... ... Abercromby, Hon. R. Seas and skies in many latitudes; or, Wanderings in search of weather. "The author tells us that the special object of his voyages was to investigate the phenomena of the sky and weather in various parts of the world.' The chapter on Fiji will be found by most readers to be the most interesting in the book. The sudden conversion of the people from cannibalism is almost a unique fact in history. In rounding Cape Horn a split canvas had to be replaced by a new topsail; Mr. Abercromby suc ceeded in getting a good picture of a cumulus cloud with a foreground of twenty-one men on the topsail yard. 'Well,' said an old sailor, if he could have photographed our language he would have made a very pretty picture.' Meteorology in all its branches is Mr. Abercromby's hobby; he rides it, however, with the skill of a dexterous equestrian.” - Sat. rev., Jan. 12. Adams, C: F. The interstate commerce act; its operation and its results; address [before] Commercial Club of Boston, Dec. 15, 1888. Allen, J. Account of a part of [his] sufferings and losses; with pref. and notes by Mrs. F. M. Stoddard. 1883. Arm-chair essays. "Bright and fluent are the chatty, discursive papers, though the nature and limitations of the essay appear to be but dimly apprehended by the writer. Many are descriptive notes of travel, and not essays at all."- Sat. rev., Nov. 24. Bailey, J: B. Modern Methuselahs; or, short biog. sketches of a few advanced nonagenarians, etc., distinguished in art, science, literature, or philanthropy; with an introd. chapter on "long-lasting." Mr. Bailey's interesting book is a reminder of the Balzac, H. de. Louis Lambert; tr. by K. P. "Although we are, perhaps, a little blind to the merits of Mr. Bayliss's prose, we cordially admire his poetry; and this volume ends with seven sonnets, which would alone justify its existence." — Academy, Dec. 22. Beethoven, L: van. Engedi; or, David in the wilderness; a sacred drama; words selected by H: Hudson; accomp. by V. Novello. 1853. Bélina, A. M. de. Nos peintres dessinés par euxmêmes; notes humoristiques et esquisses biographiques. 1883. Besant, W. The eulogy of Richard Jefferies. "Assuredly calculated, both by its generous enthusiasm and even more by the copious and judicious quotations to extend the interest felt in that delightful writer. The tone is one of frank eulogy, because, as Mr. Besant explains, in very truth I can find nothing but admira. tion, pure and unalloyed for that later work of his on which will rest his fame and his abiding memory."'" C: E. Dawkins in the Academy, Nov. 17. "We doubt if any of Mr. Besant's novels will appeal to his readers with such force and charm as the pages overflowing with love and admiration in which he has told the life of Richard Jefferies, the great prose poet of the Wiltshire downs." Spectator, Nov. 17. - Herr Paulus; his rise, his greatness, and his fall. 2 v. "The dullest, or it would be fairer to say, the least engrossing of all his tales. It reads like a satire upon certain phases of credulity cast into the form of fiction, not as a novel wherein these phases are incidentally derided. In a word, it is as if Mr. Besant had felt a call' to denounce spiritualism, esoteric Buddhism, and all allied isms,' and had proceeded to act up to this call by writing a perfunctory romance on the subject." Academy, May 12. Boston. King's Chapel. Commemoration by King's Chapel of the completion of two hundred years since its foundation, Dec. 15, 1886; also three historical sermons. Bryce, J. Two centuries of Irish history, 16911870; with introd. "As the Irish controversy goes on, the literature which it produces becomes of less and less value. Both sides seem to grow weary of endeavouring to find, or perhaps discover the responsibility of finding, new facts or new arguments. One side seems to have given up all attempt at argument, and to have resolutely averted its eyes from fact. How far they have done it may be judged by turning over the book which Mr. Bryce has edited."- Sat. rev., Feb. 2. Case, T: Physical realism; an analytical philosophy from the physical objects of science to the physical data of sense. ... "The book has brought a new ferment into speculative discussion. If you do not agree with the author, you are compelled to state, at least to yourself, why you disagree with him, and this is perhaps the most important thing that philosophy or science of any kind can do. The book is one that ought to be read, and the theory as here presented one that must be considered by all serious students of these matters."