National Republican., 1888-05-13
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.

BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.
There will he about forty elaborate illus
trations in the first article of the railway
series, which will appear in ScriJncr's
MdgdziHo for June. ManyOf them are from
drawings by such artists as 4. b. Frost,
Walter Shiraw, Francis Day, aud a. NJ.
Turner. The frontispiccc will be striking
figure piece by Frost, entitled, "Thc Last
Spnn-Ready to Join.n
The Lincoln history in the Century lfdga-
sine is growing in interest. We are prom
iscd in the immediate future the inside his
tory of Fremont's relations with the Presi-
dent-an astonishing letter written by
Greeley to Lincoln after the battle of Bun
Run; also details as to the Trent affair, Fort
Donelson, the Shiloh campaign, Yorktown,
Williamsburg to Fair Oaks, &c, with
especial reference to Lincolns part in these
events.
The bound volume Of the CrHt,uy from
November to April is now out, and is "A
magnificent number, embracing nearly 1000
pages. As this magazine is making constant
improvements both in its literary and art
departments, eacn one of these bound vol
umes becomes of greater interest. The
present one is particularly distinguished for
| its continuous papers ON important topics
such as the Lincoln history, the condition of
Russian prisons, and battles and leaders of
| the civil war.
George Rutledge & Son, of New York,
London, and Glasgow, have recently pub
| lished another of the series of works by Mr.
Augustus j. C. Hare This last one is
| called "Days Near Paris" and is most com
| plete in all respects. 1t is constituted on
| the same plan as his book called "Walks
| About London Mr.. lIarc's books par
irayseFf Raf "Tf maGGht fnpaF p 9"Ah hfGTgG5t
the sort heretofore published. They con
| tain vast fund of useful information put
| together in attractive form. "Days Near
Paris consists of descriptions of the most
celebrated places about Paris, each chapter
being given to one particular locality and
object. There being one, for instance, on
| ST. Cloud, another on Versailles; another on
| Marty, and so on. The author, being an
| artist, has made interesting drawings Of
scenes at all these historic places and
| has interpolated descriptive accounts from
| great historical and biographical writer's,
| such as Louis Tainc, Nine. Campan, St.
| Simon, Victor Hugo, and Henri Martin.
| In this he has shown great resca rch and in
| dustry, and done something that has not
| been done before. Mr.. IIare's book is indis-
| pensable to one who desires to gather salts
| factory information about the places of in
| tercst around Paris, and 1t ought to be in
| the possession of every American who goes
| there.
d. Lothrop e Co., of Boston, have pub
| lshed "The Story of New York" being an
other number of their series entitled "rhc
Stories Of the States.n This volume Is
written by Mr.. SebridgeS $. Brooks 1t deals
| particularly with the early history of New
York, containing an account Of what pur-
| ports to he n sort Of story of the settlement
of New York city and Albany by the Dutch.
| The plan of the work is n very good one,
perhaps, especially for young people, but
| omit spnnk favorable nj tbn lyprl nf Mr.
Brooks or of the work of the publishers as
far as the ILLUSTRATIONS are concerned. The
| latter are crude and often absurd, while Mr..
Brooks has failed to make his "storyn as in
tcrcsting as the plain, unvamished history.
We would be glad to say something more
favorable for what might have been more of
| success
A. c. Armstrong e Co., New York, have
published in very pretty form Grace Kings
story of Creole life in New Orleans, en-
titled "Monsieur Motto" This work has
been very warmly commended by Mr.. Chas.
Dudley Warner and others, who take
special interest in the growth Of southern
literature, Stories of Creole life must al
ways be interesting when well written. Mr..
George W. Cablchas demonstrated that long
ago
Dodd Mead & Co., of New York, have
published a novel called "Nlastcr Of His
Fate,n by Amelia T.. Barr, author of "Joe
This volume is charmingly printed and
bound and the story is bright and clever.
"My Mothers Enemy Is the name of u
story for girls, Just published by Porter &
Coates, Philadelphia 1t Is by Lucy Il.
Lille, author of "Nan," and several other
excellent stories for juveniles. Many of the
scenes in "My Mothers Enemy are laid
in Devonshirc England, and the story is
n delightful commingling of English and
American life. 1t will mainly interest girls
between the school room and the period Of
full-bloom womanhood. 1t is pcrvalcd
throughout by an excellent tone, and is a
highly commendahle volume.
DOdd, Mead & Co. have issued hand
some library edition of Besant and Rice's
Golden Butterfly and "My Little Girl"
The volume of "The Golden Butterfly" is
adorned with very fine etched portrait of
Mr. Walter Besant. Both volumes are
superbly bound and printed, and will make
beautiful addition to any library
The following additional books have been
received:
"The Heath In the Wilderness, or sermons
for the People, by the late Rev. Richard
Newton, d. d. Robert Carter Il Son, New
York
"Warman's Practical orthocpy and Crit
ique; or, The Science of Pronunciation by
4. b. Warman, A. NJ. w. II. Harrison ir,
Publishing Company, Chicago,
1.-The Last War Trail q story for boys,
by Edward S, Ellis. Porter II Coates,
Philadelphia,
son Deck; or, Advice to a Young Cor
inthian laehtsman,n by 4. Robinson War.
ren. Il. W, Dillingham; 4 Co., New York
ASK Her Man, Ask Her." by A. b.
Ruker Dillingham; & Co., New York.
"From Lands of Exile" by Pierre I.ati
TRANSLATED from the French by Clara Bell
Wm, s. Galtsbergor, New York.
Lost in Il Great City, by Amanda VI
Douglass Lee & Shepard, Boston,