Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-12
REGENT PUBLICATIONS.

t'Tinkletop's Crime and Other Stories," by George R. Sims, author of 'Mary Jane's Memories" etc. A collection of | nineteen stories, grave and gay, pathetic and absurd, with few burlesques of fa- | vorite stories by well-known writers. Charles L. Webster & Co.,, New York. For sale by E. P. Judd.
 "Jonel Fortunat, a Roumanian Ro- mance," by Marco Brociner. Translated from the German by Hettie E. Miller A | readable and interesting book, dealing | with the national prejudice against the Jewish race; rather tragic but impressing the reader as fairly good picture of Rou | manian life. Donohue, Henneberry 6 Co.,, publishers, Chicago For sale by E. P. Judd.
 "Mea Cu1pa, Woman's Last Word" ," by Henry Hsrland Sidney Luska), author of "As It Was WIitten," etc. A domestic tragedy; one of the principal characters | telling the story. The characters, a num- Der of them difficult to handle, are man l whole work shows power, and the hand | and judgment of an author fully equal to his undertaking. John W. Lowell Co.,, l New York. For sale by E. P. Judd. | ''The Story of Two Lives," by Stuart | story, we'll told, though most of it is taken from the pages of the lady's journal; rather antiquated form story telling. Published in Cassell's Blue Library. Cas-
 sell Publishing Co.,, New York. For sale by E. P. Judd.
 | "Asaph, an Historical Novel," by Alice Kingsbury Cooley. The scene of the sto- l " is laid principally in Jerusalem in the reign of the idolatrous King Jehoiakim. | and includes the siege of Jerusalem by | Nebuchadnezzar and the life of Jeremiah l the prophet. The author seems to have carefully studied the historical events of
 the period, and although the tale is largely
 made up of romance, the reader feels some
 confidence in the descriptions of social
 and religious customs, and finds the book
 full of interest. John w. Lowell Go, |,
 New York. For sale by E. P. Judd.
 "A Window in Thrums," by J. NJ. Bar
 rie. Sketches of Scottish village life,
 quaint, amusing and pathetic, told in
 Scotch dialect Thrums is the name giv-
 en by MT. Barrie to Kirriemuir, his birth
 place, and the window is tiny one in the
 poor cottage on the brae, where lived the l honest, strong -natured, affectionate fani-
 Iy, in whom the interest of the book cen
 ters There is rare charm in these sim
 pie sketches that even the unfamiliar
 phrases cannot take away, and the work
 shows masters hand. The most severe
 critics unite in praising the young authors
 works, and this one, perhaps, more than
 the others. The Cassell Publishing Co.,,
 New York. For sale by E. P. Judd.
 "The Life and Times of Jesus as Rels-
 ted by Thomas Didymus," by James Free
 man Clarke, author of "Ten Great Reli-
 gions," etc. A story reproducing the
 times in which Jesus appeared, the char
 acters surrounding him, and the opinions,
 beliefs and prejudices of the Jewish peo-
 ple Jesus himself is shown in two-fold
 character-as he appeared to the many, @
 prophet divinely endowed with power, yet
 a man, and as he was recognized by the be-
 lieving few, the Son of God and Redeemer
 of the world. The work comprises the re-
 suits of many years study and may be
 considered brief commentary on the four
 gospels. The language of the narrator is
 very simple and beautiful. Published by
 Lee 6 Shepard, Boston. For sale by E. P. Judd.
 "Eight Books of Cesar's Gallic War;
 by William Rainey. Harper, Ph. D., and
 Herbert Cushing Holman, Ph. D., Yale university. With maps, illustrations, vo- ] cabularies, indexes and notes. This new . edition of Cesar's Commentaries on the i | " ar ls tuc Ecbult UT MI cuuodfOk
 to present the facts Of the language and explain and illustrate the subject matter | in a manner different from and superior } to the traditional method SO closely ad- hered to in the past" One feature of the work is sketch of Cesar's life, with sketches of the history of Gaul, Germany
 and Britain, and of the method of Roman ] warfare. The Latin text is based upon :. Kramer's edition, with various modifca- tions. An attractive textbook, sure to be interesting and helpful to the student r American Book Co.,, New York. For sale
 by E. P. Judd.
 ''The Tale of the Shakespeare Epitaph,
 by Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam, etc., translated from the Anglo Phonetic by l Edward Gordon Clark. A cursory glance s at this curiosity in literature, for which in default of authenticated information the translator must be held responsible, causes
 one to wonder whether it is the work of 6 : lunatic or a practical joker. MT. Clark 7 claims that the uncouth epitaph originally a graven on Shakespeare's gravestone if only ssa string of thinly specious words which serve as counters for Bscon'sL'bi + literal alphabet or cipher" and he pro @ ceeds to apply the same in an astonishing l. list of so-called "readings" of the cypher i, Those who, in view of Shakespeare's lacl A of education,-even of the education t l. be acquired by reading and travel-hav, t long held the theory that Bacon furnished O the genius and scholarship of the play
 while the actor but adapted them to thu
 stage, will find somewhat in this volume t, i. repay perusal, if not to confirm precon
 ceived views. Belford, Clarke 6 O., Chi {. cago and New York. For sale by E. P ,, Judd.