- Sat. rev., Jan. 12. Chuang Tzu. Chuang Tzu; mystic, moralist, and social reformer; tr. by H. A. Giles. ... "The writings of Chuang Tzu represent a closer parallelism with the Bramanical system than those of the an. cient Greek philosophers. They are in this respect interesting as illustrating the influence of Indian thought in China at so early a date, at the same time that they manifest the inaptness of the Chinese mind for mystical conceptions. Chuang Tzu writes like a man who had but half imbibed a system which he did not thoroughly understand. Much of his work is confused, and passages of it are almost unintelligible. In the present translation we have Chuang Tzu put before us at his best; for in Mr. Giles he has found a most able and sympathetic interpreter. While adhering generally to the sense of the text, Mr. Giles has, by well-turned terms, presented the thoughts of the Chinese author in their inost intelligible form, and has in this way made interesting and readable that which in less skilful hands would have been found difficult of expression." — Sat. rev., Jan. 26. Clockmakers Company of London. Catalogue of books, mss, clocks, watches, prints, etc. in the library and museum of the Company of clockmakers. 1875. Cobbe, F. P. The scientific spirit of the age; and other pleas and discussions. "Consists of six magazine articles, three are pleas, and three are discussions. The three pleas are — à plea against the scientific spirit of the age; a plea that good emotions are not sufficiently cultivated, a plea that on the whole, people at large might do much worse than become reformed Jews. The discussions are whether it is worth while to make children do lessons; whether most people think as much or to as much purpose as some of them are supposed to suppose; and whether it is better for a virtuous, refined, and intelligent person to live in London or in the country. Naturally the 'pleas' are the more exciting. As to the discussions,' they are worth reading if you want to read that sort of thing. She describes the rival pleasures of town and country with much skill, and would appear herself to be one of the many people who like to live in town and say how charming the country is.". Sat. rec., Nov. 10. ... ... Coins of the present dynasty of China. Coleman, J: Players and playwrights I have known. 2 v. "It may seem ungenerous to complain because an au thor who has given so much that is good also gives us a good deal which might be tolerable if it were not wholly superfluous. Of the sketches of the Victors,' the ones on Phelps and Charles Reade are the most interesting. The story of Phelps is wonderfully well told, and Mr. Coleman has some personal recollections of the author of The cloister and the hearth,' which as far as we know have never been published." Saturday review, Nov. 17. "A sure sign of the intellectual base of his nature is that the one overmastering quality of his comedies is their style. Putting aside the wit and the life and the humanity (such as it is) that they contain, there remains still the exquisite charm of the words which fall upon the literary sense like honey from the honeycomb; nor would we hesitate to say that Congreve's style in the comedies has a quality as unique as Shakspere's prose, a perfection of form seldom equalled, and nowhere surpassed even by the great prose masters of his own age; not by Bolingbroke, nor by Swift, though their writings were on the grander scale. This is Congreve's distinction in our literature that he has the most intellectual refinement of any of our comic dramatists, and easily leads them; in fact, the purely intellectual element, both in the form and the interest, tends rather to the injury of his plays, which the theatre found deficient in action."Nation, Sept. 27. Cooke, Mrs. R. T. and a sinner. Cordel, O. Führer durch die Schachtheoric; ausführliche Tabelle der Spiel-Eröffnungen auf Grundlage neuester Forschung. Cornell University. Ten-year book, 1868-88. Cosneau, E. Le Connétable de Richemont, Artur de Bretagne, 1393-1458. 