Ranke, F. L. von. History of the Latin and Teutonic nations, 1494-1514; tr. by P. A. Ashworth. 1887.

Reid, Capt. M. No quarter. 1888. 3 v.

"A rattling historical novel after the G. P. R. James and Harrison Ainsworth type, may be enjoyed for its racy delineations of character and scenery." - G. Barnett Smith in the Academy, Dec. 3, 1887.

Renan, E. Histoire du peuple d'Israel. T. 2. - History of the people of Israel, till the time of King David.

"Its literary and historical characteristics have the engaging uniformity of all the author's work. As always, M. Renan serenely proceeds through a series of events of which, except in the rarest instances, there is record in but a single set of documents, and authenticates this and discredits that autocratically. ... Cer. tainly no process so curious as his has ever been dignified yet by the name of 'history 'even in that department of human folly which calls itself Biblical criticism.". Sat. rev., Jan. 12.

Robertson, J: M. Essays toward a critical method. 1879.

Robinson, B: C. Bench and bar; reminiscences of one of the last of an ancient race.

"A capital specimen of the lighter sort of memoirs. It is a record of events and incidents, which has been written chiefly as an amusement to the author. Expe. rience of the world, natural good taste, a cheerful disposition, and a nice sense of humour have furnished the writer with all that is wanted to make an entertaining volume. He has known exactly what to avoid, and a good memory and a keen perception have enabled him to give some excellent new stories, aad to tell them well." Athenæum, June 29.

Romilly, H. H. From my verandah in New Guinea; sketches and traditions; with introd. by A. Lang.

"In 1881, Mr. Romilly was sent from Fiji to visit and report upon various groups of islands, and, among other places he proceeded to New Guinea. ... We are introduced to many specimens of Papuan folklore. These and their religious beliefs and superstitious observances are much discussed by the author, and by Mr. Lang in his introduction. ... Mr. Romilly writes hopefully of the possible prospect in store for New Guinea."- Sat. rev., June 8.

Rosegger, P: K. Ausgewählte Schriften.

Numely. Vol. 22. Allerhand Leute. 20. Bergpredigten. 18, 19. Das Geschichtenbuch des Wanderers. 21. Höhenfeuer; neuer Geschichten aus den Alpen. 23. Jacob, der Letzte. 17. Neue Waldgeschichten. Russell, Sir C: The Parnell Commission; the opening speech for the defence. Samfund til Udgivelse af Gammel Nordisk Littera

tur. Reykjaholts-máldagi; det originale pergaments-dokument over Reykjaholt kirkegods og-inventarium i 12 og 13 arh., litografisk gengivet, samt udforlig fortolket og oplyst.

Saporta, marq. de. La famille de Madame de Sévigné en Provence.

"A little desultory, but this is almost unavoidable where so much has been written before. He begins with the portraits of his heroine, and has given us as a frontispiece one attributed to Mignard, which will prob. ably be new to many of her lovers."- Sut. rev., Feb.

16.

Sewell, R. Sketch of the dynasties of southern India. 1883.

Sharpe, Gov. H. Correspondence. Vol. 1, 175357; ed. by W: Hand Browne. (Archives of Maryland.)

Snyder, W: L. Great speeches by great lawyers, coll. of arguments and speeches by eminent lawyers, with introd. notes, etc. 1885. Society of Antiquaries of London. Catalogue of a collection of works on pageantry bequeathed to the Soc. by F: W: Fairholt. 1869. Stevenson, R. L., and Osborne, I.. The wrong box.

"The arch little preface does not carry off the very poor stuff which follows it."- Athenæum,, July 27.

"In conclusion, Mrs. Stevenson remarked parenthetically, as it were: 'I notice that some of the papers are saying that that story by Mr. Osborne, The wrong box,' is largely Mr. Stevenson's. Now that is not the case. The story is really the work of Mr. Osborne. Only, to use a common phrase, Mr. Osborne got Mr. Stevenson to look it over for him and put what he called a little pepper' into it. That is all that Mr. Stevenson had to do with it. Mr. Osborne will be with Mr. Stevenson till the conclusion of the trip, and intends devoting himself entirely to literature.""" Strong, Rev. J. The United States and the future of the Anglo-Saxon race; and the Growth of American industries and wealth, by M. G. Mulhall.

Swan, J. G. The Haidah Indians of Queen Charlotte's Island, B. C., with descriptions of their carvings, tattoo designs, etc. 1874. Tasma, pseud. Uncle Piper of Piper's Hill; an Australian novel. 2 v.

