The New York herald., 1872-12-16

with SaiFey Camp abOut the mythical Mrs. Harris,
TO enjoy what 10 anosher's with skimpole, and
finally to follow TO the grave the tenderest crea-
tions OF Dickens Imagination. After this who
would not say that the book ts one indispensable
in every library ~ It IL published by y. j. Hale
Son, and is supplied with an index almost a. good
a. the book ITSELF
THR APPLEToNs have just published Mr.. Walter
Bagehot's volume on 'Physcs and Politics, the
second OF the international scientific series, OF
which Professor Tyndail's "Forms OF watern was
the nrst The subject is one Of too much impor-
tance TO be dismissed with paragraph and II dis
cussed at all II must be In connection with nation
making as we see 1t In our own Republic and the
age OF discussion as 1t has been developed this
Continent Our only object in referring to the
work s 70 point ont another important addition to
political SCIENCE and the application Of the prlnc
ples Of natural selection" and 'inheritancs,"
with which Mr.. Darwin has dealt 80 largely, to
political economy.
MRS. BRowNING's LADY Geraldinc's Courtship,n
which now bears the imprint OF James Miller and
IL illustrated with engravings by Linton from de-
sigma by Hennessy, is one Of those gifts which can
only be given to her to whom II would be pleas
ure to
Made by Tuscan flutes, instruments various OF
Found n Petrarchs sonnets-heres the book-the eafs
Or al times : modern volume -woodworth's solemn
Howtss ballad verse or Tennysons enchanted reverie
Or from Browning some "Pomegranate which, II cut
Shows : heart within blood tinctured OF veined
THE HARPRRs have Just added william Blacks
"strange Adventures OF Phaeton" to their library
Of select novels, and published "Middlemarch,"
George Eltots latest work, in two handsome vol
uInes, uniformly with the distinguished ladys
other novels. t.4.t-
''MODERN LEADERs'' is the title OF O book Of
biographical sketches by Justin Mccarthy. Brig
ham Young is the only American who figures in
the volume. The book has no great value except
for people fond OF dates, but is useful in gathering
. hasty knowledge OF the subjects OF Mr.. Nc
Carthy's facile pen. 1t 10 published by Sheldon
4 Co.
SHELDON I Co. have in press and win issue in
January q new edition OF Mr.. Richard Grant
Whites ''words and Their Uses" Mr.. White has
SO thoroughly revised the work as to make 1t
almost new in topics and treatment.
"A JOURNEY TO EGYPT AND THE HOLY LANDn il
the title Of . work by Henry N. Harman, Of Dickin-
son College, which s published by J. B. Lppincott
4 Co. While not contributing much that is new in
regard to the countries visited. 1t partakes suf-
fciently OF personal contact with men and things
In those distant lands to repay perusal
'SoNGs OF NATURE" is another and the last OF
the annual reissues Of short poems selected from
the magnificent volume of "Folk Songs,n published
by Scribner Co. some years ago. 1t is OF course,
companion volume to those which went before 1t,
and IL equally excellent in selection and illustra-
ton. The songs and poems are nearly all from the
most modern OF the modern poets. and the book is
delightful souvenir of the approaching Christmas
time.
'ROUNDABOUT RAMBLEs IN THE LANDS OF FACT
AND FANCY" by Frank r. Stockton, and published
by Scribner, Armstrong b Co., Is o collection Of
stories and sketches which will principally interest
young people. Its chief charm is in the ilustra-
tions, which are generally unpretending and some-
times very grotesque. They seem to have been
gathered from many sources q few Of them being
taken from the illustrated edition OF "Lady Ger
aldine's Courtship," Of which We have already
eDOken.