1886. Steadfast; the story of a saint Craik, Mrs. D. M. M. Avillion, and other tales. 1853. 2 v. Du Fresne de Beaucourt, G. Histoire de Charles VII. Tome 4: L'expansion de la royaute, 1444-49. "It is in the poetic gifts of dramatic insight, and of inspired and contagious enthusiasm that the author is principally deficient. If Cavour had written an account of the campaigns of Garibaldi, they would probably have remained as inexplicable as in M. de Beaucourt's narrative we find the victories of Joan of Arc. But there are things in history as important as the rare ava tars of heroism; there are foundations for the triumph of a nation less visible, less worshipful, but as enduring. These things as a rule, the poet, the prophet, cannot or will not reveal to us. But in this laborious exposition of the wise and secret policy of the past M. de Beaucourt is a master. The patient negotiations that perpetuated the victory which a flash of enthusiasm had gained; the slow evolutions of a national France from the ruins of foreign war, and the pretentions of provincial sovereigns - in a word, the long prelude that secured the magnificence of France for many centuries are admirably demonstrated." Athenæum, Oct. 6. Garlington, E. A. Report on Lady Franklin Bay expedition of 1883. Gilly Flower; by the author of Honor Bright. [188-.] Great Britain. State Trials Committee. Reports of State trials. New series. Vol. 1 ed. by J: Macdonell. Grier, R: M. J: Allen, Vicar of Prees and Archdeacon of Salop. "The book could not have been better done. It is written with a life and spirit which carry the reader on unflaggingly, and with an impartiality, which does the greatest credit to the writer. The book is full of amusing stories, and life-like touches. To those who care to study the doings of the Church of England in the last half-century, it must be deeply interesting. But for most readers, the singularly charming character of its hero will be attraction enough.". Spectator, Dec. 22. Grimaux, E: Lavoisier, 1743-94. "De nombreux et de précieux documens inédits — toute la correspondance de Lavoisier, ses manuscrits, ses papiers de famille, ont permits à M. Edouard Grimaux de dissiper enfin les obscurités qui entouraient encore la vie et la mort du créateur de la chimie moderne, et de composer ainsi la première biographie vraiment complète de cet homme de génie, déplorable victime des fureurs révolutionnaires. M. Grimaux n'a rien épargné pour assurer l'exactitude de tous les détails; il a mis a contribution, en dehors des papiers de Lavoisier, nos archives publiques et nos bibliothèques." -Rev. d. D. Mondes, 1er juil. Grindon, L. H. Little things of nature, considered in relation to the divine benevolence. 2d ed rev. 1866. Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. Which shall it be? New lamps or old? Shaxpere or Shakespeare? 1879. Handel or Haendel, G: F: The Messiah; an oratorio, [with] the vocal parts and the most important of the instrumental parts, incl. those by Mozart, in an accomp. for the piano forte, or organ, by J: Bishop. From the latest London ed. 1841. Oratorio; Judas Maccabæus; in vocal score; with accomp. for the organ or pianoforte, by V. Novello. [18-] Oratorio; Solomon, in vocal score, with accomp. for the organ or pianoforte by V. Novello. [18-] Heine, H: Gesammelte Werke; hrsg. v. G. Karpeles. 1887. 9 v. Histoire de Huon de Bordeaux, pair de France, duc de Guienne. Revue et corrigée de nouveau. [1726.] 2 v. Hoffmann, Dr. H: Der Struwwelpeter; oder, Lustige Geschichten und drollige Bilder. Honor Bright; or, The four-leaved shamrock. [188-.] Isaac Abbott; a ballad of Hartford, North America; with the orig. air and illust. by E. P. C[ranch]. 