NOV. 16, 1863. lished in France, Germany, and most other countries of Europe. We cordially recommend the volume as one of the very best treatises on the subject extant. Geographical Studies. By the late Professor Carl Ritter, of Berlin. Translated from the original German, by William Leonhard Gage, translator and editor of Professor Heinrich Steffins' "Story of my Career," &c. With Portrait. 12mo. pp. 356. Boston: Gould & Lincoln. No higher commendation could be given to the translator of this abridgment of Ritter's great work than the unqualified approbation of the learned Professor Guyot, of Princeton College, whose testi haps, better than many others, appreciate the great difficulties that you had to overcome to give us his thoughts in the clear and flowing English which distinguishes your translation." The contents are: Sketch of the Life of Professor Ritter, by the translator; Account of Ritter's Geographical Labors, by Dr. Bögekamp, of Berlin; Introductory Essay to General Comparative Geography; General Observations on the Fixed Forms of the Earth's Surface; the Geographical Position and Horizontal Extension of the Continents; Remarks on Form and Numbers as Auxiliary in representing the Relations of Geographical Spaces; the Historical Element in Geographical Science; Nature and History as the Factors of Natural History, &c.; the External Features of the Earth in their Influence on the Course of History. demesne of the muses, was broken by the thunders | America, this work has been translated and pubof the greatest battle ever fought in America, and one of the academicians, an ecclesiastic to boot, saw it all, and has described it here. The story is, of course, well written, simple, clear, unimpassioned, and, prima facie, truthful. The grand movements are described without technicality, and, as every inch of the great battle field was intimately known to the narrator, the positions are all clearly stated and portrayed. In making up the history, in coming days, every incident in Dr. Jacob's "Notes" must be thankfully used by the historian. Practical Treatise on Limes, Hydraulic Cements, and Mortars. Containing reports of numerous experiments conducted in New York city during the years 1858 to 1861, inclusive. By Q. A. Gill-monial to its merits concludes thus: "I can, permore, A. M., Brigadier-General of U. S. Volunteers, and Major U. S. Corps of Engineers. 8vo. New York: Van Vostrand. When a man has become famous, it is to be expected that his former life will be scrutinized, and any effort he may have made in it be magnified, and made to move prominently upon the tide of his new fortune. In this case, the work now presented is entirely worthy to appear before the public, and will show to the world that General Gillmore was a scientific, thorough, laborious, and successful officer even in the details of his former life, fitting himself, in this way, for the arduous tasks upon which he was to enter. For nearly twenty years past, the Engineer department has been publishing papers on practical engineering, when they were of such an original and valuable nature as to merit this distinction. Among these were Cullum's "Pontoon Bridges," and Barnard's notes on "Sea Coast Defence." That they have been very careful in their selection of such papers will be evident from the fact that, after so long a period, this work of Gillmore is only No. 9 of such papers. It contains a series of very carefully performed experiments on limes, cements, and mortars, which will be valuable in future constructions. The work, notwithstanding General Gillmore's modest disclaimer, is extremely well written, and we find in it none of those errors which he feared might exist, by reason of his not having superintended the publication. The work is published in Van Nostrand's best style, which is the greatest praise we can bestow. SCIENCE. A Catechism of the Steam Engine in its various applications to Mines, Mills, Steam Navigation, Railways, and Agriculture. With practical instructions for the manufacture and management of Engines of every class. By John Bourne, C. E. New and Revised Edition. 12mo. pp. 419. With illustrations and full Index. New York: D. Appleton & Co. RELIGIOUS. The Life and Times of John Huss; or, the Bohemian character of his work. In noticing the many new publications received by us, we frequently find ourselves in a position of embarrassment. It is, on the one hand, due to the publisher promptly to bring to the public the knowother hand, it is due to the author that we should ledge of the appearance of a volume, and, on the take time enough fully to examine the contents and In the present case, we have two solid volumes of nearly thirteen hundred pages. We cannot pretend to have made a very thorough investigation into the merits of such an extended production, and we regret to be compelled to dismiss it in a too summary manner. The impression made upon us, by such brief examination as we could bestow, is extremely favorable. The preface sets forth, in an unambitious style, the importance of the topic, the necessity for its development, and the sources consulted by the author. He seems to have availed himself of all the reliable means of information, and to have compared and analyzed This reprint of