Bachaumont, L. P. de. Anecdotes piquants pour Bastard, A.. comte de. Costumes de la cour de Vol. 1: Le bassin parisien aux âges antéhistoriques. 1869. 1 v. texte, 2 v. planches. Benson, M.. E. At sundry times and in divers manners; [with memoir]. 2 v. "It is possible that the outside world may find this record of the writer more intrinsically interesting than her story itself. Abundant evidence of her knowledge of and sympathy with all sorts and conditions of men are to be found in it, but on the whole her readers will probably maintain their conviction that the work by which she will be lastingly remembered was framed on other than literary lines." — Athenæum, Oct. 31. Blades, W: The Pentateuch of printing; with a chapter on Judges; with memoir and list of his works by T. B. Reed. "Among those who during the last half-century have largely contributed to raise bibliography, if not, as some of its enthusiastic devotees say, to the rank of an exact science, at least to a position much higher than that which the ponderously lively but inexact works of Dr. Dibdin and his followers had caused it to occupy, the name of the late William Blades must always take foremost place. Though we cannot think the book altogether worthy of its author or of its subject, Mr. Blades's remarks on the inventors and invention of printing, which are just now matters of most acrimo nious knowledge of the subject, and his careful study of so many printed books, should carry much weight." Spectator, Dec. 26. ... Boileau, E. Livre des métiers. [Li establissement des mestiers de Paris]; pub. par R. de Lespinasse et F. Bonnardot. 1879. Brown, P. H. Early travellers in Scotland. [12951689.] "The book is a delightful one, a very Autolycus's wallet of inconsidered trifles. Of its twenty-four trayellers, ranging in date from 1295 to 1689, thirteen were Englishmen, and eleven foreigners, only eight of the lot being famous. With the visit in 1435 of Eneas Sylvius the real charm of the work commences, and continues with hardly a break to the end."-Athenæum, Nov. 28. Buchanan, R. ... The outcast; a rhyme for the time; illust. "My own complaint against the poem is that there is a lack of charity and breadth in it. Mr. Buchanan rails against every one with whom he does not agree. Let no one suppose, however, that 'The outcast' exhibits none of the better spirit or the higher qualities of a true poem. This spirit and these qualities abound in it. One need not hesitate to say that only a poet could have written it. In power of imagination and in facility and felicity of expression it is unquestionably a work of genius." — Academy, Oct. 31. [No BRARY(N9/297. Cope, C: W. Reminiscences, [ed.] by C: H: Cope. "This autobiography consists of the simple chitchat and outpourings of the heart of a man who may be said to have been literally born an artist. ... Taken as a whole the volume is well worth reading. He was a man deserving the highest esteem, and his book should be read generally, and not in artistic circles alone, even although the style in which the bulk of it is written is not what he terms Addisonian, and the story it tells is essentially uneventful." Spectator, Dec. 19. Costumes des femmes du pays de Caux et d'autres parties de l'ancienne province de Normandie; dess. par Lanté. 1827. Cotman, J: S. Architectural antiquities of Normandy; accomp. by historical and descriptive notices by D. Turner. 1822. 2 v. Craufurd, A. H: General Craufurd and his light division, with anecdotes, letters from Sir J: Moore, the Duke of Wellington, etc. "His biographer has produced a book which cannot but raise the reputation of the general, and sweep away some of the misconceptions which have existed about him. It also contains some interesting anecdotes about the famous Light Division and its commander. At the same time, we are bound to say that as a piece of literary workmanship it is poor, being somewhat prolix, and badly arranged, and also being deficient alike in diagrams and an index. Still we accept the biography with gratitude as a useful mémoire pour servir.' Athenæum, Nov. 11. Daniell, G: W: Bishop Wilberforce. leaders of religion.) (English "On the whole a satisfactory addition to the series." -Athenæum, Nov. 14. Devon, P. The fountain of youth; by Erasmus Dawson. "With all its faults and shortcomings, the fountain of youth is one of the ablest and most entertaining stories of adventure which has been published for a year or two past. That touch of what a French critic of M. Jules Verne paradoxically calls the magic of the possible-impossible enhances its fascination."