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| c.fdiic WE cuttslcQ NrttSltttfS nun Tile
Physical History of the Earth" 1t is from
the press az Harper Bres, New Yetl, and
is for sale by A. L. Bancroft CO. TIE
book should be rsad by all youths and stu
dents as preface to more thorough reading.
| and indeed 1t may be peTused by all mo de-
| sire geological information without detailed
! treatment. a liberal education is incom-
| plete without some knowledge of the leading
principles of modern science. Few students
or readers find time or opportunity for &C.
qusinting themselves sufficiently with as
Economical physics, physical geography, BIZ
ology, osteology and anthropology, to work
out, unaided, the intimate relation these
sciences, among others, bear to geology and
palaontology and therefore it was thought,
and rightfully, by the author, that such as
sistance might usefully be offered. The
work is in fact, simply an Introduction to a
subject of undisputed interest, and of the
utmost Importance to the philosophical stu
dent.
From Hardy & Mahony. Philadelphia, we
have the " American Quarterly Catholic Re
view " for July. 1t presents these papers !:
"The Character of Sanctity in the Catholic
Church." by Rev. Aug. J. Thebaud, s. j.;
G. NJ. O'Leary, III. D., PHI D.; positions
of the Intellectual World as Regards Re-
ligion p "Notes of SPAIN" Part 3,
by St. George Mivart, +. K. S, +. Z. s.,
Secretary l.. S.; 1.-The Conflict of Chris
tianity with Heathenism," by Right Rev.
John J. keane. D. D.: A Pioneer of the
West-Rev. Charles Nerinckx," by John
Culinary She's. LII. D.; &c Aubrey De Vere's
Poems J" The Recent Ministerial Change
in England y Suicide, Considered in Its
Moral Bearings" by james A. Cain /;
Science" by Rev. D. j. MacGoldrick, S. j.
ga History of Classical Greek Literature
has been issued in two Volumes octave, by
Harper & Brothers, and is for sale by A. l..
Bancroft & Co., San Francisco. 1t is by
Rev. j. P. Mahaffy, NJ A., of Trinity Col
lege, Dublin. The first volume is devoted to
1.-The Poets" and the second 60 "The frose
Writer'S" It is work that has been much
desired, being concise, practical, and address
ing itself to the general as well as the technical
and thorough reader An appendix to the
first volume is by Professor Sayce. The re-.
vision of the sheets was by Geo. Macmillan
and Mr.. Keenan, lot the College Library.
From D. Appleton & Co., New York, we
have another of the International Scientific
series. The volume is on "The Crayfsh,"
and is an introduction to the study Of zoology.
1t is by Professsr I. II. Huxley, whose name
is sufficient Endorsement of the value of the
book He says the work is not monograph
on Crayfsbes nor treatise on the English
Crayfish, but an effort to show how the care
full study of one Of the commonesb and most
Insignificant of animals leads us, step by step,
from every day knowledge to widest general.
izations and the most difficult problems of
zoology, and, indeed, of biological science in
general, and for that reason he calls 1t " In
PRODUCTION to Zoology"
"Sage Brush Leaves" is a collection of pa.
pers written by the late Henry R. Mighels,
the well-known journalist of Nevada. The
volume is prefaced by sketch Of the life and
character of the author by George @. Cor
ham, and the frontispiece is a Photographic
likeness of Mr.. Mighels. Many of the pa
pers eyince the free fancy, the ready wit, the
natural love for the beautiful and the poetic
qualities of Mr.. Mighels' nature. The vol
ume is very con panionable and full of quaint.
original ideas, witty expressions poetic
dashes and artist.like pictures sort of free
hand drawing-with the pen which Mighels
welded with skill peculiarly his own.
"The Phecian Episode of the Odyssey"
and comprised in the sixth. seventh, eighth,
eleventh and thirteenth books. is the title of
an Svo. volume from the press Of Harper &
Bros, New York, and for sale by A. l.. Ban
croft & Co., San Francisco. 1t is by A. G.
Merriam, Phi ID. of Columbia College, New
York The work is quite freely illustrated
The Greek text is accompanied by full notes
and an appendix. The work is, says the
author, the outgrowth of several years ex-
perience in teaching classes in a course for
candidates for admission to American col
leges.
From G. P. Putnaln's Sons, New York, we
have one of the series entitled 1.-The New
Plutarch." 1t is Joan of Arc, the Maid. "
and is by James Tucker. 1t is for sale by A.
L. Bancroft & Co., San Francisco. 1t is a
new and simpler telling of the story of the
Maid of Orleans. Among heroines of history
this young girl stands foremost in a rare union
Of qualities. The soldiers courage, the patri-
OTIS devotion, the purity of saint and the
constancy of martyr were all, in her, blended
with and glorifed by the very truest woman
illness.
From the American Book Exchange, New
York, we have a neat volume, entitled
american Patriotism" It containssp speeches,
letters and other papers illustrating the foun-
dation, development and preservation of the
| United States of America. It is compiled by
| Selim H Peabody, Phi ID. 1t is a collection
of the best efforts of the most noted patriots,
| speakers and writers of our own country, and
ie collection which every citizen ous hit to
have in bis library.
| Al D,,ll,eb,,r
pany, New York, we have the July number
of the Edinburgh Magazine" with these
leading papers DIR. Wortle's School y
par, ;, NJ, "Beattie', =. "a Lay Comics;
school and College" The Lascar Crew,
"The LEWIS, Its Salmon and Herring, "
+" Bush Life in QueensIand" Part yIII.),
Wellington and Reform The Financial
Situation in India"
From Harper l. Bros, New York, and A.
/ L. Bancroft & Co, San Francisco, we have
another of Harper's excellent Shakespearean
volumes, edited by Prof. Roife, and of which
we have had frequent occasion to make ap-
proving note. The present issue presents the
tragedy of King Richard the Third. The
- Introduction" History of the Play, "
sources of the plot and critical comments are
OF deep interest.
From A. L. Bancroft & Co., San Francisco.
the publishers. we have compact volume of
175 pages by J. f. Cowdery, of the San
Francisco Bar. It contains the Law of In
soIvency,n with full annotations and refer
ences to Supreme Court decisions and other
decisions applicable, and has also an ap-
pendix Of forms. The subject is presented
well and the arranpempnt of the work ia ex.
cellent and makes it complete brief on in
solyency law in California.
1.-THE Students Hume" is condensed
volume of nearly eight hundred pages, based
on Hume's History of England. 1t is re-
vised and corrected edition, by Professor j.
s. Brewer of Kings College, London, and is
illustrated by maps and engravings. It is a
most desirable work. Originally issued in
1858, it has met with unequaled favor. New
York: Harper & Brothers. San Francisco !:
A. L. Bancroft & Co.
"At a High Price " is the title of one of