The Republican journal., 1882-02-16

MADAM LUCAS. Another of the Round
Robin ~crie>-thc first of the New Ipar-in its
dainty sage green binding and exquisite typo
graphy The story opens in Paris but with the
second chapter the scene is shifted to St Louis,
although it must be said that the local coloring
is not strong, and "St. Leon" might represent
any one of a dozen or more of our cities. The
frequent use of French and German will be OBJ
jectonabe to the many unfamiliar with those
languages. but the story is 50 interesting and so
gracefully told that Madam Lucas" is likely to
have g0odly number of readers. As gueSScs
are IN order concerning the authorship we Sug-
geSt that the writer may be Harriet Prescott
Spotforl. There is certainly a strong rcscm-
blance in style and method to her literary
work. ~. X. Osgood Il Co.,. publishers, Bos-
ton.
THE PRACTICAL CYCLOPEDIA OF QUOTA
TIoNs. \ quotation book is Indispensable to
almost every one i'll these busy days; and of the
many the writer has owned and examined
Bartett'S Familiar Quotations has proved the
best; certainly the most scrviceabe. The pres
tnt large and handsome volume however. will
>upcr>edt Bartlett, as it contains all the '.Fa-
mlIiar Quotations. and much more besides.
While the admirable system of classification
adopted makes every one of the quotations read
lily available The work was compiled by Mr..
j. X. IIoyt. for many years the managing editor
OF the Newark Daily Advertiser, and Miss
Anna l.. Ward, lady of taste and culture.
There are over 1000 quotation, nearly 1000
quotation, from the Latin, list Of proverbs
and familiar sayings in French, German, Italian
and other modern languages, 4 particularly val
uablc department Of Latin law terms, and BIZ
ographical dictionary Of the names Of the 1900
authors quoted i'll the work. Mr.. Hoyt's ambi-
ton has been TO make this book especially val
uablr to journalists. and he has not only Sue
cecded in his cndcavor, but has produced Il
standard work. which is as Indispensable in
every wcll-ordered library as Worccstcr's or
Web>tcr's Dictionary, Rogets The>allrlls and
Soule'> synonyms. The publishers, |. X Funk
4 Co., New York, have presented the volume
i'll nice clear type, and neat binding.
NOTES.
In the Children's Museum for February the
thrilling adventures uf the SpoondrifterS among
the Indians are continued, and there is the usual
interesting miscellany, with numerous illrlstra-
ton>. +. b. Goddard 4 Co., publishers New
York.
The monthly part Of Golden DAYS for Feb
ruary maintain, the high reputation Of this
periodical. 1t furnishes good. wholesome and
entertaining literature for boys and girls, and is
profusty illustrated. James Elyerson, pub
Usher. Philadelphia.
Subscription editions of Round the World
Letters and Round the World Tour Of Chris
tian Missions" will soon be published, with H.
lustrations.
Miss Blanche Willis Howard, the author of
zone summer" and OF "Aunt Serena" will
make her first appearance as Il poet in next
months Harper. Her poem, which is entitled
dream Folk will BE accompanied by an en-
CRAVING Of Andrea del Surto'S picture of st.
John
James r. Osgood 4 Co., Of Boston. emphati-
cally deny the report that they and Roswell
Smith Of New y Ork, contemplate the starting of
an illustrated weekly at Boston. They say that
the project ''eXists only in the fertile imagin;.-
ton of the correspondents who started the
story
Charles Rcatle, afera silence of several wears.
has broken forth i'll print in series of papers
for Harper's Weekly His first contribution is
a striking sketch Of Sir Robert Leish one of the
Justices Of the Court of Queens Bench, and
later one Of the Lord Justices of Appeals.
Houghton, Mitflin q Co. have lust issued a
new catalogue of their publications, to be called
the PORTRAIT Catalogue" from the fact that
portraits of nearly all the most eminent authors
appear in it. All the portraits are from wood,
and the majority of them were engraved by w.
b. Cosson. whose skill is known all over the
country.
In view Of the great interest manifested Just
now over the life Of the great Daniel Webster,
ID. Lothrop 4 Co., of Boston. have decided to
bring out life Of Webster, written some years
ago by a distinguished historian. To it will be
added an account of the observance of the Tooth
anniversary of the birth of the great man. The
work is sure to prove a success.