the latest English edition of this them in a spirit of fairness, discrimination, and hisvaluable and popular work has been greatly im- torical impartiality. The difficulties of the writer's proved, and better adapted to the use of American explorations into the past were increased by the engineers. The contents are: Chap. I. General fact that he is preceded by very few, if any, serdescription of the Steam Engine. II. Heat, Com-viceable pioneers in the English language. It was, bustion, and Steam. III. Expansion of Steam, and therefore, a necessity cast upon him that he should action of the Valves. IV. Modes of estimating the himself collect his materials, and be his own litepower and performance of Engines and Boilers. V. rary architect in building up his narrative. NeverProportions of Boilers. VI. Proportions of Engines. theless, we cannot wholly agree with him in proVII. Constructive details of Boilers. VIII. Con-nouncing the portion of the last volume of "Neanstructive details of Engines. IX. Steam Navigation. X. Examples of Engines of recent construction. XI. Various forms and applications of the Steam Engines. XII. Manufacture and management of Steam Engines. Besides being reprinted in 66 der's Church History," devoted to this subject, as fragmentary and disconnected in its arrangement." Neander's erudition was so vast, and his Christian conscience was so delicately sensitive, that, in all church movements, he caught the animating im NOV. 16, 1863. pulse as instinctively and veraciously as the eye, when turned towards an object, perceives its color. Even the fragments of Neander are, therefore, precious to the Christian student. The portion of his history relative to Huss consists of about two hundred pages, which must be admitted to be a fragment of considerable size; and, as to the disconnection of the arrangement, we can only say that it follows the order of time and events, which is, certainly, that which is conformable to nature. Nevertheless, Dr. Gillett has done good service in this treatise. He has given to our literature a calm, patient, thorough historical contribution, which will, we doubt not, assume a permanent position, and will reflect credit, at home and abroad, upon the higher authorship and scholarship of our country. The general mechanical execution of the work is excellent, the paper is clear and stout, and the type large and distinct, so that the page will not weary the eye of the reader. Bertie Lee. New York: Carter & Brothers. pp. 199. This is one of the admirable series of "Fireside Library" juveniles published by Carter & Brothers. From our own perusal of the volume we can bear testimony to its excellence. Would that every boy in the land might read it and lay to heart its lessons. The story is told naturally, without any of the namby-pambyness which some writers of juveniles deem it necessary to affect, and the incidents are just such as will interest youth. We met with passages of exceeding impressiveness, touching the feelings, and even moistening the eye by their tenderness and pathos. Illustrative Gatherings for Preachers and Teachers. A Manual of Anecdotes, Facts, Figures, Proverbs, Quotations, &c. Adapted for Christian Teaching. By the Rev. G. S. Bowes, B. A., Rector of Chil lenden, Kent, and late Scholar of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. From the third London Edition. 12mo. pp. 504. With full Index. Philadelphia: Perkinpine & Higgins. A selection of illustrations for the elucidation of Christian truths, such as "preachers and teachers" find it difficult to obtain. Besides Scripture references, texts, Scriptural emblems, and illustrations, numerous anecdotes and quotations are introduced by way of explanation. The arrangement of the subjects in alphabetical order is highly convenient for reference. The Jewish Tabernacle and its Furniture, in their typical teachings. By Rev. Richard Newton, D. D., Rector of the Church of the Epiphany. Philadelphia. 12mo. pp. 393. With illustrations. New York: Robert Carter & Brothers. The relation between the tabernacle and its furniture, and the Gospel dispensation is here fully set forth. In the words of the author, "it is as a luminous illustration of the Gospel that the Tabernacle is presented in this volume." The work is divided into nine parts or chapters: I. The nature and design of the Tabernacle. II. The Brazen Altar. III. The Laver. IV. The Candlestick. V. The Table of Shew Bread. VI. The Altar of Incense. VII. The Ark. VIII. The Cherubim. IX. The Mercy Seat. The work is printed with clear type on fine paper, and the illustrations are in keeping with the text. It would make a very appropriate gift book to a religious friend. The Hermit of the Rock. A Tale of Cashel. By Mrs. J. Sadlier, author of the "Blakes and Flanagans,' ," "New Lights," "Bessy Conway," "Elinor Preston," "Confederate Chieftains," "Old and New," &c. 12mo. pp. 492. New York: D. & J. Sadlier & Co. The Complete Sodality Manual and Hymn Book. By Rev. Alfred Young. 12mo. pp. 204. With Index. New York: D. & J. Sadlier & Co. A manual of rules, prayers, and hymns, adapted to the capacities of Roman Catholic youth belonging to Sodalities and Confraternities. The Two Brothers, and the Two Paths. By the Rev. Philip Bennett Power, M. A., author of "The Last Shilling," ," "The Three Cripples," "The I Wills of the Psalms," "The I Wills of Christ." 