The Republican journal., 1882-12-21
Literature.

lHE LADY OF The LAKE New H0lluaV
edition, 120 pictures. Price So. In all the
making of holiday books nothing coming with
in the popular reach has been achieved this or
in any past season so exquisite in form and
character as the new holiday edition of Scott's
Lady of the Lake. just brought out by j. r.
| OSgood 4 Co. 1t is not so large as to be cum
brous: not overloaded with gilt and deco
ration as to frghen the possessor from its en-
joyment, and not SO costly as to keep it beyond
the means of the ordinary presentation book
buyer. And yet it is chaStely and elegantly
bound, and appeals at once and strongly to the
eye of the lover of beautiful books. Had the
publishers searched the fields of English litera-
ture even more thoroughly than they did in
choice of fitting subject for holiday illustra-
ton they could have hit upon nothing which
would have better suited the popular taste, or
which would have offered more delightful OPP
portunities for illustration. Every foot of the
Scottish Highlands is full of romance: every
crag and lake and mountain has its own partic-
ular tale of blood or chivalry or love to give it
interest. and that interest has been ten times
intensified by the magic pen of Scott in his ney-
els and poems. Best OF ali these, and dear TO
the heart Of every reader with the slightest
tinge of romance in his composition, is The
Lady OF the Lake" a poem which for certain
fascinating qualities has not its equal in Eng
lish literature. Its characters though evolved
from the fertile brain of the poet. have vet a
stronger reality than most Of those whose deeds
are written in actual history. Thousands of
pilgrims every year pour through the mount
aims and glens of Scotland, who 90 there for no
other purpose than to visit the scenes described
in the story, and who would as soon think Of
doubling the existence of the crags themselves
as that they were once haunted by Roderick
| Dhu and his band, or pressed by the light feet
of the maiden of the fairy isle. The one hum
dred and twenty illustrations of the volume
represent the finest work yet achieved in the
art Of engraving in America. Mr.. Anthony
visited the Highlands for the specific purpose
of making drawings for the work. and every
landscape in its pages was sketched by him up
on the spot Among the artists who have con-
tributed drawings are A. B. Frost. Harry
Fem, f. ii. Garrett, f. L. Merrill, Mary Hal
!oeh Foote, J. y. Woodward, J.. s. Ipsen. +
B. Schell, Granville Perkins. f. II. Hayden.
and J. Appleton Brown. We can cali to mind
no other holiday work with whose preparation
50 many noted names in art have been identi-
ted, or one which appeals more strongly to the
book-buying public. James H. Osgood 4 Co...
| publishers, Boston.
GRANDMOTHER NORMANDY. BY the author
of ''Silent Tom This is the third issue of the
popular Y. |. +. Series. The story is cleverly
told. 1t deals more directly with some of the
vital points of Christianity than either of its
predecessors, and shows how the bitter things
i'll every ones experience may be turned to good
and lasting account. 1t teaches that life lived
seltishly is a curse butthat giving sympathy,
love, help, and hope to others makes one grow
grandly strong, and fits one for great things in
the hereafter. 1t shows that to one who works
earnestly and conscientiously, life is vast, I'M
discovered country, full of marvels, att ttainments,
golden opportunities and industries, rich with
mines of uneXplored thought. and bright with
usefulness. The character of Grandmother
| Normandy, stern, relentless, and unforgiving,
almost to the last. is strongly drawn, and the
author has shown her skill in the means She has
devised for softening the old lady's heart and
melting the pride which has wrought 50 much
unhappiness in her family. ID. Lothrop 4 Co.,
publishers. Boston.
TIE WEDDING-DAY Book. With the Con-
gratulations of the Poets Arranged 10y kath-
crime Lee Bates. This is an exquisite little vol
ume, with beveled covers Of lavender and gold,
cream-tinted paper and gilt edges There are
twelve original illustrations, one for each month,
II-hi. N f,
each day in the year, opposite which are spaces
for inscribng the marriages of friends ard rela-
tives. The design is similar to that of the MI
mcrous birthday books, but this is the first
Wcdling-Gay book we have seen. and it would
be difficult to excel, or even to equal it. ID.
Lothrop X Co., publishers, Boston.
THE INTERNATIONA REVIEW. This publ
cation is now under new management and is
edited by Hon. Robert z. Porter. The Intcrna-
tional Review addresses itself to thoughtful
men. and has engaged a class of contributors
| for the year 1883, who are especially qualified
for the discussion of the topics on which they
write, and whose contributions will be of per-
manent value as part of the history of the times.
| Both sides of all great questions in political.
economic and social science will be presented
by those best fitted by their opportunities and
studies TO discuss them and TO present all views
| of the subject i'll Il manner that will not lower
the dignity and tone of the review. While
| these features will awaken IA new interest in
| the International among thinking business
men and those specially interested in the ma
teriaI progress of our country, the old-fashioned
scholarly excellence will not be neglected. and
well-adju>ted combination of literary and his
| torica As we'll as economic and scientific papnr@
will be strictly maintained. Subscription price
$500 per year; single copies 80 cents. The In
dustra Review Publishing Co., No. s06 Wal
nut ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
TIE BALLAD OF THE LOST HARE. Bv
Margaret Sidney. This is one of the most at
tractive juveniles Of the season, and is not With
out its charms for Older people. The richly IL
Illuminated covers, the full page cOlored illustra-
| tions, representing the adventures of the hare
| and its encounters with various domestic ami
mails, the letter press in bronze ink. and the
merry rhymes appeal alike 10 the eve and the
understanding. On is lead to wonder where
| the art of making books will stop. 1t does not
| seem possible to devise anything more pleasing
than the juvenile publications of to-day, but
! each season shows an advancement over the
| preceding one. In this class of books the firm
| of ID. Lothrop 4 Co.. Boston. admittedly take
| tne leau. Inc DOOk mere nOtlceu Is but one OF
| their many publications for the holiday season.
! NOTES.
| The November number of the Boston Jour
nal of Chemistry opens with an article on THE
| Great Comet by Prof. c. a. Young, and this
| is followed by Lessons from a Lamp Flame"
| in which an ordinary coal oil lamp is made to
afford 4 good deal of scientific information.
| The agricultural department is, as usual, full of
interest and all the departments are well sus-
tanned. 1t is altogether an admirable publica
ton. One dollar year in advance. journal
of Chemistry Co., publishers, Boston.
| ''llydraulic Mining in California; an il
lusrated article by Taliesin Evans, in the
forthcoming January Century, is said to be an
excellent popuar description of the methods of
mining by water,-a form of extracting ore
which, while wonderfully effective, has destroy
ed a large percentage of the farming lands in
the river valleys of California. The efforts
now making by the sufferers from this industry
to put Il legal end to it will give added interest
to this paper on the Pacific slope.
James 4. Osgood 4 Co., Boston, will pub
lish this month, "An Index to Periodical Liter
ature," (Poole's Index third edition, brought
down to Jan. 1882. 1t gives in a condensed