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| The AHd,tic Monthly for November
| (Houghton, Miffiin & Co., Boston, presents
| the following table of contents in addition
TO the serials, book notices, and the always
| interesting Contributors Club =" Fran
cesca TO Paolo,r by Julie X. Wetherill
. Mistrals Nerto," by Harriet w. Preston
1.-The Embryo of Commonwealth" by
Brooks Adams; " In the Haunts of the
Mocking- Bird" by Maurice Thompson
Crude Science in Aryan Cults by +. =.
Evans; Birchbrook Mill" by John G.
Whittier; Malta by J. NJ. Hillyar;
Malice" by Paul II. Hayne; Stephen
Dewhurst's Autobiography" by Henry
James; THE Consuming Fire." by Il. n.
Taylor; THE Last Stand of the Italian
Bourbons" by William c. Langdon; Z" De
Senectute,' by +. sheldon; Aivazofsky,"
by William J. Armstrong; THE Song of
Silenus," by Samuel V. Cole; " Grass A
Illumination" by Edith NJ. Thomas; The
Negro Problem, by \. S. Shaler; "Knox's
United States Notes"
| Country Cousins, or Short Studies in
the Natural History of the United States "
is the title of finely-iliustrated volume
from the pen of Ernest Ingersoll. The
substance of the book has appeared in The
| Century 81. Nicholas, The NaahGttan, amer
| lean Naturalist, Science AelrS. London Field,
| The Current. The CoRgregdtioRdiist, ipplc-
TONS journal aud Cool Cheer. II treats of
all sorts of animals and reptiles, birds and
fishes from the Arctic to the equator, and
! thence to the Atlantic. Also of shells,
| cavernS. caves, furs, etc. Ii Is beautifully
and profusely illustrated, end the text is of
the simplest. clearest and most attractive
character. We class it rs book of es-
pecial interest for general reading, without
being in any respect II treatise or tech
meal work on natural history. Issued by
Harper & Bros. New York. and for sale by
4. l.. Bancroft & Co, San Francisco
judith Shakespeare is VIM. Blacks
latest novel. Il has been running rs a
serial in Hgrp.r'S Monthly. Mr.. Black had
a most delicate subject in hand when he
took the household of VIM. Shakespeare
rs the chief figure for Il romance. But he
avoided rocks that woald surely have
wrecked him by never making the great
dcamatiSt prominent. He Is ever kept far
in the background. and there is nothing in
the attractive story, in its olG-time dialect
and style. to excite the critics in regard 10
the disputed facts relative TO the life of
Shakespeare or his writings. IL is a
domestic story. and one of love and adven-
ture, with scenes so far back III time that
the fancy has free rein, and Mr.. Black has
shaken it loose with perfect abandon.
Published by Harper 4 Bros, New York,
aud for sale by \. l.. Bancroft & Co, San
Francisco.
"The Children of Issachar" is a Story
of Wrongs and Remedies 1t is by Con-
federate soldier, who takes this method of
walking back over the battleieds and
struggles of the great Rebellion. rs I lite
rary effort it is curiosity of curiosities,
and perfect pattern for errors of style and
j., understandable methods in composition and
narrative Nevertheless, it has a kind of
vigor and is inspired by originality that
quickens the attention Of the reader There
are some character sketches III ii that are
charmingly natural and wonderfully viva
cious and vigorous. 1t is book apologize
for the South i'll regard to matters Union
lists condemned unhesitatingly. Published
by G. p Pumams Sons, New York and
London, and for sale by A. l.. Bancroft Il
Co., San Francisco.
James Pawn, one of the most successful
of modern English novelists, has given 10
the reading world, i'll book form, the chap
tiers he contributed to the /" Cornhill Mag
azine' on his Literary Recollections."
But he has recaSt the matter, added to and
elaborated the original text. 1t is a charm
ing and restful book, and takes us into
close communion with De Quincy, Miss
Milford. Harriet Martineau, Arnold, Dick
ems, TrollOpe, Thackeray and other lights.
As a literary effort it is more thoughtful
and grave, more scholarly and finished
than any of the novels of the author, for it
has all the grace of his skilled pen without
the effortfulness that eharacterizes the nov
elist 1t is from the press of Harper IL
Bros, New York, and is for sale by A. l..
Bancroft Il Co, San Francisco.
Among the pieces ofcampaign music just
issued are these: From Maine to Cali
fornia," national song and chorus, COM
posed and published by Will L. Thompson,
East Liverpool Ohio; Hurrah for Blaine
and Logan" song and chorus, sold by NJ.
Gray, San Francisco; James G. Blaine
Grand Victory March, and Z" Hon. Grover
Cleveland March Brilliant, by C. d. Blake,
and sold by NJ Gray. San Francisco also,
/ The Dirigo March" by Z. A. Belcher, dedi
Gated to the Dirigo Club of San Francisco,
and sold i'll that city by |. L. A. Brodersen
& Co.
From the Excelsior Publishing House.
New York, we have pamphlet by 0. II.
Byron entitled; The Modern Bartender's
Guide, or Fancy Drinks and How TO Mix
Them" There are some receipts in it
not Objectionable and into which no
liquors enter, bat the vast majority teach
how to cheat the taste, substitute spurious
for genuine articles and mix drinks to
catch the palate and ruin the stomach and
the brain.
'siIalf Century of nglish History is
ii hook of over ! 20 cartoons from Pailch,
with few lines, half dozen at most, on
opposite pages, of an explanatory charac-
ter The satire OF i'tach is familiar to the
void. The cartoons in this volume relate
mainly to America during the civil war,
and the administrations of Palmerston,
Beaconsfeld and Gladstone in England.
Published by CT. z. Putnam's Sons, and for
sale by a. L. Bancroft IL Co., San Fran
cisco,
The Musical Herald for October
published by Musical Herald" Com
pany, Boston,, in addition to articles con-
corning wind instruments, the voice, Rob
ert Franz in his songs, women and music,
church musicians, review Of new music,
etc, these pieces of sheet music are given ::
Gently Lead Ne by the River" sacred
Song and accompaniment; Keep Us,
Lord quartet. arranged from Bradsky;
and Z" PianOfurte Piece No. l., in g, by W.
BargicI.
/; frank Z. Housil Brattleborolgh, Vt,
nublisher) has in October number among
its contents paper be Kate Sanborn, on
Mary Russell Milford. Other papers are !:
, intellectual Women" "a Glimpse of
: Spain" +" A Silk Culture Story of Long
AGO biographical sketch Of Mrs. &. K.
Alden (Panseyl, with portrait, Womans
= National Anu-Polygamy Society, Home
, Science etc.
From A. L. Bancroft & Co, San Fran
) cisco, we have G.. P. Putnam's Sons issue
e of f. J. Donnells monograph entitled
1.-The True Issue; or. Reform Demanded
: in the Interest of Manufacturers, Farmers
and Workingmen' AIR. Donnell is 4 Wig
e orous, original writer on politico-economic
t topics, and free trader OF pronounced con-
/ victions The pamphlet is an argument in
S favor of the election Of Governor Cleveland.
c From Bancroft & Co, San Francisco we
D have G.. P. Putnam's Sons publication of
. William Rathbone's pamphlet entitled
g Protection and Communism Mr.. Rath-
| bone is a member of the British Parlia-
ment His argument, which is clear and
incisive, isin favor of free trade and OPP
: posed to the present American tariff, system
t lie holds that protective policy leads to
social inequality and discomfort.
Frank Lcsies Sunday Magazine y for
November brings its usual one hundred
pages of choice and interesting literary
matter. so cosmopolitan in its authors and