Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-05

& Houghton. The author of this book is
thoughtful scholar connected with the universit,
of ST. Andrews, Edinburgh What is here pub
lished was originally delivered in five lectures t
students and others. He writes remarkabl,
well and seems to have studied the variou
forms of thought now prevalent in Europe. Hi
treatment of the subject goes far above th
beaten track which is so often Travelled by wei
meaning writers across the dead level of com
mon place. For sale at Sanford's.
RALPH, THE HEIR, a Novel, by Anthony
| Trolloppe, has been published by the Harpers
Some of our readers have seen it issued as a
serial. Here it is complete, in one of the hand
soonest and most substantial of the double-col-
umned oetavos issued by these publishers. Most
of the many people who read novels are sure to
read whatever comes from Trolloppe; and this
is the best edition of it we have seen. For sale
at Bigelow's.
LIGHT. by Jacob Abbott. New York: Harper
& Brothers. This is the second volume of Mr..
Abbott's series entitled "Science for the Young"
Those familiar with his method of writing for
young readers, will easily believe that he is max
ing this series very entertaining and useful. So
far as he has gone with it, it deserves to be
called his best work. The book is very hand
somely printed and bound, the illustrations are
abundant and well executed, and no young
person can read it without learning great deal
in regard to light. For sale at Bigelow's.
THE LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW, for
April, has eleven articles among them two on
English politics, and one on France and Ger
many. Among the others is one on the hand
writing evidence that Sir Philip Francis was
Junius. Another, entitled New Sources of
English History" gives an interesting account
of the English national record office and its con-
tents. Republished in New York by the Leon
ard Scott Publishing Company.
OLD AND New, for june completes the third
volume of this magazine, which has been very
successful This number is better than the aV-
erage of its predecessors. One of the best arti-
Giles is "How Haiti was Settled" by John
Weiss. "Pink and White Tyranny" and
"Zerub TROOPS Experiment" are continued
and they both continue to be very good. "The
Birds of May" is too good to pass without men-
ton; there is nothing betterin " Old and New"
this month. Published in Boston by Roberts
Brothers.
COOP WORDS, for June, continues its new
story, 1.-THE High Mills" and there are four
additional chapters of "The Sylvestres." There
is poem of four pages by Mr.. Gladstone, the
British Premier. Hawthorne's papers are con-
tinued, and Charles Kingsley writes on "Physi-
cal Science" The other papers are generally
good. Republished in Philadelphia, by ]. B.
Lippincott & Co.
COOP WORDS FOR THE YOUNG, for June, has
among its articles one on "The Forests of En-.
gland" "The Princess and Goblin" is finished
in this number This magazine is always good.
Republished in Philadelphia, by J.B. Lippincott
& Co.
GOOD HEALTH, for June, discusses among
other things the transportation of cattle by
railways. This magazine grows in value and
seems successful. Published in Boston, by
Alexander Moore.
MERRY's MUSEUM, for June, is out, with its
usual supply Of good things. This number con-
cludes the 69th volume.