Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-29
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

PILGRIM MEMORIES, OR, TRAvEL AND
DISCUSSION IN THE BIRTH COUNTRIES OF
.STHkIsIIANITY, WITH THE LATE HENRY
Thomas BUCKLE. By John s. Stuart
0ieDn1e. NJ. a. New York: II. A ppleto1 &
20 Through Joseph ShillingtOn.I
Inls Work is curious medley of philo-
s'phic thought and graphic description.
Qilte as curious is the fact that both the
author and Mr.. Buckle, with whom he
Travelled in the Holy Land had little faith
in the persons or Traditions of the .s bolv
places that are purely Biblical. Yet IL
wenld seem that both hal faith to believe I'm
the Spiritual NANTES, ations of the charla-
ian home, including his feat of making a
neaVy dlnlng-room table float in the all!
but while rejecting all existing creeds, he
docs not write in any scoffing spirit, but
seeks TO argue out the possibility of con-
structing an ideal OF the Universe which
snail reconcile the conflicting theories of
philosophers, and satisfy the aspirations OF
me Those who utterly reject all his spec
ulative theories, cannot fail TO be pleased by
bis charming descriptions OF Eastern life
and scenery.
CURRENCY AED BANKING. By Ronamv
Price. professor OF Political Economy in
The University of Oxford. New York: ID.
Appleton & Co. Through Joseph Shil-
HngtOn
This is an apropo3 book, giving the views
OF, perhaps, the first of living political econ
omists upon the matters OF metallic and pa
per currency, banking. &c.
THE CHEvALIER CAssE-CoU. THESRARcH
Fok ANCESTORS. By Fortune du Boisgo-
3ey: Iransiatei from The French by ThOs.
PIcton. New York: Robert NJ. Dewitt
Through j. Bradley Adams.l
This is lively story OF the adventures of
modern Don Quixote.
THE INN ALBUM. BY Robert Browning.
boston: James Il. Osgood & Co. Through
warren Choate & Co
The last poem by Browning, and which is
praised and blamed by the critics in about
equal proportions. Like everything by
Browning, 1t bristles with faults, and also
with merits.
Radical Leaders. By Henry j. Hinton.
rev YORK: q. L. Putnam's Sons. Through
SolomOns Chapman
The brief biographies in this little volume
do not profess probably TO supply much In
the way OF original material but seem to be
compiled with good judgment TO carry out
the purpose OF furnishing q handy volume
of Information concerning the English radi-
cal leaders, and the popular agitations and
reforms with which they have been asso-
ciated.
THRIFT. By Samuel Smiles New York:
Harper Bros. Through j. c. Parker
INTENDED as sequel - "Self-help" and
Character" The lesson taught is the de-
STABILITY of earning aud saving money in
order TO use 1t vel. Among the especially
useful chapters In the book are those treat
ing upon Healthy Homes" The Art of
Living, "Savings Banks" &c.
ATHENAGoRAs. Edited for schools and
colleges. By +. A. March, LII. ID, VITA
explanatory notes by W Il. Owen. A NJ.
New York: Harper Bros. Through j.
c. PaTker.l
This is volume ". Of the excellent doug
lass series of Christian Greek and Latin
writers, for use in schools and coll eyes"
The series owes its origin to an endowme 1T
by Mr.. Benjamin Douglass for the study OF
these authors in Lafayette College.
ELIJAH THE PROPHET. BY the Rev. Will
liam NJ. TAYLOR, ID. d. minister OF the
Broadway Tabernacle, New York city, au-
thor OF David King OF Israel" New
York: Harper Bros Through j. c.
Parker
The author has been encouraged by the
success OF his ''David the King OF Israel
TO undertake the delineation of the majestic
and mysterious prophet, Elijah the Tishbite