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"The Gentleman Pensioner; q Ro-
nance of the Year 1861 by Albert Lee;
"Appletons Town and Country Libra
ry;" 12rno, 351 pages; paper cover, so
cents; cloth, $1.00; d. Appleton & Co.
In this new work Mr.. Lee deals with
scenes ana times in the England of the
sixteenth century, a period rife with po-
! litical excitement, owing to the plotting
| Of the partizans of Mary Stuart against
| plotting which at the period
| of the story was very threatening to
| England's maiden queen. The central
4 figure of the story is Queen Elizabeth's
confidential messenger, who is COM
missioned with a trust which he exc
cutes with great daring and courage.
+ His mission involves him in a series of
| thrilling adventures. Those who have
|. read Mr.. Lees previous work, 1.-THE Key
! of Holy House, Romance of Old
| Antwerp" will look for very interest
! ing tale in this work and will not be
| disappointed. 1t is a stirring romance
which has been aptly compared to "a
Gentleman of France and the reader
will not relinquish the book until the
last page has been reached. For sale
by T. H Pease & Son.
Natures Miracles" by Elisha Gray,
Phi. D., LII. D., 243 pages This is the
first of a series of familiar talks on SCI
ence, to appear in serial volumes.
Fords, Howard & Hubert, New York,
publishers. Handy volume, cloth 60
cents. This volume treats of earth, air
and water. The author Is the noted
man who is spoken of as the inventor of
the telephone and the telavtograph, a
man of eminent attachments, and hav-
ing the rare gift, as this work demon
strates, of imparting information of a
technical and scientific nature in simple
language easily understood by all. 1t
is a most interesting little book full of
information that all should know, and
the book should be in all popular and
school libraries. 1t is notably readable,
While its reverent tone assures an excel
lent influence on young readers. 1t is
highly endorsed by such men as Presi-
dent Rogers of the Northwestern uni
versity, Professor BarroWs of Oberlin
college, President Butler of Colby col
lege, Professor Merrill of Ripon college,
President Mcclure of Lake Forest uni
versity, and other scholarly men.
"A Mans Woman by Frank Norris,
the gifted author of 'McTeague,"
Blk" and Moran of the Lady Lefty"
2S6 pages; Doubleday & Mcclure Co.,
New York; price $1b0 For sale by the
E. p. Judd Co. This new book by Mr.
Norris is sure of hearty welcome from
all who have read his other works, INC
league" especially. The story deals
somewhat with an ultra-modern pro-
blem-that of the relation of wife to
her husband when both have well de-
fined careers. The heroine is girl de-
cidedly out of the ordinary run of fic-
ton. The story is highly dramatic,
embodying some very striking and
impressive pictures of the daring Of
men in trying to reach the North Pole
in fact, Arctic exploration is the theme |
upon which the whole tale hangs This
volume will be sent postpaid to any
address on approval, to be paid for if
satisfactory, or to be returned to the
publishers in case it is not wanted af-
ter examination.
Cassell & Co., and 9,West Eigh-
teenth street. New York announce a
new work. "Our Rarer British Breeding
Birds: Their Nests, Eggs and Summer
Haunts," by Richard Kearton, F. T. S.,
author of with Nature and Came
ra," wild Life at Home etc. With
about seventy illustrations from photo-
graphs taken direct from nature by
Cherry Kearton. In the pages of this
volume the author seeks to demonstrate
the futility of the wild birds protection
,y,I 1r4r 81, e., 4 I,
preservation of such species as are real
ly in danger of extinction.
The many American friends and adj
nirers of the late Charles Albert Berry,
D. D., of Northampton England. will
welcome the announcement that Messrs
Cassel1 &--Co., Limited, are about to
publish in this country a memoir of
1im, prepared by Rev. James S. Drum
mond, his college-mate, and afterwards
his assistant in pastoral work. The
same firm announce the publication of
an important new series of practical
volumes of technical instruction, edited
by Paul N. Hasluck, editor of Work
and Building World" Each book will
contain about 100 pages, with numerous
in the text. Volume l. is
Practical Staircase Joinery," with 1870
A new volume of essays and addresses
oy Bishop Spalding will soon be issued
~ A. G. McClurg & Co, of Chicago |
They deal largely with problems of ed
1cation. Bishop Spalding's luminous
7iews and wise and temperate advice
lave long recommended his writings to
he wide public which is seeking en- {
ightenment in matters regarding edu-
,ation. II
Brentano's, New York, have in press t