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Poole, S. L. Sir R: Church, commander-in-chief of the Greeks in the war of independence. Reid, T: W. The life, letters, and friendships of R: Monckton Milnes, 1st Lord Houghton. 2 v.

"An excellent and most entertaining book about one of the kindest of men. Lord Houghton is allowed by his biographer to tell his own tales, and right well he tells them; and the volumes which would seem to need no lightening, are further brightened by some amusing letters from other persons. Among the

matters which do not concern Lord Houghton, but which are of interest in themselves are many sayings of Carlyle, and one most characteristic letter of the Duke of Wellington, almost as good in its way as the famous ones about the Field Marshall's braces or about the ashes of Napoleon Buonaparte.' It is high praise, but deserved to say that Houghton's old friends will be satisfied with this book, and that those who did not know him, or had but a mere acquaintance with him, will read it feeling it to be fair and truthful, and by reading it will have their opinion of the man, if they have formed one, raised," Athenæum, Dec. 6.

Renan, J. E.

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Histoire du peuple d'Israel. 3e

"One of the most remarkable features of the present volume is the character of Jeremiah, sketched in colossal outline by M. Renan with all his old realism. The strength of the illustrious author lies in recalling to life a history not only dead, but, for the majority of us, buried beneath traditional misinterpretation. In his pages the dry bones of the vanished actors live. They also, as the reader will discover, speak, and with a message wholesome for these times." - Athenæum, Dec.13. Riis, J. A. How the other half lives; studies among the tenements of New York. Robertson, J: D. A glossary of dialect and ar

chaic words used in the county of Gloucester; ed. by Lord Moreton. (Eng. Dial Soc.) Saint-Georges d'Armstrong, T: de. Principes généraux du droit international public; de l'utilité de l'arbitrage. Tome 1. Salamon, L: de, Bp. de St. Flour. Mémoires iné

dits de l'internonce à Paris pendant la Révolution, 1790-1801; avant-propos, introd., etc., par l'abbé Bridier.

Stephens, F: G. Memorials of William Mulready. (Illust. biog. of the great artists.)

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"Mr. Stephen's acquaintance with the subject is authoritative, and his volume deserves to be welcomed with as much warmth as though it appeared in a larger and more important form. The present Life might might be considered final if the stiff and tortured style of the author did not make it probable that some one will be tempted in the future to say agreeably what he has now said accurately but not attractively."— Sat. rev., Feb. 7.

Stevenson, R. L: Ballads.

Contents. The song of Rahéro. The feast of famine. Ticonderoga.

"There is not one of these ballads which does not leave the reader with a sense of disappointment, or even of want. And yet now and then Mr. Stevenson seems to pass from the mere vivid narrator of life and action into the poet. Only he never sustains the poetic glow for very long together; and what is more, he never binds the whole ballad together by the significance (romantic or otherwise) which he gives to its whole drift and the impression it leaves behind. The song of Rahéro' is fine poetry, and the passage describing the pause before the burst of the hurricane is worthy of Scott, or even of Homer; but then, there is very little, perhaps nothing else, in the book equal to it. For the most part Mr. Stevenson is content with the outward adventure he describes, and passes over the motives and passions of men so lightly, that there is no wholeness, no singleness of conception in the ballads."- Spectator, Jan. 3.

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A child's garden of verses.

Strettell, G: W. Teneriffe; personal experiences of the island as a health resort.

"This sensible little book is written to correct the exaggerations which treat the climate of the Canaries, and especially of Teneriffe as a specific in all cases of consumption. All invalids going to Teneriffe should read it: it is not addressed to the general tourist."Academy, Feb. 14.

Summer, W: G. Alexander Hamilton. of America.)

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Theuriet, A. Le bracelet de turquoise. (La nouvelle collection.)

"La lecture du Bracelet de turquoise' m'a prouvé une fois de plus l'immoralité réelle des romans préten. dus moraux."— Le livre, 8 sept.

Thomas, C. The Cherokees in pre-Columbian times. (Fact and theory papers.)

Thompson, D. G. The philosophy of fiction in literature; an essay.

"Mr. Thompson shows himself well acquainted with modern criticism, but his book is spoiled by the constant emphatic enunciation of truisms with the air of a man Spectator, disburdening himself of weighty truths."

Jan. 24.

Tiedeman, C. G. The unwritten constitution of the U. S.; a philosophical inquiry into the fundamentals of American constitutional

law.

