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geometrical portion of the work anp~.-- 90
its conciseness and brevity. These desirable
| objects are attained by the exclusion only Of.
| quantity of useless material which has here
tofore encumbered the textbooks, ,-materis
which is of no practical use to the average
high school student, aud serves only to double
his toll without comforting compensating
benefit. No important thcorem is neglected,
though not one has been introduced that Is
not necessary to the demonstration OF the
last theorem of the five books, that In rela-
tion to the volume OF sphere. 1.-The 5defini-
tions and demonstrations are models of con-
ciseness. A commendable feature of the
book is the plan of review, embodied In Sc
res of questions. The book of problems Of
construction is a most admirable ilea, aud
one deserving Of special commendation. The
second portion of the volume gives in 81 pages
all the essential principles of plane trigonom-
etry. tr .s-.i-,1 -79l 1T 40
ROBIN GRAY. By Charles lGibbon; author
of "For lack of Gold' and .'For ths
King M. \. ..ia.,1t r..r;s,rr
In this volume, Mr.. Gibbon--who bids fair
to be eminent among the noyelists Of the
present day-gives to thepublic another fine
ly written novel in his characteristics style.
The touching ballad '.Auld Robin Gray
forms the subject of this natural, careful and
spirited picture of Scotch life. The author
is thoroughly at home In the scenes tina. he
describes with such loving familiarity; and
custom has not blunted his keen perception
and enjoyment of them. Robin Gray" q
refreshing contrast to some Of the reckless
romances of to-day. The story in itself Is o
SAD one, but the quiet beauty Of its telling
leaves no excitement or bitterness In the
readers mind. The perfection Of local col
oring, the line simplicity and vigor Of Mr..
Gibbons style reminds us of the Wav-
erley novels; and it is with great pleas
ure that we recommend 'Robin Gray" 10
our readers. ''ld d51aa1gl9atauzrn
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THE admirers of the Waverley Noyels-and
who is not of the number-will be glad TO
know that handsome and convenient poek-
ct edition is projected by Scribper, Wexford
& Armstrong of New York, who have placed
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The first volume is neatly and prettily bound
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The REVISION OF THB ENGLISH VERsIoN
OF THE NEW TEsTAMENr.-ProE Schaff, Of
Union Theological Seminary, has in previous
publications rendered no inconsiderabls scr
vice to that portion of the public which il in
terested IN studies specially theological; but
in this, his latest publication, be ofIeu what
may circulate around the table; every one
will want taste and every one viii fnd the
offered pabulum to be pleasant and nutri-
tious. 1t is collection, in a single volume,
of three important essays on The Bible as
,oork of translation, treating, however, more
especially of the versions of the New Testa-
ment, and of the errors in the version now
commonly used, and prepared with some ref
erence to the labors of the Anglo-AmericsA
Commission now engaged upon q revision Of
the common version. To these three sssays
by DR.. Lightfoot, Archbishop Trench and
Bishop Ellicott, Prof Schaff has prenxed, by
way of introduction, comprehensive pre-
sentation of the whole subject, from his own
pen. 3igni lr7g eii .lG lo s9ullR
Qnavoidably, in work like this, the read
er must encounter occasional stumbling
blocks iii Greek and Hebrew words; for Ii
discusse. the Bible solely as translation
from those languages; but these occasional
hindrances will not check the readers inter
est. The essays are apparently designed for
popular reading, and citations from the, orig
inal tongues are so managed as not to obscure
the sense. In its adaptation to the learned
and the nnlearned the volume is well planned
to prepare the public mind to receive intelli-
| gently the CORE tied version of tho revising
Commission, and meanwhile enables the
reader to revise for himself by Applying TO
his Bible, many of the latest authenticated
amendments. The work is scholarly and
therefore unsectarian. .'l'io j
Published by Harper & Brothers, For
| sale by Loring, Short and Harmon.
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