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Knox's "Pocket Guide for Europe," which also includes chapters for travelAfrica; and a most important political biography lers through Egypt, Palestine, and Northern in Walter Allen's "Governor Chamberlain's Administration in South Carolina," which tells the story of the time of reconstruction in that State by a Republican Governor, who by his earnest devotion to duty worked out the solution of the most difficult political and social problems which this century has presented. WEEKLY RECORD OF NEW PUBLICATIONS.* The abbreviations are usually self-explanatory. c. after the date indicates that the book is copyrighted; if the copyright date differs from the imprint date, the year of copyright is added. Books of foreign origin of which the edition (annotated, illustrated, etc.) is entered as copyright, are marked c. ed.; translations, c. tr. A colon after initial designates the most usual given name, as: A: Augustus; B: Benjamin; C: Charles: D: David; E: Edward; F: Frederic; G: George: H: Henry; I: Isaac; J: John; L: Louis; N: Nicholas; P; Peter; R: Richard: S: Samuel; T: Thomas; W: William. Dabney, R: Heath. The causes of the French revolution. N. Y., H: Holt & Co., 1888. c. 8+297 p. D. cl., $1.25. Based on a series of nine lectures, delivered in 1886 before the faculty and students of Washington and Lee University and the public of Lexington. The author is professor of history in the State University of Indiana. He has thoroughly studied the exhaustive works of the great French and English writers on the subject and epitomized the special points made by them. In strong, terse English he paints the picture of the lawless luxury of the court of Louis XIV., the tyranny and immorality of the clergy, the oppression, hopelessness, and wrongs of the brutalized peasantry. The chapters devoted to the persecution of literary men and the gradual reawakening of arts, science, and literature after the death of the tyrant, the inspiring and moulding influence of English thought and letters in bringing about educa tion and individual opinion in France, show personal theories and impressions of the author as well as a catholic and respectful appreciation of the thoughts and verdicts of the writers from whom he draws his materi Sizes are designated as follows: F. (folio: over 30 centimeters high): (Q. 4to: under 30 cm.); O. (8vo: 25cm.); D. (12m0: 20 cm.); S. (16mo: 171⁄2 cm.): T. (24m0: 15 cm.); Tt. (32m0: 121⁄2 cm.); Fe. (48mo: 10 cm.). Sq., obl., nar., designate square, oblong, narrow books of these heights. Aimard, Gustave. The gold-seekers: a tale of California. N. Y., J: W. Lovell Co., 1888. 127 p. S. (Lovell's lib., no. 1127.) pap., 10 c. *Alger, Horatio, jr. Tom Temple's career. N. Y., A. L. Burt, 1888. 258 p. D. cl., $1. *Arkansas (The) justice: a treatise on the powers and duties of justices of the peace; civil part by W. F. Hill, rev. by J. M. Pomeroy; criminal part by J. S. Duffie, rev. by J. M. Rose. St. Louis. The Gilbert Bk. Co., C. 2+9-620 p. O. shp., $6.50. *Auerbach, Berthold. Auf wache; [also,] Roquett's Der Gefrorene kuss; with introduction and notes, by A. A. Macdonald. N. Y., H: Holt & Co., 1888. 126 p. D. pap., 35 c. *Badeau, Adam. Grant in peace; from Appomattox to Mount MacGregor a personal memoir. Hartford, Ct., S. S. Scranton & Co, 1888. 592 p. il. and por. O. cl., subs., $3; leath., $3.50; hf. tky. mor.. $4 50. Bartol, Cyrus A. Amos Bronson Alcott; his character: a sermon. Bost., Roberts Bros., 1888. 31 p. D. pap., 20 c. 1888. *Baxendale, Rev. Walter. The dictionary of anecdote, incident, illustrative fact; selected and arranged for the pulpit and the platform. N. Y., T: Whittaker, 1888. 690 p. O. cl., $3.50. Besant, Walter. Herr Paulus; his rise, his greatness, and his fall: a novel. N. Y., M. J. Ivers & Co., [1888.] 342 p. D. (American ser., no. 68.) pap., 25 c. Besant, Walter. In luck at last. N. Y., Nor man L. Munro, [1888.] 187 p. D. (Munro's lib., no. 820.) pap., 20 c. Blackwell, J. S. A manual of German prefixes and suffixes. N. Y., H: Holt & Co., [1888.] 