Toy, C. H. Judaism and Christianity; a sketch of the progress of thought from Old Testament to New Testament.

Tuttle, H. Religion of man, and ethics of science. Upton, Mrs. H. T. Our early presidents, their wives and children; from Washington to Jackson.

"A work of considerable research, the family treas. ures in the way of correspondence, portraits, jewels, and other heirlooms having been freely drawn upon.

The book appears to be thorough, authentic, and useful both for the reading matter and the illustrations." Nation, Jan. 15.

Verne, J. Cæsar Cascabel; tr. by A. Estoclet.

"One of the most entertaining of his improbable stories. It narrates the comical and distressing adventures of Cascabel, a showman and his family troupe on their homeward trip to France from California via Behring Strait. Admirably translated."- Literary world,

Jan. 17.

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Verner, Capt. W. The first British Rifle Corps. Wallace, W. Life of Arthur Schopenhauer.

"There is much in the volume which makes one wish the biographer could have been a little more sympathetic with his subject, and wonder why he should have cared to depict a man with whose most characteristic thought Of he appears to have hardly anything in common. the way in which the writer gradually unfolds his picture of the man one can speak in the main with cordial approval. He makes his book a true Life, 'and though he attempts to supply the reader with an idea of Schopenhauer's main writings, he does not allow the exposition of these to stifle the interest in the personalty of the author." - Athenæum, Jan. 31.

Waterhouse, C: H. Insignia vitæ; or, Broad principles and practical conclusions; five essays on life and character.

Weyman, S. J. The House of the Wolf; a ro

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Allen, C: G. B. The great taboo.

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"A study of savage superstition in which the central idea of the 'taboo' is surrounded with an elaborate ritual of ceremony and worship in which cannibalism has an important part.... The great taboo,' is a very clever story."- Spectator, Dec. 6. Antient drolleries. No. 1. Cobbes prophecies. 1614, repr. in fac-simile by C. Prætorius, with pref. by A. H. Bullen. Archaic rock inscriptions; an account of the cup and ring markings on the sculptured stones of the old and new worlds.

Arnold, Sir E. The light of the world; or, The great consummation.

"Of course, it is not impossible that in the hands of a very great poet such Oriental type might be made convincing; but, meanwhile, it is no disparagement of Sir Edwin Arnold to say that he has failed where none of his contemporaries could well have succeeded. I have endeavoured to measure his work by the great standards of poetic aim- such an attempt challenges no less a consideration, Sir Edwin Arnold would ask no less -but, judged by the smaller ideal of mere literary workmanship, there is, within the broad failure, much of charming and strenuous success, many varied pic. tures, beautiful lines; and strongly expressed thought," -Academy, Mar. 28.

Asiatic journal and monthly register for British India and its dependencies. Vol. 1-8. 181619. 8 v.

Bardoux, A. Etudes sur la fin du 18e siècle; La

comtesse Pauline de Beaumont. 1889.

Barker, E: H. Wayfaring in France.

"It seems to us that Mr. Barker has the ideal spirit of a traveller, though he would hardly call himself by such an ambitious name. In his own language he is 'a tramp.' ... He is, in truth, a genuine tourist, who, having fol lowed excellent advice, and left himself at home-that is, all the strictly English, prejudiced, super-civilised part of himself-sets out wandering without any special theory or object... He travels to see the country, to make acquaintance with the people, to enjoy life, and air, and exercise, and natural beauty, old churches, old inns, the humourous talk of peasants. Thus, he comes to know the Landes, the Camargue, the Alps of Dauphiné, the wild Breton coast, the forest-clad hills of Alsace, with every flower and tree, and animal, each variety of lingering costume, of peasant character. The book is the daily chronicle of nine short tours, one hardly more delightful than another."- Spectator, Dec. 20.

Bellermann, C. F: Uber die ältesten christlichen Begräbnisstätten und besonders die Katakomben zu Neapel mit ihren Wandgemälden.

1839.

Besant, W. For faith and freedom. 2 v. Bikelas, D. Seven essays on Christian Greece; tr. by John, Marquis of Bute; repr. from the Scottish review. "An interesting volume." Boileau Despréaux, N: Correspondance [avec] Brossette; pub. par A: Laverdet; introd. par J. G. Janin. 1858.

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-Athenæum, Nov. 29.

Browne, G: L. Nelson; [his] public and private life as told by himself, his comrades, and his friends.

