Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-26
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

From Houghton, Miffiin & Co., Boston,
we have the :. Atlantic Monthly" for July.
Its leading papers are: Care for the Peo-
pie Under Despotism, by o. B. Frothing-
ham ,'The Bells of San Bias" by Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow "Naval Courts
martial and the Pardoning Power" by Henry
Cabot Lodge "Strong as Death. by ID. y.
Bunner; 'The Political Economy OF Seven
ty-three Million Dollars" by Henry. u.
Lloyd; "The Mate of the Daylight" BY
Sarah Orne Jewett Concord" by Susan
Coolidge ''Shall Members of the Cabinet
Sit in Congress 2" by Willard Brown
Studies in the South - Bartolozzi !;
Lodges Sketch of Hamilton )" Froude's
Carlyle"
From Casssll, Peter Galpin, New York.
we have 1.-THE Magazine of Art" for July:
Its illustrations are very fine, and its text
matter especially varied and choice. and
embraces, among other things, these: The
Weeks; A Treatise on Wood Engraving,
by Mason jackson "Summer-Time, by
III. E. Ward; Wren and st. PauPs." by
Basil Chsmpneys Professor Legros, by
Cosmo Monkhouse 1.-THE Two Painters,
by Austin Dobson; "The Story of Fail
ure )" 1.-THE Drawings OF Albert Durer, by
Sidney Colvin.
"Pot-Bouille is the title of the last novel
by the sensational writer, lola. 1t is OF the
same peculiar style that distinguished
Mana" No one will question Zola's re-
markable skill in drawing life.like pictures,
but inasmuch as he chooses the lowest levels
to wcrk upon, and his situations are immod.
estly bold and suggestive nine times out OF
ten, we cannot recommend his novels to the
reader who has regard for his own purity.
q Pot -Bouille," as modified in this trsnsla-
tion, is vulgar-in the French, it must be OBJ
scenity in the extreme.
Guerndale" is the title to very pleasing
novel by j. S. of Dale. 1t is from the press Of
for sale by A. L. Bancroft & Co., San Fran
cisco. 1t is well-told story and repays for
the reading. 1t is of q philosophical cast.
and has much wisdom in its moral. But it is
by no means prosy, nor does it lack in the
essential details of the modern novel. ID.
s. of Dale says he is but plain civil eDgi-
neer. We except. he is also GOOD novelist,
in the realm of real life and probabilities.
From the Leonard Scott Publishing Com.
pany, New York, we have the Edinburgh
Review" for April. Its chief articles are
settis Poems = "The Empire of the Cha
lifs :" " The Comedies of Terence )" Origins
of English History !" The Panama Canal :"
"The Life and Writings of Edoardo Fusco )"
1.-THE Late Lord Tweedale's Ornithological
Essays :" Sir Thomas Brassey on the Brit
ish Navy :" 1.-THE Haigs of Bsmersyde ;"
Lord Beaconsfeld's Speeches and Literary
Works"
Estes & Lauriat, Boston, have issued an
admirable little book entitled 1.-The Chemis.
try of Cooking and Cleaning 1t is by Ellen
H. Richards. Instructor in Chemistry in the
Woman's Laboratory of the Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology. Nothing more
need TO be said about the book. Its source
and title tell all about it. 1t is useful and
compact volume. 1t may be understood by
any person OF ordinary intelligence, and
should be studied by all housewives.
"China Painting is the title of pam
phlet on that subject which purports to be
complete manual for the use Of amateurs in
the decoration of hard porcelain. It is by
NJ Louise Mclaughlin. and is from the press
of Robert Clarke & Co., Cincinnati. The
authors directions appear to be very plain
and explicit
1.-THE Sunday Magazine" from the Frank
Leslie Publishing House, New York, is at
hand for July. 1t is profusely illustrated,
and its contents are varied, voluminous and
choice