4+137 p. S. cl., net, 60 c. The plan of this manual does not include the etymology of the prefixes and suffixes. The book is designed simply as a practical aid to students who may wish to gain a nearer sense than even the best dictionaries give of the meaning of German words. *Brown, Ja. Baldwin. The risen Christ, the king of men. N. Y., T: Whittaker, 1888. 368 p. O. cl., $2. *Cæsar, Caius Julius. De bello Gallico; com- Chatrian, Alex., and Erckmann, E. L'ami Fritz: als.. Du Boisgobey, Fortuné. The Matapan affair. 30 c. *Fairbank, H. W. The Oakland collection of *Freeman, E: A. Four Oxford lectures, 1887: Freytag, Gustav. The journalists. (Die jour- *Gérard, E. D., [pseud. for Mrs. v. Laszouski.] Gordon, C: G. Letters of Gen. C: G. Gordon * In this list, the titles generally are verbatim transcriptions (according to the rule of the American Library Association) from books received. Books not received are indicated by a prefixed asterisk and this office cannot be held responsible for the correctness of their record. *Gutzkow, K: Kopf und schwert (Lustspiel); with introduction and notes, by F. Lange. N. Y., H: Holt & Co., 1888. 173 p. D. pap., 40 c. *Harris, Joel Chandler, [" Uncle Remus," pseud.] Free Joe, and other Georgian sketches. New cheaper ed. N. Y., C: Scribner's Sons, 1888. D. pap., 50 c. Henderson, I: Agatha Page: a parable. Bost., Ticknor & Co., 1888. C. 3-413 p. 1 il. D. cl., $1.50. Agatha Page is a violin virtuosa, who resides with her mother's brother, the Duke of Ricci, on the shores of Lake Como. She is introduced at the age of sixteen, after the death of her American father. Her cousin Mercede, the Duke's daughter, has married against her father's wishes and he has cast her off. Agatha hears that her cousin has been deserted by her husband, and after much trouble she prevails upon her uncle to take her home with her boy. But Mercede is proud and prefers to earn her own living as a sculptor. Agatha marries an attaché of the Roman court and goes to live there, devoting herself to all kinds of charities and plans tending to help women especially. Her husband does not share her philanthropic tastes and drifts into the toils of Mercede for a time. Agatha's love, faith, and wise patience finally make all things work together for good. Henry, S. M. I. Beforehand; a companion volume to "One more chance.' N. Y., The National Temp. Soc. and Pub. House, 1888. C. 3-529 p. 1 il. D. cl.. $1.50. Gives the history of four homes to enforce the necessity of Christians being like Christ and to make absolute protest against all ideas of "prohibition," " high license," etc. Total abstinence proves the one sure remedy for social complications of every description. *Hill, Randolph. Tom the ready; or, up from the lowest. N. Y., A. L. Burt, 1888. 280 p. D. cl., $1. Arranged alphabetically under subjects, information is given relative to almost everything tricyclists or bicyclists want to know. The following headings which we quote show the range of the little volume. Beginning with Alarm-bells, Back-pedalling and Ball-bearings, there are suggestions made about the use of the bath, Books for the road, Brakes, Brake-holders, etc.; Celluloid collars, cuffs, etc.; Choice of a machine; Clubs; Lamps, straps, etc., etc., and numerous other things. *Holland, T: Erskine. The elements of jurisprudence. 4th ed. N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1888. 19+378 p. O. cl., $2.50. Hugo, Victor. Quatrevingt-treize. N. Y., W: R. Jenkins, 1888. 513 p. D. cl., $1.50; pap., $1. A reprint in French: uniform in typography and binding with "Les Misérables" published by this house. *Ingram, J: Kells. A history of political economy; with preface by Prof. E. J. James. N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1888. 15+250 p. D. cl., $1.50. James, H. E. The Long White Mountain; or, a journey in Manchuria, with an account of the history, administration, and religion of that province. N. Y., Longmans, Green & Co., map and il. O. cl., $6. 