It required but a few chapters to tell the story of Jane Austen's life. Its few unsensational incidents are made thoroughly interesting by Mrs. Malden. Six chapters are devoted to an analysis, with brief extracts, of the following novels of Miss Austen: "Sense and sensibility:" "Pride and prejudice;" "Mansfield Park;) "Emma: Northanger Abbey;" and "Persuasion." Miller, Mrs. Alex. McVeigh. A dreadful temptation; or, a young wife's ambition. N. Y., J: W. Lovell Co., [1889.] c. 94 p. S. (Lovell's lib., no. 1245.) pap., 25 c. Monday Club. Sermons on the International Sunday-school lessons for 1890. 15th ser. Bost., Congregational S. S. and Pub. Soc., [1889.] c. 390 p. D. cl., $1.25. Morris, C:, ed. Half hours with the best humorous authors. Phil., J: B. Lippincott Co., 1889. C. 4 V., 512; 509; 512; 509 p. D. cl., $6; hf. mor., $10; three-quarters cf., $13. This collection embraces examples from the works of all the prominent humorists of America and Great Britain, with many selections from less-known and anonymous writers. The selection is an excellent one; the work is uniform with "Half hours with the best American authors," "Half hours of American history," etc. Munsey, Frank A. A tragedy of errors. N. Y., Frank A. Munsey & Co., 1889. C. 5-444 P. il. D. cl., $1.50. First published as a serial in Munsey's Weekly. It is said that the hero's career is identical with Mr. Munsey's own experience. A Yale student, afterward a graduate, becomes imbued with the desire to become a publisher; the story shows his manner of accomplishing his object. *Murray, Ja. H: A dictionary appendix; comprising classical and foreign phrases, family mottoes, proverbs, etc., fully translated, together with abbreviations in frequent use, etc. N. Y., G: Routledge & Sons, 1889. 156 p. S. cl., 25 c. *Murray, Ja. H: Routledge's illustrated dictionary. N. Y., G: Routledge & Sons, 1889. 238 p. il. sq. S. cl., 25 c. Same, with an appendix of classical and foreign phrases, etc. 392 p. il. S. cl., 50 c. Myers, P. V. N. A general history for colleges and high schools. Bost., Ginn & Co., 1889. C. 10+759 p. map and il. D. cl., $1.65. Based upon the author's "Ancient history" and " Mediæval and modern history." In some instances the perspective and proportions of the narrative had to be changed, but in the main the book is constructed upon the same lines as those drawn for the earlier works. The author enumerates the works of a number of historians to which he is indebted for his facts. The colored maps were engraved especially, for the "Ancient history." The illustrations are many and very good. *Payne, F. M. Payne's business manual: cont. business letters, forms, tables, weights, measures, rules of order, etc. N. Y., Excelsior Pub. House, 1889. 500 p. D. cl., $2. *Payne, F. M. Payne's household lawyer: a complete compendium of business and domestic law. N. Y., Excelsior Pub. House, 1889. 292 p. D. cl., $1. Peters, C:, ed. The girls' own outdoor book; containing practical help to girls on matters relating to outdoor occupation and recreation. Phil., J. B. Lippincott Co., 1889. 510 p. il. O. cl., $1.75. Contents: Girlhood; Outdoor recreations; The seaside; Our summer holidays; Holiday needlework; Social amusements; Etiquette: Travelling; Shopping and marketing: The gardener; Fowl rearing; The botanist; The ornithologist; Knick-knacks made from natural objects; Photography; Astronomy; Outdoor music; Christian work. Philips, F. C., and Wills, C. T. The fatal Phryne. N. Y., Frank F. Lovell & Co., [1889.] 201 p. D. (Lovell's international ser., no. 20.) pap., 30 c. Picture and story ser. N. Y., American Tract Soc., [1889.] 6 v., ea. 48 p. S. cl., per set, $1.50. Contents: Beach Farm; Good-night stories; Pleasant times; Pretty stories from many lands; Stepping-stones; Sunbeams and shadows. *Poor, H. V. Poor's manual of the railroads of the United States for 1889; in which is incorporated Poor's Directory of railway officials and directors. 