Palmer, A. H. Life and letters of S: Palmer; illust. "Even if Palmer had not at last achieved fame, at least among those who know the true value of the word, and who have recognised him as one of our few really great English painters and etchers, the record of his extraordinary patience, his loving study of nature, his humility before this teacher, his kindliness of disposi. tion, and his originality of thought would have made us give a hearty welcome to this Life, in spite of a few fail. ures in its literary form, and its somewhat too great length."-Spectator, Dec. 26. Parke, T: H. My personal experiences in equatorial Africa as medical officer of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. 1891. "We could congratulate Mr. Parke on several things in or about his book-its good temper, its good taste, its exact scientific details without pedantry, and its lively readableness without any attempt at literary art. He has, with much judgment, avoided controversial matter almost whelly... He is equally discreet, but perhaps to those who can see a church by daylight equally luminous, on the causes of Emin's breaking away from his rescuers;' and men of sense will be thankful to him, if lovers of tittle-tattle grumble. But the main subject of his book is the actual business of the expedition, and that large part of it which more directly concerned him as its medical officer. Mr. Stanley cannot be said to have passed lightly over the sufferings of himself and his men; but this present account, delivered without a touch of journalese or lecturese, without any exaggeration of any kind, and with abundant justifica tion of medical detail, is much more appalling.". - Sat. rev., Nov. 14. Philip IV., the fair, of France. Cérémonies des gages de bataille selon les constitutions du roi Philippe; suivies d'instructions sur la maniere dont se doivent faire empereurs, rois, etc., avec les avisemens et ordonnances de guerre; pub. par G. A. Crapelet. 1830. Philips, F. C. More social vicissitudes. 1891. Picton, J. A. Sir James A. Picton; a biography. 1891. ... "His interest centered in his native town. He worked earnestly for her advancement; and his ambition was for local honours. Although the present story will be read with particular interest by Liverpool men and women, it should prove both interesting and instructive to a wider circle. Success such as his is due as much to thriftiness with knowledge as to thriftiness with money."- Academy, Dec. 5. Portal, G. H. My mission to Abyssinia. "Till now there has been no generally acceptable narrative of this important and interesting expedition. Mr. Portal describes his journey, his difficulties with the truculent Ras Alula, his reception by and his negotiations with the king, and his escape from Abyssinia,exceedingly well. We can safely recommend Mr. Portal's book to all classes of readers, and cannot imagine any one who will not be interested in it. He has much to tell, and he tells it well." Academy, Dec. 19. Proctor, T: P. ... Additional burdens upon street railways. 1891. Prou, M. Manuel de paléographie latine et française du 6e au 17e siècle; suivi d'un dictionnaire des abréviations, avec fac-similés. [1891.] Manuel de paléographie; recueil de fac-similés d'écritures du 12e au 17e siècle. "Afin de faciliter l'étude et l'enseignement de la paléographie du moyen âge, M. Prou a réuni en un album des exemples variés de manuscrits et de chartes, dont il a donné une transcription intégrale placée en regard de chaque fac-simile. Tous ces documents sont datés ǝt permettront d'appliquer plus aisément les règles et les principes énoncés dans le manuel." — Feuilleton, 7 nov. Rabbe, F. Shelley; sa vie et ses œuvres. 1887. Renan, J. E. Pages choisies, à l'usage des lycées, etc. 2e éd. 1890. Roberts, M. Land-travel and sea-faring. 1891. "A delightful book. It is one of those rare volumes of light travel and lively colonial adventure which we should lay by for future reading and enjoyment. Mr. Roberts tells us next to nothing that is new, but he has gone through exceptionally rough experiences, and he has the knack of describing them both realistically and dramatically."- Sat. rev., Dec. 26. Robinson, F. M. Hovenden, V. C.; the destiny of a man of action. [1891.] "Miss Mabel Robinson has always been a pleasing writer, but her previous work has hardly prepared us for so strong a novel as Hovenden, V. Č.'"