- Academy, Sept. 5. Donaldson, T. L. Collection of examples of doorways from ancient buildings in Greece and Italy. 1833. Collection of examples of doorways from modern buildings in Italy and Sicily. 1836. Eastwick, Capt. R. W: A master mariner; life and adventures; ed. by H. Compton. (Adventure ser.) "We shall never have a satisfactory autobiography of a seaman till one has been carefully coached by a lit erary gentleman; and then, alas, it is only too proba ble that he will be spoilt. Still, in spite of the deficiencies which were inevitable, Captain Eastwick's life is reasonably good reading." Sat. rev., Oct. 31. Eijnden, R. van., and Willingen, A. van der. Geschiedenis der vaderlandsche schilderkunst sedert de helft der 18e eeuw. 1816-40. 5 v. Estienne, H: Deux dialogues du nouveau langage françois italianizé at autrement desguizé; réimp. sur l'éd. originale et unique 1578 [par A. Bonneau]. 1883. 2 v. Fitzgerald, P. H. Life of James Boswell; his sayings, doings, and writings. 2 v. "Of these volumes, some portions may serve to amuse an idle hour, but they cannot be accepted as a serious addition to the literature bearing on the last century." Academy, Nov. 7. Galerie militaire. [185-?] 2 v. "An admirable contribution to an admirable series. Mr. Hannay not only writes of the sea and things naval with gusto but contrives to transfer that gusto to his readers. Whether he is sketching the organization of the navy in the eighteenth century, setting forth the manners in which Admirals and Captains intrigued for seats in Parliament as a necessary condition for promo. tion, or describing for the ears of landsmen a naval engagement, he always contrives to be interesting. From first to last there is hardly a dull page in the book." Spectator, Oct. 17. Hefner, O. T. von, and others. Stammbuch des book; address before the 19th Century Club of N. Y. City, Jan. 15; with kindred essays. Jackson, Sir G: Naval commissioners, 1660-1760; with historical notices by Sir G: F. Duckett. 1889. Johnston, H: H. Livingstone and the exploration of Central Africa. (The world's great explorers.) "It deals primarily with Livingstone's life-work; and its chief merit is that it fully carries out the purpose of that most useful series which aims at doing 'ample jus. tice to geographical results, while the personality of the explorer is never lost sight of. It has another great merit, that of perfect impartality and an absolutely unbiased treatment of his subject.... It is a work which maintains throughout a high standard of excellence, and which is written in the bright vivacious style characteristic of all Mr. Johnston's works. Vivid truthful descriptions of natural features are of frequent occur. rence."A. II. Keane in the Academy, Nov. 21. Jorgenson, or Jürgensen, Jorgen. The convict king; life and adventures; retold by J. F. Hogan. "Mr. Hogan has epitomized his work on the titlepage, on which he describes Jorgenson a monarch of Iceland, naval captain, revolutionist, British diplomat, continental traveller, explorer, preacher, political prisoner, gambler, expatriated exile, colonist, and consta ble. In all these lie is remarkable. The greater part of the history consists of an autobiography pleasantly written. We can cordially commend this book to old and young; they will find it interesting, amusing, and instructive." - Athenæum, Nov. 7. Knight, F. A. Rambles of a dominie. The skill and art of these essays are unmistakable; not a touch is thrown away, and yet there is no straining after effect." Athenæum, Sept. 12. Knight, W: Philosophy of the beautiful; out lines of the history of aesthetics. (University extension manuals.) "Incidentally, and in criticism of the theories of other thinkers, he allows us a certain insight into his own position. He deprecates the agnostic attitude on the subject, which, as he says, obtains even among ardent upholders of the intuitional doctrine of knowl. edge and morals, holds that the perennial nature of the problem should not deter us from its investigation, and Lacroix, P. Costumes historiques de la France; avec texte descriptif. [1852.] 