Werner, J. R. Visit to Stanley's rear-guard at Maj. Barttelot's camp on the Aruhwini; with an account of river-life on the Congo. "Mr. Werner's clear, modest, and entertaining secount of his experiences on the Congo, between Stanley Pool and Stanley Falls, makes us tolerably familiar with the river, the people who dwell on its banks, and the Arabs who are killing and burning out the natives on its upper reaches. He was ever voyaging up and down, or penetrating into some affluent with his tiny lightdraught steamer. Thus his opportunities for observation were plentiful, and we get a series of lightly sketched pictures of things and persons which help us to understand the new country, and the courageous men of several nationalities who are giving their health and lives to make a broad way across Africa."- Spectator, July 13.

Woods, M. L. A village tragedy.

"Notable especially for its genuine realism." -Athenæum, Aug. 3.

Wright, K: F: The ice age in North America and its bearings upon the antiquity of man; with app. on The probable cause of glaciation; by W. Upham.

Abbott, C: C. Days out of doors.

"In previous reviews we have endeavored to appland his enthusiasm and recognize the merits of his style, while deprecating a carelessness of statement, and a tendency to occasional gross inaccuracy, which spoil much of his work for thorough naturalists. In the present work the pleasant diction and the hearty enthusiasm are the same, and previous criticism seems to have had the effect of rendering him somewhat more careful." Nation, Aug. 15.

Archæologia; pub. by the Soc. of Antiquaries of London. Index to v. 1-50.

Ashe, R. P. Two kings of Uganda; or, Life by the shores of Victoria Nyanza; an account of a residence of six years in eastern equatorial Africa.

"A record of missionary enterprise. The good missionary's experiences are chiefly those of blood and slaughter which it may be necessary to recall, but which are inexpressibly painful to read about. The fluency of Mr. Ashe's religious convictions is untinetured with any alloy of bigotry and narrow-mindedness." - Sat. rec., July 13.

Ballou, M. M. Footprints of travel; or, Journeyings in many lands; [illust.].

Blackburn, I: Academy notes; with illust. of the principal pictures at Burlington House. Grosvenor notes; an illust. catalogue of the summer exhibition.

"M. Auguste Blondel, auquel on devait déjà une excellente étude sur Töpffer, rappelle quelquefois, par sa grâce et sa finesse, le célèbre auteur genevois. Mais avant tout il est original, soit qu'il se livre au courant de sa fantaisie, comme dans L'ame des choses' qui sert de titre à tout le recueil, Saint-Ferréol,' la 'Double vie,' soit qu'il serre des près la réalité, comme dans les touchants récits; 'Louise,' 'Sous l'acacia,' etc., etc." — E. A. in Le livre, 10 avr.

Book-prices current; a record of the prices at which books have been sold at auction, Mar. -May, 1889.

Bostonians paying the exciseman, The; or, Tarring and feathering; copied on stone by D. C. Johnston, from a print published in London, 1774; lith. of Pendleton, Boston, 1830. Repr. 1874.

Bowditch, C: P. Account of the trust administered by the trustees of the charity of E: Hopkins.

Brownell, W. C. French traits; an essay in com

parative criticism.

"The work not only of an acute observer and critic, but of one philosophically bent, who, not satisfied with looking at the surface of things French, probes their very depth, ever seeking the cause hidden behind the effect. Social instinct,' the first of the nine headings under which Mr. Brownell particularizes the French traits is made, by ingenious and sometimes paradoxical reasoning, to explain the virtues, attenuate the faults, and justify the idiosyncracies of the French people. After reading Mr. Brownell's French traits,' one will be very apt to lose some of the prejudices and preconceived opinions he has hitherto entertained. He will, moreover, find this book very pleasant reading; while suggestive of much thought, it is bright, discursive, full of fresh ideas, and gives evidence not only of the author's thorough knowledge of his subject, but of his familiarity with the literature and art of the three countries compared England, France, and the United States." Nation, July 28.