- - Spectator, Dec. 26. Ruskin, J: Poems; ed., in chron. order, with notes, by W. G. Collingwood; with fac-similies and illust. 1891. 2 v. "It is generally admitted that a personal interest is all that can be claimed for the first early literary output of a man of genius, and as regards the particular case before us there is little or nothing in these volumes to modify that opinion.... The illustrations are exquisite reproductions of some of Mr. Ruskin's own sketches. They have been carefully chosen to show his hand at different pe riods, in different materials, and different styles;' and they greatly enhance the letterpress. One is almost tempted to wonder whether Mr. Ruskin might not have been the rival, instead of the mouthpiece, of Turner, had he devoted all his energies to painting. But what a master of prose the world would have lost!" - Athenaum, Dec. 26. St. Laurent, poème anglo-normand du 12e siècle; pub. par W. Söderhjelm. 1888. Slosson, Mrs. A. T. Seven dreamers. 1891. "Stories of crazy or very eccentric people. The de. scriptions of plants, flowers, brooks, and insects are admirable, and there is much careful thought, a great deal of pathos, with not a little humour, in the stories." Sat. rev., Sept. 26. Spanish brothers, The; a tale of the 16th century. 1891. Strutt, J. Complete view of the dress and habits of the people of England, [449-1773] ; illust.; pref. an introd. [on] ancient habits, to the conclusion of the 7th cent. New ed., with notes, by J. R. Planché. 1842. 2 v. Tarducci, F. Vita di Christoforo Colombo. 1885. 2 v. Thibaud, de Marly. Vers sur la mort; [avec Avertissement de D. M. Méon. 1826.] Wiesener, L. Le régent, l'abbé Dubois, et les An glais; d'après les sources britanniques. 1891. Though only the first part of a projected work, has quite enough interest and completeness to make it worth reading for itself. Very great care and pains have evidently been spent upon it. M. Wiesener, if not a great historian, is one of those pioneers whose work is invaluable as a foundation for the work of other people. In a style which, though long and minute, is never tiresome, he brings before us pictures of the po litical state of France, England, and Holland, plainly showing how the Treaty and all that went before it were the result of circumstances. The character ... ... of Dubois, as studied in this book, and the extracts from his lively, excited letter, add life and flavour to the weary ins and outs of a long diplomatic struggle. We heartily recommend M. Weisener's book to all who care for the early eighteenth century, its politics, its manners, and its men."- Spectator, Nov. 7. Wiggin, Mrs. K. D. A summer in a cañon; a California story. Archæological review. Vol. 1-3. 1888-89. 3 v. Barr, Mrs. A. E. H. A rose of a hundred leaves; a love-story; illust. 1891. "The scene is laid in an old country house in the North of England. The story is simple, and the plot has no element of novelty in it, but the characters are very attractive and the tale is exquisitely told in a quaint old-fashioned style that is always interesting, and at times very touching."- Critic, Feb. 13. Barron, L: [1891.] Les fleuves de France; Le Rhône. "M. Barron passe en revue, sans vain étalage d'érudition, toutes les curiosités archéologiques qui méritent d'être counues; il signale, avec une rare science géographique et une extrême sûreté d'informations, les aspects si variés de chaque contrée, ses mœurs particu. fières, ses ressources spéciales au point de vue industriel, agricole, et commercial." Revue bleue, 26 déc. Bazire, E. Manet; illust. 1884. Bingham, S. D. Early history of Michigan; with biographies of state officers, etc. 1888. Biquet, R. Le lai du cor; restitution critique par F. Wulff. [1888?] Bonvalot, G. Across Thibet; a tr. of "De Paris au Tonkin, by C. B. Pitman. 1891. 2 v. " "To M. Gabriel Bonvalot belongs the credit of hav ing traversed an extensive tract of new country in Thi bet and Western China and thus having helped to roll back the mist which still envelopes some highly interesting parts of Asia."