8 v. Lang, A. Angling sketches. "These essays address themselves to a much wider circle than merely those blessed with piscatorial taste. All lovers of the 'silver Tweed,' and the enchanted land of song and story through which it flows; of the Yarrow and St. Mary's Loch; of Lock Awe; of Ashestiel and the Magician whose memory will never leave it; of Loch Leven in its softer aspects; ... above all, those who adinire incisive canny' humour, and transparent English idiom-all will be pleased with these angling sketches. They are perfectly natural, never overstrained, with the pink of the heather and the blue of the mountain stream colouring every page. Not merely does the author teach his readers how to catch salmon and trout and many of his hints are worth remembering -but every old house or castle, every stream or prospect in the Borders reminds him of legend and song." Academy, Dec. 5. Lehmann, R: C. In Cambridge courts; studies of University life in prose and verse. (Whitefriars lib. of wit and humour.) ... "As the culling does not seem to have been very fas. tidiously done, these 'studies' present striking contrasts of colour. Some of the contents are amusing, and a few things are decidedly clever." Athenæum, Nov. 14. Le Roux de Lincy, A. J: V:, and Tisserand, L. M. Paris et ses historiens aux 14e et 15e siècles; documents et écrits originaux. 1867. Lissagaray, P. Les huit journées de mai [1871]; derrière les barricades. 1871. Lynch, A. Modern authors; a review and a fore cast. 4 ... "His book is a proposal towards introducing new principles of criticism." Mr. Lynch is not only dull himself, he is the cause of dullness in others, and to read his book would handicap a grig, however notorious for hilarity, it would diminish the proverbial jollity of a post-boy, it would make Robert Elsmere' seem as friv. olous as Gyp. We turn from 'Modern authors' under a leaden oppression, which even · Tristram Shandy' cannot alleviate." — Sat. rev., Aug. 29. Lyon, I. W. Colonial furniture of New England in the 17th and 18th centuries; illust. Lyttleton, E:, and others. Thirteen essays on education; by members of the 13. "These essays have a charm from their complete independence of one another... These arrows of the chace,' as they are called in the preface fly about at vaOne rious game, including the archers themselves, subject, strange to say -the growth of athletic and sporting influence till all other interests will soon need concealment or apology is wholly untouched by any of these arrows.... These essays cannot perhaps be called brilliant; but they are certainly not devoid of the cour age that befits men who are prepared to gather, thirteen in number, for their symposia. Athenæum, Dec. 26. Madden, R: R. Memoirs chiefly autobiographical, 1798-1886; ed. by T: M. Madden. "Few men have ever seen so much of the world, mingled in more stirring scenes, or with persons of greater eminence, or accomplished a larger share of useful, permanent work than that brave old man whose Maillard, O. Hist. de la passion de Jésus-Christ; comp. en 1490, pub. en 1828 comme monument de la langue franç.; avec notice, etc., par [E.] G. Peignot. 2e éd. 1835. Martin, H. F., Lady. On some of Shakespeare's female characters; Ophelia, Portia, Desdemona, Juliet, Imogen, Rosalind, Beatrice, Hermione. New ed. "We would we could persuade the author to a little further enlargement to this book, which many others have urged upon her consideration."- Sat. rev., Nov. 21. Matthews, J. B. With my friends; tales told in partnership; with an introd. essay on collaboration. "Mr. Brander Matthews's power of adaptability and self-effacement are only less admirable than his amiability. All the stories in this volume satisfy his own requirement for a good joint work. Each one, to use his own simile, resembles a chemical compound, and not a mechanical mixture. A story, called The docu. ments in the case,' written with Mr. Bunner, and one called Edged tools,' written with Mr. Pollock, seem to us to be on the whole the most successful in the volume. They have absolutely nothing in common, except that dramatic quality which is always present in Mr. Brander Matthews's work, and therefore, they exhibit very well his versatility." -Sat. rev., Oct. 31. Meleager. Fifty poems; with a tr. by W. Headlam. 1890. Michel, E. Les musées d'Allemagne; Cologne, Munich, Cassel. 1886. Modes de Paris. [Colored plates from Le follet and Le petit courrier des dames.] 5 sept. 1834-30 juin 1839. 3 v. Montesquieu, C: de S., baron de la Brède et de. Persian letters; tr., with notes and memoir, by J: Davidson. 