Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-04-05
FREE LIBRARY BOOKS,
Additions of valuable standard
Works

Bought with Proceeds Of the broo''s
Memorial Tund---Suggestion as Z"
the Character and Use Of the Books
The larger portion of the 5000 appropr-
ated by the trustees of the Brooks memo
rial fund for the purchase of books for the
BrattleborO Free library has been eNpehu-
ed by their committee. Judge II. II. Wheel
err and Hon. b. D. Harris, and the books
have been catalogued and are now ready
for u.s. The number of volumes puI
chased is over 200, covering q great variety
of subjects. and will add much to the VAL
ne of the library. Many of the works SEE
lected are expensive and valuable as works
OF reference, and win be appreciated, mot
only by those who may wish to use them. but
also by the board of trustees of the library,
who have long felt the need OF these works.
but could not feel justified iu purchasing
them with the limited mean. at thor disc
pOsal
We shall not undertake to enume8tr
them all. but notice among tine important
works purchased some Iu the dlhereu,
classes I'm biography may bee found the
life of j. G.. Whittier, of Frances Power
Cobbe: Erasmus, by Froude: ST. Francis
of Assist: Edwin Booth, by his daughter
Mrs. Grossman; Winters Joseph Jetter-
son: John Keats's life and letters. Sher-
man letters: Arthur Penrhyn Stanley. by
Prothers: Recollections of sixteen presi-
dents from Washington TO Lincoln, by
Richard W. Thompson: Artists Of nine
teenth century, by Clara /. Clement and
/. Hutton. and Painters, sculptOrs, archi-
tects ETC., by Mrs. Clement
Principles of psychology boy w. James,
and Romanes mental evolution OF man,
appear in the list of philosophical works !;
while in religion may be found eight
volumes Of Cardinal Newman works;
Anti-thestic theories. and Thesm, by Rob
ert Flint; TheOsophy, and India and what
she can teach us, by Max Muller: W. Rob
ertson Smiths Old Testament in the jew
ISL church, and Religion OF the Semites,
by the same author Sociological works,
Small d Nincent's Introduction TO the
study of society; Kids social evolution;
National life and character, &. II. Pearson ;
Principles of economies. by Marshall; Life
and labour of the people in London. edit
ed 10y Charles Booth: Speeches, letters,
state papers, etc, of y Draham Lincoln, by
NicOlay and Hay The names of Kirkup,
Ely, Graham and Gilman are represented
in works on socialism: and laws and iu-
risprudence in England and America. by
John F. Dillon.
There are several very important scien-
titc works. of which Geikies text book of
geology, latest edition: Berghaus' physical
atlas. a very comprehensive and expensive
volume; Depths of the sea. by c. Wyyine
Thompson: Popular treatise on the winds,
W. Ferrel, Finger prints and their de-
clpherment, +. Cation; some salient
points in the science of the earth. 10y j.
W. Dawson: Ascent OF man. DrummUnd:
Evolution and man place in nature, Cal
derwood; Examination of Weismannism,
and Mental evolution in animals, both by
Romanes Arnold Lang's text book Of
comparative anatomy; Manual of the YER
tebrates by Jordan; and History of crus-
tacea by T. Il. L. Stebbing, are all stand
ard works. Shrubs OF Northeastern Amer
lea. c. 5. Newhall; Butterflies of Eastern
United States, French: and j II. Studer's
BIRDS OF North America, with its 1l9 col
ored plates drawn and colored from nature.
published under the auspices of the Nat
ural Science association of America. will
no doubt give pleasure and profit TO all
who may study them.
Space will not permit the mention of
more than few of the many works in
tlne arts Clara L. Clements and W. H.
Goodyear's histories OF art; Farrars life
OF Christ as represented in art; History of
ancient sculpture, by Lucy NJ Mitchell;
Manual of Greek archaeology, Collignou;
History of painting Mrs. c. Heaton; His
tory of ancient Christian ana medieval
painting, by Waltmann and Woermann:
Handbook of painting, based on the hand
nv A I I
Modern perspective, with plates. w. r.
Ware; and Colonial furniture of New
England in use in the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries, fully illustrated. will
give one the idea of the value of the works
that have been added to this department.
Literature has been remembered and
about 30 volumes of classical works have
been added, which will make the library
quite complete in this direction. The DO
etlcal and prose works of j. G.. Whittier in
seven volumes, finely illustrated: and
character sketches of romance. fiction and
the drama, by (. Gotham Brewer, in four
volumes, with numerous illustrations. will
no doubt be thoroughly appreciated.
history and travel have not been forgot
ten, for we lind here, Travels amongst the
Andes, by Whymper; Empire of the Tzars
and the Russians, \. oy-Beaulieu. His
tory OF the United States navy, f. S.
Maclay; Schouler's history of the United
States under the constitution, five volumes:
j ohnson and Buels battles and leaders of
the Civil war, being largely the contribu-
lions of Union and Confederate generals
who were active participants. Larn-
eds History for Ready Reference in five
volumes is valuable acquisition, especial
ly for students of history, while the addi-
ton Of new Pronouncing Gazetteer and
The international Cyclopadia, latest edi-
lion, will no doubt meet many of the wants
81 all classes. Persons desiring the use of
these books will find a written list complete
On the counter at the library.