- Athenæum, Jan. 30. Boyd, A. K. H. Twenty-five years of St. Andrews, 1865-90. Vol. 1. "Here he is mellowed from his old Country parson' days, quite as chatty as before, quite as capable of moralizing largely on small things, but every inch Pres. byterian Bishop of St. Andrews! It is of very ... great interest for the sketches it contains of well-known Bruce, J: C. The Roman wall; a description of the mural barrier of the north of England. 3d ed. 1867. Brücke, E. The human figure; its beauties and defects; with pref. by W: Anderson. 1891. "An attempt by study first of the antique and after. wards of nature, to fix a standard of what artists shall be allowed to find beautiful in the human figure. In the latter part of the book some concessions are made to individual taste, but in the first chapter, on the head, the Greek fetish is supreme, and Greek noses and Greek mouths are the only ones allowed as worthy of reproduction in serious art." Burgon, J: W:, Dean of Chichester. J: W: Burgon; a biography; with extracts from his letters and early journals; by E: M. Goulburn. 2 v. "Dean Goulburn is too sympathetic to be quite appreciative. For him Burgon was before all things the great Biblical theologian of the day, the champion of the infallibility of Scripture, the one man who could have answered Lux mundi.' - Academy, Jan. 23. Buvat, J: Journal de la régence, 1715-23; préc. d'une introd. et accomp. de notes, etc., par E. Campardon. 1865. 2 v. Cambridge, A. (now Mrs. G. F. Cross). My guardian. 1879. Campbell, J. G. E. H. D. S., Marquis of Lorne. Viscount Palmerston. "There is a great deal of new material, unfortunately so mixed up with extracts from not very interesting speeches as to be rather difficult to find. So far as Lord Lorne lets himself speak at all, which is but little, he appears to take a just view of his hero's character." Athenæum, Jan. 30. Chartier, A. La dama sanza mercede; version italienne de La belle dame, etc.; pub. avec introd. et notes par Werner Sæderhjelm. Clubs of Boston; a list of members and addresses. 1891. Collingwood, W: G. The art teaching of J: Ruskin. 1891. "This volume is offered as a contribution to the bet. ter understanding of Mr. Ruskin's work by doing for his complex and multitudinous writings what other disciples have done for other masters, systematising where he scorns system, condensing into curt abstract what he has detailed in charming redundance of diction and illustration, collecting and comparing his scat tered utterances on the various branches of his widespread subject, etc." - Academy, Oct. 17, 1891. "As a reference book it will be of little value to any one; but as an index it will be of the greatest convenience." Literary world, Jan. 16. Combat de trente Bretons contre trente Anglois, Le; pub. par G: A. Crapelet, [avec Le combat des trente de Froissart, et Procès verbal de la pose de la première pierre du monument de Mi- Voie, 11 juillet, 1819.] 1835. Conway, W: M. Dawn of art in the ancient world; an archæological sketch. 1891. "Dwells upon the historical meaning of ancient works of art rather than their aesthetic charin." Literary world, Feb. 13. Corballis, L. H: 45 years of sport; ed. by Maj. A. T. Fisher. 1891. Emilio, L. F. History of the 54th Regiment of Mass. Volunteer Infantry. 1891. Fleury, F: G. Biographical chronicle of the English drama, 1559-1642. 1891. 2 v. "Contains some wild guesses and much tedious bick. ering, contains also more actual information on the actual subject than any book we know. He is admirable, almost indispensable for reference, and his ingenuity is so great, and his knowledge so wide, that it is never safe to neglect entirely even his wildest conjectures." Sat. rev., Mar. 5. Galdós, B. P. El audáz; historia de un radical de Antaño. 4a ed. 1891. Lo prohibido. 1885. 2 v. Gilder, R: W. The new day; a poem in songs and sonnets. 4th ed. [1887.] Gosse, E. W: Gossip in a library. 1891. "Though Mr. Gosse deals with the personality of his authors to some extent, he deals with it much less than is sometimes observable in quite solemn and serious works of so-called criticism. Of criticism again, in its proper and serious sense, there is also very little here. Mr. Gosse talks, and talks very well for the most part, about the books which form his subjects. Many of them are very rare books, none are common, all are interesting." Sat. rev., Jan. 9. Gould, S. B. Urith. 1891. 