The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-06-13
LITERARY NOTES.

"loye and Medicine" IL the title Of o novel by Dr.
Charles +. Gillian Just published by Gray 4 Clark
son, of this city. The author says In his preface
tiat II Is essentially love story, In which he has
endeayored to call attention to few points In the
law, education, aud practice as affecting medical
men IN such way as to interest the general reader
as well as physicians and medical students. We
believe the verdict OF the public VIII he that he has
succeeded In this undertaking admirably. The
story Is one OF considerable action and well told
Ihe leading characters, which are not improbable
ones are well drawn, and will enlist the SYM pathy
oi tns feaner AZ once Ihe description OF medical
coliree llle, the inconsistency OF the law IN refer
ehce 10 securing material for dissection, ana the
nnmhnggery praciiced by physicians will lie found
reader ahd We should Judge specially Interesting 10
medical men. The book Ia wen printed on heavy
paper anu oouhh III an ATTRACTIVE manner. Price, 20.
"Consiance OF Acadia" (Boston; Roberts Bros,
Is an Interesting account OF early events In
III that noted province, including some recent dis
coVefleH, written In the form OF a novel. "Con-
stance was Madame La TOur, vile of the hrsi
Lieutenant Lieutenant General of France In Acadia, and "A
inpuehoi who fell In the struggle to maintain The
Protestant supremacy In the colony. by means OF aid
from from English and I9gnenot sources. Her life was
Indeed romance Though the telling OF II in this
work " raller dry in PARTS, and somewhat Inarred
by eccehlrcltlfs ot style, II neyertheless cannot
thize with the Iiugnenot or Protestant side. fHe
ciallons from historical sources sre frequent and
valuable, ana many of mem are amusingIS quaint.
I
Though "a small volume In size, the collection OF
poems by Mrs. Sarah NJ. b. Piatt, entitled "ln Prln
rose Time: "a new irish garland, "(li0ston: Houghton
Minin Co.,) Is one that her admirers viii lie mOs
eager to possess. II contains certainly OF hei
very best work, and IL gratifying result OF her
stay In Erin. The poems are full OF The tender pathell,
spirit of that green isle ghtened with Characters
tic touches OF hnmor. There IL also much less than
usual 0f the o'scury which occasionally mars Mrs
fiatts writings. dor sale by Robert Beall.)
II ID probable that two three years Will elapse
before The appearance OF the "CentuTy Dictionary
which the Century Company has had in preparation
inr several years under Inc edii0rshp OF Professor
william ID. whitney, OF Yale College. An i'm.
lntnse amount OF work has already been done on
ihe dictionary by an army OF helpers aud much still
remains Ia tie done. Before the WORK IL nnished ID
u estimated fhat upward ot t29O9oO VIII have been
Ihe success attendant upon ths serial publication
of Mira. Admiral Daharens novel, "Lights and shad.
0wS OF Lie, Ia the BrOOkipA MdDdsnie, has led
Mes5Ts. ficknOr Company, OF Boston, To accept II
Tor publication IN book form, and they will issue II
during HE early fall
The author OF "EsOteric Buddhism" and OF tue
The0sDphc novel "karIna," Mr.. A, Il. sinnett, mas
new WORK OF fiction In the press, this time a
psychic rather than philosophical story, In which
love, nesinerism, ani cairyoy ance are e0IuDined.