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titled !" French Dramatists of the Nineteenth

titled " French Dramatists of the Nineteenth
Century" It Is by J. Brander Mathews, is
boldly just and accurate criticism of Hago,
Dumas, Scribe, Angler, Sardou, Feuillet
Labiche and others, and contains also an es-
say on the Romantic Movement, and
brief chronology of the modern French
drama. Professor Mathews is clear writer
of distinguished ability. His work occupies
field full of interest," half-century area,
in which the romanticists and classicists met
in battle array, and in which the latter were
ground into the dust. He believes that in the
drama the French have mounted higher than
in any other literary or scholarly walk, be-
cause the dramatic is the form best suited for
the expression of certain qualities in which
the French excel the men of other races.
From Charles Scribner's Sons, New York,
and A. L. Bancroft & Co, San Francisco,
| we have bulky volume, one Of the COM
mentaries on the Bible according to the
authorized version Of 1911 by bishops and
clergy of the Anglican church. 1t is edited
| by Professor F. G. Cook, Canon of Exeter.
The volume in hand is Romans to Philemon,
and embraces nearly $50 double column
pages. It is the work of thoughtful and evil
IDENTIFY sincere theologians, whose scholarly
| research is evidenced by every page. To
theological students and clergymen it must
| prove book of much interest. It has the
Endorsement of Bishop Potter, Bishop Hunt
ingdon, DIR. Crosby, DIR. Jacobas, DR.. Prem
tiss, Professor Aiken, Bishop Clark and
other eminent critics and students in biblical
research.
From d. Appleton & Co., New York, we
have the +" Popular Science Monthly" for
November. The leading subjects discussed
are: 1.-The Industrial Type of Society,"" by
Herbert Spencer; Deterioration of Ameri-
D,cter-ha1c u ku ont E~aroia
Winslow ''VolcaHoes. their Action and
Distribution !" "Physical Education" by
Felix L Oswald, NJ. D.; GA Half Century
of Science" by Sir John Lubbock "0r-
ganic Remains in Meteoric Stones" by
Francis Brigham "The Available Energy
Of Nature" by Sir William Thomson s.. The
Duration of Human Life," by M. De Sola-
vile; Worry" by DIR. j. Mortimer Gran.
vile; American Climate and Character, +"
by Edward c. Towne.
From D. Appleton & Co, New York. we
have George Dana Boardman's work, entitled
'sStudies in the Mountain Instruction" 1t
consists of lectures, nine of which were deliv-
cred in Philadelphia in $780, 1t is treatise
underlying Authoritative Morality, and is in
tended to direct attention to Christian ethics,
or the " Foundation Stones of True Society"
It is, to be clearer, series of lectures upon
Christ's sermon on the mount, and treats of
Christ's doctrines of blessedness, of the
Church, of fulfllment of reconciliation, of
asceticism, of words, of perfection. of wor-
ship, of prayer, wealth. sonship, society and
character.
One of the latest issues of D. Appleton &
Co.'s New York; International Scientific
Series is Professor Sully's admirable psycho.
logical study, g Illusions" It takes a wide
survey of the field of error embracing in its
view not only the illusions of sense dealt
| with in treatises on physiological optics, etc,
but also other errors familiarly known as
| Illusions, and resembling the former in their
structure and mode of origin. He keeps to
| strictly scientific treatment, Or description
and classification of acknowledged errors,
and their explanation. by reference to their
psychical and physical conditions.
| From Scribners Sons, New York, and A.
| l.. Bancroft & Co., San Francisco, we have
| Newman Smyth's book of discourses on the
orthodox theology of to-day. Il is a small,
compact volume. The discourses were origin
ally prepared i'll answer to certain objections
which had been argued against evangelical
| teaching in the columns of a secular news
paper published in Quincy, ILL.,, and which
| objections are often raised in various forms.
as difficulties in the way of popular accept
ance of the doctrines of the churches.
"The Life of George the Fourth, includ-
| ing his letters and opinions, with view OF
the men, manners and politics of his reign" "
by Percy Fitzgerald, Nj. A, F. s. A., is the
title Of pletholic book from the press Of
Harper & Bros, New Y ork, and for sale by
A l.. Bancroft & Co.. San Francisco. It is
Illuminated by good portraits of the King,
Queen Charlotte, Princess Charlotte and
Queen Caroline, and some other engravings.
From G. P. Putaam's Sons New York. we
have Augustus Mongredien's monograph on
"The History of the Free Trade Movement
| in England" 1t forms one of the Z" Library
| of Popular Information" and is as compact a
record of one branch of political history as
one could well desire to meet with.
"The Schoolmaster's Trial" is the title of
novel by A. Perry, from the press of Chas.
Scribner's Sons, New York. 1t is a bound
volume, brief. interesting and thoughtful