1886. James, F. L. The unknown horn of Africa; an exploration from Berbera to the Leopard River; with add. by J. G. Thrupp. "That he was so successful, must be attributed quite as much to the fair and firm mode of dealing with the natives, as to the courage and resolution displayed by the companionship. The story of the expedition is told in the same spirit, and well told. It is never dull, and leaves behind, when finished a desire for more. The illustrations of all kinds are admirable. The explorers added several new species and sub-species to the collections of science, and these are beautifully figured in colours, and authentically described. Somaliland is neither a safe nor always pleasant country to travel in, and few, save those forming this expedition, have escaped death when they ventured beyond the hills. The book throughout is both instructive and entertaining."Spectator, Nov. 17. Krieg von Hochfelden, G. H. Geschichte der Militär-Architektur in Deutschland mit Berücksichtigung der Nachbarländer von der Römerherrschaft bis zu den Kreuzzügen. Mackay, C: Fisher's drawing room scrap-book. [1849.] Macmillan, Rev. H. Roman mosaics; or, Studies in Rome and its neighbourhood. "The author has collected and treated in a readable and accessible form a good deal of interesting matter, to master which would otherwise require more patient study and thought than the average tourist is likely to devote to the subject. In the main this volume of essays is so pleasant and genial a production that one cannot but regret its being to some extent spoilt by a want of care and accuracy in its statement of facts." Sat. rev., Oct. 13. Matthews, J. B. Pen and ink; papers on subjects of more or less importance. "There is a happy blending of wisdom and gaiety in these essays. While never profound, they are seldom frivolous." Academy, Jan. 15. ... "Mostly made up of essays on the internal economy. of authorship.. His indiscretions are but few: ... if he lifts the veil of secrecy at all, it is only to a becoming extent." - Critic, Dec. 15. Milton, Mass. Public Library. Catalogue. "He has devoted seven years to the production of this work. Besides the inspiration of a high purpose, Mr. Minton brought to his task much industry and subtlety of mind; but we cannot say that he has contributed very largely to our knowledge of the social problem. And certainly he has not succeeded in displacing the old political economy by a newer and better founded system. Mr. Minton is one of those who have joined in the revolt against what is sometimes called the English, sometimes the orthodox, sometimes the classical, and sometimes the Ricardian school of political economy. Much of the best work of recent years has consisted of the destructive criticism to which the writings of that school have been subjected. Mr. Minton does not perceive that it was mainly in their method that Ricardo and his dis ciples were faulty. Yet, while he is rather free in his imputations, he follows too slavishly the method which has led the earlier political economists into error."Sat. rer., Jan. 19. ... Morrill, P. A first report upon observations of atmospheric electricity at Baltimore. 1884. N. or M.; by the author of Honor Bright. [188-.] Nash, T: A. Life of Richard, Lord Westbury, formerly Lord High Chancellor; with selections from his correspondence. 2 v. "Lord Westbury has been fortunate in the accident which made Mr. Nash his biographer. He has composed a clearly told and well-constructed biography. He has had help from the persons best qualified to de. scribe Lord Westbury at different periods, and under different aspects." Sat. rev., Oct. 27. Oliphant, Mrs. M. O. W. Memoir of the life of J: Tulloch. "The life of the hardworking Scot who attends the 'Divinity Hall,' is presented to a country living, makes a reputation as a preacher, becomes a professor of theology, indulges in the inevitable trips to Switzerland, Italy, and the Holy Land or the United States, and fi. nally receives his apotheosis in being made Moderator of the General Assembly, has been so often written that the theme has become a little more than monotonous. Mrs. Oliphant has succeeded in being a faithful biographer and yet avoiding dullness."- Atheuaum, Nov. 3. One of a covey; by the author of Honor Bright. [188-.] Ostini, F. von. Grosses and Kleines. "The introduction is a little enthusiastic here and there, perhaps, but by no means uncritical, full of sympathy, and adequate in knowledge. The main interest will, of course, centre on the question whether it attracts Pantheon of literature; a historico-literary jour nal. Nov. 1888. Peasblossom; by the author of Honor Bright. [188-.] Philip, J., of Almerieclose. The Grameid; an heroic poem descr. of the campaign of Viscount Dundee in 1689; and other pieces; ed., with tr., introd., and notes, by A. D. Murdoch. (Scottish Hist. Soc.) Portsmouth, N. H. Portsmouth records, 1645-56; a transcript of the first 35 pages of the earliest town book; with notes by Frank W. Hackett. 