The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-12-20
NEW BOOKS.

"My Lady Legend" by Anna NJ. Rydings-
vsrd baroness Won Proschwitz), is published
by ID. Lothrop & Co., Boston. This book is
very clever translation OF the Morse legend,
and is full of that half-human, half-grotesque
combination of narrative which is so attractive
to childhood TIL, sc tales were originally
put into literary form by DR.. Albrekt Seger.
stedt who has many admirers in his native
land ae Hans Christian Anderson in Sweden.
Being the first translation of this author into
English, it has something of the flavor of
literary novelty, and the undercurrent of q
moral is as cleverly managed as one of Esop's
fables. which will recommend it to both
parents aud children as suitable holiday
gift The makeup of the book is very at
tractive.
"With Stanley in Africa,n an unusually
handsome book, by Captain Mcclure, gives
an exceedingly interesting account of the
travels and adventures in the Dark Continent
of the intrepid travelled and explorer. Henry
NJ. Stanley, commencing with his "How He
Found Livingstone" down to the "Rescue of
Emin Pashan This volume is now looked
upon as the standard book on the subject, and
as it is story of almost superhunan suffer
ings, endurance, and self-sacritice, it
no doubt will remain one of the popu-
lar reading books of the nation for generations
to come. The Worthingtons, New York, are
the publishers.
1.-The Battle of Gettysburg" is the title OF
little volume by Samuel Adams Drake, issued
by Lee & Shepard, Boston, in their series of
decisive Events in American History" That
any man could write anything really new
about this most widely discussed battle of the
rebellion was not to be expected; but Mr..
Drake has gathered into small space the facts
essential to give one a clear idea of the mighty
combat He shows great research and great
care in drawing his conclusions from the mass
OF reports made at the time and the express
sions of officers sharing in the engagement
made since the great battle
In "a Rose of Hundred Leaves" that
popular author, Amelia E. Barr, has written
story which will endear her still further to the
thousands Of admirers she possesses. 1t is a
graceful aud wholesome love story, brightly
written, with plenty of incident and plot
that holds the attention. The book is dain-
tily illustrated and artistically printed and
bound. Published by Dodd, Mead & Co..
New York, and on sale in this city at William
H. Morrison's.
"Buds and Blossoms" by Lucy E. Vile
plat, published by the Worthingtons, New
York, occupies perhapes the front rank among
children's art books of the highest type. 1t is
illustrated with twenty-four brilliantly colored
plates, TGc-SlmLeS OF water colors, with text
in prose and verse. In every respect book
of remarkable beauty and splendid specimen
of American color printing.
''Manners and Customs of Spain," by James
New, contains explanatory text and thirty
six exquisite etchings by r. De Los Rios, illus
trating Spanish life as presented in the writ
ings of Ceryantes, LIE Sage, Mendoza, and
Aleman. 1t is very quaint production and
appeals to all lovers of the fine arts. The
Worthingtons New York, publish this
sumptuous volume.
new edition of ''A Girl in the Karpa-
thians" is announced by the Cassells IL will
contain a new portrait of the author, Miss
Menie Muriel Dowie NOW Mrs. Henry Nor
MANI, and preface and introduction written
by her especially for this edition.
Judge Albion w. Tourgee has written a
strong and fascinating story, somewhat out of
his usual line, in ga Son of Old Harry re-
Gently published by Robert Bonner's Sons,
New York. The book is literally illustrated.
1t is a story of early days in the middle West.
A book that is bound to attract wide atten-
tion is "Shall Girls Propose?" which the
Casse!l Publishing Company issue in neat and
dainty style. 1t is written by a Speculative
Bachelor" and comes just in time for the few
year, which is leap year
new edition of the Hon. Chauncey NJ.
Depews ''Orations and After Dinner
Speeches" is announced by the Cassell Pub
fishing Company.