Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-12

THB LETTERS OF CHARLES DICKENS. Edited ~ his
sistern-law and his eldest daughter. New YORK
Charles Scribner's Sons.
This is the third volume of work which
we hays already noticed in full. Inc ietse rs
in this issue are from 1886 to 1870. Inc vol
ume concludes the series, which Is OF much
value to literary men.
Com Fo,1- TIMOTHY TITcoNB's LETTERS. BITTER
SWEET Three volumes, Svo. By j. e. Holland.
New York: Charles Scribners Sons
The recent death of DIR. Holland, whose loss
TO the literary world is a severe one, gives a
new interest to his writings aud has led
Charles Scribner's Sons to reissue three Of his
choicest works,s&s above noted.
PHAEros ROGERS. novel Of boy life. BY Rosster
johnson I vol, svo.; muslin boards. New York :
Charles Scribner's Sons. San Francisco A. L.
Bancroft & Co. 81 so.
A charming novel for boys, with more of
reality than of fiction in it. A finely Illus
trated book, and one that young readers will
fully appreciate.
' The Sanitarian" IN. W for November,
presents these leading papers: Estate Medi-
cine: Address Delivered at the Section of
Public Medicine, International Medical
Congress" by John Simon, G. B, f. r. s.,
d. 9. L., Ii D.; " Progress of Saniatry Pro-
lection at Newport, r. Filth Diseases,
Sewage Ice, the Iusigni6cance of an Ad-
visory Board of Health" ETC., by DIR. Hora'io
Z, Storer; Sanitary Progress" by Edwin
Chadwick, G. B., London /" Contagious Dis
eases Acts of Great Britain" by Albert L.
Gihon, M. D., Medical Director U. S. Navy,
Chairman of Section on State Medicine,
American Medical Association !" Boston's
New Sewers. Drainage for Health" ty
Elisha Harris, M. D.; How Printing
Affects the Health" Editorial notes.
From D. Lothrop & Co., Boston, we have
the "Wide Awake MAGAZINE" for Young
People, for November. II is very richly
illustrated, and Ella Farman, the editor, has
made the number specially interesting BY the
excellent taste displayed in the selection Of
original articles for the magazine. "Wide
Awake" is one of the best journals for the
youth Of the land sent to press. 1t has been
recently enlarged sixteen pages, by the addi.
ton of supplement for the members Of the
Chautauqua Young Folks Reading Union. It
is a new method for training the young people
in the proper lines of useful reading, and also
in certain kinds of work. Among the papers
in the new department is series on law.
adapted for the youthful understanding, by
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott.
From the Leonard Scott Publishing Com
pany, New York, we have the British
Quarterly Review" for October, with these
leaulDR PAPERS, III auuiblUu w bno Conb6n-
porary literature reviews and notes: Helm
rich Heine." Intellect and Evolution"
1.-THE Golden Age of Australia" 1.-THE
Tenure and the Transfer of Land, "Thucy-
dides," Comparative Church Politics"
"The Attack upon Free Trade"
From Ig. Kohler, Philadelphia, we have
three more numbers of Schiller's works, with
illustrations by the best German artists We
have already remarked upon this desirable
work. and each number but confirms our
previously expressed opinion that it is one of
the best publishing ventures of the year, and
should be possessed by all who would study
the works of the great bard.
From A. L. Bancroft & Co., San Fran
cisco, we have of Harper & Bros. Franklin
Square Library two new numbers =" A
Life's Atonement," novel. by David Chris
tine Murray, and ivy; Cousin and Bride. :"
novel. by Percy Greg.
From Hardy & Mabony, Philadelphia, we
have the " American Catholic Quarterly Re.
view" for October, with large number of
able articles on current religious and political
topics, by some of the best writers of the
Catholic Church.