16mo. pp. 320. New York: Robert Carter & Brothers. A good story, with a good moral. The lives of the two brothers contain many valuable lessons as well as solemn warnings. Appended to this tale is the history of "Mr. Clipstick's Clock," a good story for the New Year. This volume is one of the wellknown series-Carter's Fireside Library. The following works are from the American Tract Society, Boston: Happiness: Discourses delivered at Geneva, by Count Agenor De Gasparin. Translated by Mary L. Booth, translator of De Gasparin's, Cochin's, and Laboulaye's works on America, &c. With an Introduction by Rev. E. N. Kirk, D. D. 16mo. pp. 232. M. de Gasparin, in this little volume, appears, not as a statesman, or political philosopher, but as a moralist and Christian teacher. The work is divided as follows: I. The Pursuit of Happiness. II. The Conditions of Happiness. III. The Possession of Happiness. Count de Gasparin is well known, both in England and America, as an advocate of our Government in its present struggle. Elton Wheatly, the Stammerer; or, "Like Other Folks." By Ellen Derry. 16mo. pp. 92. Illustrated. The Sunday School Service and Tune Book. Selected and arranged by John G. Hollister, Superintendent of the Sunday School of St. Paul's Church, New Haven, Conn. Square. pp. 160. New York: Mason Brothers. The music is simple, and can be easily learned by children. Looking unto Jesus. Translated from the French of the Rev. A. Monod, by Rev. Samuel M. Akerly. 32mo. pp. 30. New York: W. H. Kelley & Brother. The following, entitled "Series for Youth," are from the Presbyterian Board of Publication, Philadelphia. The paper, and type, and illustrations, are excellent : Bessie Gray; or, The Value of Little Labors. 16mo. pp. 128. แ Rebella; or, The Shining Way. By Nellie Graham, author of Little Annie's First Thoughts about God," Whispers from Dream-land," "Little Annie's First Bible Lessons," &c. 16mo. pp. 144. Nina Grey: A Christmas Story of '61. By Flecta. 16mo. pp. 164. Blind Annie Lorrimer. By the author of "George Miller and his Mother," "Mary Reed," &c. 16mo. pp. 200. From William S. & Alfred Martien we have received the following juveniles, &c.:— Frank and Rufus; or, Obedience and Disobedience. By Catharine M. Trowbridge, author of "Charles Norwood," "Dick, and his friend Fidus," "George Morton, and his Sister," &c. 16mo. pp. 280. Like all the other writings of this author, the one before us inculcates the development of those virtues essential to domestic happiness and success in life. NOV. 16, 1863. Little by Little. 16mo. pp. 224. With Illustra- one after the other, the cab, in which I rode and tions. A suitable present for the coming holidays. Album Cards, in packages of twelve cards each. Printed in colors. One set contains various birds; another, animals, &c. Suitable for presents. POETRY. Scotia's Bards; the Choice Productions of the Scottish Poets, with brief Biographical Sketches. pp. 558. New York: Robert Carter & Brothers. This is a volume which possesses interest not only for the sons of the Thistle and Heather, but for all to whom poesy is a welcome visitant. The selections, which consist chiefly of entire poems, begin with Thompson, and come down to Aytoun, Thom, and Mackay. The clear type, fine paper, and neat illustrations join to make up an exceedingly attractive volume. The work has, evidently, been edited with a sort of enthusiasm; "the tartan waves on the pinnacle of the introductory page, the thistle stands guard over the gates of the preface, and the bagpipe plays an adieu at the finis." It was wholly unnecessary to inform us, in the preface, that the preparation of the volume has been altogether a labor of love. And, as love prompted the preparation, so taste has guided the execution. The passages are culled with great discernment, and are not confined to those writers who are most generally known in this country, but include numerous poems of authors who have not attained, though they richly deserve it, a transatlantic celebrity. The coming season will produce few gift volumes which, in the poetic beauty of their contents, will surpass these gems from Scotia's bards. FICTION. Bensley; A Story of To-day. pp. 221. New York: James G. Gregory, No. 46 Walker Street. This is the fifth number of Mr. Gregory's new Standard Series of popular fiction. The preceding works were: "The Story of Elizabeth," " Nanette, and Her Lovers," "Heart and Cross," and "My Lady." The volumes are neatly printed, on excellent paper, and, at the price of thirty cents, at which they are advertised, they form, probably, as cheap a series of works of the class as there is in the market. "Bensley" is a well-written story, full of incident, true to life and nature. The hero, a young man just setting out in life, creates, almost from the beginning, a deep interest and sympathy in the mind of the reader, which increase in each successive chapter. The characters are well drawn, and without exaggeration. The scene is laid in this country, and, for the most part, near the picturesque banks of the Hudson. The narrative is destined to become popular with the readers of current fiction. Hannah Thurston; A Story of American Life. By Bayard Taylor. 