2 v. "Its satire is as much superior to that of Sterne as its humour is inferior, and it has a philosophical subtlety and insight to which the famous work of the York preb. endary makes no pretence. A Parisian edition with etchings by M. Ed. de Beaumont, engraved by M. E. Boilvin has been followed in these volumes. Very tasteful, light, and elegant are these etchings now reproduced. Mr. Davidson's translation is readable and agreeable."- Athenæum, Dec. 26. Murray, R. W. South Africa from Arab domina tion to British rule. "A rather incoherent collection of essays on the ancient discoveries and modern colonization of South Af rica, mainly directed to showing that the Portuguese ought to be turned out, bag and baggage. In point of fact, the most interesting chapter in the book is that which is made up of copious extracts from the early Portuguese pioneers, and the early maps which illus trate them." Spectator, Jan. 9. Nicholas, J. W. The house of mystery. [2d ed.] "While it is in itself only one shilling shocker it con tains the concentrated essence of half a dozen of those delightful productions." — Academy, Aug. 29. On Surrey hills; by a son of the marshes; [ed. by J. A. Owen]. "It is the excellence of a son of the marshes. That he is equally successful in observing and delineating nature, while, without any laboured word-painting, a line or two of simple yet poetic description testify to his ap [Feb. 8, 1892 preciation of rural beauty. If reading this volume by a man with eyes has no other effect than to show what stores of interest and strange learning lie everywhere around us, it will have succeeded in brightening many a dull district, and cheering many a duller existence, as they seemed in former days to those with no eyes." Athenæum, Nov. 7. Oxley, W. Modern Messiahs and wonder workers, and the sects that have arisen thereon. 1889. Paravicini, Mrs. F. de. Early history of Balliol College. "It is hard to over-praise the perfect simplicity of Mrs. de Paravicini. Resolutely eschewing the superfluous, she has narrated with careful accuracy, and with rational sympathy, the chief incidents in the Catholic and medieval history of Balliol. A minute study of the book brings to light far more information than one Paris. Bureau de la Ville. Registres des délibérations, 1499-1588; éd. et ann., t. 1, 4 par F. Bonnardot, t. 2 par A. Tuetey, t. 3 par P. Guérin. 1883-88. 4 v. Perrens, F. T. Etienne Marcel, prévot des marchands, 1354-58. 1874. Pierce, G: W. Life romance of an algebraist. Pococke, R:, Bp. Tour in Ireland, 1752, with introd., etc., by G. T. Stokes. "Pococke made various tours through the land of his adoption, always with the inquiring mind and watchful, observing eye of the true traveller. He literally rode round Ireland in quest of knowledge. On horseback he traversed all the maritime countries, starting from Dublin and returning to Dublin. It is the record of that journey which lies before us. It deals exclusively with the social condition of the island."Spectator, Sept. 19. ... Pollard, A. W. Last words on the history of the title-page; with notes on colophons, and fac-similies of title-pages. "No one can take up Mr. Pollard's book without being struck by the beauty of its printing and illustrations, and it is paying a high, though just, compliment to the author to say that the matter of the book is fully equal to its appearance, for it is evidently the work of a scholar who has been at pains to acquire all possible informa. tion on his subject. The whole book is certainly pleasant reading, and the more the reader knows of the subject the more he will appreciate it." - Athenæum, Jan. 9. ... Q., pseud. for A. T: Quiller-Couch. The blue vilions. pa "We have here a few clearly.cut characters, many exciting episodes, and some fresh breath from the his toric past of England; but the details are over elabo rated, especially at the beginning, and the story scarcely maintains its interest to the close. What he imag. ines whether in humanity or nature that he sees clearly; and he can describe it in pure English, which is as free from affectation as it is from vulgarity. In the mere matter of language we know no story teller of today who is his equal."— Academy, Jan. 9. The Warwickshire Avon; illust. by A. Par sons. "The author begins his pilgrimage at Naseby Field. He follows the course of the stream, describing as he goes, and having the work of his pen ably seconded by the pencil of his collaborateur. The book is al together a pleasant one." Quatremère de Quincy, A. C. · Spectator, Oct. 31. De l'architecture égyptienne, considérée dans son origine, ses principes, et son gout, et comparée à l'architecture grecque. 