"Nelson's own letters and despatches are as good to read as ever, and a life of him which should be literature would be welcome. But instead we have had a series of book-making mostly done with paste and scissors. Our complaint is that this volume is an incomplete collection of evidence than which nothing in this world is more unsatisfactory." - Sat. rev., Nov. 29.

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Butterworth, H. The log school-house on the Columbia; a tale of the pioneers of the great Northwest.

Cambridge tribune. Cambridge, 1630-90; a souvenir.

Campbell, H.. Anne Bradstreet and her time. Chambrun, A., marq. de. Droits et libertés aux Etats-Unis, leurs origines et leurs progrès. Chevalier, C. U. J., l'abbé. Repertorium hymnologicum; catalogue des chants, hymnes, etc., en usage dans l'église latine depuis les origines. Ir fasc. 1889.

Claretie, A. A. dit J. Puyjoli.

"Publié dans un journal, il y a dix ans, ce roman parait pour la première fois en volume; il vient à l'heure où le public, las des ennuyeux, même de ceux qui ont du talent; enervé des inventaires de sentiments et des descriptions de mobiliers, recommence à implorer des récits." Revue bleue, 24 jan.

Clerke, A. M.. The system of the stars.

"The immense advance of knowledge during the last quarter of a century has never been more strikingly exemplified than in the history of researches in sidereal astronomy. We, therefore, welcome the appearance of a book which renders the results of these labours accessible to those who are not specialists in the science. Nowhere have we seen a better summary of the results obtained, or clearer statements of the problems already solved, and those still more numerous ones which yet await solution.... There are very few inaccuracies or omissions." Sat. rev., Jan. 10.

Copner, J. The faith of a realist.
Dame, L. L. Typical elms and other trees of Mas-
sachusetts; introd. chapter by O. W.
Holmes; plates by H: Brooks.

"The plates represent upwards of fifty of the largest elms and oaks, many of them celebrated in history and poetry." Literary world, 17 jan.

Emerson, P: H: Wild life on a tidal water; the adventures of a house-boat and her crew; with app., Breydon Water past and present, by R. F. Harmer; illust.

"Mr. Emerson succeeds in suggesting a lively impression of a pleasurable sojourn in the wild flats and water ways around Great Yarmouth. It is a very frank recital. Afloat or ashore, fishing or painting, the two artists find their time fully occupied, as the interesting record of their observation shows." - Saturday rev., Dec. 6. Exquemelin, A. O. Buccaneers and marooners of America; an account of the adventures of certain notorious freebooters of the Spanish Main. New illust. ed.; ed. by H. Pyle. Fisher, A. T:, Maj. Through the stable and saddle-room.

"So much has been written about the horse and his household arrangements, which is either rubbish or too technical to be comprehended by any save experts who require no teaching, that it is really delightful to meet with a treatise which is at once elaborate and simple, so simple that even the altogether ignorant those who know absolutely nothing about horses and stables,' for whose behoof the author professes to have written, cannot fail to understand every word of doctrine, whilst those who have spent their lives in the stable may learn from every chapter." Sat. rev., Dec. 13.

Forrest, R. E. The touchstone of peril; a novel of Anglo-Indian life; with scenes during the mutiny. 1886. (Franklin Sq. lib.) Gaulot, P. La vérité sur l'expédition du Mexique d'après les documents inédits de E. Louet; Fin d'empire.

Gerard, E. Bis.

"There is a good deal of humour in the collection of short stories. Elias of Blotatyn,' and 'Magda's cow' have their locality in Poland. Two robbers' has a Germanic flavour, and deals with the period known as once upon a time.' A modern German romance 'Grey fur,' is very idyllic, while His uncle and her grandmother, in which the accidental transposition after death of a devout and nervous old lady, and a furious military despot leads to consequences neither could have foreseen, concludes the volume with a strong flavour of farce." - Athenæum, Dec. 13.

Gordon, J. A successful man.

"It is little more than an elaborate sketch, and the delight of the performance lies perhaps more in its reserve of possibilities than in its actual achievement.". Critic, Jan. 31.

Gould, S. B. Urith; a tale of Dartmoor.

"Given the wild, untutored, ungovernable natures of the moormen and moormaids two hundred years back, the smouldering fires of passion and will, hatreds descending from father to child, and violent conflicts of ri val lovers of both sexes, it is easy to understand that Mr. Baring-Gould has been able to create a strong interest, and to maintain it at a high pitch. There is perhaps no more careful or vigorous delineator of rough archaic types; and Urith' contains some of its author's best work in this respect." - Athenæum, Feb. 28. Graham, W: Socialism new and old. (Internat. sci. ser.)

