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and Porsie-their History, Geography, and An,
tiguites being the concluding volumes of The
i George Rawlinson, Q vols. with illustrations:a
.'The Students Manual of Old Testament History,
from the Creation to tho Return of the Jews from,
Captivity, and tho close cof the Old Testament
Canon" edited by DR.. William Smith; "Thc Stu
dents Manual OF New Testament History also
systematic obridginont of Sir w. Blackstones 3
Commentaries, adapted to the present state of
fnr fhe w3w by r. @somb Kerr "A Handbook
District The third volume of s'The New
History History OF, OF pSanting in Italy" by Messrs.
ythodsy sos d E nH 6
quitios comprising the History, sH Institutona ss
na ana Bo&sFapny & of
to the Age Of Charlcmagne,"' also edited by Dr.
William s. Smith 1t with illus,ratons Tho Students
Beyan, with maps and illustrations; s"The Aga
,nemnon OF Eschylus and the Bacclianals of Eu-
later Dramatic Poets of Sfi
BY Dean Nilman, with classic illustrations; 'nTho
Harvest OF the Sea, contribution to the Natural
with Sketches of the Fisheries and the Fisher.
Folk" by James g: Bertram, with illustrations
from the antique; 'Stndies OF the Music of many
| Nations including The Substance of Course of
Lectures delivered ut the Royal Institution" by
H. +; ChoToy; MIR. Tom Taylors and MIR. Charles
osa b Gbngue of the Works
sent owners and localities, and illustrations; dPo-
king and the Pekingese, during the First Yeer OF
the British Embassy ut Polfing,' by DR.. Nennle,
11Sssfs Macmillan Co have in the Press IAN
Works as they were left ut his Death, with some
Notices of their Subsequent History by Henry
Bradshaw and, '' Essays on Art, by Francis
Dyce, Holmon Hunt, Herbsrt4Postry Rso Prose- % "nd
Sensationrlism in Art Sculpture in England"
| 'sThe Albert Cross, &C.," and ga Class-Book Of
tion of tho Old and New Testament, with Maps, by
| the Rev. G. F. Maclear.
nIessrs. Smith, Elder & Co. have purchased tho
entire copyright Of all the works BY the late Mr.
Thackeray, and also the interest held by Mossrs.
Low, Son 4 Marston in the novels by Nfr. Wlkie
ea BY that WHICH latter az
Collins has as yet published.
novc vos % Entitled !Y Rhoda @ s FoPmng Pafss
by George Meredith; also, "NIaxwen Drewitt," by
the Author Of George, aeith, vols; ga Trip to
hsSay g e aasn By ESnd y g. 4sss
tloman," nsveI, vols; and ssans Mer'ci; or, the
Last stoop o. Falcon" by the author of Guy
Mossrs. Williams \ Norgate will publish in the
autumn work by MIR: Samuel Laing, on the Pre-
historic Romans of Cathness recently discover
cd, to which Professor Huxley will add memoir
on the skullt and other human remains. The
| work will be Irofusely illustrated.
| Mr.. Bentley announces Lady Georgiana Fuller
| toms new story, "Cnnstance Sherwood" in three
volumes, for the 25tL inst; second edition of
for Love-" ty Mrs. ,Wynne, two volumes, are
Sonme os' shs @s Mr. e9 an GGs Gs
Shilling 1 e G Bsnts Tes
nIcssrs., Loy,, Son Marston have in the press,
to be ready onthS Path instant Tales for the
.'Haunted Lotdon," &C.. 2 vols; and "Marian
Rookie, or The Quest for Fortune" novel, 8
! vols.
Messrs. Hodston & Wright announce "Hymns
on the Holy Communion" by Ada Cawtridge, with
a Preface by tie Rev. r. H. Baynes, NJ. A.
| NEW AMERICAN PUBLICATIONS.
Ticknor Fblds' presses are busy with great
variety of new books-sOme of them for general
consumption, ind others especially intended for
the holidays. Here is the list:
| FORTHCOMING BOOKS.
Reoollections Of Seventy Years. By Mrs. Farrar,
widow of the late Professor Farrar, of Harvard
College.
Atalanta in Calydon. By Agernon swinburne.
Hesperns. BY Richter, translated by Revd.
Charles T. Brooks.
Poems. ByHenry Howard Brownell
Complete EDITION OF Aldrich's Pooms in blue and
Translation of sardis Persian Poets edited by
| Emerson.
war-storJ for boys, by Edmund Kirke" u. R.
Gilmore)- entitled "Patriot Boys and Prison Pic
| lures"
| Life and Letters of Robertson-nearly ready.
Professor Helton's Greece-to be ready in No
yember, in two volumes octayoo ...
Seaside Stulies. By Alexander Agassiz, son Of
the famous Professor.
| Lyrics of Life. BY Robert Browning.
Humorous Poems By Oliver Wendell Holmes.
HISTORICAL AND OTHER WORKS.
Martins History Of France-two new volumes,
bringing the work down to the revolution of 1889.
Tho whole work will bo issued in seventeen vol
umes, of which two are published and two nearly
ready.
Tiayer's 'sHhtory of the RebelIon"-thir and
| fourth volumesi ending the work.
A new series Of "Hymns for Mothers and Chill
new volume of the Spectacle" series, by Miss
Lander-Subject: Rome.
mir; Longfclow is busiy engaged in his new
| translation of Dante.
DR.. Holmes is putting the finishing touches to
nus humorous poems, to prepare them for the
Little & Browns new edition of Burke and the
! completion Of Grant Whites Shakespeare are two
notable events in literature. . 1t.
A. K. Loring is preparing to supply Boston with
| complete sets of the Tauchnitz edition of the
British authors. There is steady growth in the
! circulating library enterprise started by this
| gentlemen; his additions Of fresh books keeping
up the interest and establishing the soundness OF
the principle he works upon.
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DRouaHr IN New ENaLA:'D.-Whilst the West
has been suffering from too much rain, New Eng
land and New York have been enduring terrible
| drought. The Boston Ifauele, says: '',
We have not had so severe drought in this
section since 1854. The springs are not 80 low as
they were in that year, because until last year we
have had a long series OF wet years which have
kept the springs well filed. 49,, ...,,
| We had In this part Of the country, the present
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