1888. Jones, Alonzo T. The abiding Sabbath and the Lord's day; the $500 and $1000 prize essays a review. Oakland, Cal., Pacific Press Pub. House, 1888. 3-173 p. S. pap.. 20 c. A review of two essays published in 1884 and '85 by the American Tract Soc, and the American S. S. Union. The one is called "The abiding Sabbath," by Rev. G: Elliott, the other "The Lord's day," by A. E. Waffle, They received respectively prizes of $500 and $rooo. They seek to uphold the sacredness of the nrst day of the week as the Sabbath. Mr. Jones believes the seventh day of the week is the Sabbath, and makes many quotations from the books reviewed, which he considers sustain his argument. *Kebbel, T. E. Beaconsfield. N. Y., Scribner & Welford, 1888. O. (The statesmen ser.) cl., $1.40. Kennedy, J. H. Early days of Mormonism; Palmyra, Kirtland, and Nauvoo. N. Y., C: Scribner's Sons, 1888. C. 6+275 p. por. D. cl., $1.50. The author is editor of the Magazine of Western History. His material has been gathered through years of unusual opportunity. He has told the history of Mormonism, leaving the issues that make Mormonism one of the problems of the age to those who have studied it from the mora!, religious, or political standpoint. Salt Lake is now so identified with the Mormons, that their early struggles and persistent growth in the settlements at Palmyra, N. Y., Kirtland, Ö., and Nauvoo, Ill., are almost unknown history to the present generation. Gives vivid character sketches of Joseph Smith, whom he calls the bodily force, Sidney Rigdon, the intellect, and Mar tin Harris, the financial foundation of Mormonism in its cradle-days, before Brigham Young, in 1852, introduced polygamy as one of the articles of its creed, the one upon which, most erroneously, the system is now generally supposed to be founded. No attempt is made at argument. It is careful, dispassionate, historical writing. *Key, T: Hewitt. A Latin-English dictionary; printed from the unfinished ms. of the late T: Hewitt Key. N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1888. 11+674 p. Q. cl., $9. Ladd, G: T., D.D. What is the Bible? an inquiry into the origin and nature of the Old and New Testaments in the light of modern Biblical study. N. Y., C: Scribner's Sons, 1888. c. 11+497 p. D. cl., $2. In the fall of 1883 the author embodied the results of several years of study in a work on "The doctrine of sacred scripture," which received an extended notice in the P. W. of Oct. 13 (no. 612). The conclusions of this large treatise are here put into a form better adapted to the wants of the multitude of lay readers of the English Bible. The book contains a statement of the answer which critical investigation gives to the question, What is the Bible?-made with that brevity, clearness, and freedom from discussion of the more doubtful matters which the average reader requires. The conclusions of the earlier book are substantially unchanged. The author asserts that modern critical study of the Bible has discovered nothing which need disturb the employment of it "as the believer's rule of faith and life." Lea, H: C: A history of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages. In 3 v. V. 3. N. Y., Harper, 1888. c. '87. 8+736 p. O. cl., $3. of in this the concluding volume of Mr. Lea's valuable "Special fields of inquisitorial activity" are treated work. The chapter headings which we quote show the directions his investigations take. They are as follows: The spiritual Franciscans; Guglielma and Dolcius; The Fraticelli; Political heresy utilized by the church; Political heresy utilized by the state: Sorcery and occuit arts: Witchcraft; Intellect and faith. Appendix of documents. Index to the 3 volumes. Lear, H. L. Sidney. Henri Dominique Lacordaire: a biographical sketch. New ed. N. Y., E. & J. B. Young & Co., 1888. 