1886. Rauchenegger, B. Münchner Skizzen; humoristische Schilderungen aus dem Volksleben Isar-Athens. 2 v. Reeves, S. Life and recollections; by himself. "So far from being a straightforward record of the artistic experiences of the great vocalist, it is a mere hotchpotch, a few fugitive incidents in Mr. Reeves's own life being mingled in the strangest manner with the relation of events having no connexion whatever with himself, and merely put into print because they happened to come under his observation. The book could scarely be more unsatisfactory than it is."- Athenæum, Jan. 19. ... Rives, A. The quick or the dead? a study. Rodd, R. Frederick, Crown Prince and Emperor; a biog. sketch, with introd. by Her Majesty the Empress Frederick. "A brief memoir written with tact and taste, putting in clear light the many noble qualities of the late Emperor, yet refraining from anything like undue panegyric." Athenæum, Nov. 24. Rossini, G. A. Moses in Egypt; as performed by the Handel and Haydn Soc.; tr. and adapt. by G: S. Parker. [1855.] Sacher-Masoch, E. Ritter von. Das schwarze Cabinet. 1882. Schenck, Mrs E.. H. History of Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Conn., 1639-1818. Vol. 1. Shinn, Rev. G: W. King's handbook of notable Episcopal churches in the U. S. Sinclair, C.. Modern flirtations; a novel. [1865.] Swain, C: Poems. 1863. Thackeray, W: M. Mrs. Perkins's ball; by M. A. Titmarsh. [1846.] Trobriand, R. de. Quatre ans de campagnes à l'armée du Potomac. 1874. 2 v. Tunisson, J. S. Master Virgil, the author of the Eneid, as he seemed in the Middle Ages; a series of studies. "Arranged in nine chapters, which treat of Virgil's connection with diabolism, literary tradition, magic, science, the legend of the Salvation of Rome, Virgil the lover, the prophet, and Virgil in later literature. A preliminary chapter states the problem to be solved, and the author's theory of its solution. This theory and the method by which it is applied to the various phases of Virgil's fame during the Middle Ages, constitute the originality of the book. Mr. Tunisson does not profess to have discovered any material, and his debt to Comparetti is largely and fully acknowledged. He has, however, by the thorough assimilation of his material, won a right to speak with authority, and his theory is the outcome of independent research.... He has done his work so thoroughly as to leave little room for criticism." - Nation, Jan. 10. Visitations of the diocese of Norwich, 1492-1532; ed. by Rev. A. Jessopp. (Camden Soc.) Waldo, F. The study of meteorology in the higher schools of Germany, Switzerland,and Austria. 1883. Walker, Mrs. M.. A. Untrodden paths in Roumania. ... "Of the 354 pages, Mrs. Walker devotes 250 to the religious houses of the country. There may be readers who will accompany these three English ladies on their round of visits to monasteries and convents without ennui. For our own part we must own to some disappointment more especially when we remember the vivid picture of convent life in Moldavia contained in Mr. Lawrence Oliphant's Episodes from a life of adventure.' Mrs. Walker confines herself as a rule to descriptions of scenery which are pretty and bright, but become not a little monotonous."— Academy, Feb. 2. "A real contribution to a knowledge of Roumania. She has traversed many rarely-visited parts of the country, and her observations are specially directed to the people, their condition and history. Galatz and a good many other towns are well described.” — Royal Geog. Soc. Proc., Jan. Ward, F: K. The elements of the heliograph. 1883. Warner, C: D. On horseback; a tour in Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee; with notes of travel in Mexico and California. "The notes on Mexico are full of interest, and cover a good deal of ground.... The closing chapter on Southern California is a delightful piece of writing in Mr. Warner's best vein, and by far the choicest portion of a rather incongruous book.' Literary world, Jan. 5. Waters, N. R. Through Rome on; a memoir of Christian and extra-Christian experience. 