Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-27
NEW BOOKS.

nore Drllllant than either of its predeceS-
sors this season.
NEW BOOKS.
New Volumes on the "Record- Union, 81
Literary Table.
"Oceana. England and Her Colonies" :" is
the title of Froude's last work. 1t is
from the press of Charles Scribner's Sons,
New YORK, and is for sale by A. l.. Ban
croft & Co., San Francisco. The style and
method of James Anthony Froude are
known to all well-read people The histo-
rian in this volume treats of the present
not of the past-at least only of the past so
far as 1t is necessary to lead up, by intro
duction to the visitation he recently made
in his journey, about large part of the
world His voyage was to England's colo
nies, and incidentally to America and some
other countries. His purpose was not only
to see the colonies, but to hear the views of
all classes of people, to ascertain in what
estimate they hold England and their own
homes what are their hopes and aspira-
tions; what their civilization and tenden-
cies. His conclusion is that England's s
colonies are thoroughly English, and will
listen to no suggestion of separation. One
can readily fancy how profoundly interest
ing this volume is 1t is at once story, po-
liticai treatise, history and prophecy. His
sharp criticism of California and Califor-
mans has in it so much of justice and wit,
and yet not much of petulance, and that ii
is amusing as well as interesting. But the
Judgment he formed of us after but few
days, Is one fiattering to California vanity
Appleton & Co., New York, have issued
the widely known American novel and So
cial parable, The Money Makers" in neat
form pamphlet, Svo, for sale at so cents.
The story was written in 1884, and intended
to embalm permanent conditions rather
than to perpetuate controversy. In this
issue of the book the author comes to the
rescue of his work as against the varied
criticisms of which it has been the subject /;
in which sequel he reiterates that the
story has for its purpose the intent to bring
to popular attention, in the most striking
way, " the false gods we adore; the corrup.
parties we uphold. and the prostituted Jour
nalism we endure" The author gives the
credit to provincial journalism of hay-
ing dealt in most cases fairly with his
book. but the recognized tribunals Of liter
ary criticism in New York and other me-
tr0poitan cities he finds to have been
either silent, or evasive, of the question
whether the conditions set forth in the
story are presented with absolute fidelity.
For reckless Journalism he wieids a sharp
lash. He declares that if. as the reck less
journals assert. the book is a libel upon
their professions, parties or institutions,
nothing can be easier than refutation, and
this he holds has in no instance been sin
cerely undertaken.
From A. l.. Bancroft & Co. San Fran
cisco. We have the fourth and last volume
OF the Codes and Statutes OF California. "
IA n hnx. nf
compilation and annexation of our State
laws. The final volume (royal Svo, law
library style) presents the Penal Code and
the statutes in force. The work has been
that of +. z. Deering of the San Francisco
bar. The superior manner in which thes !.
volumes are published, makes them the
very best examples extant of Code publca-
ton. There has been no such work done
in any State-none at once so exhaustive
and so compact. No lawyer can afford to
do without these volumes, which. for the
annotations alone as has been said by a
competent critic ARE almost enough to
make up special work on Practice y
These books have been pronounced by the
american Ld,o RcrieU, by no means given
| to laudation, the most thoroughly ammo
tated Code" ever sent to its office for re-
view.
Hudor Genone's satire, "Inquirendo ISL
and" has been received from A. L. Ban
croft & Co., San Francisco. Itis published
by G. P Putman's Sons, New York and
London. 1t is novel, but of such specu-
! latiye and philosophical cast as to com
mand the attention of inquirers in the
| fertile realms of common sense in beliefs
that lie, as the author phrases it, :" between
the pestilential marshes of superstition and
the cold glaciers of reason" ITO believe
| and not to pretend is the keynote of the
story, and the authors aim has been to
show that underlying all form, and all
ceremony, and all history, is something
vital and eternal, and that in the divine
story OF Christianity is to be found the
truth brought home by means and by a
symbol worthy of God.r
From C. S. Houghton. Sacramento. we
have Cassell & Co.'S Autobiography of
Benjamin Franklin y 1t is one of Cassells
National Library" The volumes sell at
the insignificant figure 10 cents, and are
small enough for the pocket, and vet in
clear type, loaded, and embraces nearly 200
pages. From the same houses we have
two other volumes of the same excellent
series-Silvio Pellico's +" Ten Years Impris-
onment," and Byron's "Childe Harold.s 8
Pilgrimage Pellico was born in 1883,
and died in 1854 He was among the first
of Italian patriots. This new cheap series
of popular works is to be issued weekly
| and thus, in a year, for S. 20, one can pos
sess himself of fifty-two volumes of stand
ard works. The publishing world is doing
mankind great service.
Uncle Daniels Story of Tom Anderson
and Twenty Great Battles" is by an officer
of the Union army. 1t deals with the dark
days from 1861 to 1866. The story is told
with slight disguises of names of Generals
| and officers on both sides, and purports to
Oe based upon actual facts There is q
great deal in it that reads like the romance
of fiction. Why the author has designated
General Meade as General Meador. and
General Grant as General Silent, and
General Rosecrans as General Rosenfeldt.
and General Bragg as General Brigg, and
Morgan as Morganson, is inexplicable.
The stories are full of interest, and have
been given popular form and standing.
The book is from the press of A. r. Hart
I & Co., New York.
The second part of Rev. Henry Ward
Beechers Evolution and Progress" issued
by Fords, Howard e. Hubert, New York,
embraces seventeen lectures, or sermons,
by that eminent divine. 1t is an Svo
pamphlet, selling for ST. All readers of
Part l., in which Mr.. Beecher treats of the
bearings of the evolutionary philosophy
on the fundamental doctrines of the Christ
ian religion, who saw therein how earn
estly be believes that the development the
DRY of Gods mode of creation and elabora-
ton of the universe is the one that most
easily and naturally fits many a puzzlinp
lock IN the DISCUSSION of mans duty and