The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-07
Books,

SIS. with Explanatory Notes and q Noca-
bulary. BY George Stuart, A. NJ, Prof. OF
Latin, Central High School Philadelphia:
Eldredge IL Bro. Price, Sl35. To teachers
for examination, Sl00. Chicago: Jansen,
McClurg Il Co.
Very few readers are aware how much
the world is indebted to Ovid for the orig.
inals of thousands Of illusions which have
been common property of all poets, from
Milton down. The Metamorphoses are a
collection of some of the most famous sto.
ries that ever charmed the Imagination.
The Latin Is smooth and melodious, and
the stories are told as charmingly as Gay
tells in verse the fables Of Esop.
The "Chase and Stuart edition of the
classic authors is deservlngly popular
The authors generally observe the happy
medium in respect to notes, and give
neither too few nor too many. The voca.
bularies are hardly as full as could
be wished, and the closely trimmed mar.
gins give the pages crowded appear.
ance. STILL the book is q desirable sddl.
ton to our school classics, and fits well in
Latin course between Caesar and Virgil
SKAKEsrEARE's Troilus and Cressida ed
tied, with notes, by William J. Role, A.
NJ, formerly Head Master of the High
School, Cambridge, Mass. With engrav-
ings. New York: Harper IL Brothers.
Chicago Janson, McClurg IL Co. Price, GO
cents
This Is another--the sixteenth IN mum
Der, we belicve--of Professor Rote's ad-
mirable series of Shakespeare's plays, of
the high excellence of which we have
hitherto had frequent occasion to speak
DR.. Howard Furness says OF the series
mo one can examine these volumes and
fail to be impressed with the conscientious
accuracy and scholarly completeness with
which they are edited" The series Is de.
signed for school and home reading, for
which purpose it is well adapted. The
notes are copious and valuable.
WIDE AwAKE.-D. Lothrop & Co., Bos.
ton. $3.50 year, The frontlsplece OF
the October Vide 1,odke Is a dainty draw
ing by Miss McDermott, designed to ct
tend fanciful story by Susan Hale en-
titled The Hope Works" We find
many other excellent short stories in the
number; "a Nap In Cannon" story of
Charleston Navy Yard; Captain Scam.
padoro;" "The Simpsett's Sunrise Party"
tirstrate circus story; "Ralph's Cub
all these and others are capital stories.
Mr.. Talbot's comedy, "No Questions
Asked" is brought to close, as also Miss
Harrls's "Wild Flower Papers" Edward
Everett Hale gives a very clear explain.
alton OF the Egyptian question; Luther
Whitney commences series of Old Time
Papers, explaining, with numerous pic.
lures, the process of making homespun in
the olden days; and there is the usual IN.
stallment of pleasant poems, the Chatauquc
Reading Course, Prof. Sargents Health and
Strength Papers, chapter on Housekeep.
ing, &C., &c.
LIBRARIANS REPORT of the Y. L. L. !
Association: 400 books have been taken
from the Public Library during the month
of September. Gas persons have visited
the Library during this time. Seven new
books have been presented by Mr.. Julius
Brown, by Mr.. r. King, and 1 by Mrs.
II. West. a Chicago paper for the year
has been gwen by Mr., Lester Strawn.
Sl.6S were found IN the contribution box.
20 new members have been added by the
society within the last month.
A series of articles on camping, recently
published in the AnIericaB Field, met with
such favor that Messrs. Jansen, McClurg
Il Co, Of Chicago, have decided to publish
them IN book form. The work, now in
press, is by Mr.. Howard Henderson, and
will be entitled, practical Hints on Camp.
ing" Besides entering into the details of
it will treat on fishing, shooting
and camp photography.