1877. Whitman, W. November boughs. "Whether he is taking a back ward glance' over the road he has travelled; or poetizing in the old, familiar vein; or discoursing of the Bible, and Shakespeare, and Burns, and Tennyson; or giving reminiscences of Father Taylor, and Lincoln, and Elias Hicks; or detailing his memoranda of the war, he is in every instance supply. ing some hint or record which we should be sorry to lose. If we can thank the author for nothing else we can at least thank him for the candid revelation of his inmost thought, for the attempt, however ineffective, faithfully to portray the aspect of the universe as reflected from the mirror of his own soul." - Literary world, Dec. 2. Wigston, W. F. C. Bacon, Shakespeare, and the Rosicrucians. "Mr. Wigston, like Mr. Donnelly, undertakes to solve a problem about a certain time without knowing anything about that time. `... The usual follies are complicated here by the other folly of sham Rosicrucianism, a subject which he knows chiefly from modern compilations. If Mr. Wigston will go and learn a little Greek, a little Latin, a little English, a little Elizabethan literature, and a little logic, even a little that is clearly first-hand about his beloved Rosicrucians, we may have something to say to him, but not till then.". Sut. rev., Jan. 12. ... Wirt, Mrs. E. W. Flora's dictionary of Virginia. [1829.] Wolzogen, H: von. Thematischer Leitfaden durch die Musik des Parsifal nebst einem Vorworte über den Sagenstoff des Wagner'schen Dramas. [1882.] Yacht racing calendar and review, The, 1888; ed. by D. Kemp. Archer, W: Masks or faces? a study in the psychology of acting. "To the principal actors of the day Mr. Archer has written asking them for their experiences with regard to Diderot's famous Paradoxe sur le comédien.' From their replies he has compiled Masks or faces.' Diderot's theory is practically that the commedian ought to approach the part intellectually and not emotionally, and that in proportion as he feels what he is saying or doing he falls off from perfection. Mr. Archer has rot. collected a mass of curious information, and has written a very readable book. He holds the scales pretty fairly, but leans somewhat towards the side opposed to DideOn the whole, however, the balance of the most intelligent testimony seems to us to favour the view of the encyclopædist." Athenaeum, Feb. 2. Arnold, Sir E. With Sa'di in the garden; or, The book of love. Being the "Ishk" or third chapter of the "Bôstàn" of the Persian poet Sa'di embodied in a dialogue held in the garden of the Taj Mahal, at Agra. The intention of Sir Edwin Arnold's book - his love of the East, of India, and his desire to strengthen British sympathy with India - seems more admirable than the execution"- Saturday review, Oct. 27. Augier, G. V:, and Sandeau, L. S. J. Le gendre de M. Poirier; comédie. 1887. Bartlett, R. E: The letter and the spirit; 8 [Bampton] lectures, 1888. "Remembering the somewhat narrow conditions of the Bampton Foundation, and that it has been in existence for more than a century, it seems a little curious that a subject coming so close to the terms of the original foundation, and capable of such brilliant and fruitful treatment as that chosen by Mr. Bartlett should not have occupied the attention of previous lecturers. He has taken up the whole subject with decisive and conspicuous success. Approaching the question with a due sense of its supreme importance, as well as with independence of judgment and competent learning, he has treated it in a broad and comprehensive as well as Christian spirit, so that his lectures can fairly claim — what cannot be conceded to those of the majority of his predecessors -the permanent position of a valuable exposition of Christian truth." - John Owen in the Academy, Feb. 8. Bell, Rev. C: D. A winter on the Nile, in Egypt and in Nubia. "A popular account of the chief sights. Canon Bell is neither an Egyptologist nor an Arabic scholar, and we should quarrel with a good deal of his book if we came to details; but he deserves praise for trying to write in a way that will attract the general reader.". Athenæum, Dec. 22. Blanc, Mme. T., (pseud. T. Bentzon). Le mariage de Jacques. Un accident. Le plat de Taillac. "Ingenious and readable. No one of the three is particularly striking; but they are all workmanlike enough, and sufficiently different in subject.” — Athenæum, Nov. 17. "Ce récit est charmant; il est aisé, léger, nuancé." J. Lemaitre in Revue bleue, 22 déc. Bonneau, A. Les Turcs et les nationalités. 