Carey, R. N. The search for Basil Lyndhurst. The details of the book are better than the general scheme." G: Saintsbury in the Academy, July 20. Chaucer, G. The legend of good women; ed. by W. W. Skeat. (Clarendon press ser.) "Professor Skeat is re-awakening the gratitude of all students of Middle English and lovers of its great poet by a fresh gift, distinguished by all the excellent qualities of its predecessor. His new volume is not so large nor so varied in its contents as that containing the Mi. nor poems,' nor does it offer to Professor Skeat's ingenuity and erudition nearly so many knotty points for discussion and explanation. Yet the position of the Legend' in the list of Chaucer's works is one of greatest importance. Important as the Legend' is, it has hitherto fared badly at the hands of editors. Every. one who cares for Chaucer must possess himself of this work, and no one who possesses it can be otherwise than grateful to the editor."— Alfred W. Pollard in the Academy, Aug. 17.

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Chevalier, C. U. J., l'abbé. Répertoire des sources historiques du Moyen Age: Bio-bibliographie. 1888.

Clifford, E: Father Damien ; a journey from

Cashmere to his home in Hawaii,

"Everybody knows somewhat of the mission of the devoted young Belgian priest to the afflicted and longneglected settlement of lepers at Molokai, and everybody will read with painful and absorbing interest Mr. Clifford's pathetic account of Father Damien's labours. Nothing could be more impressive than the story of Father Damien's life and death, nor is it conceivable that anyone should read without feeling some assurance that the emotions it excites must produce lasting fruit." -Sut. rev., Aug. 3.

Connecticut Hist. Soc. Birthday of the state of Connecticut; celebration of the 250th anniv. of the adoption of the first constitution, Jan. 24, 1889.

Coolidge, W: A: B. Swiss travel and Swiss guidebooks.

"A valuable contribution of materials and resources towards the larger purpose; and the point of view of historical bibliography seems to be that from which its permanent value can be best appreciated. ... A monograph on Zermatt is a curious piece of minute history, and not too minutely told for so typical a mountaineer. ing centre. Mr. Coolidge's book is an indispensable addition to every collection of Alpine literature, and an almost indispensable companion to a set of the Alpine journal.'" Sat. rev., Aug. 17.

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Coquelin, B. C., aîné, and A. H., cadet. Recueil de monologues.

Cornell University. Register, 1868-70, 73-76, 77– 80, 82-83, 87-89. 1869-89. 11 v. Cumming, K. Journal of hospital life in the Confederate army of Tennessee; from the battle of Shiloh to the end of the war. 1866. Dareste, R. Etudes d'histoire du droit.

"On ne trouvera pas chez M. Dareste la richesse d'aperçus et l'entendue de vues de M. Maine, mais par contre on y trouvera une précision, une prudence, et une clarté qui font souvent défaut à l'auteur anglais."- Rev. hist., mars-avr.

De Peyster, J: W. The last twenty-four hours of the army of northern Virginia; with mem. rel. to Farmville, fording and bridging. 1885. Deschanel, P. Figures de femmes.

"Un choix d'études sur Mme. du Deffand; Mme. d'Epinay; Mme. Necker; Mme. de Beaumont; Mme. Récamier. Voilà des caractères, des esprits bien divers, et qui ont très heureusement exercé le talent très souple, très ingénieux de M. Deschanel." - Le livre, 10 avr.

Edgar, A. The Bibles of England; a plain account of the principal versions of the Bible in English.

"A valuable handbook. To the general reader also it will be found to possess many aspects of interest. The characteristics, the merits or defects of rendering, the circumstances in which the various versions were executed, peculiarities of style and diversities of translation, are among the chief matters dealt with. The writer's comparative method is precisely what is required to instruct and interest most readers." Sat, rev., July 6. Edwards, H: S.

1886.

The case of Reuben Malachi.

"One of the best of the cheap stories published at one shilling." G. R. Smith in the Academy, Aug. 4, 1886.

Elizabeth-Charlotte, of Bavaria, Duchess of Orleans. Life and letters, 1652-1722.

"As a fresh revelation of the state of the French court during the Maintenon règime and the Regency, they form a supplement to the memoirs of Saint Simon little short of invaluable; while the naïve personality of the writer, her keenness of perception, the piquancy of her style, and especially the fact that even after a long life spent among them, the persons of whom she writes remained to her persons of an alien race, confer upon her sketches an attraction which could be satisfactorily illustrated only by extracts far more copious than the limits of our space will permit.” — Athenium, Aug. 10. Etat militaire de France, 1760, 80. 2 v. Fitzgerald, E: Letters and literary remains; ed. by W: A. Wright. 3 v.