22d year. N. Y., H. V. & H. W. Poor, 1889. 1700 p. maps, O. cl., $6. Price, Jacob Embury. The book divine; or, how do I know the Bible is the word of God? N. Y., Hunt & Eaton, 1889. c. 194 p. D. cl., 75 c. The author is pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Scranton, Pa. The volume is composed of a series of Sunday evening lectures delivered for the purpose of helping honest doubters to believe in the inspiration of the Bible. Prudden, T. Mitchell, M.D. The story of the bacteria and their relations to health and disease. N. Y., G: P. Putnam's Sons, 1889. 6+143 p. S. cl., 75 c. "The aim of this book is to present some facts from a small corner of the domain of science in such form as will be plain to the unscientific, and with these some extracts from the lore of the physician which will, it is hoped, be both interesting and useful to the lay reader." -Preface. Robins, G. M. The tree of knowledge: a novel. N. Y., Frank F. Lovell & Co., [1889.] 399 p. D. (Lovell's international ser., no. 36.) pap., 30 c. *Nicol, D: The political life of our time. N.Y., Robinson, C: S., D.D. Studies in St. Luke's Appleton, 1889. 2 v., O. cl., $6.50. O'Hanlon, Alice. A diamond in the rough. N. Y., J: W. Lovell Co., [1889.] 250 p. S. (Lovell's lib., no. 1349.) pap., 20 c. *Ohio. The revised statutes, incl. all laws of a general nature in force Jan. 1, 1890, with numerous notes and references, (etc.;) also an appendix showing history of all changes in the revised statutes of 1879, a complete index to all local laws passed since then, valuable tables, etc., ed. by Florian Giauque. In 2 v. V. 2. Cin., Rob. Clarke & Co., 1889. c. 1671-3412 p. O. shp. (for complete work) $13. Patterson, Rob., D.D. Christ's testimony to the Scriptures; [also,] Christ and the Scriptures, by Rev. Adolph Saphir, D.D. Phil., The American S. S. Union, 1889. 35+37 P. T. pap., 5 c. Gospel: 1st ser. N. Y., American Tract. Soc., [1889.] c. 314 p. D. cl., $1.25. Helpful studies which may be used with the International Lessons for 1890, which will have St. Luke's Gospel for their subject. Rorer, Mrs. S. T. Home candy-making. Phil., Arnold & Co., [1889.] c. 74 p. D. cl., 75 c.; pap., 40 c. This little book is the result of careful practice in teaching beginners how to make attractive, wholesome, and palatable varieties of home-made candies. As a rule, these are made from uncooked sugar and white of egg, and while they may be palatable to some persons, to the connoisseur they are coarse and heavy. The excellency of the recipes consists in their simplicity and faithfulness to minutiæ."-Preface. *Russell, Sir C: The Parnell commission; opening speech for the defence. 3d ed., rev. N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1889. 12+407 p. D. pap., 75 c. Russell, W. Clark. Jenny Harlowe. N. Y., J: W. Lovell Co., [1889.] 2-102 p. S. (Lovell's lib., no. 1425.) pap., 20 c. Russell, W. Clark. Marooned. N. Y., J: W. Lovell Co., [1889.] 1+348 p. S. (Lovell's lib., no. 1419.) pap., 20 c. St. Clair, Cecil. To bear witness: a metaphysical sketch. Bost., H. H. Carter & Co., 1889. C. 4+180 p. D. cl., $1. Clara Searles is raised by a Christian scientist from a sickness supposed to be mortal. The remainder of her life is spent in teaching the "truths" of Christian science to all with whom she comes in contact. The story leaves her on a lecture platform in San Francisco. Sand, G:, [pseud. for Mme. A. L. A. D. Dudevant.] Consuelo; from the French, by Frank H. Potter. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1889. c. tr. 4 V., 2+315; 315; 2+318; 363 p. D. cl., $6; hf. cf., $12; hf. levant, $15. Large-pap. ed., $13.50. A new edition and new translation of this well-known novel; the paper and print are excellent and the binding very tasteful. *Scott, Sir Walter. The lord of the isles: a poem in six cantos. N. Y., G: Routledge & Sons, 1889. 256 p. Tt. (Routledge's pocket lib., no. 46.) hf. cl., 40 c.; uncut, 50 c.; gilt, 60 c. Selby, Angelica. On duty: a story for children. N. Y., F: Warne & Co., 1888. 