"An excellent volume, partly historical and partly descriptive. The book is most fair; indeed, fairness is its leading characteristic. A valuable book, much

wanted in this country, where we have had to rely of late upon foreign publications upon the subject, or upon those coming from hands distinctly socialistic." Athenæum, Dec. 20.

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"A spirited and highly enjoyable book. About everything that one could reasonably expect to learn about Japanese life from an outside point of view is here told."- Literary world, Jan. 31. Gronlund, L. Our destiny; the influence of so

cialism on morals and religion; an essay in ethics.

Guppy, H: B. Homes of family names in Great Britain.

Hart, A. B. Introduction to the study of federal government.

Hill, G. With the Beduins; a narrative of journeys and adventures in unfrequented parts of Syria; illust.

"Mr. Hill is modest, and his volume gives the public as much as he promises in the preface, and something The book records nothing that is new, but enables the reader to form a good idea of what the Bedouin Arabs are like.". Athenæum, Dec. 6.

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Hornung, E. W: A bride from the Bush.

"A fresh and pleasant story by a new writer.
Brightly told." Athenaum, Nov. 1.

Hunt, Mrs. M. Our grandmother's gowns; illust.
by G: R. Halkett. [1884.]
Jacobs, J. English fairy tales; illust. by J: D.
Batten.

"From first to last, almost without an exception, these stories are delightful. There are old friends among them which never can appear too often, there are others with which we have hitherto only had a bowing acquain tance, and there are one or two which are entirely new." -Athenæum, Nov. 1.

Johnston, R: M. Widow Guthrie; a novel. Keary, C: F. The Vikings in Western Christendom, 789-888.

"Full of learning, and exhibits an intimate acquaintance with the original authorities for the history of the period with which it is concerned. Mr. Keary has not been content simply to record events; he has shown their relation to one another, and their connexion with the circumstances which affected the characters and ideas of the men of his period. In a word, he has written as a philosophic historian, not as a mere compiler from chronicles, As his success in another branch of literature led us to expect, his book is brightened by imaginative talent; it is evident that he is familiar with many of the places of which he has to speak."— Sat. rev., Jan. 3.

Khush-hal Khan Khatak. Afghan poetry of the 17th century; being selections from [his] poems; with trans. and introd.; ed. by C. E: Biddulph.

"Chief, warrior, and poet Khush-Hal Khan Khatak was a man of exceptional talents and energy both of miud and body, and one who, in a more civilized sphere than that in which it was his lot to live and move, would have risen to a position of considerable celebrity.... Independently, however, of poetical selections and translations, the volume contains a grammatical introduction which can scarcely fail to be acceptable to students. It is concise, but practical and well considered."” — Athenæum, Feb. 7.

Kinston, Whitehall, and Goldsboro, (N. C.) expedition, Dec. 1862.

Kipling, R. The light that failed.

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"We think no one can put it down without giving it the hearty word of praise it deserves. We find ourselves carried away by its dash, its humour, its pathos; and our first idea is that here is a bit of true life photographed for us by an experienced hand. But judged by the standard of art such as we understand it we must say that, in our estimation, Mr. Rudyard Kipling has not succeeded in adding to his literary reputation by using a larger canvas. The light that failed' is simply a series of his short, crisp photographs strung together, each excellent, each of high merit; but when united they fail to make a perfect whole."- Spectator, Jan. 31.

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Knight, E: F: Cruise of the "Alerte;" narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad.

"Mr. Knight's well-written volume reminds us of
voyages undertaken when the world was younger and
more romantic.
Like all of his previous works
His ex-

it is full of useful information told in an unpretentious
fashion, and not without much quiet humour.
pedition, considering the size of the vessel and the char-
acter of its crew, was as plucky as any of the early At-
lantic voyages, and is not the less to be admired be-
cause the captain who, though nominally a barrister,
is really a skilled navigator - has exceedingly little to
say regarding the dangers he encountered.
The
book is illustrated by two maps and a number of graphic
sketches."- Athenæum, Jan. 3.

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Knight, W: Essays in philosophy; old and new.

"The essays are clear, exhibit good literary style, possess interest, and above all show a cultivation of social, aesthetic, and intellectual taste." - Nation, Jan. 22. Lacroix, P. Curiosités infernales, par P. L. Jacob bibliophile; diables, bons anges, fées, etc. 1886.

