The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-27

very complete and satisfactory account of
the Swiss government. country. people.
society, customs, etc. Without rising TO
the dignity of history. it contains precisely
the information concerning the Swiss gov
ernment and people that general readers
desire. There Is an excellent map OF .he
country. Cloth, g. Philadelphia: J. u.
Lippincott Co.
Readers of that clever story. Mademoi-
selle Ike" will welcome another from the
same author. 1t is entitled Cecilia de
Noel.n 1t Is novel with q purpose. the
theme being Of q semi-religiOus sort. The
background of the story is a collection of
ekeptics of various kinds and degrees, and
the resolvent is the gospel of love as be-
lieved and practlced by Cecilia de Noel, a
singie-minded, pure-hearted, domestic
saint who is never disturbed by doubt. and
lives o simple Christian life because she
feels il. Like the sun shining through the
mist, she lights up the pathway for all the
skeptics out into the light of perfect day.
This idea is surrounded with human inter
est. and worked out i'll q curious plot. New
York: Macmillan IL Co.
Students of geology and readers who
wish to be informed concerning the de-
%velopment of organic life On the Western
continent will find the subject discussed in
Il al Nv ooh 80 -
work entitled Mature and Man in Amer
ica,n BIZ Professor Shaler, of Harvard
University. The author is an authority in
all matters pertaining to the science of
geology. and possesses a style which. while
showing q mastery of the science, IS also
free from techincalities. This, however, Is
not exclusively a geological work. q con,
siderable part of it beng devoted to racial
development in the United States. Cloth,
$3.50. New York: Chas. Scribner's Sons.
Mr.. Francis Howe johnson asks "What
is Realityp and answers the question in
an earnest and thoughtful volume of 500
pages. The work Is designated by the au-
thor IAN inquiry as TO the reasonableness OF
natural religion. and the naturalness of
revealed religion" Its object is to show
that the foundations and premises of relig-
ion are as real as any part of mans knOwl-
edge, and hat the methods by which it's
vital truths are deduced from these prem
ises are no less legitimate than those en-
plOyed by science. The treatment OF the
subject is strong and logical. Cloth, 81.
Boston: HoughtOn, Miflin IL Co.
The most complete and satisfactory life
of Emperor William ii. of Germany. that
has appeared is q work entitled THE Young
Emperor by Harold Frederic. Beginning
with a sketch of the supremacy of the
HohcnZollerns, 1t takes up the young En-
perOr in his boyhood and traces his life and
career quite infinitely to the present time.
A chapter on his Personal Characteristics"
makes the reader acquainted with his per-
sonal character. There are some excellent
portraits of the royal family. Cloth, S1.s5.
New York: G. p. Putnam's Sons.
Prof. H. w. Conn, an ardent supporter of
the evolution theory, appears before the
public in O new work entitled The Living
World: Whence 1t Came and Whittier 1t Is
Drifting.n The author is o devout theist,
considering evolution as q method of crea-
tion which does not initiate against the
theory of q first great cause: This work Is
largely q summary Of the latest specula-
and development of life. Cloth. S1.25. New
Cork: q. Z. Putnam's Sons.
Max O'Relps latest work, "a Frenchman
in America has already been quoted from
in the Journal. The book itself is written
IN q bright. gossipy style. full of sharp
personalities and caustIc but generally just
criticism on American lie and manners
1t is a good thing sometimes to see our
selves as others see US, and Max O'Rell is a
very close and shrewd observer. III his
book is superficial it certainly is not dull.
Ornamental Cloth, 81. New York: Cassell
Publishing Company.
1.-THE Incarnation IF the Son of God" by
Charles Gore, is q collection of hampton
lectures delivered in 1891. at Oxford. Eng
land. They present the subject of the in
c%arnatiOn rather to the general reader than
TO the protested theological student. The
author does not start out to establish n
precOnceived theory. but makes "a search
ing analysis of facts to ascertain the truth.
The work is learned, able and devout.
Glnth 81 IN Naw VQrlr. Ghaa Snrihnar'n
Sons.
Essays on English Literature" rams
lated from the French of NJ. Edmond
Scherer, contains that critics views OF
Shakespeare. Milton. John Stuart Mill,
George Eliot. Carlyle, Wordsworth. and
other noted English authors. As the views
of a celebrated French critic on celebrated
English writer's, they possess peculiar in
tcrest. The work of translation is done by
George Suintsbury. Cloth, S1.5C. New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
"Celtic Fairy Tales" selected and edited
by Joseph Jacobs. author of Folk Lore"
is a collection of fairy stories and tales OF
romance cleaned from Celtic folk lore.
The stories themselves are distinctly Celtic.
and as far as possible the idioms of the
ancient language are preserved. There are
twenty-six stories in the volume. which is
pictbiy oounu duu udhuoouciy iiluotIatcu'
New York: G. p. Putnam's Sons. Orna.
mental cloth. Sl.75.
"Glimpses of the Plant World" by Fanny
d. Bergen, Is the modest title of q book
which conveys more than glimpses Of
botanical and plant knowledge. 1t treats
of o variety of plants In n familiar style
and shows q thorough acquaintance with
natures methods. The work IS addressed
to young readers. but can be read with in.
terest by older ones. Boston: Lee IL Shop.
ard. Cloth. IS cents.
"Lyra Heroica" is o good book for boys il
they will only read it. 1t is n collection Of
poems or parts of poems by we'll known
authors on stirring and patriotic themes
The work of selecting and editing is done
by William T.. Henley, and is very intelli'
gently done. There are many good pieces in
the book to declaim or recite. Cloth, Sl.25
New York: Chas. Scribner's Sons.
Lyrics and Legends is the title of 6
new volume of poems by Nora Perry. The
author is already widely known, and ha.
many admiring readers. The poems in this
volume embrace n variety of topics and
give large evidence of poetic feeling. 1t j,
handsomely bound in white covers, witt
gilt top. Boston: Little. Brown IL Co.
THE New Theology" by John Bascom. j.
an attempt to formulate the drift of mod.
ern thought and Discussion in matters the
illogical. The five chapters into which the
work is divided treat of 'Naturalism, y