12+247 p. il. D. cl., $1.25. At the time of the recent trouble with Osman Bey, Captain Somers, of the Athol Highlanders, was ordered to India; before going he sent his daughter to Manvers Court. Grace had been reared in a military school, and adopted a soldier's tenets for her self-government; she knew rigid adherence to duty, great courage, and strict obedience were the essentials of a good soldier, and she considered them as necessary attributes of a soldier's daughter. So conscientiously does Grace carry out her principles, that Sir Norton Manvers' prejudice against soldiers is removed. Besides the very good moral to be applied, the story is rich in bright scenes, natural, childlike characters, and escapades of the fun-loving young Manvers. Sergeant, Adeline. A life sentence: a novel. N. Y., Frank F. Lovell & Co., [1889.] 392 p. D. (Lovell's household lib., no. 253.) pap., 25 c. Sergeant, Adeline. A life sentence: a novel. N. Y., Frank F. Lovell & Co., [1889.] c. 392 p. D. (Lovell's international ser., no. 34.) pap., 30 c. Sergeant, Adeline. The luck of the house a novel. N. Y., Frank F. Lovell & Co., [1889.] 297 p. D. (Lovell's international ser., no. 26.) pap., 30 c. Smart, Hawley. The last coup. N. Y., J: W. Lovell Co., [1889.] 1+200 p. S. (Lovell's lib., no. 1423.) pap., 20 c. Smart, Hawley. Long odds: a novel. N. Y., Frank F. Lovell & Co., [1889.] 2+316 p. D. (Lovell's international ser., no. 12.) pap., 30 c. Smith, Mrs. Lucy T., [formerly L. T. Meade.] The lady of the forest. N. Y., F: Warne & Co., 1889. 3-318 p. il. D. cl., $1.50. Avonsyde was an old English country house situated near the bounds of a large forest. Rachel, Kitty, and little Phil. Lovel, the children of the house, had been told the legend of "The lady of the forest." The history of this mythical personage made such an impression upon their youthful fancies, that they are led into making all sorts of conjectures about her, and eventually confuse a real lady with the myth. After they learn their mistake and discover the identity of their mysterious friend, a still greater surprise meets them-the real Lovel takes pos .session of his heritage. Old-fashioned scenes, quaint little characters with odd fancies combine to make a charming book for young people. Southwick, Albert P. Bijou; the foundling of Nag's Head: a novel. N. Y., American News Co., 1889. D. pap., 25 c. Spurgeon, Rev. C: H. Second series of lectures to my students: being addresses delivered to the students of the Pastor's College, Metropolitan Tabernacle. N. Y., Rob. Carter & Bros., 1889 3-283 p. D. cl., $1. Contents: The Holy Spirit in connection with our ministry: The necessity of ministerial progress; The need of decision for the truth; Open-air preaching-a sketch of its history-remarks thereon; Posture, action, gesture, etc.; Earnestness, its marring and maintenance; The blind eye and the deaf ear; On conversion as our aim. Sturgis, Julian. Comedy of a country house : a novel. N. Y., Frank F. Lovell & Co., [1889.] 2+202 p. D. (Lovell's international ser., no. 29.) pap., 30 c. *Talfourd, T. N. Tragedies; to which are add ed a few sonnets and verses. N. Y., G: Routledge & Sons, 1889. 319 p. Tt. (Routledge's pocket lib., no. 45.) hf. cl., 40 c.; uncut, 50 c.; gilt, 60 c. Tasma, (pseud.) Uncle Piper of Piper's Hill: an Australian novel. N. Y., Frank F. Lovell & Co., [1889.] 1+348 p. D. (Lovell's household lib., no. 259.) pap., 25 c. Tasma, (pseud.) Uncle Piper of Piper's Hill: an Australian novel. N. Y., Frank F. Lovell & Co., [1889.] 2+348 p. D. (Lovell's international ser., no. 33.) pap., 30 c. Tennyson, Alfred, (Lord.) Interludes, lyrics, and idyls; from the poetic and dramatic works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1889. 