Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-07
RECENT PUBLICATIONS,

"The Soul of Countess Adrian" by Mrs. Campbell Praed, author of ''Nadine," etc. By no means a commonplace story, but not likely to be a popular one. Deal I ing in mysticifm and with no weak hand, | it will doubtless attract certain class of | readers but seems to serve no special end, psychological or otherwise. Bound up in the same volume is short story, 'tHeart of Oak," by Mrs. Alexander, and one by an anonymous writer entitled "Sophy" Published in Lovolls International series by the United States Book Co.,, New York. For sale by E. P. Judd.
 English Writers: An Attempt Towards | a History of English Literature, by Henry Morley. A work projected in twenty vol tunes, the sixth of which brings the record up to the days of the first printed books. Professor Morley is a pains-taking and en- thusiastic student of English literature, and an authority on all questions of itera- ry history. The great work of his life will undoubtedly be the masterly and compre- hensive history which he modestly calls an ''attempt towards a history" The first | six volumes may be bound separately as a History of English Literature from the Earliest Times to the Invention of Print ing," but the connection between these and subsequent volumes will be unbroken. Published by Cassell 6 Co.,, London. For sale by E. P. Judd.
 "The Haydocks Testimony" is . hand some volume published by request of the | Christian Arbitration and Peace society. The author, L. c. W. Price, writes in a simple, pleasing and graphic style, a story of war times, illustrating the life of | the Friends in those trying times of strife | and sorrow Says ''the Quaker poet:" ''The power of Christian faith and love to | overcome evil was never better exemplifed thau in the fortitude and patient trust of have wide circulation, which I am sure | it will, when it's interest as story and it's | high moral purpose are understood" Christian Arbitration and Peace society, l Philadelphia. For sale by E. P. Judd.
 "Forestalled, or the Life Quest" by M.
 Bentham Edwards, author of ''The Part
 ing of the Ways" etc. Mrs. Edwards
 ranks among the first of English novelists of the present day. This work is above | the ordinary run; grave rather than other | wise, but true to nature, well sustained | and full of nature. Published in Lovell's
 International series by the United States
 Book Co.,, New York. For sale by E. P.
 Judd.
 "Eight days" by R. E. Forrest, author
 of ''The Touchstone of Peril" A tale of
 the Indian mutiny the eight days being
 those from the eighth to the fifteenth, in
 elusive, of May, 1857. Fiction and histo-
 ry mingled; the latter made to center
 about the former, yet, so far as it goes,
 suggesting familiarity with the scenes de-
 scribed The horror must needs come to
 the surface, but somehow it is not so very
 horrible after all Published in Lovell's
 International series by the United States
 Book Co.,, New York. For sale by E. P.
 Judd
 "An Old Maids Love-" A Dutch tale
 told in English by Maarten Martens, au-
 thor of 'sThe Sin of Joost Avelingh. J
 These works are not translations, but are
 written originally in English. Both are
 exceedingly interesting, sweet and whole
 some, destined to become favorites with the better class of readers. Lovelps In
 ternational series. Published by the John W. Lowell Co.,, New York. For sale by
 E. P. Judd.
 s'The Romance Within the Romance, ol
 the Philosophy of History" by Lieutenant
 0. A. L. Totten, professor of military sci
 ence, s. S. S., Yale university This vol ume is the third of series entitled "Oul
 Race: It's Origin and Destiny" Professor
 those on military subjects, have taken
 high stand. With respect to the subject.
 treated in the ''Our Race series," If he in spires less confidence, he also provoke wider discussion, for the themes are fasci hating and the authors enthusiasm conta
 gious. The Our Race Publishing Co.,, Nev
 Haven. For sale by E. P. Judd.
 My Journey to Jerusalem" by Rev Nathan Hubbell. Nearly all of this vol 5 ume appeared in the New Haven JOURNAL 3 AND COURIER in the form of foreign cor 3 respondence. For some reason the letter
 from Palestine were suppressed by tn
 Turkish authorities, but the confiscatet papers have been reproduced and inserted : in their proper place. The friends of MT Hubbell will welcome with peculiar pleas !. ure this graphic record of his journeyings Sixty fine engravings illustrate tn work. Published by Hunt 6 Eaton, NeV t York. For sale by all booksellers.
 Grandson Mather, or an Account O
 the Fortunes of MT. and Mrs. Thoma Gardiner" by Henry Harland (Sidne,
 Luska), author of GAS It Was Written,
 etc. A domestic story and a love story fresh and charmingly told, as are all MT : Harland's stories, with relishing vitalit, D and delicate touch. Published in tn
 Sunshine series" by Cassen & Co.,, Nez
 York. For sale by E. P. Judd.
 "The Life and Times of John Dickin
 soA 1732-1S0s." With fine engraved DOT
 trait. Prepared at the request of the His a torical Society of Pennsylvania, by Charle j. J. Stille, IL. D. The object of this wor : is to make the public better acquainte
 with the part taken by this prominen e statesman in our Revolutionary history; @ explain the natuye and extent of his infu ,- ence upon the history of his native state Pennsylvania, and to make clear the fun damenta1 differences of opinion, concern ing the measures of the ministry, that eS 7, isted between the middle and souther ,. states and England. MT. Dickinson's pc :. culiar position in relation to all the impol o tant events of Provincial history, ident
 fled as it is with the attitude of the stat he represented, is clearly stated and dii cussed, together with the somewhat move 's view which, on the authority of the al v sembly journals, Dr. Stille takes of th 's position of the state during the Revolt
 lion. The people of Pennsylvania wer opposed, at the time, to declaration (