Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-03
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

"Beyond the Bourn, Report of Travel
er Returned From the Undiscovered Coun-
try Submitted to the world by Amos K.
Fiske" Mr.. Fiske, an editorial writer on
one of the great New York papers, and
author of "Midnight Talks at the Club"
wrote the essential part of this book near
ly eighteen years ago, and now gives it to
the public, the perfected work of
thoughtful and candid writer. 1t is in
tended to convey his ideas and specula-
tions concerning the future state by means
of slender thread of narrative. A mys-
terious stranger intrusts to him the manu-
script record of his experiences, encoun-
tered while his spirit was exploring the
undiscovered country" his body mean
while lying in an unconscious state. The
record passes from sensations and emo
tions to thoughts and philosophizings as
to the principles of existence, on earth
and on other worlds than ours. Fords,
Howard & Hurlbert, New York. For sale
by E. P. Judd.
ga Double Knot" and ga Mint of Mon
ey" are volumes 141 and 145 of Lovell's
International series, George Manville Fem
being the author of both. Mr.. Fem
seems to have exhaustless resources and
exhaustless energy. His books may be
called 'meaty;" nothing seems put in just
to fill up, nothing is vacant, nothing
vague, and nothing is to be skipped.
United States Book Co., New York. For
sale by E. P. Judd. e.
Advanced Lessons in English Gram
mar for Use in Higher Grammar Glasses" +"
by William H. Maxwell, NJ. A, superin-
tendent of public instruction, Brooklyn.
tn = - s,I of laI
and is claimed by the author to embrace
all the theory and practice that are neces-
sary during the last two years of gram
mar school, or throughout a high school
course It is intended for both a text
book and book of reference, and in
cludes review of elementary grammar.
A novel method of word analysis is intro
duced, with warning to the teacher to
employ it in a casual way only, never as a
task. Published by the American Book
Co., New York. For sale by E. P. Judd.
''The Picturesque Geographical Readers"
Second book, ''This Continent of Ours"
by Charles F. King, author of Methods
and Aids in Geography" Written in mar
rative style and intended to be used with
the regular geography-never in place of
it. The four books of the series are en-
bellished with six hundred illustrations,
all made from photographs, Photographic
| slides, French and English designs, or by
the best American artists. AS supplement
| tary reading the series will be found very
| interesting, containing all the essentials of
geography in a vivid and compact form.
Lee & Shepard, Publishers. For sale by
E. P. Judd.
"Millionaires of Day: An Inside His
tory of the Great Southern California
BOOM" by T. S. Van Dyke, author Of
ssThe Rifle, Rod and Gun in California u
Aside from the fact that Mr.. Van Dykes
reputation as skillful and entertaining
| word painter is already established, this
work claims interest as matter of history
| and of personal knowledge. The descrip-
tions are ife-like, the style is admirable,
being witty and crisp throughout. Fords,
Howard & Hurlbert, New York. For sale
by E. P. Judd.
"The Spiritual Sense of Dante's 'Divins
Commedia'," by W. T. Harris. Mr.. Har-
ris claims that in many naturally repel
liant work of art, whether of painting
music or poesy, there may be an inner OF
spiritual meaning that will go far to re-
concile an earnest student to the outward
form. Earnest, even reverential in his at
titude the author certainly is, and true
| philosopher, in that all forms, for him
reveal or conceal an eternal truth. D.
Appleton & Co., New York. For sale by
e. P. Judd.
"The Log of the Maryland, !" by Douglas
Frazar, author of Perseverance Island Of
the Robinson Crusoe of the Nineteenth
Century" Whether or no the incidents
related in this volume actually occurred IL
consecutive sequence matters not, tn,
reader knows that the truth is in them
knows that he is with a sailor, and sailo,
who loves the sea, with the ocean breez'
in his hair and the ocean brine on his lips
There is not q tedious page in the who'll
book. Lee & Shepard, Publishers, Bos
ton. For sale by E. P. Judd
"a Hidden Foe, /" by g. A. Henty, an
/ thor Of 1.-THE Curse of Carne's Hold.
Mr.. Hsnty Il widely known q the autho