3-190 p. S. cl., $i; hf. mor, or hf. levant, $3. Tastefully bound in white and green cloth, top gilt with gold lettering. A choice selection of Tennyson's short poems. Tennyson, Alfred, (Lord.) The miller's daughter. Phil., J: B. Lippincott Co., 1890 [1889.] c. ed. no paging, il. O. cl., $3; ivory or leath., $3.50. Printed only on one side of the page; with a fullpage picture on every page, or a smaller picture and text; the artists are H. Winthrop Pierce, Edmund H. Garrett, Harry Fenn, J. Appleton Brown, and J. D. Woodward; the designs are engraved on wood. The binding of dark blue and silver is in excellent taste. *Tertullian, [Lat. Tertullianus,] Q. S. F. Apo legeticus adversus gentes pro Christianis; ed. with introduction and notes, by T. Herbert Bindley. N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1889. 30+172 p. D. cl., $1.50. Thackeray, W: M. Complete works. Illustrated lib. ed. 22 v. V. 5-18. Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1889. c. ed. ea. D. cl., $1.50. Thomas, Annie. That other woman. N. Y., J: W. Lovell Co., [1889.] 264 p. S. (Lovell's lib., no. 1420.) pap., 20 c. Thoreau, H: D. Walden. Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1889. c. '54, '82. 2 v., 259; 4+ 260-514 p. S. (Riverside aldine ser.) cl., ea., $1. Contents: Economy; Where I lived, and what I lived for Reading: Sounds; Solitude; Visitors; The bean field; The village: The ponds; Baker farm; Higher laws; Brute neighbors; House warming; Former inhabitants and winter visitors; Winter animals; The pond in winter; Spring. Tilden, W. S. Common school song-reader: a music reader for schools of mixed grades. Bost., Ginn & Co., 1889. c. 176 p. D. bds., reach of all, with all the text, all the il. and portraits, 45 c. First lessons in singing and reading music, with exercises and songs in one, two, and three parts, and directions to teachers. Toland, Mrs. M. B. M. Legend Laymone: a poem. Phil., J: B. Lippincott Co., 1890 [1889.] c. 3-62 p. il. sq. O. cl., $2.50; ivorine, $3: tky. mor., $5. The numerous full-page and text pictures are reproduced by the Forbes photogravure process from designs by Mowbray, Church, Richards, Bolton Jones. Frank Jones, Maud Humphrey, Hamilton Gibson, and Herbert Denman; there are also graceful decorations in the text from designs modelled in clay by J: J. Boyle. The scene of the poem is laid in California, in the early days when the Franciscan monks held many missions in different parts of the country. Uncle Lawrence, (pseud.) In search of a son. Phil., J: B. Lippincott Co., 1890 [1889.]. 3229 p. il. sq. O. cl., $1.50. On a slight thread of a story Uncle Lawrence gives young readers a popular rendering of many of the facts of physical science and chemistry. The characters and scene are French. Monsieur and Madame Dalize, with their two children, Albert and Mariette, live at the chateau of Sainte Gemmé, near the village of Sens. A friend of the family, Roger La Molière, a distinguished chemist, comes here on a visit. Some years previous he had lost his wife and boy at sea, through the vessel taking fire. He has proof of his wife's death, but not of that of his son. He finds his son in France, after a num ber of interesting episodes, all of which furnish him with texts for the instruction of the young people. Uncle Lawrence, (pseud.) The story of a mountain. Phil., J: B. Lippincott Co., 1890 [1889.] c. 3-243 p. il. O. cl., $1.50. Ernest Bizet, a landscape painter, who has made a reputation in the Paris Salon, meets in travelling through the Alps the family of Prof. Charles Morian, consisting of himself, his wife, and three children. The professor is a celebrated geographer and is pursuing his studies in this spot. They all form an intimacy and make many expeditions through the mountains. This is the author's opportunity for telling his young readers all there is to tell in connection with mountains. *United States. Supreme ct. Reports: a complete index digest, from the organization of the court in 1789 to Oct. term, 1886. 118 V. with supp., 13 v., 119-131. Includes full index to editorial notes to this company's ed. Also indexed citations of all cases digested and biographical sketches of the justices. 