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A History of France. BY Victor Duruy.
of the French Academy. Abridged and
translated from the Seventeenth French
Edition by Mrs. NJ Carey. with an in
troductory notice and a continuation to
Ph.D. Two vols. 12mo. XVI. 712 pp-: "a
illustrations (portraits, etc., index. cloth.
gilt top, per set, $500. T. Y. Crowell &
Co., Publishers. Boston.
Andrew d. White. Ex-President of Cor
nell University. ana formerly minister to
Germany and Russia. declared Duruy's
70 be the best of all short summaries of
french history. President c. X. Adams
does not hesitate to say that it is be
yond question the best history of France
ever published in the small space of two
volumes"
1t became popular and passed through
! nearly score of editions. Mrs Carey
translated it in 1889. and it immediately
took its place as a standard work. Prof
}; Franklin Jameson. who. with singular
Itskili and fairness brought down the mar
''rative to the year of its first publication
IN this country. has performed the same
labor Tor the present edition, so that it is
perfectly up to date. and is to be recon-
mended as both the best and also indeed.
the only trustworthy history of France.
which covers the latest developments of
the now firmly established republic The
illustrations are carefully selected and
well reproduced. The portraits of which
specially recommended Well printed and
handsomely bound the two volumes are a
valuable addition to any library.
Shakespeare's Heroes on the Stage. BY
Charles f. l.. Wingate One VOL. svo. X
jas pp 80 illustrations from photographs
and rare prints. index cloth, gilt top,
$500. T. Y. Crowell & Co.. Publishers.
Boston.
This is a companion volume to Mr.. VIM
gates 'Shakespeare's Heroines on the
plays-"Othello." King Lear" THE Mer-
chant of Venice, .'Corolanus.' Mac
beth. Hamlet and Richard ILL.," The
characters of these seven plays in former
and in recent times make list of almost
Two hundred many of them the bright
T S'rs hook IN the r she eat ornament
Intended exclusively. for the .professed
lovers of theatrical literature II is writ
ten with the hope of entertaining the
masses of people who read Shakespeares
works and see them played and who
would naturally feel interested in know
ing how the great actors of the past and
interpreted the famous characters on the
stage"
In this object Mr.. Wingate has sue
ceeded admirably. The book Is full of
piquant anecdotes and out-of-the way in
formation and the story is told in a
charming style that carries the reader
1t will be a great help to students of the
stage and especially to those who like to
have knowledge of the characteristics
Of actors. with a view to intelligent I'M
derstanding of those who undertake these
great roles at the present time The H.
Illustrations are. many of Them taken
from very rare old prints and add greatly
to the value of the book.
Household Stories, from the collection
of the Brothers Grimm: translated by
Lucy Crane. with illustrations by Walter
Crane. Thomas Y. Crowell & Company.
100 Purchase Street, Boston.
Grimms Fairy Tales have a world wide
reputation. and have been a never-failing
source of delight to the young people Of
many lands. In this charming little vol
ume We have the best of these famous
stories presented in, most attractive
form. The typographical work Is up to
the high standard characteristic of the
works of Crowell & Company. the binding
Is not only substantial but dainty, and
the Illustrations are original and enter
tanning. No home where there are young
people should be without these charming
stories and this beautiful little book
should be easily one of the most popular
of the holiday season.