1860. Bretschneider, E. Medieval researches from east ern Asiatic sources; fragments towards the knowledge of the geography and history of central and western Asia from the 13th to the 17th century. 2 v. "Dr. Bretschneider's task has been accompanied by unusual difficulties; and to him a deep debt of gratitude is due on the part of students of Oriental history for the researches and scholarly criticism which have thrown so full and useful a light on this very intricate subject." R. K. Douglas in the Academy, Oct. 13. Brown, J. Life of W: B. Robertson, D. D., It vine; with extracts from his letters and po ems. "Doctor Brown follows a sound biographical method. He has made excellent use of the preacher's correspondence and journals, and tells the story of his life with a straightforward simplicity which makes the book both pleasant and easy reading.' Sut. rec., Dec. 1. Bryce, J. The American commonwealth. 3 v. An admirable book in many ways, full of the nutriment of fact, and of just observations often eloquently and always lucidly put, but it is too big. With that reserve, however, we have nothing but praise for it. We have not found a point of interest which is not thoroughly discussed, or an opinion which is not supported by full illustrations, or a judgment which is visibly tine. tured in the slightest degree either by prejudice or rancour." Spectator, Dec. 22. "The most interesting volume is the second, which is chiefly concerned with state government; but the first and third are full of attractive matter. The first we should describe as the most exhaustive essay yet written upon the Federal Constitution, both in its principles and its working." — Spectator, Dec. 29. Caddy, Mrs. F. To Siam and Malaya in the Duke of Sutherland's yacht "Sans peur." "May supply the general reader with a few hours of agreeable entertainment; but as the author made only short stays in the countries which she describes, and as the ground which she traversed has all been traversed before, she has nothing that is really new or important to tell. In fact the two most interesting passages in Mrs. Caddy's work are those in which the doings of the Italian army at Massowah and Dr. Trimen's botanical labours in Ceylon are respectively described. The author further tells how she saw the sea-serpent, and furnishes a sketch of what she saw."-Athenæum, Jan. 12. Cameron, Mrs. H. L. This wicked world; a novel. "Mrs. Cameron must certainly be conceded the art of drawing a girl of sweetness and charm and simplicity, even if she places her in a circle of the most conventional figures." Saturday rev., Dec. 1. Carpenter, W: B: Nature and man; essays scientific and philosophical; with an introd. memoir by J. E. Carpenter. "His scientific work, pursued with singular ardour from early youth to an advanced age,had for him always a certain philosophical significance; and this his biographer has succeeded in bringing forward with excellent effect, while a graphic picture, not overdone or underdone, is given of a most strenuous life and interesting character. The papers collected whole or by extract from serial publications over a period of more than 40 show well the kind of philosophic purpose that years gave a peculiar elevation to Carpenter's scientific work. The whole series, so judiciously selected and or dered, well deserved republication in the more permanent form whether as a record of individual achieve. ment or as marking a stage of scientific advance." Mind, Jan. Carrington, H: B. Patriotic reader; or, Human liberty developed in verse and prose from various ages, lands, and races; with historical notes. ... Cibber, C. An apology for the life of Colley Cibber; by himself. New ed., with notes and suppl. by R. W. Lowe. 2 v. "The lover of the stage is indebted to Mr. Lowe for a scholarly and serviceat le book. Mr. Nimmo has done his best to render it a bibliographical treasure. Twenty-six portraits of Cibber and others are newly engraved from authentic originals, and a series of etchings by M. Lalauze, which appear as headings to the various chapters, are equally welcome as designs, and for the light they throw upon the stage in the early part of the |