3+336 p. 1 il. S. cl., $1.25. The life of Père Lacordaire, based upon his own writings and upon two memoirs, one written by his life-long friend, Montalembert, the other by his disciple and brother Dominican, Père Chocarne, has been happily sketched by a hand practised in the writing of Christian biographies. Personal magnetism, personal beauty, and great eloquence were the natural gifts which the great good priest of Nôtre Dame brought to the high office which he chose from conviction, after having been educated for a lawyer. Politics and religion were closely allied in the troubled seventeen years that preceded the Coup d'état of 1851, and Père Lacordaire made his mark in both. He was elected member of the French Academy in 1859. He died in 1861. The writer is a Protestant, which makes her judgment of a Roman priest interesting and valuable to readers of both faiths. *Liddon, H. P., D.D. Sermons. Whittaker, 1888. 192 p. O. (Contemporary pulpit lib., no. 1.) cl., $1. *Livius Patavinus, Titus. N. Y., T: Book XXI., ed. by Marcus S. Dinsdale. N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1888. 15+192 p. S. (Pitt Press ser.) cl., 90 c. Locke, D: R., [" Petroleum V. Nasby," pseud.] The struggles, social, financial, and political, of Petroleum V. Nasby; with an introduction by C: Sumner; il. by T: Nast. [New ed.] Bost., Lee & Shepard, 1888. c. '72. 3-715 p. por. and il., O. cl., $2.50. Lloyd, A. Parlett. A treatise on the law of building and buildings; especially referring to building contracts, leases, easements, and liens; containing also various forms useful in building operations; a glossary of words and terms commonly used by builders and artisans; and a digest of the leading decisions on building contracts and leases in the United States. Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1888. 50+618 p. O. cl., $4.50. C. One of the remarkable omissions in the literature of law in this country is the absence of any work upon buildings, building contracts, and leases. To fill this long-felt want is the object of this treatise. The author has diligently compiled and compared both the English and American authorities, preparing his text directly from judicial determinations, strenuously avoiding all "speculations" as to the law. He has also endeavored to state all propositions as briefly and concisely as is consistent with clearness. MacCord, C: W: Practical hints for draughtsmen. N. Y., J: Wiley & Sons, 1888. c. 4+ 100 p. il. Q. cl., $2. 50. "The leading object of this treatise is to explain various modes of representation which are in many cases better than the precise ones of projection; for mechanical drawings often convey false impressions by too close adherence to the truth and become obscure by being too exact."-Preface. There is a chapter on drawing instruments and materials, which is designed to guide the novice in distinguishing the good from the bad. *Macfarren, G: Alex. Addresses and lectures. N. Y., Longmans, Green & Co., 1888. O. cl., $2.25. Malot, Hector. Zyte; tr. by J. E. Simpson. N. Y., F: Warne & Co., 1888. 256 p. D. (Library of continental authors, no. 6.) pap., 35 c. Opens with a humorous sketch of two travelling vans containing the goods, chattels, and stage properties of a band of strolling players who are making a round of the environs of Paris. Zyte is the daughter of the ambitious leader, who boldly undertakes to represent all the pieces of the day, which he adapts to his company in a most amusing way. At one of these performances Zyte is seen by the author of one of the pieces in which she is playing her father's version. He persuades Zyte to go to the Odéon, and her life as actress, her love for a rich miller's son, the father's opposition, intrigue, and persecution of his sweet, true daughter-in-law make the story. "Love your art, love it alone," is the advice poor Zyte adopts after many troubled years. *Martin, W. R., comp.. Treatise on navigation and nautical astronomy. N. Y., Longmans, Green & Co., 1888. il. and pl. O. cl., $6.50. *Maurice, Col. The balance of military power in Europe: an examination of the war resources of Great Britain and the Continental States. N. Y., Scribner & Welford, 1888. O. cl., $2.40. Méras, B. Syntaxe pratique de la langue Française pour