapeutics. 2 v. (New Sydenham Soc.) Bitari, A. Dictionnaire gén. de biographie contemporaine. "Deux Panthéons maintenant: le Panthéon Vaperean et le Panthéon Bitard. Je viens de parcourir le dernier, et j'ai été effrayé du nombre de contemporains célèbres dont j'ignorais l'existence. Les premières lettres sont bien plus largement traitées que les dernières."— Rev. pol. et lit. Blackburn, H. Pictures at S. Kensington: the Raphael cartoons, Sheepshanks col., etc. Outline sketches with occasional short notes. Blackwood for March. Has a bright article on the "Influence of women in France". Bock, Dr. F. Die Kleinodien des heil.-römischen Reiches deutscher Nation; nebst den Kroninsignien Böhmens, Ungarns, und der Lombardei, mit kunst-hist. Erläuterungen. Rich chromo-lithographs. Bollandus, J. Acta sanctorum. Vol. complect. auctaria Octobris et tabulas generales. Borron, R. de. History of the Holy Grail. Pt. 3. Boston. City Council. Dedication of the monu ment to the memory of the men of Boston Brathwaite, R. Nature's embassie; divine and 1619; ed. by J. Fetherston. (Harleian Soc.) Campardon, E. Les spectacles de la foire. 2 v. Treats, in the form of a dictionary, of "théâtres, acteurs, sauteurs, et danseurs de corde, monstres, géants, nains, animaux curieux ou savants, marionnettes, automates, figures de cire et jeux mécaniques des Foires Saint-Germain et Saint-Laurent, des Boulevards et du Palais-Royal, depuis 1595 jusqu'à 1791". China. Treaties. Treaties between the Empire of China and foreign powers; together with regulations for the conduct of foreign trade; edited by W. F. Mayers, Chinese secretary to Her Britannic Majesty's Legation at Peking. Also includes the various regulations agreed upon from time to time in fulfilment or extension of treaty engagements, such as those relating to Trade on the Yontsze Kiang, the Coast trade, Transit dues, etc. Cornhill for March. The "May almost be called a model number. battle of Fornovo, told by J. A. S.', Mr. W. G. Palgrave's eloquent description of 'The three cities' (Hong Kong, Canton, and Macao), and the article on Aulus Gellius, by J. C. C., are the most striking papers. The last especially is a study of literary society in the second century which makes the reader wish to know more, both of the second century, and of this semianonymous 'J. C. C.'" Acad., Mar. 16. Dafforne, J. Works of J. M. W. Turner [engraved by various hands]; with a biog. sketch and critical and descriptive notes by D. Doudeauville, B. A. F. Le T. de L. de Montmirail de la Rochefoucauld, duchesse de. Vie. "The life of the Duchesse de Doudeauville offers as perfect an example as could be desired of the best kind of greatness of character allied to worldly grandeur, and of the quiet heroism of a woman simply devoted to her duty from early girlhood to advanced age. The author's simple and elegant style is worthy of the ancient fame of the French writers of memoirs." - Spec. Douglas, R. K. Life of Jenghiz Khan; tr. with an introd. "Prof. Douglas's erudite lectures on the Chinese language and literature, and his Catalogue of Chinese books, are an ample guarantee of his competence for the work of translation. His life of Jenghiz is a com. pilation from three Chinese chronicles." Considering the great part which Jenghiz Khan has played in the story of the world, it is singular how disproportionately small is the attention which he has attracted in this country. This book is thoroughly readable, having the merit, so often lacking in Eastern annals, of riveting our eye on one central figure." Academy. "In his introduction, presents us with a résumé of the Mongolian conquests in Asia and Eastern Europe down to the time of Jenghiz Khan's death, and in the body of his work, translates for us a full account of his birth and early history, and of his various campaigns in China until the subjection of that country and the de facto establishment of the Mongolian or Yuen dynasty. Mr. Douglas has performed his difficult task of translation with his usual scholarlike ability." Athenæum, Feb. 9. Duyckinck, E. A., and G. L. Cyclopædia of American literature. Containing much new matter about the younger Amer. ican authors. East, Major C. J. The armed strength of France. Quellenschriften Eld. Espinasse, F. Lancashire worthies. 2d ser. This series, while displaying the same qualities which gained respect and commendation for the first, has an advantage in the fact that the men and women In with whom it deals are nearer to our own time. ... the present volume we have notices of Crompton, the inventor of the spinning mule, the Peels, Dalton, Felicia Hemans, Thomas De Quincey, etc." W. E. A. Axon in Acad. Farrar, Rev. F. W. Eternal hope; five sermons preached in Westminster Abbey; Nov. and Dec. 1877. Protests that he never "denied the existence of hell" or "denounced the doctrine of eternal punishment". He does, however, repudiate (1) physical torments; (2) the necessarily endless duration of future punishment: (3) the opinion that it is incurred by the vast mass of mankind; (4) and that it is a doom passed irreversibly at the moment of death upon all who die in sin. Prof. E. Abbot, in Harv. Coll. Library bulletin no. 7, gives "references to works or articles on this topic not familiar to all readers". Fisher, J., Bp. of Rochester, b. 1459, d. 1535. English works; coll. by J. E. B. Mayor. Pt. 1. Flammarion, C. Les terres du ciel; description des planètes, et de l'état probable de la vie à leur surface. 2e éd.. Fletcher, Miss Julia. Mirage; by G. Fleming [pseud.]