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CURTIUs' HISTORY OF GREECE. Vol II. In
noticing the first volume of this work, we have
expressed our opinion of its peculiar merits and
its relations TO other histories of the Greek peo-
ple Its author is Professor Dr. Ernst Curtius,
German scholar of immense erudition and
philosophical mind, aud his book gives the re
suits of the best scholarship. 1t Is translated
by Professor Ward of Owens college, Manches-
ter, England, and revised by Professor Packard
of New Jersey, after the last German edition.
which appeared, with extensive additions and
alterations by the author, somewhat later than
Professor Wards translation. This volume
second book, and three chapters of the third,
bring the narrative down nearly to the time of
the Peloponnesian war. Grotcs history Of
Greece is the only Que which can pretend to
rank with this, and that, though more full in
its statement of details, lacks the breadth and
comprehcnsiyeness Of survey that the improved
scholarship of recent years has given This
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Scribner & Co., and Tor sale here by Grout &
Putnam.
THE WONDERS OF WATER; from the French
Of CASTOR Tissandicr. Edited with numerous
Additions, by Professor Schee de We're. With
sixty-four illustrations. New York: Charles
Scribner & Co. This volume is an addition to
Scribner's illustrated Library of Wonders; :" but
it comes in binding Of new style. Instead Of
red muslin neatly gilt, we now have dark green
lined with black and handsomely gilt Thecon-
tents are divided into five chapters, us follows:
1. The Ocean; >. The System Of Circulation; 3.
The Action of Water on Continents; 4. The
Physical and Chemical Properties of Water: and
5. The uses of Water In the appendix are
analyses Of various mineral waters in the United
States. For sale by Grout & Putnam.
OUR DISTANT COUSINS, by the author of
"What Makes Me Crow &c. Boston; Henry
Hoyt. The second title Of this little book
Talks with Amy and George about their far
off Relations, is pretty good indication of its
subject and manner of treatment. Amy is
little girl, eight years old, Just beginning to
study geography, and George is her smaller
brother Their mother gives them conyersa-
tional lectures on the people Of various countries
while the children find the places ON the map
and interrupt frequently with childike inquir-
les and comments. The design is very well car
ried out, and American children, as well as the
English boys and girls for whom it was written,
will find amusement and instruction in it, The
brightly colored picture on the cover adds to its
attractiveness. Sanford & Co. have it for sale.
James R. 0sgood & Co., Boston, publish as
one Of their holiday books an illustrated edition
Of my SUMMER IN GARDEN" by Charles
Dudley Warner. The papers contained in this
volume were first published in the Hartford
Courant, and were written by an editor of that
paper. They were read and highly appreciated
for their delightful humor by many who have
access to the Courant, and soon appeared in
book FORM In that shape they have had great
popularity, and well deserve it, for every chap
ter is full of quaint concets happy hits and
genial humor. The chapter on plumbers and
their habits is very amusing, and unfortunately,
too true, as the recent cold snaps make us real
ize. The publishers have made beauilul
book of these papers, and Mr.. barley, who fur
nished the illustrations, twelve in NUMBER has
caught the spirit of the text, and made the book
still more attractive. For sale by Grout & Put
nam.
''THE MUSICAL TREASURE" published by
Oliver Dtson & Co., Boston, is collection of
vocal and instrumental music for the panoforte
and reed organ, consisting of songs, ballads,
duets, quartets, rondos, variations, four-hand
pieces, watzes, polkas, polka redowas, polka
mazurkas, schottisches quadiiles, galops, ma.
zurkas, marches, etc The selections have been
made from the most popular of the current mu-
sic; or, as the complers say, the collection con
sists of the very choicest Of many hundreds of
"the best selling pieces and songs of the period.
For sale at Leland's music store
A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD, by Nebe
miah Adams, d. d. Boston Henry Hoyt. This
is the record of a voyage begun in October.
1869, and occupying about eighteen months. 1t
is pleasantly written, but contains nothing that
is really new. We do not wonder that the rev
erend doctor was inclined, as he says in his pre-.
face, to distrust the judgment of his friends
who advised its publication. To his very numer-
Gus personal friends, however. it will have an
interest which it lacks for the general reader.
lnterspersed with the narrative, there are several
short poetical pieces suggested by the scenery or
events Of the voyage. The paper, printing and
binding are very elegant and tasteful. For sale
by Sanford & Co.
HANNAH; by Miss Muloch, has been pub
lished by Harper q Brothers in Two forms: one
octave size with paper covers, which we have
noticed, and the other of smaller size. and
bound in style uniform with the other volumes
Of their excellent edition of her works. Miss
Muloch's novels are always good, and this GER
tainly is not the wors of them. For sale nv
Grout Putnam.
SING-SoNG, a Nursery Rhyme Book, By Chris
tina G. Rossetti, with one hundred and twenty
illustrations, has been published in Boston by
Roberts Brothers. 1t is a book for the juveniles
which is likely to be in great demand. 1t is
very handsomely printed and bound the Illus
trations are well designed and executed, and
the rhymes are nursery rhymes by gifted lady
who knew how to write them For sale BY
Grout Putnam.
POEMS BY WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER, pub
lished by James R. Osgood Co., Boston. For
sale by Grout and Putnam. Mr.. Butler some
years ago acquired some celebrity as the author
of the satirieal poem, Nothing to Wear"
which, with a number Of Others, is contained in
this volume. The poems are bright, and many
of them humorous; they display considerable
talent for versifcation, but have No remarkable
poetic merit. Those who remember "Nothing
to Wear will know what to expect from this
collection.
AUNT JOS SCRAP BAG, by Miss Alcott au-
thor of Little Women, &c. The scraps in
this little book sre charming stories for young
people-most oftlem short--all Of them in Miss