les Anglais suivie d'exercises distribués dans l'ordre des règles et d'une novelle arrangée pour servir d'exercises. N. Y., W: R. Jenkins, 1888. C. 211 p. D. cl., $1.25. The book gives full rules, with illustrated applications, possesses a long list of idioms in which the noun is used without the article, and a list of verbs that are followed by de and à, and other particular rules not readily obtainable in grammatical treatises. The second part of the work consists of exercises. *Meyer, Lothar. Modern theories of chemistry; from the German (5th ed.), by P. Phillips Bedson and W. Carleton Williams. N. Y., Longmans, Green & Co., 1888. O. cl., $5.50. *Molière, J: Bapt. P. de. L'école des femmes; comédie; ed., with introduction and notes, by G. Saintsbury. N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1888. 23+147 p. S. (Pitt Press ser.) cl., 60 c. *Moser, G. von. Der bibliothekar (The private secretary); with introduction and notes by Franz Lange. N. Y., H: Holt & Co., 1888. 162 p. D. pap., 40 c. *Moser, G. von. The white horse. (Der schimmel.) Cambridge, Mass., C: W. Sever, 1888. 30 p. D. pap., 50 c. *Moule, H. C. G. Thoughts on the scriptural life. N. Y., T: Whittaker, 1888. 191 p. T. cl., 40 C. Moutonnier, C. Pour apprendre à parler Français, suite à "Les premiers pas dans l'étude du Français." N. Y., H: Holt & Co., [1888.] c. 4+191 p. D. cl., net, 75 c. The purpose is to help pupils in learning to speak French. It consists of easy reading lessons, with comments and notes. Newton, Rev. W: Wilberforce. A father's bless ing, and other sermons for children. N. Y., Robert Carter & Bros., [1888.] c. 3-343 P. por. D. cl., $1.25. The first twelve sermons relate to the blessings Jacob left to his sons, bringing out the peculiarities of every character from Reuben to Benjamin. The remaining twelve are practical talks, made vivid by anecdotes, on such subjects as "Lessons from the clock," Dogs," "Satan's fishing tackle," "Wells and water-pipes," etc. Doctor Newton is justly renowned for his happy methods of interesting children." Oliphant, Mrs. M. O. W. Joyce a novel. N. Y., Harper, 1888. 191 p. O. (Harper's Franklin sq. lib., new ser., no. 620.) pap., 35 c. Colonel Hayward accepts the invitation of his young subaltern, Captain Bellendean, to go down to Scotland with him to attend the festivities incident to his coming of age and heir to a large country-seat. Here the Colonel meets a beautiful girl whom he hears addressed as "Joyce." She recalls old memories. Joyce proves to be the daughter of the Colonel's first wife. She is taken home to Richmond, and she and Mrs. Hayward take some time to learn to live together. Joyce has two lovers, one Captain Bellendean, the other a Scotch schoolFrom a sincere wish to do the best thing possible for all who love her and whom she loves, she does a most unexpected thing which brings the rather slim plot to a totally unforeseen climax. master. *Otis, Ja. The castaways; or, on the Florida Reefs. N. Y., A. L. Burt, 1888. 262 p. D. cl., $1. *Pascal, Blaise. The thoughts of Blaise Pascal; tr. from the text of M. Auguste Molinier; by C. Kegan Paul. N. Y., T: Whittaker, 1888. 13+362 p. D. cl., $1.75. People's year-book and traveller's companion, 1888 an encyclopedia of a million facts every one should know; comprising facts of reference for stock and grain speculators, railroad men, etc.; by a Chicago lawyer. N. Y., Brentano, [1888.] c. 200 p. S. cl., 50 c.; pap., 25 c. Facts and statistics about a number of things that people generally wish to know--such as the number of men in the armies of the world; business laws; names of senators and representatives in the Fiftieth Congress; value of diamonds; electoral vote for president; largest churches of the world; value of rare coins; legal holidays; literary pseudonyms marriage and divorce laws; leading events of 1887; medical rules for health, etc., etc. *Plato. Crito; with introduction, notes, and appendix by J. Adam. N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1888. 