New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-28
NOTES ON BOOKS.
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New editions of Dean stanley's valuable works,
the History of the jewish Church" and the HIS
torv of the Eastern Church" have been brought out
Inv Charles Scribners Sons. The four volumes are
Handsomely printed in convenient shape.
Nessrs CHM & Heath's series of Classics Cor
children has been enlarged by the publication Of A.
! Cburch's "Stories of the Old World" The col
lection comprises the Story Of the ArgO," The
Story of Tbebes" "The Story of Troy" The Adj
ventures Of Ulysses" and 1.-THE Adventures of
.Epeasn These stories are told simply and with
the reserve necessary for child eyes, The next
volume of the series will be SCOTS Quentin Du-
ward" edited by Miss Yonge
An excellent paper-covered edition of sermons
first series) by the Rev. Phillips Brooks has been
published by E. p. Dutton e. Co. 1t is exceedingly
well printed and very moderate inprice The same
firm has lately brought out volume of sermons by
the Rev. f. 4. Washburn.
The Squatter-Soverelgn, or Kansas in the '5Os'
tCoburu & Newman Publishing Co.. is story OF
border warfare founded upon fact. The author,
Mrs Humphrey has used her material discreetly,
being less successful in the sentimental part OF her
book than in her descriptions of the conflicts be-
tween the siaveowners and the free-soilers
delicate little volume of poems by well-known
writers has been illustrated in color by $. B. Sked
ing, and published by White. Stokes q Allen
sllk-fringed cover, prettiy ornamented, bears the
title of Easter Flowers" The book Is intended
for an Easter gift.
.'The Home Physician" C.. p. Putnam's sons Is
little volume by Dr. Luther NJ. Gilbert, intended
10 give useful and available information regarding
diseases and medicines to seamen aud persons stu
ated at distance from physicians DR.. Gilbert,
WHO'S connected with the Connecticut GcneralIlos-
initial at New Haven, has made his directions CON-
pact and easily understood
4 series of sketches of Successful Preachers"
bv the Rev. G. j. Davies have been published in a
neat volume by E. p. Dutton & Co. All the sub
iects of these sketches now deceased nearly
all were noted English clergymen, few Americans
receiving brief mention NJ the end OF tho volume.
Dean Boyle's pleasant biography of Richard
Raxter in the series Of Heroes Of Christian
History has lately been issued by A. G.. Arm
strong & Co. The life of the great NoncOnformist
has in it much of interest 10 those Americans whose
Puritan 'forefathers received from the sanity
man. a great deal Of spiritual help and encourage
ment.
Anumber Of Mr.. Donald G. Mitchel's occasional
addresses aud pleasant papers have been collected
and issued in the new edition of his works Charles
Scubner's sons under the title of Bound TOgeth-
e." The picturesque address on Washington
Irving read at TaTytown last year heads the list
In a Year Book Of Therap eutcs " and A
Yearbook of Surgery" G. r. Putnarn's Sons have
published two interesting records OF medical and
surgical discovery and progress. They are conf
piled from standard periodicals end give as COM
petely as may be in SO small a compass the most
notable contributions OF the year TO curative
science.
The Early Church History TO the Death of Com
stantine," which was compiled by the late Edward
Backhonse and edited and enlarged by Charles
Tylor, has been published in this country by j. b.
Lippncott & Co. ii is Illustrated by various pho
tographs OF localities and works oil art associated
with the early Christlas~
FIT audience let me find, though few" says Mil
ton: but his audience has been growing for two
turtles, and is now large. The mind which devotes
itself amid the massive machinery of tO-days life,
aud its struggle for wealth. to the study of the
Sanscrit language, may fairly utter the same
prayer. But it is certainly remarkable fact that,
with all the forms in which success presents
Itself to young men in our times, and with all the
hostility which medieval scholarship" meets
among practical men," the study of dead lam
guages and of ancient literature is pursued among
Us with growing zeal and success. La this field,
which so many have assumed that progress would
consign TO the dusty garrets and lccture-roons of
few fossil German professors large and increasing
part of the best work of the world is now done by
earnest Americans The latest occasion for empha-
sizing this remark Is the appearance Of Sanscrit
Reader, by Professor Charles r. Lanman of Har-
ward College just issued from the press of CHM g.
Heath in Boston. Most Of our readers would prob
ably take little interest in any extracts from the
work; that the minority who are thirstng for
such information and delight the Male and the
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