1803. Reiset, G. A. H., comte de. Modes et usages au temps de Marie Antoinette; livre-journal de Mme. Eloffe, marchande de modes de la reine. 1885. 2 v. Robinson, Sir J. C: The early Portuguese school of painting; with notes on the pictures at Viseu and Coimbra ascribed to Gran Vasco; extr. from the Fine arts quarterly rev. [1866.] Robinson, J: R., and Hunter, H. Life of Robert Coates, known as "Romeo" and "Diamond" Coutes, the "amateur of fashion." "As Romeo Coates, Cock-a-doodle-doo Coates, and the fashionable amateur, his name is still heard of, though the title he himself elected to bear, the Philanthropic Amateur, is all but forgotten. Stage chroniclers have been grudging in dealing with his claims, and some have even been encountered so ungenerous as to hint that his philanthropy was a sham, and that, whatever might be the worth of his diamonds, the gems of his conduct were paste. No such opinion will be possible to those who study, as it deserves to be studied, the biography of Romeo Coates.". -Sat. rev., Oct. 10. Salmon, P: Les demandes faites par le roi Charles Vi touchant son état et le gouvernement de sa personne; avec les réponses; pub., avec des notes hist., par G: A. Crapelet. 1833. Sanborn, F. B: Dr. S: G. Howe, the philanthropist. (American reformers.) Scherer, E. Essays on English literature; tr. [with critical introd.] by G: Saintsbury. "Had this volume been published for the first time in an English translation with no author's name on the title page, and with the omission of a few references which are accidental betrayals of nationality, even a shrewd insular reader might easily persuade himself that the voice was that of one of his own countrymen. In Scherer's methods, in the canons which he implicity ac cepts as axioms or postulates, and, most of all, in that pervading tone which is at once more impressive and more elusive than style itself, there is something most delightfully and surprisingly familiar; and with the possible exception of Guizot, there is no recent French writer with whom we feel more quickly and thoroughly at home. This volume will win for its translator and editor the hearty gratitude of every lover of letters." Academy, Dec. 5. - Shakespeare, W: Leopold Shakespere; the works in chronological order, from the text of Prof. Delius; with introd. by F: J. Furnivall. [1882.] Sigaux, J. La mandoline. "N'est-il pas vrai que cela fait passer un petit frisson dans le dos? Or une nouvelle qui fait passer un frisson dans le dos est bonne, soyez en certains; j'ai trouvé celle-là dans un volume de M. Jean Sigaux avec une douzaine d'autres qui la valent, sans lui ressembler; souvenirs de voyage, impressions de guerre, fantaisies subtiles, histoires d'amour." - Revue bleue, 29 août. Sobko, N. Catalogue illustré de la section des beaux-arts à l'Exposition Nationale de Moscou, 1882; avec notices biog. ; [en rus. et en fr.]. 1882. Spitzer, F. La collection Spitzer, antiquité, moyenâge, renaissance. Vol. 3. "The third volume of this admirable catalogue exhibits no falling away from the excellence of the preceding volumes. The beauty and fidelity of reproduc tion displayed by the chromolithographs that illustrate it, together with the research and completeness of the various essays and descriptions merit the warmest praise." Sat. rev., Nov. 14. Steenstra, P. H. The being of God as unity and trinity. Stuart, J: Sculptured stones of Scotland. 185667. 9 v. (Spalding Club.) Toepffer, R. Histoire de M. Cryptogame; 201 dessins. [1850.] Trémaux, P: Parallèles des édifices anciens et modernes du continent africain; avec notices. [1858?] Wall, J. C: Tombs of the kings of England; illust. "The illustrations are excellent, and there is a great deal of interesting matter. The author has laboured hard to collect his materials. Wherever he has been assisted by Dean Stanley, who seems to have searched all the Royal graves at Westminster to satisfy his curiosity, and by Dean Kitchin who has done the same at Winchester to settle doubts, he is full, interesting, and accurate. But he started on his quest without the necessary knowledge of history and medieval art, or critical training. In consequence, his book is sadly marred." Spectator, Jan. 