Latham, Rev. H: Pastor pastorum; or, The schooling of the apostles by our Lord. "A life of Christ as original as anything that has ap. peared since Ecce Homo,' and yet eminently sane and judicious." Academy, Dec. 6.

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received. He may be congratulated on having produced a really interesting book, full of instruction for young readers of the New Testament, and from which the veteran student can hardly fail to derive with pleasure some new impressions. He has approached his subject as one who has both practised and studied the art of education, and he writes in the unambitious but telling style of a lecturer who has lessons to teach, and wishes to teach them effectively."- Spectator, Sept. 6. Lipowsky, F. J. Geschichte der Jesuiten in Schwa

ben. 1819. 2 v.

Lucke, J. B. History of the New Haven Grays, 1816-76. 1876.

McCosh, J. The prevailing types of philosophy; can they logically reach reality?

McKay, F: C: Vignettes; real and ideal; stories by American authors.

Mahaffy, Rev. J. P: The Greek world under Ro

man sway; from Polybius to Plutarch. "Another of his penetrating surveys of the inner life and condition of the Greeks. There is no falling off in the interest of the present instalment, no less vivacity, no less sureness of touch, than when the professor treated of the Greeks between Homer and Menander, or traced their thought and their fortunes down to the age of Polybius." Academy, Nov. 29. Malet, L. (pseud. of Mrs. K. Harrison). The wages of sin.

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"The story is not agreeable, nor reposeful. the book is full of strong things, dramatic ideas, powerful descriptions, and it is a pity that as a whole it does not shape better, is not better fused, and, above all things, is not less brusque and unequal in touch." — Athenæum, Jan. 31.

Malleson, Maj.-Gen. G: B. The Indian mutiny of 1857.

"A volume giving in convenient compass and in a readable style the history of that great crisis. Altogether this may fairly be pronounced as the most useful handbook for the Indian Mutiny that has yet been published." Spectator, Jan. 24. Marshall, E. The end crowns all; a life-story. Martel, Mme. la comtesse de, (pseud. Gyp). C'est nous qui sont l'histoire!!!

"A series of extremely bright sketches of real persons in the Opportunist world of Paris - a little cruel, doubtless, far from truthful, but recognizable by the friends of the persons satirized, and laughable to all." -Athenæum, Nov. 8.

Martin, Mrs. A. Home life on an ostrich farm.

"The delightful story of a buoyant temperament, making the best of things, and rising triumphantly su perior to a succession of difficulties. Mrs. Martin has not only much that is interesting to tell, but she tells it with a brightness of style that shows real literary genius. It is an admirable and practical handbook for intending colonists and their wives."- Saturday review,

Dec. 6.

Mitchell, Mrs. E.. H. Forty days in the Holy Land; before and after.

Molesworth, Mrs. The story of a spring morning; and other tales.

"The story is excellent. The short stories that follow complete the volume in a satisfactory way.". Spectator, Oct. 18.

Morel-Fatio, A. L. Etudes sur l'Espagne.

"Of the life of the court and camp, and the salons of the grandees of the reign of Charles III., we have here an excellent picture grouped round the central figures of the Condes Fernan-Nuñez, and the Dukes of Infantado." — Academy, Mar. 21.

Morgan, C. L. Animal life and intelligence.

"A consideration of animal intelligence from the scientific and philosophical standpoint. On the scien

tific side, the author has found it necessary to go back upon a consideration of organic evolution in general, especially in view of the recent work of Weismann, and other biologists."- Mind, Jan.

Morris, W: and Magnusson, E. The Saga library. Vol. 1. Done into English out of the Icelandic.

Contents 1. Howard the halt. The banded men. -Hen Thorir.

"The three Sagas are impressive by their power of descriptive writing. Beyond these three tales, of which the first is by far the best, the editors have done much to make their book interesting. A short preface explains what a saga is, tells us of its various forms, and the meaning of the terms used in it. The style of the translation is excellent." Westminster review, March.

Moser, M., and Rideal, C: F: Stories from Scotland Yard.

"Serjeant Moser, late of the Criminal Investigation Department, tells a number of curious stories of crime, and informs us of the various methods employed by him for finding out the whereabouts of persons wanted by the police."- Spectator, Aug. 30. Nansen, F. The first crossing of Greenland; tr. by H. M. Gepp. 2 v.