"The letters show Fitzgerald as critic, philosopher, poet, humourest. And as he was always a mighty reader, as well as a musician and a connoisseur, every page of this volume contains some criticism of poet or prose writer, old or new, from Homer to the Corn-Law Rhymer, and from Thucydides to Athanasius Gasker. How good it all is! how exactly the man himself, whose most perverse judgments are nevertheless valuable they ring so true. We venture to prophesy that Fitzgerald fifty years hence will be better remembered as the Translator of Omar' than by the matchless translation itself, but best of all by these letters.' Atheneum, July 13.

Forbes, R. B. Notes on some few of the wrecks and rescues during the present century. Fraser, Sir W:, Bart. Words on Wellington; the Duke, Waterloo, the ball.

"Not an important contribution to the history of the Great Duke. It is padded with verses of his own composition, extracts from leading articles, and Hansard, irrelevant reflections and information on points concerning which the public do not care much whether they are informed or not. Nevertheless, there are some fragments of his miscellany which are interesting." Athenæum, July 20.

Goss, W. H. Life and death of Llewellynn Jew

itt; with fragmentary memoirs of some of his friends, especially S: C. Hall.

"Mr. Jewitt gained considerable repute as a laborious and painstaking writer on many branches of archæ ology. His best work was done for the Art journal. Most of his separate volumes are reprints from the Art journal or from the Reliquary, of which he was both founder and editor." -Atheneum, July 27. Hamel, E. Histoire du règne de Louis-Philippe

suite à l'hist. de la Restauration, 1830-48. Tome 1.

"Les histoires du règne de Louis-Philippe ne sont pas nombreuses. Celle de Louis Blanc, continuée pour les huit dernières années par Elias Regnault écrite au cours même des événements, est plus éloquente qu'impartiale; celle de M. de Noiron est restée inachevée. M. Thureau-Dangin, qui est entré il y a quelque années

dans la lice, est loin encore d'avoir terminé son œuvre. M. Paul Perret, dont le récit est excellent, plein de science et de qualitiés littéraires, était le dernier venu.

M. Ernest Hamel se rattache au parti qui a compté Louis Blanc parmi les siens. Mais son Histoire' se distingue de celle de se devancier par une impartialité plus haute. Ce premier volume est plein d'enseignements, et l'œuvre de M. Hamel, bien que celle d'un ré. publicain convainçu, permet d'apprécier ces sept années de règne à un point de vue plus général; c'est là un de ses principaux mérites." E. A. in Le livre, 10 avr. Hérisson, M. d'I., comte d'. Nouveau journal d'un officier d'ordonnance; la commune.

"Contains some exceedingly vivid récits' of the Commune, which might have been shaped into a most acceptable history. But the rabid fashion in which he attacks everything and everybody is likely in the case of all but very critical readers, seriously to discredit his testimony." Sut. rev., Apr. 20. Ingram, H. E. W., Rear-Admiral. Hearts of oak. "Though strictly speaking an autobiography, there is none of that nauseous egotism in it which wearies without instructing the reader, probably because Admiral Ingram has so much of general interest to talk about that you hardly notice his existence in the book at all. From the standpoint of both literary and general interest his work will occupy a foremost posi'Hearts of oak'ought to become a nineteenth century classic. No book could prove more clearly the power and ubiquity of the English flag, being a simple record of one who has served under it for many years, in many stirring scenes, and in many varied climes. Ironclads began to come into general use as Admiral Ingram was leaving the service in 1871, and only with the wooden walls of England does he deal."- Athe næum, Aug. 17.

tion.

"Voici, en abrégé, la philosophie de l'histoire de l'es prit française, telle que la conçoit et nous la présente M. Larocque. L'entendement commence à s'émanciper au 16e siècle et secoue le joug de l'Eglise; mais, au siècle suivant, il retombe sous un joug nouveau et pire, celui de l'Etat. La religion passe au second plan: elle n'est plus qu'un auxiliaire du pouvoir, un moyen de gouverne. ment, je dirais presque une mesure de police. On a, dès lors, non seulement une religion d'Etat, mais une morale, une poésie, un théâtre d'Etat. Je ne quiterai pas M. Larocque sans remarquer que, chez lui, s'il y a partois quelque exagération de pensée, il n'y a pas une violence de langage." Rev. pol. et lit., 30 mars. Lightfoot, J. B., Bp. of Durham. Essays on the work entitled Supernatural religion.

