Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-07
NOTICES oF NEW BOOKS.


Messrs. W.T.. BERRY & Co. have placed |
on our table a number Of new publications
Our space forhids any thing like full notices
of them, though several of them are worthy
Of extended reviews. The first is
A MANUAL OF ENGLISH COMPOSITION
AND RHETORIC; by ALEXANDER BAN; NJ A.
Aberdeen Professor Of Logic etc. An Ameri-
can reprint. d. APPLETON Co.
This is school and college hand book on
the art Of composition, giving the principles
and rules generally recognized, but applying
them rather to the formation Of correct and
terse style, than for the purpose of teaching
application as the chief merit in writing
or speaking good English. As far as we
have examined it, it is a most excellent
practical treatise on the subject, and certain
ly is one greatly needed. Tumid, horid,
cumbrous are the words to describe the pre-
vailing style of English writing, even
among some popular authors. 1t is rank
weed oyergrowing and choking down Eng
Iish pure and undefled," and if this work
can aid in roofing it out, it will deserve the
patronage OF instructors, and perform valu-
able service.
TAXATION: by Sir MORTON PEro. NJ. P. etc. D..
APPLETON & Co.
A work of two hundred and fifty pages
upon the levy and expenditure Of taxes.
/ Sir MORTON PETo is competent to give a
great deal Of information on this subject,
and the American people have urgent need
for all they canlearn. Practically, they are
learning as much about taxation as PETo or
any body else can teach them, but one who
is being skinned annually and has become
somewhat reconciled to the operation, should
learn something ofthe theoretic details Of the
process. Thisis an instructive book, and we
advise every one able to pay his taxes, to
buy it and read it.
| SERMONS by the Rev. EDWARD NJ. GoULBURN,
| ID. d. APPLETON s. Co.. New York.
This is a collection Of discourses by q
learned and eminent minister Of the Church
of England prebendary of St. PauPs and
chaplain in ordinary to Her Majesty Queen
| VICToRIA.
| A GRAMMATICAL ANALYZER. by W. J. TEN
MY. d. APPLETON a Co.. New York.
The object of this work is to make students
acquainted with the principles of our Ian
guage, to render them ready in the use Of
words; to make them familiar with the sig
MITIGATION and grammatical classification
and to aid them in becoming accurate in
spelling.
BRITISH PHILOSOPHY. by DAVID MASON
ID. APPLETON, a Co.. N. Y.
This is a review of the English Philoso-
phic authors BENTHAM, HUME, MILL, HAM
uToN etc, with particular comments on
Mr. Mills answer to Sir WIN. HAMILTON.
INTRODUCTORY LATIN BOOK, by Prof A.
| HARNESS, Of Brown University: d. APPLETON
&Co.
An elementary drill book in the princi.
piles and infections of the Latin language.
Prof II. is the author of a Latin Gram.
mar and Reader, and this little work sup.
plies an omission, and will serve admirably
to ground the beginner in the rudiments.
sHERBROOKE by the author Of "Madge"
The reader of Madge will want to read
Sherbrooke There is nothing sensational in
in the authors style, but this is a story that
will please a large class of readers.
Tho HOME LIFE: in the Light of the Divine
idea, by JAS. BALDWIN BRowN, B. A.
A book for the Christian fire side in the
long winter evenings.
APPIETON's HAND BOOK OF SOUTHERN
TRAVEL.
A complete work from one of the most
enterprising publishing establishments in
the world.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS. Last
revised edition from the APPLETOYs.