1863. pp. 464. New York: G. P. Putnam, No. 441 Broadway. In undertaking a work of fiction, Mr. Taylor admits that he is entering upon a field different from those over which he has hitherto been ranging. How far his present adventure will be a success is, to us, a matter of some doubt, for we must say, in all frankness, that the story has not made the most favorable impression on our mind. This may have happened, however, because we expected too much from Mr. Taylor, and did not sufficiently allow for the difficulties in a first essay in a new and untried direction. The dedication, to Mr. George P. Putnam, is a well-merited compliment to a most estimable gentleman. Mr. Taylor, writing from London, states that, in contemplating a letter of dedication to a friend, "while various cherished names arose, meditated passed down Regent Street into Waterloo Place, and my eye fell upon that door where, seventeen years ago, I entered, for the first time, one dreary March afternoon-entered as a timid, desponding stranger, and issued thence with the cheer and encouragement which I owed to your unexpected kindness. The conditions which I sought are all fulfilled in you. From that day to this, in all our intercourse, I have found in you the faithful friend, the man of unblemished honor and unselfish ambition, to whom the author's interests were never secondary to his own. According to the poet Campbell, we should be 'natural enemies,' but I dedicate this book to you as my natural friend." This generous tribute is no less creditable to him who bestows it than it is deserved by him upon whom it is bestowed. Martin Pole: A Novel. By John Saunders. pp. New York: Harper & Brothers. 118. J. H. Colton's American School Geography; comprising separate Treatises on Astronomical, Physical, and Civil Geography, with descriptions of the several Grand Divisions and Countries of the Globe. By Charles Carroll Morgan. Illustrated with numerous engravings, and accompanied by J. H. Colton's School Atlas. 12mo. pp. 588. New York: Ivison, Phinney & Co. The plan of this excellent work embraces a careful discussion of the leading facts and principles of geographical science, apart from, and followed by, particular descriptions of countries. The method adopted in regard to the map-questions is calculated to fix in the scholar's memory much valuable information in physical and civil geography, which cannot be obtained from ordinary school books on the same subject. This work contains not only the descriptions of countries commonly found in school geographies, but full treatises on the several departments of the science, especially on that of physical geography; and throughout the work the influences of physical causes on human society have been carefully traced and pointed out. BIOGRAPHY. Toussaint L'Ouverture: A Biography, and an Autobiography. 12mo. pp. 366. Boston: James Redpath. This volume contains two distinct work-a Biography, and an Autobiography. The Biography, by the Rev. John R. Beard, D. D., was first pub NOV. 16, 1863. lished in London, ten years ago, to aid the cause of freedom, especially the abolition of slavery in the United States. The memoir of the Life of General Toussaint L'Ouverture was written by himself, in the Chateau de Joux, in a letter to Napoleon Bonaparte. The Appendix contains: A Proclamation by King Christophe; a Description of a Visit to the Chateau de Joux, by Harriet Martineau; a Sonnet on Toussaint L'Ouverture, by Wordsworth; A Visit to Chateau de Joux, by John Bigelow; A Poem on L'Ouverture, by J.. G. Whittier; Wendell Phillips' Oration on Toussaint L'Ouverture, &c. The work is embellished by an outline map of Colonial Hayti, a portrait of L'Ouverture, &c. JUVENILE. The following juveniles, beautifully printed on white paper, with illustrations, were received from James G. Gregory, New York :— Little Bird Red, and Little Bird Blue: A Tale of The Illustrated Book of Songs for Children. Square. They form one of the most attractive and interesting series of juveniles published this season. The following Games are from John H. Tingley, New York. They consist of packs of cards, neatly printed, with directions for playing the various games: The New Game of Authors. Game of Battles, North A pretty little juvenile, well suited as a gift-book for the coming season. MISCELLANEOUS. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Married Life, Death, and Wedding of the Advocate of the Poor, Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkäs. By Jean Paul Friedrich Richter. Translated from the German by Edward Henry Noel. With a memoir of the author, by Thomas Carlyle. Two Vols. pp. 361 and 345. Boston: Ticknor & Fields. dent, and this luminous haze of beauty assumes determinate forms and shapes, as intelligible as fair, will be no less doubted by those who have endeavored to pluck out the heart of his mystery. In his fulness and manifoldness, and in his sympathy with the human soul, he is a very Shakspeare, and, like the great bard, the reach of his thought seems co-extensive with man and nature, and the deep fountain of his feeling flows onward and around as profusedly as if fed from the well-springs of an inexhaustible heart. The study of his