2. Watts, H: E: Life of Miguel de Cervantes. (Great writers.) "It was fitting that Mr. Watts should be asked to write this brief biography of Cervantes, since there is probably no living Englishman more competent for the task. A number of interesting topics are suggested by Mr. Watts's little volume, which deserves to be read by every one who has humour enough to enjoy Don Quixote,' and who is likely to confess that he has not?" Spectator, Nov. 28. Weyman, S. J. The story of Francis Cludde. "Mr. Weyman has a pretty invention in the matter of plots, fights, perils, and hair's breadth escapes; and as his style has the vivacity and business-like directness which best befits a tale of adventure, the story is capi. tal reading." ." - Academy, Jan. 2. Wilkinson, Rev. J: F. questions of today.) Mutual thrift. (Social "Mr. Wilkinson's book gives evidence of careful study and a large acquaintance, under some of their asWithout pects, with the matters of which it treats. pretending to the philosophic breadth and completeness of treatment of Dr. Baernreither's admirable volume on English associations of workingmen,' Mr. Wilkin. son's more portable work contains much practical information, and should be useful to many readers, were it only by bringing down to date the facts of the subject. But without for one moment impugning his absolute good faith, a certain discrimination must be exercised in accepting his conclusions, and sometimes his statements of fact."Spectator, Nov. 28. Wingate, Maj. F. R. Mahdiism and the Egyptian Sudan. - he has even "Major Wingate has not attempted modestly disclaimed the composition of a literary history of the strange, and in part most thrilling events he describes. He has simply set down the facts which he has ascertained from his position in connexion with the Egyptian Intelligence Department, with the advantage of his military knowledge to arrange and order them; and he has done this in a quite invaluable manner midway in fullness between the almost intoler able prolixity of the ordinary staff history, and the necessary compression of the ordinary general chronicle. As always happens in an honestly-written history, the facts speak trumpet-tongued for themselves." - Sat. rev., Oct. 31. Abbot, E., and others. The fourth Gospel; evidences external and internal of its Johannean authorship; essays. Adams, W: D. With poet and player; essays on literature and the stage. "Shows not only much reading and admirable taste, but the qualities of reflectiveness and of happy expres. sion. Indeed, our only complaint is that every essay is too short. The writer touches and does not probe." -Academy, Nov. 14. Allen, G., in full, C: G. Blairfindie. Dumaresq's daughter; a novel. "There are no superfluous people in the story. All the characters have necessary parts and fill them wellinsomuch that one will want to renew one's acquain tance with them by a second reading." Academy, Nov. 14. Allen, G: W: Things to come; essays towards a fuller apprehension of the Christian idea. Atkinson, P. Elements of dynamic electricity and magnetism. Auger, H. N: J. Mémoires inédits, 1810-69. "Auteur dramatique et romancier, Auger, dans ses 'Mémoires,' s'occupe beaucoup plus de ses contemporains que de ses œuvres : il y fait défiler toutes les célébrités artistiques, littéraires et politiques de son temps, et les bourre d'anecdotes piquantes, non seulement sur la société française, mais encore sur la société russe et la société italienne, que l'auteur fréquenta au cours de ses voyages." Le livre, mars. Barrie, J. M. The little minister. "The writer has lost none of his raciness; he thinks in the old Doric as ever. Extracts give a very inefficient sample of the bouquet, the peat-reek, of the text. There is no falling off in grim humour." - Athenaum, Nov. 14. "The sum of the impressions which it makes on me may be briefly stated. It is a novel full of happy traits of Scotch character; it contains some touching scenesthe love between the Little minister and his motherthe old woman going to the poor house — the loyal small child of the drunken weaver; the landscapes are deftly touched. But when it comes to the story, my power of credulity, which is huge, is staggered, and declines to do its office. The picture of a dissenting minister's life, of the microscopic eyes on him, of the tattling devotees, of the aversion to paraphrases, is all as good as it can be, and possibly true, certainly entertaining. It is an extremely proud feat for Mr. Barrie to have brought Scotch novels into vogue." Andrew Lang in the Lond. illust. news, Dec. 5. Bascom, J: The new theology. Bastard, G. Paris qui roule; avec dessins de Tiret-Bognet. 