"The excitement which attended the first appearance of these famous essays is now an old story; and they will be read rather as models of critical method and finished workmanship, and for the rich stores of informa tion in which they abound, than with reference to the dispute that originally called them forth.... It is probable that before long the author of Supernatural religion' will be remembered only as the man, sine tribu sine nomine,' who was slain by Dr. Lightfoot in the Contemporary review.”—Saturday rev., July 20 McCormick, W: S. Three lectures on English lit

erature.

"Clear in thought, vigorous in expression, ardent in conviction precisely the sort of exposition to set youthful intellects aglow." Academy, July 31. Maze, H. Le général F. S. Marceau; sa vie, sa correspondance.

"La biographie ne nous apprend pas grand chose d'ignoré sur le caractère de Marceau, non plus que sur ses actes: elle a cependant cet avantage que, s'appuyant sur la correspondance même du jeune général, elle les rend plus sensible, plus directs, si je puis dire. La correspondance est volumineuse, elle nous montre Marceau

"C'est un livre d'une érudition considérable et d'une critique fine et sûre. Malgré un véritable luxe de dé tails, malgré l'obscurité inséparable de l'histoire d'un époque où l'art tâtonnait et cherchait sa voie, il n'y a cependant pas de confusion et on distingue nettement les grandes lignes de l'ouvrage. On sent que l'auteur parle de choses qu'il connaît mieux que personne, et qu'il se meut à l'aise sur un terrain qui lui est familier. Que dire de l'illustration? Il faudrait parcourir bien des villes et des musées pour trouver tous les orgi. naux reproduits dans ce volume. Outre la gravure sur bois, on a mis à contribution tous les procédés qui dérivent de la photographie. M. Müntz nous a donné encore un fois un excellent ouvrage, d'une lecture attrayante, où la forme captive autant que le fond. Grâce à lui, nous connaissons maintenant une époque dont l'histoire était à faire."- A. Bouillet in Bull. critique, 1 avr.

Naurouze, J. Les Bardeur-Carbansane; histoire d'une famille pendant cent ans; la mission de Philbert.

"M. Nauroze has had the young reader especially in his mind as he wrote, and his aim in following the history of a bourgeois family through the century 17501850, has been to show that, in spite of all reports to the contrary, the homely virtues of the fireside have been, and are still, traditional in France. This task has been well and pleasantly done." - Nation, Apr. 4. Nees von Esenbeck, C. G. Topographischer und naturwissenschaftlicher Atlas zur Reise durch Java von F. Junghuhn. 1845. Newman, F. W: Anglo-Saxon abolition of negro slavery.

"A reprint of essays from Fraser,' and a lecture on President Lincoln's policy published in 1863 by the Emancipation Society." Saturday rev., July 13. Nicol, D: The political life of our time. 2 v.

The author has read, he has thought, and he can write. There are some gaps in the fulness of his reading, and there is an occasional inexactitude in his writing; but he has fairly laid his mind alongside of his subject, and his thoughts and modes of expression are his own." Sat. rev., June 29.

Paccioli or Pacioli, L. Divina proportione; die Lehre vom goldenen Schnitt; nach der venezianischen Ausg. vom 1509, neu hrsg. von C. Winterberg.

Pagat, H: Le baron Pangorju. 1888.

"Le baron Pangorju est peut-être la meilleure étude qu'on ait faite dans ces dernières années sur les snobs' de Paris, qui, plus Snobs 'encore que ceux de Londres, se piquent, en outre, de tous leurs ridicules de chauvins, du genre anglais que quelques romanciers à court de souffle ont moussé pour le bonheur des sots et des sottes; voilà donc du vrai réalisme sur le grotesque des plates ambitions et stupides pretentions, réalisme plus réel

que beaucoup de livres des maîtres à école, et qui, souvent, devraient aller à l'école chez ceux qui n'en tiennent pas." Le livre, 10 avr.

Pallu de la Barrière, L. Les gens de mer.

Ce qui fait la réelle valeur du livre de l'amiral Pallu de La Barrière, ce n'est pas seulement la diversité des histoires contées, le saisissant intérêt des anecdotes, le curieux pittoresque des aventures, C'est surtout la profondeur de la pensée et la haute qualité de l'observation. Nous plaçons volontiers Les gens de mer' au nombre des meilleurs ecrits de notre temps et leur auteur parmi les littérateurs de grande race." - Le livre,

10 avr.

Paris, P:

La sculpture antique.

"Le trente-deuxième volume de la collection, digne, à tous égards, de ceux qui l'ont précédé." - Le livre'

10 avr.

