The sun., 1888-10-28
BOOK NOTES.
NJ. W. Fl.

Tho Young Idea," by Caroline B. lie Row
tCassell i Co.. Is a sound and sensible little
treatise ON common school education by q
writer thoroughly familiar with the subject.
Quick Cooking: a Book OF Culinary Here
sizes, by Ono Of tho Heretics" tPutnams). de-
spite its whimsical title. is likely to provo
useful companion to the housekeeper. The
receipts and culinary maxims laid down are
brief lucid. and practical.
Sharing the Profits" tGinn & co.,. by Mary
Wilton Calkins, is tho outcome OF series Of
lectures before the class in political economy
OF Wellesley College. Tho writer has studied
profit sharing abroad. and urges tho adoption
Of the system in this country.
A good story for boys is THE Boy Broker"
by Frank A. Munsey Frank A. Munsey 4 Co...
The author apparently has no intention Of en-
ticinG young mon into the treacherous waters
OF Wall street speculation. but counsels them
to be upright and industrious in any business.
The story is full Of adventure and we'll told.
The J. B. Lippincott Co. send us Botany
for Academies and Colleges" by Annie Cham
bers- -Ketchum. based upon the inductive
method OF A. L. de Jussieu. It Is an unusually
complete manual Of its kind, and its value is
enhanced by q list OF plants containing all the
known orders with their representative genera.
Wo have received from Frederick A. Stokes l.
Brother another installment OF Mr.. William o.
Stoddard's Lives of the Presidents" Tho
volume before US Is devoted to Presidents
Taylor. Fillmore. Pierce. and Buchanan. whose
public services are related with commendable
brevity and impartiality.
A. G. McClurg d Co. publish translation. by
Melville B. Anderson and Edward Playfair An
derson. Of Albert Sorel's essay. "Montesquieu."
The author Is a well-known contemporary
French journalist. and his work exhibits origi-
nal thought and a considerable knowledRs OF
political science.
Under the title Of Marching to Victory" tho
Harpers publish the history Of the second
period Of the history Of the Of the rebellion.
undertaken by Mr.. Charles Carleton Coffin. It
covers tho year 1868. the prominent events Of
which, both civil and military are recorded
with animation and strict mpartiality. This
will provo an excellent history for boys. Tho
illustrations are numerous and spirited.
The season crop OF holiday books begins to
appear. and a very nice ono is Patchwork In
Pictures and Pen" by Frederick Opper and
Emma Opper IF. A. Stokes & Brotherl. With
Mr.. Oppers drawings in the comic papers tho
public are already familiar, and the pictures
in this volume are not only comic but interest,"
ing. We presume that the letter press Is from
the pen OF the lady partner. and it is fully as
good as the pictures.
Nciy EiotcoQuO ouu dhupluk 10 tuo NOlum0
entitled Stuff and Nonsense" published by
the Scribners. The author. A. b. Frost. is
equally clever with pencil or Den. The same
firm sends us Chldren's Stories of the Great
Scientists" by Henrietta Christian Wright
These are sketchy In form. but convey a clear
impression OF the services rendered to the
world by famous mon Of science, from Calico
to Darwin and Huxley.
The latest installment OF Mr.. Thomas W.
Knox's boy Traveller" series is Tho Boy
Travellers In Australasia" tHarpers). In this
volume the young gentlemen visit the principal
Pacific island groups from Hawaii to New
Zealand, and bring up in Australia. OF which
continent they traverse the southern and south
easterly portions. Mr.. Knox is an ingenious
compiler from the travels Of others. and knows
how to construct book which will
interest boys.
John Standish; or. The Narrowing OF Lon
don." by the Rev. e. Gilliat (Scribner q We'll
ford). is story Of the insurrection under Wat
Tyler. In which that redoubtable rebel and
other historical personages. including Ckaucer.
author Of Piers Ploughman." and
Richard Wilmington. are introduced. 1t Is
stirring and picturesque tale and much OF the
purely historical portion. as well as Of the dia-
loRue is borrowed literally from Walsingham
and Froissart
Mr.. A. ii. Bullen has published revised edi-
tion OF his Lyrics from the Song Books OF tho
Age" tScribner d Weltordl. It Ia
q volume OF great value to the students Of
literature. but 1t will be rather disappointing.
IN the whole. to those who may seek for the
perfection Of individual lyrics. OF these pieces.
hree or four hundred In number. hut few are
amiliar to the ordinary reader. and these few
are far tho best OF the whole. The Elizabethan
age possessed an immense allowance OF genius
1alyt In NnNtn l~..al a. -I.-
great deal OF afrectation and obscurity.
Messrs. Little. Brown & Co. have set on foot
IN enterprise which ought to have been UNDER
AIKEN long ago. 1t Is a translation into Eng
ish OF those famous stories OF the late Alexan-
Ter Dumas. which begin with the "Three Mus
ieteers" and end with the "Vicomte De Bra
seionne~ fne wnoie senes bear the tirle OF
he "D'Artagnan Romances" and the first OF
HON fills two beautiful volumes. OF the trans
alton 1t is enough TO say that 1t is worthy OF
he great original The other volumes will
ollow In duo order Thackeray used to say
hat In the whole range OF romance writing
here is nothing which in the art Of story toll
ng surpassss these stories by Dumas.
II. A. Stokes Brother have produced a do
idcd novelty in the book publishing line. II
consists OF roll OF parchment. or q good imi.
alton thereof. which contains eight choice
'des by Horace. written In the archaic letters
II his time. as gathered from old coins and in
criptions. with title page and rude colored
lkoness Of tho author-the whole forming a
ort OF edition de lure. which the poet might
AVE sent, with his complilnents, ~ a gilt TO
he Emperor Augustus or his friend MacenRs.
treat pains havo been taken 10 make It fac
ime OF the sort OF book Roman bookseller
4 the period would have delighted to oIor
o Liza customers. 1t is accompanied by
In English verse OF the eight odsa.
rintod In Gothic lSttara