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back. ground, which is not perfc.ty drawn and Pcr
fsotly eoiOred. ofher exquisite humor her subtlst
> her bits Of 'AsIdc,'' and her styis. which is o
fascinating because is exact an ontward ,xpres
niad work. I ana By wRIsh i Z soorsdof ali ihss
we need not speak. They are as perfect and a. de-
u lightful. as they ever wers.-Sdturday Rsvfso.
dignity Of manhood In simplicity Of truth and energy
Of laborj that Whatsoever good thing mans hand
nds to DO ,ha. he shall DO with his might not aim
doing faithfully the best things which lie ready TO
his toueh with this conception Of the soul Of
dignity with any aisa%sRi Of elevation that depends
on an exchange OF corduroy for bLoadeloth; The
sSu Is the nns the Tors,IE soul 1s, 1S & sns sS;, i
In society, and promotes the health Of the human
eOmmonwsalth. In that sense Felix Holt is deaned
It's predecessors from the same hand, belongs to the
enduring literature Of our country, durable not for
the fahonabeness Of pattern, bat for this texture
READING WITHOUT TEARS; Or, A Pleasant Mode
Of Learning to Read. By the Author Of "streaks o.
Light" Peep o. Day, - "xoIs about Jesus, Z"
4to, Cloth, giit sl 25. New Edition Of Part lust
Ready. Cloth, gilt, rs cents.
This seems 10 us an excellent method Of teaching
| 70 read, and avoiding the worst difficulties which
bssei the ehild's early way to that art.-Broekiyn
read with such assistance.-Boston Trdnscrtpt
ALL IN The DARK. ANoyel. By J. 8; Le Fsnu,
Author Of Gay Dsvsrsll," "Unels sils'.' se
This is book which deserves to be reprinted many
times In years to eoms-Brdmfner.
BRRNTHAL; Or. The Sons Revenge. Prom the
S German efL: MShlbseh; syO, Paper, 60 cents.
usrtfser.
The story is quite interesting and very e1sitps.-
ANNALS OF A QUIET NEIaHBoRHoop. ATals.
By George Macdonald, MA. l2mo, Cloth, Bsy-
The charm and vaius Of Mr.. Maedonald's work
need not be sought They present themselves IN
asked for in the tender beauty Of his descriptions
almost supernatural insight into the workings Of the
human heart, and in his uneeasing fertility OF
thought and happy exaetitude Of fillustration.-PGH
Mr.. Macdonald is a true poet. The ANNALS Of a
Quiet Neishborhood' are as fall Of music was
captive whan they nrst heard and aferward lin
ger long upon it.-Sdturddy Revfe,o.
There is scarcely a page in the book which ha.
| some peculiar beauty Of expression OF Of some
thought which deserves examination. The eharac.
ters stand out life like the canvas London Star
A tale Of q more pleading, entertaining, and in
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The book Is one that only man Of genius could
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HOMES WITHOUT HANDS: Bsipg Description Of
the Habitations Of Animals, clRssed according to
their Principle Of Construction, By J. O. Wood N.
A,F LIS, Author OF illustrated Natural History -
with about l40 Illustrations engraved on Wood by
! q. Pearson, from Original Designs made by ?. W.
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1t isA wonder book Of the most delightful kind
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Curious aud interesting g-Ths Builder.
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Niebuhr said somewhere or other that genius Is
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the slenderness Of the materials attanable Accord
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than instine-they show genius In the construction
Of their homes. But It is only when We study them
on some such connected plan as that furnished by
Mr.. Wood, that We gradually become irresistbly i'm.
pressed by sheer cumulative force rather than direc;
proof with the absurdity Of the popular talk about
n and can ana 1Os help SEEING The
boasts bring to bear ON the construction OF their
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i h.. the sam: san gentle philosophy and undsunted
~ Of treatment so noticeable in It's predecessors-
Saturday Reuieto.
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PRINCIPAL LATINA, Part II: A First Latin Raad
Ing Book, containing an EPitOme Of Casar's Galiie
Wars and L'Homond's Lives Of DistinRuished
Romans, with Short Introduction to Roman
Antiquities, Notes and a Dictionary. by Wa.
Smith, l.. l. p' and Henry Drisler, L. L. D. l2mO,
have NO hesitation in saying that In It's text II is
country, while in is notes, Vocabulary, Sc, II is
certainly inferior to NO previous book q The kind.
- Ths abridged and simpliasd Cesar is Just
Cesar, and the Viri Roma is much to be preferred
TO tn. Roman History aud Greelan History Of Jacobs
and his fOllowers.-PraC W. J. Rolre, High School,
1t seems to me exactly adapted to form connect.
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consecutive reading Of Latin authors-ProG Albert
@ Perkins, High School, La,orencs Mass.
an very fAyorably impressed with the merits of
the work. The notes are clear and practical, and
furnish judieiously the aii required by the student
see the information about Roman Antiquities placed
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SIR BROOKE FossBRooKE. A Novel. BY Chas
Lever, Author Of "Charles o'Malley," "TOny
saisss csssfrHgTP" T1. poss %SaP,sS Ts Ts,a.;
Il Is essentially clever novel. Moreover, il OK.
aety conforms to the true idea OF romance Il SUP.
Psetsd to be- found in Gson is int.Ie.ns @ sad
amusing excitement Is offered without the violation
Of probability and y is eloquent without labor or
with few exceptions. this Is the eeverest Of lie.
yer's novels. Seldom has he been more successful
than In the present instance In depicting life and
| manners. boston Traveller
The wonderful vigor and elasticity Of the writer
mind have not been impaired by age, and though he
Is not SO rollicking as when he wrote "Charles
o'haley, he is equally brilliant and more artistic
-BostOn Transcript.
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A novel Of and singular merit rich in cara |
fully painted studies Of life and scenery In the Eng
lish lake district, strong and original in the life like
~ Y. Citizen.
A story as quaint and queer and dramatic as Jane
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| THE BRAUCLERCs, FATHER AND SON. Novel
| BY Charles Clarke. syo, Paper, 90 cents.