2 v. "Mr. Gould has been able to create a strong interest and to maintain it at a high pitch. There is no more careful or vigorous delineator of rough archaic types; and Urith' contains some of its author's best work in this respect. Its froward girls, violent boys, and tyranneous old men are wonderfully vivid. There is no pla cidity in their natures, and the narrative, as though to suit their wildness, is rugged and without repose. But its strength and effectiveness are undeniable." Athenæum, Feb. 28, 1891. Guerre d'Igor, La; épopée russienne; tr. par F. de Barghon Port-Rion. 1878. Harrison, Rev. A. J. Problems of Christianity and skepticism; lessons from 20 years' expe rience in the field of Christian evidence. 1891. Hawthorne, J. Millicent and Rosalind; a love story. [1890.] Heathcote, J: M., and Tebbutt, C: G. Skating; Figure-skating, T. M. Witham; Curling, J: Kerr; Tobogganing, O. Hake; Ice-sailing, H. A. Buck; Bandy, C.G. Tebbutt. (Badminton library.) "It is astonishing to learn, as we do on the authority of Mr. T. Maxwell Witham, who contributes the most important chapters on skating, that Englishmen are the best skaters in the world. If the case be really as he states it the skaters of the world have abundant room for improvement. The poetry of motion, as seen on any ice in London on a crowded afternoon, inclines us to believe with Mr. Traill, that almost all the poets are 'minor. On this account the book before us is highly valuable.". Sat. rev., Jan. 23. Henry, W: W. Patrick Henry; life, correspondence, and speeches. Vol. 1. 1891. "With a love of order and sequence, a style at once lucid, concise, and engaging, the biographer has made an offering of the first value. His full task is to set forth the life, correspondence and speeches of this great champion of the people." - Critic, Jan. 16. Hippeau, C. Les élections de 1789 en Normandie; documents inédits. 1869. Hodgkin, T: Thedoric the Goth, the barbarian champion of civilisation. 1891. (Heroes of the nations.) "No one of course has so good a claim as Mr. Hodg kin to be reckoned an authority on Theoderie the Ostrogoth, and his present volume is not unworthy of his reputation. Written as a book of this kind should be, it enables the reader to grasp without difficulty the character of the period in which its hero lived, the manner of man that he was, and the part that he played in the history of his own nation and of the world at large." Sat. rev., Aug. 15, 1891. Holmes, Judge O. W., Jr. Speeches. 1891. "It is full of exactly the sort of information which we in the United States want to have. The style is excellent, and there is a wealth of wit, learning, and observation in the book." Literary world, Jan. 2. Ideville, H. A. Le L., comte d'. Gustave Courbet; notes et documents sur sa vie et son œuvre; avec 8 eaux-fortes par A. P. Martial. 1878. Jackson, Mrs. M.. A.. M. Life and letters of Gen. T: J. Jackson; with introd. by H: M. Field. "Does not portray so much the fighter or strategist as the man of strong and beautiful Christian character. Friend and foe alike will welcome this story of the inner and outer life of one of the most striking personali. ties of the war."— Literary world, Jan. 16. James, H: The Aspern papers; Louisa Pallant; The modern warning. 1888. Jeaffreson, J: C. Olive Blake's good work; a novel. 1864. Jenkin, Mrs. C: Once and again." 1865. 2 v. "The present volume only comes down to the end of 1881; no intimation is given as to when the travels of 1882, 83 may be expected. The book abounds in interesting observations on natural history and is throughout agreeably written. The interest of the portion now given is undeniably diminished by the lapse of ten years. Such vast changes have taken place in all por tions of Africa formerly dependent on Egypt in that interval that the period of Junker's journeyings seems remote.Academy, Feb. Dr. Junker died Feb. 13, 1891. Kämmerer, G: von. Arsénal de Tsarskoé-Sélo ; ou, Collection d'armes de S. M. l'empereur; [Rus. et Fr.]; dessins de A. Rockstuhl et N: Bogdanoff. 