17+88 p. S. (Pitt Press ser.) cl., 60 c. Pollock, Mrs. Louise, comp. Cheerful echoes; from the national kindergarten for children from 3 to 10 years of age. Bost., H: A. Young & Co., [1888.] c. 4+72 p. D. bds., 50 c. Songs with words; also directions for use in the kindergarten games. *Proctor, R; A. Old and new astronomy. In 12 pts., and a supplementary section. Pt. 1. N. Y., Longmans, Green & Co., 1888. 64 p. il. and pl., O. pap., 90 c. *Reid, Mayne. The headless horseman a strange tale of Texas. N. Y., G: Routledge & Sons, 1888. 470 p. O. pap., 50 c. Renan, Ernest. History of the people of Israel till the time of King David. Bost., Roberts Bros., 1888. 29+362 p. O. cl., $2.50. Forty years ago Renan formed the plan of writing a other girls: a story. Bost., D. Lothrop Co., [1888.] c. 279 p. 1 il. D. cl., $1.25. Margaret Regis is one of a group of merry students at an institute for young ladies. The reader is introduced to her on the eve of her graduation, when she and her companions are getting all the enjoyment they can out of the few days remaining to them. From school Margaret goes abroad to prepare herself for her life-work-that of a teacher-and then back again to Boston, and out into the country, where she begins her labors. How her plans fall through, after a brief experience, and how she makes an engagement to teach one grown-up pupil for life, instead of a room full of little ones for half-a-dozen terms, readers must find out for themselves from the book itself. "History of the origin of Christianity," which ought *Schaff, Philip, D.D., ed. A select library of consistently to have begun with the present volume. His reason for not observing this chronological order was that human life is uncertain, and as he was particularly desirous of writing about the first century and a half of Christianity, he plunged into the middle of his subject in his "Life of Jesus.' He says: "As soon as I found that I should probably be given time to deal with the history of Israel, I seemed to gain fresh strength." For the last six years he has given his whole attention to this great work, and the history is here brought down to the epoch of Esdras, the period of the definite constitution of Judaism. If he lives, the second volume will appear within a year, and the third in two years' time. If he dies, the material is in shape for publication, but would lack the author's last careful touches. The translator's name does not appear. His work is exceptionally well done. *Ristori, Adelaide. Adelaide Ristori: studies and memoirs. N. Y., Scribner & Welford, 1888. O. por. cl., $2. Rives, Amélie. A brother to dragons and other old-time tales. N. Y., Harper, 1888. C. 5+ 230 p. D. cl., $1. Three strong stories of the sixteeenth and seventeenth centuries. "A brother of dragons" appeared in the Atlantic Monthly for March, 1886. It is a tender little love tale, told by an ancient serving-man in the quaint language of the time. The author finds her odd title in a text from Job: "I am a brother to dragons and a companion to owls." "The Farrier Lass o' Piping Pebworth" appeared in Lippincott's in July, '87, and "Nurse Crumpet tells the story in Harper's for Sept., '87. *Roberts, Rev. Alex., and Donaldson, Ja., eds. The ante-Nicene fathers; tr. of the writings of the fathers down to A.D. 325. American reprint of the Edinburgh ed., rev. and chronologically arranged with brief prefaces and occasional notes by A. Cleveland Coxe, D.D. In 8 v. V. 3-8; and I supplementary volume cont. biographical synopsis and index. Buffalo, The Christian Literature Co., 1888. ea. O cl., $3. *Roe, E. P. An original belle. New cheap ed. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1888. il. O. pap., 25 C. *Roe, E. P. Found, yet lost. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1888. S. pap., 25 c. *Rolleston, G: Forms of animal life: a manual of comparative anatomy, with descriptions of selected types. 2d ed., rev. and enl., by W: H. Jackson. N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1888. 32+ 937 p. O. cl., $9. Roosevelt, Theodore. Gouverneur Morris. Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1888. C. 9+ 370 p. D. (American statesmen ser.) cl.. $1.25. Gouverneur Morris belongs to the early colonial period of New York. Though not one of the most conspicuous statesmen of this time, he was one of the most capable and useful. His principal achievements are summed up in the closing sentences of Mr. Roosevelt's biography: "He took a most prominent part in bringing about the independence of the colonies, and afterwards in welding them into a single powerful nation, whose greatness he both foresaw and foretold. He made the final draft of the United States Constitution; he first outlined our present system of national coinage; he originated and got under way the plan for the Erie Canal; as Minister to France, he successfully performed the most difficult task ever allotted to an American representative at a foreign capital." Ryder, Annie H. Margaret Regis, and some the Nicene and post-Nicene fathers of the Christian church. V. 6. Buffalo, The Christian Literature Co., 1888. O. cl., $3. *Schiller, J: F: von. Jungfrau von Orleans. New ed., ed. by A. B. Nichols. N. Y., H: Holt & Co., 1888. 145 p. D. pap., 40 c. Schobert, H. Picked up in the streets: a romance; from the German by Mrs. A. L. Wister. Phil., J. B. Lippincott Co., 1888. 3-335 p. D. cl., $1.25. c. tr. The heroine was picked up in the streets" of Paris at the age of eight by a blasé Russian prince, who bought her of her parents, sent her to a convent, and for eight years forgot her existence. When he is informed she must leave the convent he has her brought to his house, but ignores her entirely. Gradually pretty Ferra is enlightened by word and deed that her position in the house of an unmarried man is anomalous. At this. moment his father arrives from Russia, falls in love with her and marries her. After three years Ferra reappears at the capital of a German principality--a rich young widow, original, innocent, gay, and very beautiful. Unconsciously she transgresses some of the cast-iron rules of etiquette, and jealousy and envy again take up her name and make her life a burden, until she is taught. the use and necessity of society's laws. *Sharp, W. Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley. N. Y., T. Whittaker, 1888. S. (Great writers ser.) cl., 40 c. *Shelley, Mrs. Ma. W. Frankenstein; or, the the modern Prometheus. N. Y., G: Routledge & Sons, 1888. 317 p. Tt. (Routledge's pocket lib., no. 31.) hf. cl., 40 c.; 50 c.; 60 c. Smith, Jessie W. Both sides. N. Y., Rob. Carter & Bros., 1887. 7-110 p. 1 il. S. cl., 50 c. A poor widow who has lost husband and son at sea is the chief figure. She fears she is becoming totally blind when the story opens and is full of sorrow. The aim is to show that even her apparently hopeless condition has a bright side to it. Snively, W: A., D.D. Parish lectures on the prayer-book. N. Y., T: Whittaker, 1888. 8+ 260 p. D. cl., $1.25. The author's standpoint is historical and liturgical only. He has drawn freely upon the works of Wheatley, Proctor, Blunt, Freeman, Goulburn, and other standard authorities. Intended to give to the younger members of the P. E. Church in simple and condensed form an explanation of the services of their church in their general structure and minor details. The facts are given in the form of nineteen lectures. The points of difference in the English and American prayer-book are clearly pointed out and justified. The author is pastor of a Brooklyn church. *Sophocles. The plays and fragments; with critical notes, commentary, and translation in English prose, by R. C. Jebb. Pt. 3, The Antigone. N. Y., Macmillan & Co., 1888. 75+ 286 p. O. cl., $3.50. *Spectator (The); new_ed., reproducing the original text, both as first issued and as cor. rected by its authors; with introd. notes and index by H: Morley. N. Y., G: Routledge & Sons, 1888. 919 p. D. cl., $1. Spurgeon, C: H. My sermon notes: a selection from outlines of discourses delivered at the Metropolitan Tabernacle; from Romans to |