"A disconnected series of sketches of shooting and boating expeditions and adventures; incidents in the Tai ping rebellion; with disquisitions on religious and social matters, the opium question, and the civil and military training for the imperial service. But, however disjointed the various matters treated of may be, the author has certainly succeeded in producing a very readable book, both interesting and amusing, and well. written throughout." M. Beazeley in the Academy, Aug. 10.

Perrens, F. T. Histoire de Florence, 1434-1531. 1888-89. 2 v.

"M. Perrens does not fall into any of the familiar classes of historian; there is the dull and deep; there is the brilliant and inexact; there is also he is, indeed, the commonest the ill informed and dull. M. Perrens belongs to none of them. There is also the special pleader, the painter of manners, the picturesque historian. M. Perrens is witty and well-informed, indiffer. ent, and more inclined to epigrams than adjectives. On every page there are traces of a vast erudition. And yet, though he works seriously no one could be less serious than M. Perrens. He regards the elaborate spectacle which he has evoked with an eye frankly irreverent, amused, insouciant." His brilliant gossip of 600 pages is careless of the dignity of history. He combines his palæography with a light-hearted and amiable gaiety unafraid of erudition. And yet, M. Perrens is an historians' historian. We have already said that he is not picturesque.' What interests him in the past is not a certain figure, a certain pageant, a certain emotional or heroic crisis; it is the tendency and development of states, the details of intrigue and diplomacy. the hundred little facts which go to prove how such a state of things could come to be." Academy, May 25. Phila. Learned Societies, Banquet given at the Amer. Academy of Music, Sept. 17, 1887, closing the ceremonies in commemoration of the signing of the constitution of the U. S. 1888.

Photograph of the inscription on the chest containing the cast taken from the face and hands of Abraham Lincoln by L. W. Volk. Pigeonneau, H. Histoire du commerce de la

France. 1887-89. 2 v.

"Historien économiste, il connaît aussi l'histoire générale; il sait la valeur relative de chacun des faits, de chacune des idées qu'il énonce: des rapprochements heureux avec l'histoire politique aident et soutiennent le lecteur peu familiarisé avec les sujets particuliers auquels se consacre l'auteur; le tableau des grandes époques rapidement tracé permet à chacun de se re. connaître et de localiser pour ainsi dire les faits nou. veaux qu'on lui apporte. Ce livre, indispensable aux historiens et aux économistes, sera consulté par les profanes eux-mêmes avec autant de plaisir que de profit." A. Baudrillart in Rev. des ques. hist., 1 avr.

"M. de Pressensé a divise son ouvrage en cinq livres : le premier montre comment, et à l'aide de quels procédés, l'union fut faite; le second contient le récit de l'émancipation de catholiques; la grande figure d'O'Con nell, magistralement tracée, remplit le troisième. Dans le quatrième, nous assistons aux hontes et aux misères de la période d'affaissement, à l'explosion du fénianisme, puis, dans le cinqième, aux péripéties du movement irlandais en ces dernières années, M. F. de Pres. sensé le fait est curieux - avait entrepris cette étude avec un préjugé favorable à la suprématie anglaise et défavorable contre l'autonomie irlandaise. étude même l'amène à conclure en faveur du Home rule 'c'est-à-dire de l'indépendance. Et il estime que 'ce grand procès, déga gagnée au tribunal de l'histoire, est aussi à la veille d'être gagnée au tribunal de la dé. mocratie britannique.' - Le livre, 10 mars. Rabaud, C. Lasource, député à la Législative et à la Convention, d'après ses manuscrits et les documents originaux, 1763-93.

Or cette

"Très consciencieuse. L'auteur a trouvé un grand nombre de détails et de documents sur le célèbre Girondin. Cette biographie restera, et elle est digne du jeune deputé, du membre de la commission extraordinaire qui fit en 1792 de patriotiques motions, du conventionnel qui proposa la réunion du comté de Nice et rédigea, au nom du comité diplomatique, le fameux rapport sur la conduite à prescrire au généraux français en pays ennimi. Le livre a ses défauts. On voudrait que l'auteur fut plus serré, plus vigoureux; il n'écrit pas toujours avec soin. On sent que

ce volume est l'oeuvre d'un pasteur accoutumé à la parole, peu soucieux d' une forme élégante et, châtiée, cherchant surtout à moraliser et à instruire. ... Mais, tel quel, et malgré quelques menues erreurs, le livre mérite un accueil favorable." A Chuquet in Rev. critique, 10 avr.