2e éd. 1889. Baudry de Saunier, L. Histoire générale de la vélocipédie; préface de J: Richepin. 4e éd. "Contains more than 150 illustrations from old engravings and English and French caricatures of velocipedes, as well as drawings of similar vehicles used during the last three centuries." Baumbach, R. Tales from wonderland; tr. by H. B. Dole. (Camelot ser.) Bernheim, H. Hypnotism; suggestion, psychothérapie; études nouvelles. Berty, A. Topographie historique du vieux Paris; rev., annot., et complétée par L. M. Tisserand. T. 3-5. 1876-87. 3 v. Björnson, B. In God's way; a novel; tr. by E.. Carmichael. Blind, M. Dramas in miniature. "A book of poetry that is welcome and delightful. The worthy work of an earnest, true hearted, unaffected student of human nature."- Academy, Dec. 12. Boulmier, J. Estienne Dolet, sa vie, ses œuvres, son martyre. 1857. Briggs, R. A. Bungalows and country residences; designs and examples of recently executed works. "Mr. Briggs has shown by some of his plates that he can do good work when he has a fair chance. He asks in his preface, What is a bungalow? and he does not supply a clear answer; but we gather from what he says that it is something between a house and a booth, and that it can only be built by dodging the by-laws of local boards, and for the safety of adjoining property, it should be placed at least thirty feet from the boundary of its site. By dint of clever sketching Mr. Briggs can make the outside of such a thing look picturesque enough on paper; but an attempt to draw an interior betrays at once the poverty and hollowness of the whole affair." Athenæum, Jan. 16. Browning, O. Life of Bartolomeo Colleoni, of Anjou and Burgundy. Brutails, J: A: Etude sur la condition des populations rurales du Roussillon au moyen âge. 1891. Butcher, S: H: Some aspects of Greek genius. "Here is a scholar, by common report one of the best teachers of Greek in the world, who can show us in admirably clear and unpedantic English what Greek poets thought and felt, what Greek citizens and statesmen aimed at, what is the relation between a play of Sophocles and a play of Shakespeare. Nay, he can almost if not quite, simplify to the general public the abstruse expression of Aristotle's theories on art and poetry."- Academy, Jan. 30. Castro, L. de. Le Brésil vivant. 3e éd. Chambers, G: F: Pictorial astronomy for general readers. Champeaux, A. de. Dictionnaire des fondeurs, ciseleurs, modeleurs en bronze, etc. 1886. Charles II. King Charles the 2nd and the Cogans of Coaxdon manor; a missing chapter in the Boscobel extracts; ed. by a fellow of the Soc. of Antiquaries. Clarke, Rev. H: W: History of tithes. "Its array of facts and figures and solemn parade of learning are likely to procure for it a respect to which it has no claim. We doubt if the champions of Church defence are always wise in the arguments they select; but if those arguments are to be demolished it can only be by writers more learned and less intolerant than Mr. Clarke. To dismiss your opponents as 'foolish writers' when they are undoubtedly right in an assertion is to substitute clamour for argument and to confess the weakness of your own cause.” — Athenæum Oct. 24. Clédat, L. Rutebeuf. (Les grands écrivains fr.) Cobban, J. M. The horned cat. Collé, C: Journal et mémoires sur les hommes de lettres, les ouvrages dramatiques, et les événements mémorables, 1748-72. Nouv. éd., augm.; avec une introd., etc., par H. Bonhomme. 1868. 3 v. Collins, J: C. Illustrations of Tennyson. "The spirit in which Mr. Collins enters on his work is excellent, and what he writes is throughout distinguished by fine scholarship, if not by that very different thing, fine criticism. As an incentive to the study of all poetry, Mr. Collins's book has very real value. His examination of the principles of good taste as exemplified in Virgil and Tennyson, obliges us to more careful and beneficial study of these masters of poetic art; and far below Virgil as he places our Laureate, his analysis of Tennyson's method, and the community of their expression, at least commands recognition of the modern poet as a classic for whatever time the English tongue is spoken." - Spectator, Dec. 12. |