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particularly agreeable, as we guess stories
OF love and marriage between a white
woman and a colored man can hardly be.
An important addition 10 the literatures
OF lives and letters Is promised shortly
by ID. Appleton az Co., in Gu stave Flau-
bert, as seen In his works and cores
pondence, by John Charles Tarver. This
much-needed and valuable book furnishes
both a critical biography and, in a sense,
an autobiography, :or the letters permit
a more intimate acquaintance with the
spirit and aims of the great realist The
interesting personages who appear here
and there in these pages and the author .
associations increase the value OF one OF
the most important literary biographies
Of recent years.
The announcement will be received
with interest that Harper & Brothers are
TO publish, before the end of the year, an
edition OF the comedies OF Shakespeare,
complete i'm four volumes, containing
$50 full-page photogravures, which win
reproduce the Abbey drawings from the
magazine in the most artistic manner.
Macmillan ~ Company announce the
publication OF a new quarterly review, TO
be entirely devoted 10 history. IL is TO
be called the American Historical
Review. This review was founded by a
conference representing some 80 univer-.
sities and many eminent historical
scholars, the following board OF editors
being appointed: George b. Adams,
professor OF history, Yale University,
New Haven, Conn. Aib.rt Bushnell
Hart, professor OF history, Harvard Uni
versity, Cambridge, Mass; Harry p.
Judson, professor Of political science,
University of Chicago, Ill. John Bach
McMaster, professor OF American history,
University OF Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
Pa; William Nj. Sloane, professor of
history and political science, College OF
New Jersey, Princeton, n. j.. ii. Morse
Stephens, professor OF modern European
history, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.
Y. The board has selected as managing
editor j. Franklin jameson, professor OF
history In Brown University. The
ultimate responsibility for the manage
ment of the Review rests upon the Asso-
citation of Guarantors, by whom the sue
cessors TO the present members OF the
board of editors will be chosen, as their
terms expire. The first number OF The
Historical Review will appear October i,
1895, and successive numbers thereafter
at intervals of three months. The sub
scription price has been fixed at 70 q
year; 81 each for single numbers.
Ii Is said that an unusually favorable
reception has been given TO the new
edition OF Appleton's Canadian guide
book, complete in one volume, which has
taken its place as the most informing
and best-written book upon the subject.
The literary quality of Professor Roberts
work invests this handsome volume with
an exceptional charm.
"The Story of the Plants" by Mr..
Grant Allen, is the latest addition TO
Appleton's Library of useful stories.
This is said to be remarkably successful
as a simple and clear exposition of plant
development and life.
The interest in the American life Of the
past, and especially In colonial themes,
will increase the appreciation Of Mr..
Hezekiah Butterworth's forthcoming
volume Of fiction entitled "In Old New
England" The romantic side of colonial
New Enlgand is pictured In this charm
ing book Mr. Butterworth's intimate
knowledge of his subject and his sympa-
thetic Imagination have given his work an
atmosphere which will delight his readers.
"In Old New England" is to appear in
Appleton's Town and Country Library.