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LIST OF SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER, 1881, **Occasionally titles are given of other than recent accessions, for the purpose of supplying deficiencies in the old catalogue, or drawing attention, with explanatory notes, to important books. “A young, cultivated city lady, married to a young farmer, whose parents are narrow, close and cynical, is the heroine of this story; she goes into the country to live with her husband's family, and, in a short time, by her influence and example, works a most remarkable change in the whole household."-Publisher's weekly. Alger, Horatio, Jr. From canal boy to Anderson, John. J. 70 Mannal of modern history. N. Y., 1880. 12° .... ......89 Arvr Serena. Blanche W. Howard..69b Baker, Sir Samuel. Eight years wandering Outlines for the study Bost., 1880-1881. 2 vols. imp. 8°...91d Contents: VOL. I. The early and colonial periods. VOL. II. The provincial period. dynamical subjects; but their work is suited only for such giants as themselves-at any rate, ordinary students cannot use it in its unadulterated form. Prof. Clifford, then-an intellectual giant himself, and one of the three mightiest-has conferred a great boon, in turning not only his own originality, but also his powers of assimilation of what has been discovered by others, to the production of an elementary work abreast of the most recent researches."-Academy, Jan. 25. Coffin, Charles Carleton. The boys of '61; or, four years of fighting; a record of personal observation within the army and navy from the first battle of Bull Run to the fall of Richmond. [illustr.] Bost, 1881. 8°. .70 Crawford, J. B. The credit mobilier of America, its origin and history: its work of constructing the Union Pacific Railroad and the relation of members of Congress therewith. Bost., 1880. 8°.....30d "Aims to vindicate the memory of Oakes Ame, by giving what the author considers, after reading the reports submitted to Congress and sifting the testimony, to be a true history of the credit mobilier of America, its connection with the building of the Union Pacific railroad, and the relation of members of Congress with it; no campaign document, but an earnest endeavor to clear away the misunderstandings that have always existed regarding the objects and accom plishments of the credit mobilier.”—Publishers' weekly. CROSS patch and other stories. Sarah C. ...70 tion of character. The points to notice about it are the sensitive tact which prevents the fun with which it is brimming from becoming hilarity, and saves the ludicrousness of its hero from contempt or pity; in these respects, (it is a great deal to say, but it is scarcely exaggeration) it suggests its inspiration- Don Quixote. Tartarin is two men, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in one, and they naturally pull in different directions."-Nation, July 1, '80. **The book is highly amusing, and altogether one side from the commonplace.-Literary world, July 31, '80. DEAF man of Kensington, The. In: Bohemian days, by Geo. Alfred Townsend. ....69b DeForest, J. W. The bloody chasm. N. Y., 1881. 12°. .....69b "The scene opens in Charleston soon after the war, and the story turns as the title implies, upon the sectional passages pertaining to the struggle which were then at their height. It presents some fine contrasts of character, and the main situation is strikingly original."— Appleton's literary bulletin. DEMON de l'argent. Henri Concience.69e ...70 Contents: The necklace of Princess Fiorimonde; The wanderings of Arasmon; The heart of Princess Joan; The pedlar's pack; The bread of discontent; The three clever kings; The wise princess. "Another notable success by the author of 'On a Pincushion'... As charming and fresh and genuine a fairy tale collection as the former, and of perhaps still more even merit."-Nation, Nov. 18, '80. Disraeli, Benjamin, [Earl of Beaconsfield.] Wit and wisdom of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield; collected from his writings and speeches. N. Y., 1880. 12° .72d .... "Selections of wise and witty paragraphs from the writings and speeches of Lord Beaconsfield, under topical headings, alphabetically arranged. The Athenæum says of this volume: 'His book is fairly representative of the orator as well as the writer, and is one that none who are interested in Lord Beaconsfield will care to be without.'"-Publisher's weekly. 69b Down South; or, yacht adventures in Florida. Wm. T. Adams....................... .70 Du Boys, J. The countess of Monte Cristo. Phil., n. d. 8°....... ....69b Dumas, Alexander. Isabel of Bavaria. Phil., n. d. 8°..... Dumas, Alexander. The man with five wives. Phil., n. d. 8°....... ....69b Durand, Mme. Alice. [Henri Greville, pseud.] The Princess Oghérof: Russian love story; from the French by Mary Neal Sherwood. Phil., 1880... ...69b "Scene laid in St. Petersburg, 1860; the characters move in high society; the plot is strong and dramatic and free from all objectionable ...... features; relates to the emancipation of the serfs and other state questions; running through the main story is a pretty love romance, full of sunlight and joy, in which figure manly young Serge Averoef and his youthful sweetheart, Nas tia Melaguire. Author of " Saveli's expiation," ete."-Publishers' Weekly. By far the best of Henry Greville's novels which have yet appeared in English. ... It is a masterly work in every sense of the word, and the lessons it conveys of self-control under sore temptation, of fldelity to truth and honor, are worthy of all praise."-Lit. World, Dec. 4, '80. Dyer, Rev. T. F. Thiselton. Domestic folklore. Lond., 1881. 16°. ..........13f "Account of the popular traditions, proverbial sayings, superstitions and customs of the people regarding birth and infancy, childhood, love and courtship, marriage, death and burial, deformities of the human body, articles of dress, etc., etc. Index.”—Publishers' weekly. Early English text society publications. No. 71 and 74. Vols. 34 and 35. London, 1879-80, 2 vols. 8... ..76b Contents VOL. 34: The lay folks mass book, or the manner of hearing mass, with rubrics and devotions for the people, in four texts, and offices in English, according to the use of York from manuscripts of the Xth to the XVth century. With appendix notes and glossary, by Thomas Frederick Simmons. VOL. 35: The English works of Wyclif, hitherto unprinted, edited by F. D, Matheu. Early English text society publications. Extra serles (chiefly re-editions.) Vols. 4, 19 and 21. London, 1874 and 1879, 3 vols. 8°.. .... ..76b Contents VOL. 4: Early English pronunciation, with special reference to Shakspere and Chaucer, by Alex. J. Ellis. VOL. 19. The English Charlemagne romances. Parts 1-2. VOL. 21. The early English versions of the Gesta Romanorum, by S. J. H. Herrtage. Eclectic magazine. General index to vols. I-XCVI and LITTELL'S living age; general index to Vols. 37-148. Bangor 1881, 8°. 100c Edwards, Jonathan. A careful and strict inquiry into the modern notions of that freedom of the will which is supposed to be essential to moral agency, virtue and vice, reward and punishment, praise and blame. N. Y., 1881. 8°. ......4d Eggleston, Edward. Montezuma, and the conquest of Mexico. N. Y., 1880. .120.70 Apart from the author's adherence to the view of the character of the Mexican empire, which we supposed had been completely disposed of by Mr. Morgan and Mr. Bandelier, we have nothing but praise.-Nation. Nov. 18, 1880. "Any one on the outlook for a good book to give a boy, could hardly hit a better. ... It will be found as enthralling as any fairy story or Arabian Night's tale by young readers-and older ones, too, for that matter.-Literary world, Oct. 23, 1880. Emerson, Ralph Waldo. [American essayist and philosopher, b 1803.] COOKE, George Willis, Ralph Waldo Emerson: his life, writings and philosophy. Bost., 1881 .97b |