Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-11-15
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

| and fuil OF interest. IAe story 16 WOrtn
telling and is therefore worth reading Mr..
Cervus is strong writer and this book car
ries onward the reputation which he has 50
deservedly won. It is full of dramatic
scenes and striking pictures. The characters
| are lively and well drawn. Would we read
| fiction there is no more absorbing stories
than those from his pen. J. B. Lippincott
| 6 Co., publishers, Philadelphia. For sale in
| this city by Judd the bookseller.
| Louisa Parsons Hopkins is the writer of q
little handbook OF educational psychology,
a treatise for parents and educators. It is
the digest of course of lectures given to
the normal class of the Swain Free school,
| New Bedford. The author treats of SUBJ
| ject in which as parent and teacher she has
been deeply interested. She writes with
clear, original thoughts and valuable infor-
nation and suggestions. Lee & Shepard,
| publishers, Boston. For sale in this city by
Judd the bookseller.
| Cred -Nosed Frost" translated in the orig
inal meters from the Russian of N. A. Mex
rasov, is now published. The poems are ar
ranged with the Russian and the English
translation on opposite pages. They are in
| teresting in themselves and are especially 80
| in consideration of the author and the way
in which they are published. They are
bound in neat volume with rough edged
| leaves. Ticknor & Co., Boston. For sale
| in this city by Judd the bookseller.
"Flowers and How to Paint Them" by
Maud Mattel, are stndies intended as an aid
| to the student in flower painting. Students
are recommended to commence their studies
| by drawing varieties of leaves and flowers
| from nature in pencil outline. Drawings of
| this kind are given both as examples and as
| illustrations. Then by degrees the student
rises to the artistic productions representing
the most beautiful forms in nature. The
book gives the materials to be used and the
methods of combination and application. 1t
will be of service to all amateurs in art.
Cassell & Co., publishers, New York. For
sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
''Once Again is Mrs. Forrester's latest
novel, It is one of the best of he1 stories
good picture of life in varied circumstan-
ces and charming love story with attractive
characters and interesting plot. The author
is one of the most piquant writer's in fiction
and has produced many stories of great
beauty and complete interest, of which this,
the latest, is by no means the least. J. B.
Lippincotr 6 Co., publishers. For sale in
this city by Judd the bookseller.
"Genius in Sunshine and Shadow" by
Martin NJ. Ballou, author of "Edge-Tools of
Speech" etc., is q volume giving to the pub
lie the gathered notes of the authors library
hours. The notes have grown by casual
cumulations in the course of other studies
and without consecutive purpose They as
sumo only to be the gossip as it were of the
author with himself 1t is a collection of
talks upon various themes and various char
acters in literature and history. The reader
picks up the volume with the expectation of
reading labored essay upon the subject Civ
an, or tksd in ~ he ia
disappointed and in short time finds him
self entering with zest into conversation
with the author upon subjects which at the
outset were far from his mind. The book is
treasure which will be of great aid to every
literary man. To open it at random is to
hit upon some thought, upon some great man
or subject. Ticknor & Co., publishers, Bos-
ton. For sale in this city by Judd the book
seller.
A brilliant and versatile novel will be
found in new book by Edgar Fawcett, au-
thor of Gan Ambitious Woman" GA Gen-
tleman of LEISURE" etc. 1t is entitled
''The House at High Bridge" Mr.. Fawcett
is one OF the best of our younger novelists.
Thoroughly at home with the people and
their environments of his stories, he gives
us life in varied forms. This is an entirely
new and brilliant story, rich in incident and
in the portrayal of character. It is above
the ordinary love story, above everything
that is not genuine. The author is poet of
rare gifts and his poetic qualities breathe
from every page of his story ssThe House
at High Bridge" will meet with as much sue
cess as its predecessors, and is worthy of all
which may come to it. Ticknor & Co., pub
fishers, Boston. For sale in this city by
Judd the bookseller.
Alfred Tennyson's beautiful little poem
tDora" has been printed in an entirely new
edition by Lee & Shepard of Boston. 1t is
illustrated with drawings by w. L. Taylor,
drawn and engraved under the supervision
of George T. Andrew It is printed on
heavy paper which admirably displays the
features of the drawings. The cover is
tistic and attractive, with its bright colors
arranged in perfect harmony. The poem is
beautiful one and is enhanced by its beau
tiful setting For sale in this city by Judd
the bookseller.
Astronomy by Observation" is an ele-
mentary text book for high schools and
academies by Eliza A. Bowen. The book
has grown out of actual school work, in
which it was the teachers object to make
pupils studying astronomy to observe and
think. 1t is an incentive to all both in and
out of school to become more thoroughly ac-
quainted with the consultations and geogra-
ply of the heavens. 1t is extremely practi-
cal and will be of assistance if studied with
out the aid of teacher. D. Appleton &
Co., publishers, New York. For sale in this
city by Judd the bookseller.
A volume of sermons, new and old, by
Archbishop Trench, author of ''Notes and
Parallels, !" ''Notes on the Miracles" etc., has
recently been published by D. Appleton &
Co., New York. It contains twenty-four
fTrI..
lation and Christ's Ascension;' "Bearing
One Another's Burdens" "On the Duty of
Hating Vain Thoughts" ''The Death and
Burial of Moses" "On the Hearing of Pray
err" 'sThe Valley of Dry Bones;" 'The
Study of Scripture" and "Baxter and the
Saints-Rest." The writer is a clear, con-
sistent thinker and his sermons are enjoya.
BILE and instructive in Christian thought and
truth His "Notes" have given him high
place in this department of literature and
his sermons are in the same clear, compre-
hensive STYLE For sale in this city by Judd
the bookseller.
"What Believe" by Count Leon Tolstoi,
translated from the Russian by Constantine
Popoff, is now published. The name of
Tolstoi stands high as the author of "War
and Peace" and Gamma Karenine." Dur
ing the last seven years he has with
drawn himself from the world and devoted
himself to the teachings of Christ. Inn
pressed with Christ's words concerning the
duty of living life of unsel6sh toll for
the benefit of others, he has been trying
to devote himself to ministering to his fell
lows In this work he expresses the prin-
ciples and convictions by which he is now
ordering his life. The whole scope and
purpose of Tolstoi's life are changed and
he relates how it was that the change was
effected in him. There are many thoughts
and sentiments which cannot but find a
strong echo in the hearts of readers who
believe in the regeneration of humanity
through the spirit and teachings of Christ.
This work and 'sMy Religion" draw hu-
manity nearer together and show them the
spirit of disinterestedness and self-sacriice
William S. Gottsberger, publisher, New
York. For sale in this city by Judd the
bookseller.
Readers of Oliver Optic will welcome his
new book "An Taut, or Rigging the Boat"
This is the fifth volume of the 'Boat Build
er SERIES" which will be finished in the next
book. Nearly all the characters have been
presented in the preceding volumes, and the
reader thus sees only old friends in new situ-
ations and circumstances. The principal of