, 1881-10-29


Mr. ". D. llowcl!s' new novel Is a story
vi married. life, with Nlornl purpose.
Violet Fane has written novel called
"Sophy; or. Tue Adventures ct II Savage"
Judge Field nj the Supreme Court is col.
!ectn:- materials for history Of hts State-
California,
Air. II. I. Shfltaher's Mrs. partington on
Ike atllt Ills Friends Is called "I'he Double
ltnlner Club; or, Tho Lively 1,oys Of Rive r
town."
The seyenty-eig,.ll Thousand Of john
Richard Green's "Short IIis.ory nf the En-
gllsh People" llas Just been printed BY Mac
ml1lah j. TO.
III TIT November number 81. Nicholas of
fers to receive contributions for Il Garfield
llaMc for sick children. Offerings OF even a ).
single cent will BE- aceepted.
Thu October number Ut tho lfaglzluc nf
AH.crtcttH HISTORY Is wholly devoted to
Yorktown, with tho usual supply VI lual's,
portraits, and other engrlvtngs.
The Critic learns That Mr.. ilobert Brown
lng WIS hot consulted ii, tic fuitntlatEon Of
tho Browning Society In l.u1tloI,, mid that It
does not t,leet with his approval.
Dean StantGy's propnsed monument III
Westminster Abbey Will probably rake tic
form Of nsl altAi-tnHb, with recuinl,ent
stasuc, to be- placed l,ear his grave.
4 nu,llbor Of lilo lea.lng surgeons OF the
United States will present tlsolr viuws of the
proper treutn,ent OF tho late Presidents
W0unA In thu December North american.
N. Dtsltt Nlsnrd. 0f TIN French Academy.
Whu won tIiIs yrAr tic benl,ial prize 0f
s4,Oo0 for bis "lilstOry Of French i.licrn-
lure" las Just celebrated Ills golden we'd
tiIny.
Mr. l.. X: Freelnnn, who Es now ~ tllis
lssign of Willlan. Rufus md tie Accession,
Of Henry l."-whicl, forms the complement
OF his History Of the Sor,la!t Conquest ~
reatly for publication III London bcf0ru sail
lug.
AIr. Tlloluas Whitaker, has I,l press the
ta'rA s.lI'on Of 'fsR i;ltt!Hj9'!n lyet"r9
r!eruM." THIS work is recommended as Il
text-book III severalof the theologica! sesnl-
nns!rs.
Two young southerners, pupils at the IIot-
ltns Institute. vlrginia, Miss Mcrtis!s, Ut
Alnbama, MM Mtss Wilson. ut Snntli Caro-
linn, llavu won tllo honornble, lneitinn OF this
Englis! Sllnhspcnie Suciety BY their cxan,l-
nltlon papers III "llamtct."
Ilarpcr's "Franklin Saare Library" is
now letteretl md numbered as II serial, II new
number aiear'l1'+: Every wcSS. ; Mt s,oscrll ~
s t Erss sa,,s M Sio yE%s' ly Ws q If IL yr5 nit
rs cltosell aud nrrl,'ged by Matthew Arnold.
~ third e.itlon OF Il popular life OF l'rcsi-
dent tnrtlc!l llns bcc. sulA In !!o;ltto!i under
tho title "Frnnl Log Cabin to White llo,isc,"
with An M.lalit!olNll chapter "Froin White
llnslsHtn tue Grave" 4 publishing hoMse In
Amsterdam IS preparing It'll edition Ill Dutch,
Gastrono'nlc literature IL to RECEIVE, curl
olss addition til the sllnpH of"A Royal Conk-
srY-l}nni,", transcribed frnIn a curious lI!all-
uscrip. III tllo llnikanl collection. Directions
for tho culinary art as prtctlcetl III the IT.
| teelltll century. vnrions recipes and series
Of menus tor different soasoas nre Its features.
a new serial story franl tie pen Of Miss
10 Du cOl.fouu,lud will Miss IAnleltn u. Ell
| wards, nl1tI!ur OF "L0rtI HEackunbury"l
| will npf1ear enrty next year In tAo paEes ot
| Ftuxrr'* .lfHUtzt,le, md simultaneously Us q
scrtnl In Anaartca, tho colonies, ulld !n FrohcIl
| alll GvriAAl trall5lAtluus.
Iteo Il Shepard have published a little inas..
ual untitled "lmsects: llow to Catch and
ll0w tn l'reparb Them for tlle Cabinet" BY
Waller L. Manton. 1t gives pretty full 10.
talls Ut MI GntotnnIog!cal collectors work,
I'd .lnNta'!r il, tl,at lins i il well illustrated
autl very neally bound. Price, 10 cents.
On the 1st day Of Noyenll,ar Messrs. Charles
| Sclibltr'a Sous will publish Tho third vol
uli.p Of the COLLECTED lh1t"rs Ut CllnFsss l!ck-
| ehs. Tlies1 !rtters C0ybr no slEcclai pcTlo!l,
1 GtL NEEH WEilEk Nv 4l4ctG!at AHsNu~H'
| out tho uuyelfst's lffe. Among thesn hrt 4
number addressed Il! ttle !at9 Mr. Ju,nes y.
| Fiul,ts, rlu bunk Will lo bound like tue two
volumes already lssllutl.
Most cnItiynsad people IIaye q fslr knowl.
cdKu 0t tllo ltturature Ut tho Greeks And Ro:
inu1is. liut huw faIut Is tho general ldea Ut
ulotr daily !lts! sums cloar c"heapt!olis Mru
| curtls the nutstia ui!tsscs aud decorations 0
sprcinl uildIngs; but very few puapte lave
.t,l,clI llotion ut tho ciasslc interiors or o.
wiut wen. on ID tlle!a either BY way OF pub
| liz ceremonial 0r tt0lnestkH l(fe. llr. JNc0l
Won Fnlcko, Director Ut The Museums ut nor
liz, lnss. .p1epAretl Il superb illustrated worl
to supply tAs sDrt 0f knowledge 10 BGnerall,
needed. l. translation Of the book, Will, III
tic 9rfglna! drawings, IS 10 bo published 70
tho holidays III massive quartz, MAtiDr TIL
titIe "Greece and koms," by Asnry Holt i
Cu.
BOOKS ItECEEVED.
| up tue RIVER; on, YACHTING ON THE Mis-.
slrFl. 1sy Oliver Optic. uoston; 1.ce 4 Shop
ard. Price $i.bl.
fouko AMERICANS IN JAPAN. Ey Edwas'
0lcey. Bossoa3 Leo l; Shepard. Price tt.M
/ ~. Rruo anaJa ny