. "Mirage' strikes us as very clever indeed, and as a decided advance upon its predecessor. Its faults are the same excessive slightness of subject and an unbusiness-like way of telling the story, which is put before the reader too much by mere allusion and rather redundant dialogue but they are much less striking. On the other hand, the merits of the book - great charm of description, a great deal of fineness of observation, a great deal of wit in the conversations, a constant facility and grace of style these good points are de cidedly more noticable." - Nation, Mar. 7. Flint, A., Jr. The source of muscular power. "Inquires whether the food be concerned directly, by its transformations, in the production of muscular power, or whether muscular efforts involve changes in the muscular substance itself, complete and able trea. tises on physiology having lately been written upon the basis of the idea that food is directly concerned in the production of force, and that the muscular system, like the parts of a steam-engine, has no relation to the force developed. Concludes that the direct source of muscular power is to be looked for in the muscular system itself."- Preface. Forbes, R. B. Seamen, past and present; a gen eral compilation of opinions on their condition and the means for their improvement. Fortnightly for March. Then Has Matthew Arnold's remarkable lecture on “Equality". Three sentences will show its drift. "Peasants and women have no natural rights, not one. Only we ought instantly to add that kings and nobles have none either... The question is one of expediency." Mr. Arnold inquires what is expedient. It is hardly necessary to say that he has in mind no sordid expe. diency. The art. is reprinted in Pop. sci. monthly suppl. for Apr. A model of the most effective and polished manner of delivering keen, not to say brilliant, thrusts at the various sections of an audience which he nevertheless wished to please, and probably succeeded in pleasing. The theme of the lecture was the tendency of the great Inequalities in English society 'to materialise the upper class, to vulgarise the middle-class, and to brutalise the lower class'. " - Spectator, Mar. 2. "Mr. Saintsbury's article on Théophile Gautier is a more important piece of writing than either of his two former essays on Sandeau or Cherbuliez. It contains some extremely delicate and finely written criticism, a little 'Corinthian' at times, sinning every now and then in the direction of glitter without warmth, rapidity without care, effectiveness without charm', but, in the main, worth reading and worth writing. Mr. Saintsbury's knowledge of modern French literature seems to be practically boundless, and this wide acquaintance of his enables him to give a book its proper place rel. atively to other books with singular felicity and precision. Besides a critical account of Gautier's novels in general, the essay contains a translation 'as nearly as possible in extenso of La morte amoureuse"." Academy, Mar. 9. France. Commission de l'Inventaire Général des Richesses d'Art de la France. Inventaire. Paris monuments religieux. Tome 1. Green, Mrs. M. A. E. Lives of the princesses of England, from the Norman conquest. 6 v. Hinderer, Mrs. A. Seventeen years in the Yoruba Country; with an introd., by R. B. Hone. The Yoruba country "occupies a region stretching inland from the Bight of Benin to within forty miles of the Niger, and bordered on the west by the kingdom of Dahomey. At Ibadan, in a pestilential climate and far removed from all the appliances of civilized life, Mrs. Hinderer spent the best portion of a comparatively short life. The story of her patient courage is simply told, and the description of the country and its inhabitants will interest readers who may not care for the details of mission work.” Hon. Miss Ferrard, The. "Gives an idea of the state of affairs in Ireland at the present time, and though written from an English standpoint is reasonably impartial.” — Adv. "The Hon. Miss Ferrard, like Marmorne, deals with an old provincial family in an advanced stage of decay. Its characters are sketchy in the extreme, but they are vivid and natural: the whole treatment is slight, the plot loosely jointed, the writing apparently careless, yet all is artistic. We have not read anything for a long time so fresh and charming as these pictures of common country scenes. There is no abnormal sense of the picturesque. The landscape is not made up and presented to us in a series of striking word-paintings: it is sketched with simplicity and sincerity."Lippin cott's mag., Apr. Hoppus, M. A. M. Five-Chimney Farm. 3 v. "Its scenes are laid in a peaceful Kentish village, and in part in Paris during the revolutionary events of 1849. The story is full of power and very tragic." - Brit. quar. rev., Jan. 1. "The historical part of her story is better done than that which is purely fictitious.' Spectator. "We like her better as a painter of English landscape than in the historical pieces. In the rich Sussex country she is most thoroughly and happily at home. ... The family party of the Bernards, in particular, strikes us as being drawn with great knowledge of the French. Each of its very different members stands out as the type and impersonation of a particular class; while in the aggregate they make up one of those oddly-contrasted medleys which are extemely common.” — Sat. rev. Huxley, T. H. Physiography; introd. to the study of nature. An exhibition of what may be called the more interesting parts of physical geography illustrated by an ac count of the Thames and its basin. "On first turning over its pages, it appears like a collection of detached treatises having little relation to one another, chemical experiments, meteorological charts, solar protuberances, deep-sea soundings are all included, --but on reading the book from the beginning (and most who begin will continue to the end), it is evident that all these matters are necessary to a thorough appreciation of the subject. It will be invaluable in producing in young people an interest in the phenomena of nature. It is not a 'hard' book; the subjects are treated simply, and it is needless to add, accurately, and all technical terms are explained when they are first used." Spectator, Jan. 26. Journal de menuiserie. 14 v. Kayser, C. G. Index; vollständiges Bücher-Lex icon. Vol. 19: 1871-76, A-R. Kiddle, H., and Schem, A. J. Cyclopædia of education. Kremer, A. H. von. Actenstücke zur Gesch. des Verhältnisses zw. Staat und Kirche. 3r Th. |