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and practical progress of the world.
A new volume Of Messrs Harper's Series Of
Greek and Latin Texts, is Cicero De Finibas
Bonorum ct Maorum. The substantial and
convenient form and clear print Of these little
volumes greatly eommends them to the use of
students Messrs. Harper prove themselves to
possess large and generous literary conscienos
in providing useful books at popular prices,
and in durable and readable style.
The Burgomaster's Wife. BY Georg Ebsr
New York, William L. Gottsberger Portland:
Loring, Short & Harmony is another OF the
authors clear, brilliant and reliable studies Of
history in the mask OF fiction. The scene Is 81
Leyden in the time of William of Orange, and
the picture is painted with the sure and effeo-
tive touch, the truth of detail and rich aud sat-
isfying effect that former novels of Professor
Eber would lead the reader to look for In all
future work by tho same master hand.
Higher than the Church. Wilhelmine Vsa
Hilern New York: VIM. s. GottsberssD
is gracefully told legend Of the artist who
learned from the bough of rose-tree how 10
carve an altar higher than the church wherein
it was to stand, and so win the woman OF his
love- Miss Mary j. safford's translation 10
unaffected and pleasant.
The Duties of Women. By Frances Power
Cobbe Boston: George H. Ellis; Portland:
Dresser and McLellan) This little pamphlet
contains some of the wisest, purest and kindli-
est of counsel for women; and il occasionally
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nowhere fail in high intention and warmheart-
edness. Miss Cobbe is good woman who
would have all other women as good as herself.
and no one can read what she has written
without being the better for it.
Memoirs Of Prince Mette-nich Vol. III.
Edited by Prince Richard Metternich. (New
York, Hsrpers; Portland: Loring, Short q
Harmon) This volume of the current series
of Prince Metternich's Memoirs includes the
Revolution Of July and its immediate coDss-
quences. 1t is peculiarly charming volume
because of the copious extracts from the jour
nails of the Princess Melanie, the briIliantr
sympathetic and lovely wife of Prince Meter
mich; and her graceful style and rapid instinct
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We Won Arldens. By Edith Douglas tChi-
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Loring, Short s. Harmony is we'll meant bus
commonplace and rather vulgar attempt to
initiate the stories of Miss Alcott.
New volumes of Messrs. Harpers Frsnklia
Square Library are God and the Man, mag
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Robert Buchanan. A Hearts Problen,
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Prince Metternichs Memoirs; America, A
History of the United States, Canada and
South America, rapidly sketched work OF
perhaps average merit, by Robert Mackenzie;
and Prof. Charles Duke YoDge's fine mono
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land.
Messrs. Ig. Kohler & Co. send Parts II, II,
and 13 of their edition of Schiller's Works
Yorktown By Jacob Harris Patio. CNev
York Fords, Howard and Hulbut gives fall
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Another volume of the Humboldt Library, Of
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Progress, Its Law and Cause, with some 60
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Mr. Blaine's euology of President Garfield,
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Co. of Boston, in an edition beftting its merits
aud the lofty topic of which it treats. The
volume can be found on the coanters Of Messrs
Loring, Short & Harmon.
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The LuclE of Roaring Camp, and Other
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