1869. Kolokotronês, T. 60 years of peril and daring; an autobiography; tr., with introd., etc., by Mrs. Edmonds; pref. by J: Gennadius. (Adventure ser.) "We can heartily recommend this volume to whom. soever likes to have fighting in abundance and is not pedantic as to the ins and outs of it nor as to what it was all about. Fights go on all through in a style to make glad the heart of Mr. Rider Haggard and to cause the literary countenance of Mr. Rudyard Kipling to shine. The reader must not expect the connected story and scientific criticism of a Napier or a St. Cyr." Sat. rev., Nov. 23, 1891. ... Lacroix, P. Histoire de la vie privée des Fran çais, depuis les temps les plus reculées; pour servir d'introd. aux Costumes historiques de la France. [1852.] Recueil curieux de pièces originales rares ou inédites sur le costume et les révolutions de la mode en France; pour servir d'appendice aux Costumes historiques de la France. [1852.] Ladd, H. O. Story of New Mexico. [1891.] (Story of the states.) "A gratifying step in the direction of fairness in history and independent judgment, unaffected by the stereotyped clamor against Spain and the New World." Nation, Mar. 24. Lefanu, J. S. The tenants of Malory; a novel. 1871. Meinhold, J: W: Sidonia the sorceress; the supposed destroyer of the whole reigning ducal house of Pomerania. [18-] Morris, M. Montrose. (English men of action.) "Of the known facts of Montrose's short and brilliant career Mr. Morris has given a most excellent summary. He seems rather by his silence than by his speech, to think a little less nobly of Montrose's literary work than we do; but this may be due merely to the fact that he is dealing with him as a 'man of action.' In his general remarks on the attempts which have some. times been made to belittle the Marquess's military value, the biographer is both judicious and happy. And he has spent on the final tragedy the efforts of an excellent vigour, restrained and kept in hand by a well-cultivated taste."- Sat. rev., Jan. 30. Naudæana et Patiniana; ou singularitez remarquables, prises des conversations de Mess. Naudé et Patin. 2e éd., augm. 1703. Nemec, Mme. B. P. The grandmother; a story of country life in Bohemia; tr., with biog. sketch, by F. Gregor. 1891. "Bozena Nemec's not numerous writings are dear to the hearts of Bohemians. It is said that as a faithful delineator of Bohemian country life she has no equal, and certainly the present volume is a remarkably realistic account of the daily being,doing, suffering, and enjoying of an old peasant woman and her family and neighbors." Nation, Feb. 10. Norman, H: The real Japan; studies of contemporary manners, morals, and politics; illust. "There is a charm about the country and people which throws a glamour on the eyes of visitors and leads captive the senses of all who have tasted of the fascinations of Japan. Mr. Norman is no exception to the rule. He speaks in enthusiastic terms of the cour. tesy, good temper, and vivacity of the people, and more especially of the Japanese woman who is, he considers, 'the crown of the charm of Japan.' His chapters on Japanese journalism, justice, education, and art are excellent, and show that, though only a literary way. farer, he possesses in no small degree the faculty of ob servation and the power of description."- Sat. rev., Jan. 23. range. 1882. Guide to the Mt. Washington Pryce, R: Just impediment. 1890. 2 v. "A rare example of the way in which a novel should be wrought. The dilemma upon which the plot of the story hangs is at once striking and suggestive. The reader, like the heroine, is all along conscious of an atmosphere charged with inevitable disaster, and is unaware almost as long as she is of the nature of the mys tery which surrounds her and her mother. Neverthe. less the path which leads to the final crisis is full of pleasantness."- Athenæum, Feb. 28, 1891. Prynne, W: Aurum reginæ; a chronolog. collec tion of records in the Tower and court of exchequer, concerning queen-gold, etc. 1668. Prynne, W: A pleasant pvrge for a Roman Catholike; a century of polemicall epigrams [on the] errors and corruptions of the church of Rome. 1642. Raffaello Santi or Sanzio? The hours, in outline; with the ceiling of the hall where they were painted; by M., E. Williams. 1891. Reynolds, Sir J. Discourses: ed. with notes and historical and biographical introd. by E: G. Johnson; illust. 1891. Roberts, M. Lilian and Lili. 1891. "A capital study of a French girl sent over from Dieppe to spend the summer with an invalid cousin in an old sea-girt house in the North. Her practical qual ities, her good heart, and rather second-rate nature are amusingly brought out."