"Well written, and well translated, lively beyond the wont of Northern travel literature, excellently provided with maps, and full of illustrations, all of them well chosen. But though much will be fresh to the general reader, the expert in the history of Greenland research, and especially in what has been accomplished within the last twenty or twenty-five years, will fail to dis. cover many facts regarding the physical geography of that huge triangle of ice and snow crossed by Dr. Nansen, with which he is not already familiar." - Athenæum, Dec. 20.

Newman, J: H:

Letters and correspondence during his life in the English Church; with autobiography; ed. by A.. Mozley. 2 v. "These volumes must be regarded as a supplement to the Apologia,' and their direct interest is the additional light they throw on its pages. The main increase of knowledge about Newnian's life consists of an autobiographical memoir running to some seventysix pages, and bringing his life-history up to the summer of 1832, the year preceding the beginnings of the 'Movement.' They tell us of his early home and education. They give interesting details of his college career. Above all, they display him in a more secular aspect, so to speak, than we are accustomed to regard him. There is one thing that comes out in these letters that is explanatory of much. He was a theologian, or rather a theological thinker, but he was not, comparatively speaking, a theological scholar in the sense in which we can apply that term to Döllinger or even to Pusey. Altogether the letters do not impress one with very high ideas of the intellect of the Tractarians. They seem too deeply immersed in the practical details of their schemes. There is scarcely any discussion of principles, or even any distinct con. sciousness of the principles to be fought for." Athenæum, Jan 24.

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Die gegenwärtige Wiederbelebung des Hexenglaubens; mit Anhang über die Quellen und Bearbeitung der Hexenprozesse.

1875.

Parigot, H. Emile Augier.

"It is is not here that any one need look for depreciation of that good writer and great dramatist. Unluckily, the style of his championship is a little Prudhommesque." Sat. rev., Aug. 2.

Paris. Congrès Spirite et Spiritualiste Internat., 1889. Compte rendu.

"Contient, en outre, sous forme d'introduction une his. toire du spiritisme, par M. P. G. Leymarie, des notes sur les travaux spirites et spiritualistes, par M. J. C. Chai

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gneau. Le volume présente en substance non seule. ment le corps de doctrines et la situation du spiritisme, mais encore un résumé de l'enseignement des autres écoles ou sectes de l'occultisme, avec des indications qu'on ne trouve, je crois, réunis que là, sur leur prospérité respective et sur leurs relations entre elles." - Le livre, août.

Exposition Internat. de Blanc et Noir. Catalogue illustré. le, 2e année. 1885-86. 2 v. Payn, J. The word and the will; a novel. 2 v.

"Mr. Payn's story flows with ease, and will not detract from his veteran reputation. There is nothing dull in it, and touches of deft description are frequent." -Athenæum, Sept. 27.

Perry, T: S. History of Greek literature. Phelps, A. My note-book; fragmentary studies in theology and subjects adjacent thereto. Philips, F. C., and Fendall, P. Margaret Byng; a novel.

"Anybody wanting a book to pass an idle hour without either profit or the reverse, and then be forgotten promptly will find Margaret Byng,' though not particularly exciting or probable, yet capable of holding the attention sufficiently for his requirements."- Spectator, Noy. 22. Putnam, J. P. Rambaud, A.

Architecture under nationalism. Russie, avec introd. et notes. T. 1. Contents. Les origines jusqu'à 1748.

"Le présent volume formera l'une des parties les plus intéressantes et les plus importantes de la collection.

L'introduction est un brillant morceau d'histoire, composé avec une rare habilété de main, écrit avec une plume alerte et dans une forme remarquablement attrayante.". Revue bleue, 26 juil.

Reuss, R. Correspondances politiques et chro

niques parisiennes adressées à Christophe Güntzer, 1681-85.

"En 1681, après la capitulation de Strasbourg, Christophe Güntzer, secrétaire de la ville, fut nommé syndic royal et à ce titre chargé de surveiller, au nom de l'Etat, le gouvernement de la cité. Il avait grand intérêt, cela se conçoit, à être renseigné sur tout ce qui se tramait ou se disait à Paris, à la cour et à la ville, sur les négo. ciations diplomatiques et les événements de guerre, aussi bien que sur les faits-divers, les scandales, et les galanteries du jour. Le résident strasbourgeois à Paris, J. Beck et d'autres correspondants plus obscurs, le tinrent au courant; ils rédigèrent pour lui de véritables gazettes à la main,' semblables à celles qu'on a longtemps compilées pour les princes ètrangers." - Revue critique, 25 août.

