Evening star., 1870-02-10
New BOOks.
From the publishers, for sale BY Blanchard &


Mohun, we have the following:
Search for Winter Sunbeams in the Riviera,
Corsica, Algiers and Spain. By Samuel s. Cox,
author Of "The Buckeye Abroad" eight
Years in Congress- etc. New York: ID. Apple
ton & Co. The lively letters of foreign travel,
written by Mr.. Cox to New York paper on q
recent health-triP, served as an appetizer for
this volume. which takes us In animated STYLE
along the European and African shores Of the
Mediterranean. MI. Cox dashes of his expert
ences with free pencil and with no pretence to
high finish. and the result is pleasant gossipy.
Thoroughly readable volume. 1t is further en-
liyened by a number of illustrations of more or
less merit-some Of them coming enthusiastically
4 sued In good style by the Appletons.
The Confessions of Fitz Doodle. By W. M.
Thackeray. New York: ID. Appleton & Co. of
the handsomely printed paper edition of Thack-
cray issued by the AppletOns.
The Origin and Development of Religious
Belief Part I. BY s. Baring-gould. New
York: d. Appleton & Co. This book is written
from a philosophic, not q religious point of
view. the purpose being to show what are the
religious instincts Of humanity, and how Chris
tianity meets these instincts. In this Part the
author takes up Heathenism and MOsaism. His
fact that hypothesis Is carefully avoided, and
the argument based on demonstration. 1t may
be called treatise on the science of compara-
tive theology.
The Pursuit of Holiness. By Edward Mey-
rick Gouldburn, ID. ID. New York: ID. Appleton
& Co. This is designed by its author, the Dean
OF Norwich, as a sequel to his widely-read
Thoughts on Personal Religion"
German Course; adopted to Use in Col
leges, High Schools, and Academies. BY Geo.
+. Comfort, A. NJ. New York: Harper & Bros.
Prof. Comfort (of Allegheny College, Pal has
undertaken-and, we should judge, with con-
siderable success-tO incorporate the most ad-
vanced views and principles of linguistic
instruction into a homogeneous system for the
use of our institutions of learning. The Har-
mirable shape for educational purposes.
Medora Leigh; a history and an autobiogra-
ply. Edited by Charles Mackay. New York:
Harper & Bros. This is the story of the daugh-
ter of Lord Byron's half-sister, and who claims
also to have been the daughter of Lord Byron.
IL affords curious and rather repulsive chapter
in the Lord Byron scandal set in motion by Mrs
Stowe.
Kitty. BY NJ. b. Edwards. New York: Har-
per & Bros. A novel in paper.
The Life of Mary Russell Milford. By the
Rev. A. q. X. l.. Estrsnge. New York: Harper
& Bros. The story of gifted and excellent
woman is given by one of the earliest of her
friends, and is intellgently done, mainly through
connected series of her letters, exhibiting Wv
idly her mode of life, thoughts, feelings, tastes
and opinions. 1t is related in the preface that
many of these charming letters were written on
OF paper that came readiest to hand.
Only Herself. BY Annie Thomas. New York:
Harper * Bros. A novel by Annie Thomas.
(Mrs. Cudlip,) author of "False Colors &c
German Tales. BY b. Auerbach Boston:
Roberts Brothers. Auerbach is widely known
in this country through his delightful tales, and
this series. never before published here, we be-
lleve, will no doubt be widely read.
The Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson.
New York: Harper & Bros. This edition en-
braces all the poems of Tennyson, including
1.-The Holy Grail" "The Northern Farmer
new style. &c, sc. The print of the edition ia
rather fine, but the book is otherwise attractive
in appearance.
From the publishers, through j. Shillington,
who has it for sale, we have tue following:
Eoline; or, Magnolia Vale. By Mrs Caroline
Lee Hentz. Philadelphia: L. B. Peterson &
Bros. One of Mrs. Lee Hentz's most popular
stories, published now in the uniform green
covered edition OF her works issued by the Pc
tersOns.
From the publishers, McGill & Witherow.
Washington, we have "Digest of the National
Currency Act,"a a convenient little work pre-
pared by A. 5. Pratt & Son.