Morning journal and courier., 1883-06-05
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

"A Midsummer LARK, by w. A. Cfonut,
formerly of this city, is published by Henry
Holt & Co. in their Leisure Hour series.
There is deal of humbug about travel, !"
the author remarks, land that same It's that
have tried to puncture." He describes his
tour in Europe in alternate prose and verse,
but his prose is made to produce a comic ef-
feet by frequent rhymes. Unsparingly he
ridieules and burlesques the artificial admira-
tion which ignorant Americans express for
everything in Europe With his humor, too,
he combines much literary finish. For sale
in this city by Judd the bookseller.
''Whom Kathie Married, by Amanda NJ.
Douglass, is published by Lee & Shepard,
Boston. In this volume Miss Douglass tells
the story of the troubles and perplexities
and the final happiness of young woman
who as young girl has been known to many
of her readers The novel has number of
characters, and some complications that
grow out of the tragedy of life, but its gene
raj tone is cheerful and Kathie's own expert
ence of life has variety enough for the most
exacting. Beside the love story there are
number of subordinate threads to the narra-
tive, and considerable change of scene.
Everything ends happily. For sale in this
city by I'll. a. Peck.
Part II. of t'New England Bird Life,' re-
vised and edited from the manuscript of
Winfred A. Stearns by Elliott Cones, is pub
lished by Lee & Shepard, Boston. This part
includes the non-oscine passeres birds OF
prey, game and water-birds. It is admirably
written and the information it contains is the
best there is. Those interested in the birds
reading it. For sale in this city by H. H.
Peck
The twenty-ffth volume of the Century,
the third volume of the current series, was
completed with the number for April and is
now published in handsome covers. 1t is a
volume of nearly 1000 pages, and critic
well says of it: Chow well filled these
pages are with literature and art, of the best
quality, our readers who have read the no.
tices of the monthly numbers, as they ap-
peared, will have some idea. But to obtain
an adequate sense of the amount and value
of the entertainment supplied by such
magazine as the Century, it is necessary to
look into one of these semi-annual volumes,
when one viii become convinced that SO
much which is fresh, strong and profitable,
In the way of reading and Illustrations, is
hardly TO be had for the same money else
where. The enterprise, Hberality, judgment
and taste which are devoted to the making of
our best popular magazines make their vol
unaes superior to all others of miscellaneous
contents" For sale in this city by Judd the
bookseller.
'FThe Real Lord Byron: New Views of the
Posts Life," by John Cordy Jeafrsson, is a
very interesting book The author has evil
IDENTIFY bestowed upon his work much careful
He sets forth both the good
and the evil clearly and forcibIy, offering
skillful and plausible argument for his spe-
cifc opinions in each case, doing justice to
Byron,s fine sensibilities and generous inn
pulsivenass. his courage and kindliness, with
out denying his failings or attempting to hide
his errors and vices. The views relative to
his domestic troubles are fair and discrinina-
ting. he deems it certain that no one of the
various kinds of fragrant immortality charged
against her husband by scandalous rumor was
the reason why Lady Byron determined to
leaye him, and on the other hand that she
did not Determine to repudiate him for trivial
reasons, but for reasons SO serious and
weighty that they will not be thought posi-
tisely insufficient for her justification at the
time even by those who may on hearing
them pronounce them scarcely sufficient as
an apology for her subsequent action. Mr..
Jeafreson gives his readers very clear idea
of his view of the posts life. and this view
will strike most of those who read it as fair
and probably accurate. Published by James
r. Oseood & Co., Boston, and for sale in this
city by Judd the bookseller.
.sChristian History in its Three Great Pc
RODS: Second Period, the Middle Age" by
Joseph Henry Allen, author of sHebrew
Men and Times" is published by Roberts
Brothers. Boston. The first volume of this
series, entitled fragments of Christian
History, was Published some time ago.
Taken with the present work, they embrace
the entire development of Catholic Chris
tianity to the eve of the Reformation.
third volume, reviewing certain modern
phases Of religious life and thought, is now
in preparation, and win complete the work,