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Rice,D: H. Protective philosophy; a discussion of the principles of the American protective system as embodied in the McKinley Bill. Riley, J. W. Rhymes of childhood.

The poems, numerous and varied, are genuine, affectionate, and lively, carrying with them the true childlike spirit. The charm of Mr. Riley's juvenile verse is that of his grown-up lyrics truth to wholesome human nature and cheerful study of his environment." Literary world, 31 jan.

Rogers, A. Passion plays; with literal English trans. and vocabulary.

Saintsbury, G:

1780-1860.

Essays in English literature;

"Many of his critical verdicts are so clearly just that it is impossible to imagine their being questioned by any intelligent person, and yet they are often expressed with such freshness that they have much of the stimulation of novelty. At a time when criticism has become so largely irritating and sterile rather than instructive and fruitful, it is no small matter to have an opportunity of reading and profiting by such bright and brave common sense as is to be found in these essays of Mr. Saintsbury's." Academy, Jun 17.

Schindler, H: B. Der Aberglaube des Mittelalters, ein Beitrag zur Culturgeschichte. 1858. Schreiner, O. Dreams.

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"Miss Schreiner's new book will be a surprise, and probably a disappointment to many of her admirers. It is a book of allegories. The allegories of Miss Schreiner are something entirely new; they can be compared only with the painted allegories of Mr. Watts. Written in exquisite prose somewhat less spontane ously simple than the prose of the African Farm,' but with more colour and harmony they have the essensential qualities of poetry, and are indeed, poems in prose. The book is like nothing else in English. Prob. ably it will have no successors, as it has had no fore. runners. Into these allegories Miss Schriener seems to have put the soul of her soul; they express, in the only form possible, that passion for abstract ideas which in her lies deeper than any other. They are profoundly human, yet in no limited sense. Apprehended thus, the allegory may be considered the essence of art, all art being symbol, and allegories themselves pure sym. bols. The message of the book is a word of hope

- ascetic, unrestful hope, born painfully of the brave, acquiescent despair of the earlier book; but still hope. That signifies an advance in intellectual grasp, in intellectual control, and consequently in artistic mastery." Athenæum, Jan. 10.

Shelley, P. B, Address to the Irish people; repr. from the orig. ed. of 1812; ed. by T: J. Wise; with introd. by T. J. Rollston. (Shelley Soc. Pub.)

Smith, C: F. Honorary degrees as conferred in American colleges.

Spence, H: D. M., Dean of Gloucester. Dreamland in history; the story of the Norman dukes; illust. by H. Railton.

"The Dean of Gloucester, with the aid of Mr. Railton's admirable architectural etchings, tells the story of the Dukes of Normandy from the days of Rollo and William of Longswood to the Conqueror, and of their peaceful association with the magnificent abbeys and shrines of Normandy. The second portion of the

volume The story of a Norman Abbey,' is devoted to the ecclesiastical history of Gloucester, and the building of the cathedral." - Sat. rev., Dec. 13.

Steuart, J: A. Letters to living authors.

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"Written with considerable vivacity, and frank criticism. While some of the letters show distinct ap. preciation, and some show it but scantily, probably because the writer distrusts his own powers of deep criticism, the position he assigns to some writers, and the comparisons he makes between others and their works, are hasty, and by no means sound."-Spectator, Jan. 3. Stoddard, R: H: The lion's cub; with other verse. Tucker, G: F. A quaker home.

"The discipline' of the New England Society of Friends is given in full, and their inuer religious life is set forth in a tone of sympathy, but not of advocacy, as if the writer had outgrown its forms, but still loved its spirit.". Literary world, Jan. 31.

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Wright, W: Lectures on the comparative grammar of the Semitic languages. "The study of the comparative grammar of the Semitic languages has hitherto found few votaries. deed, the only general work that can be mentioned is the first part of M. Renan's Histoire générale des langues Sémitiques, 'written more than a third of a century ago, and of which the second part, dealing with the comparative grammar, has never been published. Dr. Wright's work, therefore, fills a lacuna; and it is only to be regretted that in the original of lectures it was impossible to go into much detail or give more than a general survey of the half-dozen languages which make up the group. Professor Robertson Smith deserves the thanks of all scholars for the way in which he has edited the papers committed to his charge." Sat. rev., Sept. 20.

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