Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-20
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

Fleming, author of ''Kismet," Mirage" ''The Head of Medusa' and 'fVestigia." The new story is work sin generis and is in some respects superior to "Kismet." The l story is carefully told, the feeling is deep | and the style is earnest and vigorous. Smooth in execution and with remarkable strength it gains hold upon the readers and awakens an absorbing interest. It is rare work and will stand upon the level of it's widely read predecessors. Roberts Brothers, publishers, Boston For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 'sThe Story of Mary" by ''an American" has just been published. The New York Tribune well says of it: ''It is a. strong and southern life of to-day. It traces the course of true love that failed to run smooth, but
 which is we'll calculated to interest the sym
 yathetic 1ooker-on- The author, southern
 CT by feeling, as well as by birth, is lady
 we'll known in social and political circles,
 and she writes out of ample knowledge of
 the subject and is animated with desire to
 help right great wrong" The work great
 ly resembles sUncle Toms Cabin" in power
 and pathos. For long time no work of fc-
 tion has appeared possessing such intense in-
 terest G. W. Carleton & Co.,, publishers, New York. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 'sThe Life of Abraham Lincoln," by Isaac
 N. Arnold, author of "The Life of Benedict
 Arnold" etc., late president of the Chicago
 Historical society and member of Congress
 during the civil war, has been published.
 The work was completed shortly before the
 death of the author. Few knew MT. Lin
 coln better than MT. Arnold, and none were
 more familiar with his life or had studied
 more profoundly his personal and political
 character or his public career. They had
 been personal friends for quarter of cen- tury and were much together in the courts
 and often associated in the trial of causes.
 Their long acquaintance and association
 had made them to know each other we'll and had engendered mutual regard. The author of this work desired to write history wor- thy of the man and has taken the utmost pains to procure reliable material and to bring out the points of Mir. Lincoln's life with accuracy, candor and fairness. MT. Arnold has shown that he had full and just appreciation of the true province of history. Jansen, McClurg & Co.,, publish CTS, Chicago. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 ''The Life and Letters of John Brown, Liberator of Kansas and Martyr of Virginia 5 edited by F. B. Sanborn, is now published The editor being personal friend of the family of John Brown. has had access to all | the papers of the family and has worked out history, accurately and completely, of the | life of the famous man. Having reached that which was before obscure or ill-related, | the editor has furnished the true connection between events and persons where, in some cases, they had escaped notice. The work 1 is complete in itself, accurate as history, l pleasing as biography and invaluable as 8 | book of reference in questions which are every day occurring to the minds of thought l ful readers Roberts Brothers, publishers, | Boston. For sale in this city by H. H. Peck. 1 stThe America's Cup"-how it was won by the yacht America" in 1851 and has been since defended, by Captain Ronald F. Golf fin, author of "How Old Wiggins Wore l Ship,' ssOld Sailors Yarns," etc., is now published The work is admirably adapted for a book of reference in all contests. The l author has been present at most of the races
 that have occurred in the last twenty years and has comyiled detailed and correct his- | tory of the Americas cup and of the con- tests for it. The work is illustrated with ap- I propriate cuts Charles Scribner's Sons, 1 publishers, New York. For sale in this city | by Judd the bookseller.
 The school edition of Hodgson's "Errors | in the Use of English, class book for use in schools, based on Hodgson's Errors in
 the Use of English" is now published. The
 work is compiled and edited by J. Douglas Christie, B. A., Master of Modern Lan-
 guages, Collegiate Institute, St. Catharines,
 Ontario. The subject matter is entirely re-
 arranged, and by thorough sub division has
 been made more readily serviceable for the
 uses of both teacher and pupil It is the
 best work of it's kind for the class room we have ever seen. D. Appleton & Co.,, pulp l fishers, New York. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 "The Life and Letters of Emory Upton, Colonel of the Fourth Regiment of Artillery and Brevet Major General D. s. Army" by
 Peter s. Michie, Professor U. s. Military
 
 work is furnished with an introduction by
 James Harrison Wilson, late of the U. s. A.
 The subject of the memoir was widely known in the military profession, and the story of his life is interesting at least to all military | men. The lessons that can be drawn from | his life will be of help to all young men who
 may enter the military profession. The val
 uable researches of General Upton into the
 military policy of his country, and the inn portant influence which his conclusions will have upon the future military organizations
 of the country, should be considered by ev-
 cry military man. The work takes up the ] life of General Upton in his boyhood and presents clear and concise account of his life up to his tragic death. D. Appleton &