- Sat. rev. Rodd, R. Customs and lore of modern Greece. "Fresh and independent studies of a keen observer." · Sat. rev., Dec. 26, 1891. Rogers, J. E. T. Industrial and commercial history of England; lectures to the University of Oxford; ed. by A. G. L. Rogers. "Full of valuable matter, and though somewhat hard reading at times, really interesting. They aim, indeed, we are told, rather at expounding the methods used by the lecturer in his studies than at announcing new facts or enunciating new theories."- Academy, Jan. 16. Russell, W: C. Mrs. Dines's jewels; a mid-Atlantic romance. "Relates the loss and recapture of a magnificent diamond necklace, the property of one of those hopelessly vulgar, good natured women that fortune with a fine cynicism likes to deck with gold and jewels."— Literary world, Jan. 30. The tragedy of Ida Noble; novel. 1891. "Is not a sea-story 'per se.' It is a lucid narrative of abduction, murder, insanity, and various stranger horrors. Despite some clever writing, there is nothing here to repay the reader for the time spent in perusal." - Literary world, Feb. 13. Seeley, C: S. The Spanish galleon; a search for sunken treasure in the Caribbean Sea. 1891. "The author has not the imagination of Mr. Stockton, but he has Mr. Stockton's faculty for meeting emergencies and finding a way out of difficulties." Literary world, Jan. 30. Shakespeare, W: Hamlet, Prince de Danemark; trad. de Alexandre Dumas et Paul Meurice. 1886. Shedd, Mrs. J. A. C. Famous sculptors and sculpture. 1881. Sheppard, E.. S. Charles Auchester; with introd. and notes by G: P. Upton. 1891. 2 v. [1891.] Simkin, R: Our armies; illust. "The coloured plates of our present British and In dian troops, and of our armies of the past are all excellent as far as spirit and intention are concerned, and the letter-press seems accurate." — Athenæum, Oct. 3. Sinclair, G: Satan's invisible world discovered; relations proving that there are devils, spirits, etc.; added, history of Major Weir, etc. 1814. Sinnett, A. P. Karma; a novel. 3d ed. 1891. Stewart, J. E. The mail robber; or, The clever capture of a dishonest postal clerk. 1889. Stutfield, H. E. M. The Brethren of Mount Atlas; the 1st part of an African theosophical story. 1891. "The humours of travel are delightfully given, but the theosophical story does not exactly attract."-Spectator, Feb. 9. Sumner, W: G. The financier and the finances of the American Revolution 1891. 2 v. "In this great work on Robert Morris and the financial methods of our fathers, Professor Sumner frankly acknowledges that while he has had heaps upon heaps of trustworthy data, yet he has not been able to prevail on the holder of Morris's diary as superintendent of finance to allow him the use of it. However, we do not seem to feel the omission."- Critic, Dec. 26. Trimouillat, P. Lettre-close; scène en vers. 1886. Woman in music. 2d ed. 1889. Upton, G: P. Villari, P. Life and times of Niccolò Machiavelli; tr. by Mme. L. Villari. New ed. 2 v. "One of the most important contributions to Italian history which the last fifty years have seen. The reviewer confesses to have approached the task of reading with hesitancy and a certain apprehension of the terrors of two great volumes, but he can say with truth that he laid them aside, finished with real and almost sentimental regret that Machiavelli had not lived two centuries, provided Professor Villari might still have written of him."- Critic, Feb. 10. Waraker, T: Naval warfare of the future; a consideration of the Declaration of Paris, 1856. "The title is a world too wide for the work. He should have called his treatise The declaration of Paris,' or Visitation and search.' His object, in fact, is to prove that this country made a gross mistake when it agreed to accept the modern continental doc. trine that the flag covers the merchandise. A bun dle of customs, usages, and compromises which have arisen in the intercourse of States." Sat. rev., Nov. 21, 1891. Ward, Mrs. M.. A. A. History of David Grieve. Warnke, K:, and Proescholdt, L: Pseudo-Shake1883-88. spearean plays, no. 1-5. Washington, G: Journal of my journey over the mountains while surveying for Lord T: Fairfax in the northern neck of Virginia, 1747– 48; ed., with notes, by J. M. Toner. Wentworth, Sir T:, Earl of Straford. Letters and dispatches; with an essay towards his life by G: Radcliffe; [ed.] by W: Knowler. 1739. 2 v. |
