Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-02
New Publications.

From the publishers, through L. b. Mohun
s. Co., we have the following:
A Terrible Temptation. By Charles Reade.
New York: Harper & Brothers. A neat,
"handy-book" edition, with the original illus
trations. The sharp criticisms made upon this
last story by Reade have served, really, TO adj
vertise iG, as shown By the numerous editions
issued Ii strikes us as being greatly inferior as
story ID the run of Reades novels. The story
is, however, by no means so indecent as was
threatened in the early chapters.
Dombey and Son. SOLVER Twist" and
Christmas Stories" BY Charles Dickens
New York: ID. Appleton & Co. These are from
the &" handy-volume' edition of Dickens works
now being issued fortnightly by the Appletons
lt is tastefully printed and bound, and is, alto
gether, put up in better shape than any cheap
edition OF Dickens works heretofore issued.
Light Science for Leisure Hours. BY Richard
4. Proctor, F. Il. A. S. New York ID. Apple
ton & Co. This lisa series of familiar essays on
scientific subjects, natural phenomena, &C..
contributed bv Prof. Proctor 10 English serial
literature during the past three or four years
They pre- ent scientific truths in a light and
readable form, and We are glad - note that the
author avoids that excessive simplicity some
times used by scientists writing for the general
public, but which soften less ineligible than
too technical style.
History of Frederic the Second, called Fred
eric the Great. By John s. c. Abbott. New
Abbott that his biographies of the two Napo-
loOrs have served to give him the name Of an
incOrrigibly dauby historian, but whether the
caustie criticisms upon those works have had
their effect, or the temptation in this case is not
so great IL is certain that his life of Frederic Is
really a valuable contribution to hist lrieal lite
nature. Untring industry must be conceded 70
Abbott, and he has produced in single volume a
narrative written with considerable spirit pre-
senting all the material facts OF the great cap
tain's public and private career. The recent
important military and political events in Europe
serve 10 give new interest," TO the career OF the
founder of an empire proved to be the most
powerful upon the globe. The book is profusely
Illustrated, and very handsomely printed.
The Life and Times of Lord Henry Brougham,
written by himself. In three volumes. Vol.
IL. New York Harper and Brothers.
This volume OF Broughams autobiography
treats to a considerable extent upon his contest
with the British government on the famous
''orders in copncil," resulting in the war with
America, but the main portion is given to the
history OF the career of Queen Caroline and her
trial, in which he took conspicuous part in
her defence. OF cCLr.e BrOugham. with his
intense egOtsm, has made himself the central
fgnre IN the history OF this affair; and by his
explicit directions 10 his executor not a line of
the autobiography was TO be changed; 20 the
editor has b al no discretion i'm the way of re-
vision Yet nan, though vain one, who has
hlled 20 important position in public life as
Lord Brougham, IS interesting when garrulous
and the more so, perhaps, when he is garrulous.
The Students Elements of Geology. By Sir
Charles Lyell, Bart, F. II. S. New York: Har-
per and Brothers. This book may be said to
be a recast of the various elementary works OF
Lyell on geology, which have run through SO
many editors, but il deals a. o with the late
discoveries. IL is remarkable in copiousncss
OF Illustration, haS ing over six hundred cuts.
The Cousin from India. By Gcorgiana NJ
Craik. New York: Harper Bros. A story FOL
girls, With a bit of a moral but no perceptible
termorzing-a capital book for the little ones
"For Lack of Gold" By Charles Gibbon:
from the Library of Select Novels" by the
Harpers.
Sarchedon. A Legend of the Great Queen
BY G. j. VIII! &c Melville. New York: ID. Apple
ton & Co.
From j. c. Parker we have
My Heroine. A Story This is No. 81 O.
the "LibraIy of Choice Novels" Lsued by tn,
App'etOrs.
From j. Shillington We have the following re
publications in cheap and convenient style b,
the Petersors:
"The Last Aldini;'' a love story by Georg,
sand. Z" Horace Templeton;" anovelby Charlie
Lever. "The Sewers Reward" by the autho,
Of Mary Powell" " Edmond Dantes. A
.-quel to the Count OF Monte Cristo.'"
From the National News Company we have
The Dictionary of Every Day Difficulties in
Reading, Writing and Speaking. New York
Frank Les'ie's Publishing House. This useful
book furnishes an epitome of those terms
phrases and expressions which puzzle the ordi-
nary reader, and is adapted more particularly fol
ne use OF the numerous class of selr-educatine