National Republican., 1878-11-14
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

ENGLISH LITERATURE, 5o6-ls32. by T. Ar.
SOLD. From the Encyclopaedia Britannica,
New York ID. Appleton & Co.
This volume forms ono of Appleton's New
Handy. Book Series, and, as its title implies, is
n republication from the Encyclopedia Brit.
taniCa, representing tho history Of English
literature from and including the Anglo. Saxon
period down to and including the period Of the
French Revolution in 1882. We regard this as
the most compact and instructive history of
English literature now extant.
JEAN TETERoLs IDEA. novel. From the
French OF Victor Cherbuiicz, author OF Samuel
Brohl & Company" Meta HodenIs," &c. New
York D. Appleton Co.
This author thinks that little things are
sometimes productive of great results, and he
has predicated tale upon this hypothesis 10
demonstrate the fact. The tale Is full of start.
ling incident, which Is represented with
marked descriptive power. Indeed 1t Is an
exceedingly entertaining little volume.
THE BROKEN WALLS OF JERUSALEM AND
dE KEbkPSS 9F oB TEM By re auIGS HsM
York Robert Carter & Bros. Washington, D..
c.: William BallGntyno & Son.
Scarcely man, woman, or child In Chris.
tendon In this age Of intelligence Is without
an active interest in the Kingdom Of Judah
and this volume is we'll calculated to revive 1t
IL 1t shall have become dormant or rusty
through neglect.
POINTED PAPERS FOR THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.
BY THEODORE L.; CuYLER pastor Of Lafayette
Avenue Church, Brooklyn. New York Robert
Carter & Bros. Washington. D. c. William Bal
lantyn0 q son.
This volume Is the product of q thoughtful
devout Christian mind, which draws Its in.
sprations at the fountain of Divine Grace, aud
frames its teachings from the word of the
Heavenly Master Its object Is to point the
true path of Christian life from the souls first
touch by the Holy Spirit. and 1t took Its first
step toward the Saviour Of Mankind, aud
hence onward to Its final home, coming into
the Heavenly Kingdom. The author says
"If these chapters shall bring light to any be.
wildered soul or strength to the feeble bearte d
any relief 10 the overloaded, or Joy to the
sorrowing, then my honest labor of love will
not 90 unrewarded."
FOR PERCINAL" A novel. With Illustrations
Philadelphia ]. b. LppinCott. Washington Z.
NJ. Whitaker x SON
The name of the author Of this pleasant
novel is not given, but he seems well on the
road of fame as a writer of romance. The de,
scriptive power displayed Is above medlocrity
The characters are well drawn aud the
plot aud incidents all indicate q very
respectable order of ability in tho limo oil
romance, all of which tends to engage the at.
| tention and interest tho mind of the reader.
cursory glance over its pages establishes for II
a position in the scale of love novelty, which
is exceedingly credtable,
| WATER GIPSlES. A story of canal life In Eng
! land. By /. T. MEADE, author OF Scamp and
! L. Davld's Little Lnd," &c. New York Robert
Carter Bros. Washington, d. c.; William Bal
| lunyne Son.
England has had her glpsics from time i'm
memorial. They are rude, nOmadic people
possessed of more shrewdnessan cunning thar
of cultivation, either intellectually or morally
but they have helped for centuries to mako "
! the population of a great kingdom which