Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-10-20
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

Dufferln Is Its very efficient president
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.
"The Lady of the Lake." by Sir Walter
Scott, and s'Selections from the Table Talk
of Martil Luther are volumes IA and Is of
Cassell's National library. Printed in the
neat paper covered form they are handy vol
umes and the price is almost nothing. Cas-
sell & Co., publishers, New York. For sale
in this city by Judd the bookseller.
"Court Royal" is ;'Story of Cross-Cur-
tains," by S. Barring Gould, author of ''John
Herring ssMehalah." From the first chap
ter, ga Little Devil,'' to the last, "Without
a Watchdog" the story is that of exciting
adventure, queer situations and unlocked for
results. Some of it is perhaps everdrawn,
but in the main it draws near life and is
succession of surprises. j. B. Llppincott q
Co., publishers, Philadelphia. For sale in
this city by Judd the bookseller.
ga Winter in Central America and Mexi-
CO." by Helen J. Sanborn, is one of Lee &
Shepard's recent publications. The book is
story of the wanderings of the author and
her father in the interests of the coffee busi-
ness of the firm of Chase s. Sanborn, of
Boston. Notes of these travels were pub
lished in the ftNew England Grocer" for the
interest of the trade and are now published
in book form. The narrative claims to be
ttrue unvarnished tsle," and the author de-
sires that by its reading an interest in the
small unknown republic of Guatemala may
be awakened, a result which is sure to fol-
low For sale in this city by Judd the book
seller.
"The BoatSailer's Manual" by Edward
F. Qualtrough, lieutenant U. S. navy, is a
complete treatise on the management OF sail
ing boats of all kinds and under all condi-
tions of weather It contains also concise
descriptions Of the various rigs in general
use at home and abroad, directions for hand
ling sailing canoes aud the "rudiments of
cutter and sloop sailing" with numerous
plates and illustrations. So far as one can
learn about boats without actual practical
experience this book teaches, and it will be
great help to those in the experience OF
| learning how TO sail boats. The author Is
already we'll known by his "Sailors Handy
Book" and eYachtsman's Manual" Charles
scribner's Sons, publishers, New York. For
sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
"California-From the Conquest in 1S46
| to the Second Vigilance Committee in San
Francisco is the latest volume in the Amer
| lean Commonwealth series edited by Horace
E. Scudder. The book is written by Josiah
| Ryce, assistant professor of philosophy in
Harvard college. It is an elaborate study OF
American character. Such matters as the
| beginnings of literary activity in California,
| the first movements towards establishing un.
\ iversity education in the State, and the first
| phases of the long and exciting Chinese ag1
| tstion are glided over in a hasty and brisi
| way owing to the limitations of the book
| yet the history of California in its detail is
| given as result of the ablest and most re-
| cent researches. The author has achieved
his task admirably. Houghton, Miffiin &
| Co., publishers, Boston. For sale in this
city by Fl. Fl. Peck.
| Julius Chambers, author of "Ou a Mar
| gin" is the author of Lovers Four and
| Maidens Five" a story of the Allegheny
| Mountains. 1t is a lively and interesting de
scription of love-life in the mountains. Ar
| line is the fifth maiden, who loses her love-
to an enemy 1t is filed with romance o
| the finer type Porter & Coates, publishers
| Philadelphia. For sale in this city by F. T
| Jarman.
"Hold Up Your Heads, Girls!" is a bool
of helps for girls in school and art by Annie
81. Ryder The volume tells girls how tt
| talk, how to get acquainted with nature ane
how to make the most of work. 1t alst
takes up what to study and dwells ON partlc
ular studies in detail. The closing chapter
upon "The Commonplace" "Moods," "Wo
manliness" and "Girls and Their Friends
are full of practical advice and help. In tn
chapter t'Youths and Maidens" Is muci
common sense expressed in reference to
subject which ought to be better understood
D. Lothrop & Co., publishers, Boston. Fo
sale in this city by F. T. Jarman.
"Talks with my Boys" by William A
Mowry, A. M, Phi. D., editor OF "Educa
ton, is little volume which has grown ou
of the practical necessities of the schoo
room. During the twenty years of eontac
with large number of boys the author ha
had opportunity for special moral and prac
tical lessons which he has set forth in an at
tractive and effective way. No order OF ar
| ranpement is followed as the talks were CIV
en- as occasion demanded. Some of then
have been given in the journal of Educa
ton" and several of them in the "Congregs
tionalist," and two or three others in othe
publications. The book will be VALUABLE
one to all teachers in their efforts to presen
truth to the young. Roberts Brothers, pub
lishers, Boston. For sale in this city by II
H. Peek.
MADAME Roland, by Mathilde Blind, j
the latest volume in the Famous Women Sc
ries The book gives the life and work o
this famous woman in a series of memoir
and letters from her early childhood. It
biographical study giving us persons
and elaborate sketch of the personality an
gradual development of Madame Roland.
is full and authentic. Into the biograph
are woven fragments of the history of he
time, the struggle between the Mountain an
the Gironde, etc. In itself the biography
complete and as book the work gives I
more than we could ask for either in il
space or at its price. Published by Robert
t Brothers. Boston. Fr sale in this city b
, H. H. Peck.
"Aliette" Ga Morte), by Octave Fenille