Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-18
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J. B. Cobb & Co. send us the following books:
LIVES OF THE QUEENS OF SCOTLAND, AND ENG
LIsH PRINcEssEs CONNECTED WITH THE RE
GAL SUCCESSION OF GREAT BRITAIN. By Agne
Strickland, author Of the "Lives of the Queens O
England" Vol. VII New York: Harper q
Brothers 1859.
Mrs. Strickland's Lives of the Queens of England
have been known and read widely. They have beer
adopted as text books in many educational institu
tions, and so have her Lives of the Queens of Scot
land. Her method of instruction, combining Ell
terainment with historic facts is such as TO render
the books attractive 10 those children who should
be acquainted viii English and Scottish history and
biography.
The present volnme is q continuation of the me-
moir of Mary Stuart, from her contract with the
Duke of Norfolk, to her death The universal in
terest felt in this Queen will render this one of the
most interesting of the series.
THE OLD PLANTATION, AND WHAT GATHER ED
THERE IN AN AUTUMN MONTH. By James
Hungerford, Of Maryland. New York Harper
Brothers. 1885,
From hasty glance at this volume, we conclude
it is pleasantly written story, the scene of which
is laid in the Southern States and the character of
which ranges from grave to gay, from lively to
severe" bringing in the peculiar institutions" of
the South, giving an insight into the household
life of the planters with keen sense of the ri
diculOus scattering through the book lively cpl
sodes which render it a very agreeable work to
spend winter evening with.
BIOGRAPHIES OF DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIFIC
MEN. By Francois Arago Member of the Insti-
fnfa TraDo fal l1rA n
L., F. R. S. &C.; Rev. Baden Powell, NJ. A, F.
R. S. &c; and Robert Grant, Esq, N. A., F. R.
A. S. Second series. Boston Ticknor 4 Fields
1859.
We made mention few days since, of the issue
of the first series of Arago's Biographies, and we
are glad to announce the appearance of this, the
second series of these very valuable biographical
memoirs. The volume contains sketches Of the
lives of CarnOt, Malus, Fresnel, Thomas Young,
and James Watt, all of them men known in the
world Of science and letters. These sketches pos.
special interest and value from being written
by one who himself stands at the head of the sa-
cans of France, and who had intimate acquain.
tance with the men whose name and requirements
he thus perpetuates'
The LIFE AND REMAINS OF DOUGLAS JERRoLD,
By HIS son BLANCHARD JERRoLD. Boston
Tick0er d Fields. 1859.
This work is one which will be extensively read
and extensively sought for. The writings of Doug
las Jerrold have been for many years before the
public. He has been "known and read of all
men" in his capacity as a public writer, but Mr.
Blanchard Jerrold says in his preface to this work.
poor picture (which set before the reader with a
grave sense of short comings in the executions
thereof daily en- robe de chambre; when the
house doors we're closed upon the world-when
the fear of critic was not and when the natural
temperament had its free play-I who have most
solid reason to be grateful for many sunny years
passed under the wise and tender guidance of
Douglas Jerrold at home, do venture to speak
somewhat authoritatively to all who have SANDER
ed him, calling him cynic and begetter of feuds and
i'll blood between rich and poor"
This, the home life, and every day appearance,
of Douglas Jerrold is what the book gives to US,
and while mulitudes have denounced him as heart
less, and Z" cold, cutting and sharp" they will find
in this tribute, man whom they can also love.
Messrs Ticknor Fields have issued nearly all
of the Waverly Novels in the beautiful form of
the Household Edition. 1t was the intention to
have completed the edition in forty-eght volumes,
but the full Index and Glossary together with 9th
er interesting matter, have rendered it desirable
that two more volumes should be added to the
list They have just sent out, uniform with the
previous volumes "CoUNT ROBERT OF PARIS" in
two volumes The two concluding numbers Of
the series will be issued on the lst Of Marc1.-
Nothing could be desired for family library, more
beautiful and tempting than this edition.
Hawks & Brother sent u.s.
ANECDOTES OF LOVE; Being true account of the
| Most Remarkable Events connected with the
history of love in all ages, and among all ma
tons By LOLA MoNTEz, Countess of Lands
field New York. Dick & Fitzgerald.
Lola Montez' writings have made her conspic-
uous among the "Women of the nineteenth centu-
~" and with reason, for she has much talent,
which she can use upon ocezsiol. These an
ecdotes are Of various persons and various times,
They contain many short sketches of life and char
acter; they give US some glimpses of what before
were shroudedin mystery; and they are written in
q decidedly pleasant manner. The publishers have
elegantly bound this hook and made it attractive.
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