Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-16
New Publications.


THINGS at Wssbinston.n PhiisdeIphis: Claxton,
hsmseb hHtfe' finger.
Tie author of this modernized version of the
household lyric that has delighted so many
millions of children in the past amplihes and
idealizes the somewhat dry facts of the text in
a charmingly playful and poetic manner. In
the pleasant preface Mr. GObright tells Us all
about his iaborious researches 20 obtain such
information concerning the lives of Jack and
Jill as was requisite in order TO write their
history with the PARTICULARLY the subject seemed
TO demand. The result seems 10 be about "a
| full and authentic history OF the public and
| private career OF these renowned characters as
| can be drawn from the dim recesses OF an
tquity. The Illustrations are spirited. and the
| book is very tastefully brought out altogether
| by the publishers Messrs. Claxton, Remsen &
Haffelhnger. Mr.. Gobright's new version OF
Jack and Jill will be just the thing for the
holiday season.
TEE FORMS OF WATER IN CLOUDS AND
kIykRs, ICE AND GIACIEKs. b.. John Iy1-
Co Through r. B MohGn Co q p'''''"
This Is the initiatory volume of series of
works on wide range of scientific subjects, to
| be prepared by the leading thinkers of different
| countries and known as the international
| Scientific Series" This opening volume by
Prof. Tyndall treats of subjects upon which he
| is perhaps the highest living authority, and is
addressed more especially to his Juvenile friends
GBAzIELLA BY A. DeLamsrtine. Translated
Lippincott %.
This admirable translation by a gentleman
veil known in the literary and social circles of
Washington introduces to American readers one
of Lamartine's most touching and poetic love-
stories.
TIE YOUNG DODGE CLUB. THE sEvEE
HILLS BY Prof James DeMille. Boston Lee
Shepherd. Through Philip & SolomOns
lively story OF travel and adventure for the
young folks
CHILnREN,s TREASURE: INFANTs Pc
bbhbG Gh Boston Lee & Shepherd. Through
Two pleasing little books for children, abund-
sntly illustrated.
FOR TBF KING. By Chas Gibbon A WOMAN,
HENGEANCE. BY James Payn. New York
Two more novels, forming numbers 3s2 and
$50 of Harper's " Library OF Select Novels
CICLoPPDIA OF THE BEST THOUGHTS OF
CHARLES DICkENS; Compiled from III
works ard alphabetically arranged. By r. q
DeFontsine. Now York f. J. Hale & SON.
This cyciopedia will run through six numbers,
and from the specimens before us cannot fai'
to be valuable addition to household and office
libraries. The convenience of being able o.
find readily any prominent passage in Dickens,
voluminous works can readily be appreciated.
GIRLS ROMANCE, AND OTHER TALES
Bro. Through J. q. Parker
This is No. $50 OF Harpers Library of Selec;
Novels.
STATION LIFE IN NEW ZEALAND. By Lad,
Bsrker New York; De Witt G. Lent & Co
Through PDilp SOlomO
This is something ont OF the common routine
of book making, being a spiritedIy- written
record OF the expeditions, adventures and emer-
gencies, diversifying the daily life OF the wife OF
a New Zealand sheep-farmer.
PROGRESSIVE GRAMMAR OF TIE ENG
d dts No In3NGC 81, BASED ON TEE RESULTS
ton, A N New York: Har5er Bros iTaT'ngt
J.. Parker.
This work forms part of Harper's Language
Series, and is designed TO furnish by itself
complete grammatical course for ungraded and
for private schools. Prof. Swinton who com
Dimes the somewhat incongruous qualities o.
war correspondent and historian, and OF the
critical philologist, undertakes now to simplify
the study OF English grammar, Topping of the
composed mass of bewildering nomenclature
that has made it the terror of children. and pre-
senting a graduated method OF unfolding IA,
subject treated. He drops Orthography anG
ProsOdy, as not properly belonging to English
grammar, leaving for treatment Etymology aud
Syntax; to which are added Analysis and Con
struction, and English Composition. Alterations
are not always improvements, and we do Roi
greatly favor the prolific brood of new school.
books, but this grammar seems to have genuine
merit. In new editions il may be well TO correct
some verb bal errors, as where (pages 1873 SO.
Prentice Geo. d. instead OF Prentiss (Sergenr
81 is placed in the list OF leading American
orators,
MAJOR JONEs's CoURTsHIP: Detailed with
other scenes, incidents md adventures, in q series
Isrssd. New Ysrs; b. pploson Co Of irhrou ld
n Mphnu A Il
Twenty eight years ago the now famous char
acter Of Major Joseph Jones, Of the Georgia
militia, was presented to an admiring world by
that modest but genuine humorous writer. Will
liam T. Thompson, then the publisher of
Georgia country newspaper, and now the busy
editor Of the Savannah Daily Neivs. Tho author
Understanding the value of his production.
disposed of the copyright for q trding con.
sideration TO Philadelphia publishing
house, from which the publishers for all
these years have realized large income. "Ma-
jor Jones's Courtship" has had vitality enough
to outlive the long line of se-called humorous
publications, and now promises, with the new
sketch matter added, to have permanent ex
istence, and at the same time to bring some
return to the author, who under the new copy
right law gets renewal for fourteen years foT
his own benefit.
Havergai New York: De Witt c. Lent Ce
Through Philip solomons.l
The authoress is the daughter of an eminent
deceased clergyman OF the Church of England
and the poems are characterized by ar,o,.
truthfulness and beauty.
THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID C,p
| PERFlELD. BY Charles Dickens New Tors
hsrper Brothers. Through J. c. Parker
David Copperfeld, generally held to be tn,
best Of Dickens novels, is brought out in Thu.
edition by the Harpers with the CHARACTERISED
| illustrations by F. Barnard.
s%The Jcsrnal building at Charleston. w
| va, WIN the printing material, was burned
| Thursday night. Loss, S10, 900.
~ The Crown Prince Of Prussia, Fredericl
William, is indispcsed, and in consequence ha.