3d ed. Rochester, The Lawyers' Coöp. Pub. Co., 1889. C. 2 v., 98+1201; [sic] 1201-2343 + 189 p. O. shp., $12. and the more interesting of the fac-simile reproductions. The volume is a delightful collection of theatrical gossip and anecdote, by one of the most popular of New York actors and managers. *Walsh, J. H. A manual of domestic economy. New rev. ed. N. Y., G: Routledge & Sons, 1889. 788 p. il. D. cl., $2.50. *Wilson, Rob. A treatise on steam-boilers; their strength, construction, and economical working enl. and il., from 5th English ed. by J. J. Flather. N. Y., J: Wiley & Sons, 1889. D. cl.. $2.50. Winter, J: Strange, [pseud. for Mrs. H. E. V. Stannard.] Harvest. N. Y., Frank F. Lovell & Co., [1889.] 7-206 p. D. (Lovell's international ser., no. 21.) pap., 30 c. Winter, J: Strange, [pseud. for Mrs. H. E. V. Stannard.] Harvest. N. Y., J: W. Lovell Winter, J: Strange, [pseud. for Mrs. H. E. V. IO C. Winter, J: Strange, [pseud. for Mrs. H. E. V. Winter, J: Strange, [pseud. for Mrs. H. E. V. Wise, I: M. A defence of Judaism versus pros- Wright, Elvirton. Curlyhead. N. Y., The National Temp. Soc. and Pub. House, 1889. C. 262 p. il. D. cl., $1. The story tells how Miss Joyce, with some newsboys, boot blacks, and street Arabs of Boston, formed a "Think Vincent, J: H. The church school and the A selection of the author's earlier Sunday-school work, published in various forms since 1855. In 1872 "The church school and its offices" appeared, and in 1880 "The Sunday-school normal guide," both of which are largely drawn upon. Some revised schemes for normal and biblical work are added, under the heading "The Palestine class.' Wachenhusen, Hans. The Golgotha of the heart (Des herzens Golgotha); from the German by Hettie E. Miller. N. Y. and Chic., Rand, McNally & Co., 1889. c. tr. 282 p. D. (Globe lib., no. 107.) pap., 25 c. *Wait, F: S. A treatise on fraudulent conveyances and creditors' bills, with a discussion of void and voidable acts. 2d ed., rev. and enl. N. Y., Baker, Voorhis & Co., 1889. c. 62+789 p. Q. shp., $6.25. Wallack, J: Lester. Memories of fifty years; with an introd. by Laurence Hutton. N. Y., C: Scribner's Sons, 1889. c. 10+232 p. por. and il. D. cl., $1.50. This was first published in a limited large-paper ed. of 500 copies last spring, which was quickly out of print. A new popular edition is now issued at a price within the swearing, lying, and other vices common to their class, and adopt a polite and kindly manner to those who came in contact with them. Wright, Henrietta Christian. Children's stories in English literature; from Taliesin to Shakespeare. N. Y., C: Scribner's Sons, 1889. c. 6+345 p. D. cl., $1.25. Older readers will enjoy these literary sketches quite as much as the younger ones; they give an excellent account of the prominent figures in early English literature and their chief writings. The chapters are entitled: The old British songs: The old Saxon songs; Cadmon; The venerable Bede: King Alfred; The romance of King Arthur; Robin Hood, the hero of the people; Langlande-Gower; Sir John Mandeville; Geoffrey Chaucer; Wickliffe; Caxton; Edmund Spenser and the "Faery queene;" Sir Philip Sidney; The rise of the drama. Wright, Julia McNair, comp. The temperance first reader: writing, spelling, and reading lessons for young children. N. Y., The National Temp. Soc. and Pub. House, 1889. 66 p. D. pap., 10 c. Yonge, Charlotte M. The dove in the eagle's nest. N. Y., J: W. Lovell Co., [1889.] 3244 p. S. (Lovell's lib., no. 1355.) pap., 20 c. NATIONAL TEMP. SOC. AND PUB. HOUSE, N. Y. Gilmore, Hildegarde H. V. & H. W. POOR, N. Y. $1.00 1.00 Wright, E., Curleyhead.. Wright, J. McN., The temperance first reader ΙΟ T. B. PETERSON & BROS., Phila. Ferguson, Cliquot. 25 Poor's Manual of the railroads of U. S. for 1889..... 6.00 PORTER & COATES, Phila. Lillie, Esther's fortune G. P. 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