The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-16
BOOK NOTICES.

Aso LADo, Facts and Fancies. BY Robert Brown.
ing. Houghton, Miff1in and Co., New YORK,
Publishers. Cloth $1.25
The recent death of Browning will
awaken an increased interest in his work.
In this volume is found some of the best of
his poems.
FAMILIAR TALKS IN ASTRONOMY, with Chapters
IN Geography and Navigation. By William
Hamor Parker. A. G. McClurg & Co., Chi
cago, publishers.
This little volume is a storehouse of in
| formation respecting the earth, moon and
stars, and the information is presented in so
simple form that child cannot fail to
understand it. 1t is a work that the young
and old can study with both pleasure and
profit.
BASIL MoRToN'S TRANSMISSION; novel Bv
Marquise Clara LAMA. Minerva Publishing
Company, 10 west Twenty-third street, New
York. Paper, 30 cents.
Clara Lanza's stories are all worth read
ing, and this one is no exception to the rule.
Basil Morton's Transgression" will be
found TO possess more than ordinary merit.
A TRANSIENT GUEST By Edgar Satus Bel
ford Company, publishers, Nos. 1922 East
Eighteenth street, New York. Paper, 80
cents.
with a certain class of readers The present
volume contains several stories, of which
the one mentioned Is the most important
The FATAL FIDDLE BY Edward Herm-Allen
Illustrated by E. L. Durand. BeIford Clarke
& Co., New York, publishers. Paper, so cents.
This story has great many strong points.
The interest in it is maintained throughout.
EARLY BRITAIN By Alfred j. Church, NJ. A.
G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York. publishers
Cloth.
This Is one of the series of "The Story of
the Nations" and very excellent number
it is. 1t is replete with valuable informa-
ton, which Is presented in a very attractive
way. The volume would be valuable ad-
dition to any library.
THAT DowDy. By Mrs. George Sheldon. Smith
& Street, publishers, 81 Rose street, New York
Paper; price 70 cents.
This is a delightful little story and one
that will make an hour pass pleasantly.
MAGAZINES.
Turning over the Christmas Wide Quake,
one is struck with the superior quality of
the serial stories. Boyesen's "Sons of the
Vikings is both romantic and realistic.
w. o. Stoddard's ''Gid Granger,' is true
yankee, all grit and faculty" and succe IS.
The opening chapters of "wednesday, the
Tenth" by Grant Allen, relate some re-
markable adventures. Santa Claus on
Vegetable Cart" is firstrate Christmas
story-fresh, natural, with homely, health
full pathos. Howard Pyle contributes a
striking story upon which readers are to
vote, prizes to be awarded for the best
argument on both sides, as the story has
question for a title: "Lambkin; was he
Hero or a PrigF Grace Dean MCLEOD of
Nova Scotia gives fine Canadian story,
'The Light on Black Ledge" Lieut..
Hamilton, the military instructor at Peaks
kill, tells the boys how to build "a Mill
tary Snow Fort" The number contains
other good things. The magazine is making
wonderful progress In popular favor. ID.
Lothrop & Co., Boston.
The North american RevietC is amply
fulfilling the promise made by the new
management A high standard was set in
the November number, but the December
number, which has just come to hand, does
not fall below it, and the announcements
for the future show that no one who means
to keep abreast of the times can afford
to neglect this sterling publication.
In the December issue the discus
sion of the subject of divorce,
which was begun in November by Cardinal
Gibbons, Bishop Potter and Col. Ingersoll,
is continued by Mr.. Gladstone, Justice
Bradley, of the United States supreme
court, and Senator Dolph of Oregon. There
is large number of other interesting arti-
cles. The Hon. Roger @. Mills outlines the
"Republican Tactics in the House," and
gives his reasons for believing that the rules
ought not to be altered; and Karl Blind
saws "a Good Word for Jews. No East
Fourteenth street, New York
The Christmas number of the English
Illustrated Magazine is superb one 1t
has new cover. which adds much to its
attraction. The illustrations could not be
better and the fiction and general articles
are of the highest standard OF merit.
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