Rame, L.. de la. Guilderoy. 2 v.

"With all the grave faults of the book, it has not the crowning one of being dull."-R: F. Litttledale in the Academy, June 15.

Rasponi, F. Les confessions d'une abbesse du 16e

siècle; d'après un ms. de la Bibliothèque de de Ravanne; [pub. par] A. Gagnière. 1888. "On pensera sans doute à deux livres fameux, La religieuse' de Diderot, et Les lettres de la religieuse portugaise. Les amateurs de turpitudes seront déçus ils ne trouveront pas dans le volume de M. Gagnière les gravelures qu'enfantait libéralement le cerveau congestionné de Diderot et que sa merveilleuse plume traduisait en beautés littéraires. Les délicats n'y trouveront pas non plus cette admirable flamme de passion qui brûle le papier de Marianne Alcoforado. vanche, on y rencontrera, avec la vérité du document. une variété de ton qui n'existe pas chez la religieuse portugaise. Toutes les fadeurs et toutes les horreurs du 16e siècle italien sont, en abrégé, dans l'ouvrage de M. Gagniére. L'abbesse dont il s'agit s'appelait Felice Raspona elle appartenait à cette famille d'illustres bandits qui tint Ravenne sons la tereur pendant trois quarts de siècle." - A. Filon in Rev. bleue, 9 fév.

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"A most delicate and pure picture of monastie life in Italy three centuries ago." -Joseph Reinach in the Athenæum, July 6.

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"As a commentary on Dampier's Voyages' this little book is among the best of the many that have been published. If it is to be considered as a life' of Dampier, it is impossible to give it the same praise. Το write a life of a man like Dampier, without exhausting all available sources of information trenches almost on the impudent; and Mr Russell has not even been to the trouble to turn to the Dictionary of national biography,' where he would have found hints or references sufficient for a fuller memoir than he has aimed at." Athenæum, July 20.

Scherzer, F. La puissance paternelle en Chine; étude de droit chinois. 1878.

Somerset Club, Boston. Constitution, with a list of its officers and members.

Stafford, M., Marchioness of. How I spent my twentieth year; record of a tour round the world, 1886-87.

"Lady Stafford is as pleasant a guide as we could well find to travel round the world with. She leaves us to make our own reflections on the polities of the country she shows us; she bewilders us with no statistical tables to prove some theory which we do not care a straw about; she is content to be 'our guide and friend.' She seems to expect every man to be his own philoso pher. Her business is to describe what she has seen, and to point out to us the attractiveness of beautiful sights. This she does wisely and well. She is appre ciative, and even when the occasion calls for it, enthusi astic, but she is never affected or gushing or hysterical." Sat. rev., June 8.

Uhle, M. Kultur und Industrie südamerikanischer Völker nach den im Besitze des Museums für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig befindlichen Sammlungen von A. Stübel, W: Reiss und B. Koppel. Bd. 1.

"This magnificently illustrated monograph contains an interesting description of the collection of prehistorie objects which have been dug up by three German men of science during a prolonged residence for purposes of research in Columbia and other parts of Central Amer. ica. ... The chromo-lithographic plates, which form the most important part of this costly work, are executed with most remarkable skill, and have an artistic merit which in some cases seems almost too good for such inartistic subjects. Both in form and colour the most minute accuracy seems to be attained, and, with such illustrations as these it becomes almost needless for the student to examine the original objects." Sat. res. June 22.

Varigny, C: de. Les grandes fortunes aux EtatsUnis et en Angleterre.

Voyage en Espagne d'un ambassadeur marocain 1690-91; tr. de l'arabe par H. Sauvaire.

"He does not hesitate to supplement Darwin's illus trations with further facts, nor even to indicate the very few points in which he differs from some of the appli cations of the theory; but the book as a whole may be taken as a résumé of the volumes in which Darwin propounded and illustrated the doctrine which goes by his name. Mr. Wallace's volume may be taken as a faithful exposition of what Darwin meant. It is writ ten with perfect clearness, with a simple beauty and attractiveness of style not common to scientific works, with a dignity and freedom from anything like personal bitterness worthy of Darwin himself, and with an orderliness and completeness that must render misconceptions impossible.". - Sat., rev., June 1.

Wolff, J. Lurlei; eine Romanze. 1886.