writings will do good in many ways. Their literary peculiarities will be suggestive to the younger generation of our authors. Such great models cannot fail to be impressive. Our literature is yet in a nascent growth, and we may not foresee what will be its ultimate principle and expression. It is certain, however, that it cannot take the direction of a wise eclecticism if it overlook the masterpieces of the old world. Nor can we fail to see that the tendency of our time is mainly towards the critical, the practical, and the materialistic. If this hard Roman character is to be thoroughly impressed upon us, America, like Rome, will become incapable of producing a great original literature. That we are already suffering from this tendency is evident to the close observer, and he detects, at the same time, the indications of a reactionary movement. What is the fundamental meaning of the greatly increased study of Shakspeare within the last fifteen or twenty years? Does universal, the sympathetic, and the human in our it not spring from a craving after the spiritual, the literature? We have cultivated our head, and begotten unto ourselves sciences and arts, philosophies and cosmogonies. But there is a yearning for something which shall more deeply touch our humanity, which shall draw forth the sympathies of the heart, which shall infuse an element of spirituality into our literature, and develop us as creatures of sentiment as well as of thought. All these desires are satisfied in the fulness of Shakspeare, and, in a manner somewhat the same in kind, although different in degree, they are satisfied, also, in Jean Paul. Hence, we welcome his works as a corrective of present tendencies. The "Siebenkäs" is a dramatic narrative, written in the form of prose, but overflowing with poetry, pathos, and beauty. He who works into its spirit will, thenceforward, look out upon man and nature as with a new and purified be stirred with profounder emotions than such as He will catch glimpses of loftier ideals, and can meet his fancy or move his heart in the study of our materialistic arts. The "Levana" will open to him abysses of meaning in the word "education," which are never dreamed of now, since the publicschool system has given birth to a species of meWe shall soon come to regard Jean Paul Richter chanical pedagogy, which treats mobs of youth as fairly domesticated among us. In addition to with a wholesale, indiscriminate prescription, which his Titan, already published, we now have the two it calls education. We advise all readers, especially works named above, and the publishers announce those who are thoughtfully-minded, to take up these as in press, a new and revised edition of the "Life," volumes. It is not necessary to read them through by Mrs. Lee, and a volume of his miscellaneous with steam-engine haste, as if they belonged to the writings. It was many years before Richter worked class of modern novels, which we sponge up at a his way through obscurity and poverty unto re-sitting. But deal gently with them; accustom nown. But the faith which nerved him had its reward, even before the close of his earthly career, and his memory is now gathering around itself the homage of the brave and gentle, the thoughtful and the gifted. That he was a wondrous character, overflowing with humor, eloquence, genius, and inspiration, no one now doubts; that he has his peculiarities of style, which, at a first reading, seem to pass into obscurities, is also doubted by no one; but that, on subsequent readings, these apparent obscurities disappear, and this cipher-writing, if we may so term it, becomes translatable to the stu Levana; or, The Doctrine of Education. From the vision. yourself to them in parts, and gradually; lay them down to-day, when you feel saturated with their influence, and resume them to-morrow; store up in your mind the brilliant and oracular apothegms; recall them as you walk the streets; contemplate the gorgeous imagery which, ever and anon, is evoked before you, and linger about it as you would pause before a painting or a statue; thus will you come, by degrees, to initiate yourself into the wondrous meanings of a writer who had no predecessor, and is without successor, but is simply himself"Jean Paul, the Unique." NOV. 16, 1863. Excursions. By Henry D. Thoreau, author of "Walden," and "A Week on the Concord and Merrimac Rivers." 12mo. pp. 319. With Portrait. Boston: Ticknor & Fields. The first five of these essays were written some time since, but the biographical sketch, and the four concluding papers, appeared originally in the "Atlantic Monthly." The sketch of the author, by Ralph Waldo Emerson, delineates with a master's hand the grace and beauty of character of the eccentric and nature-loving Thoreau. The contents are: Biographical Sketch, Natural History of Massachusetts, A Walk to Wachusett, The Landlord, A Winter Walk, The Succession of Forest Trees, Walking, Autumnal Tints, Wild Apples, Night and Moonlight. Every page in this delightful book contains a new thought, or an old one in a new garb. The Black Man: His Antecedents, his Genius, and his Achievements. By William Wells Brown. 12mo. pp. 310. Boston: James Redpath. More than fifty biographical sketches of men and women of pure or mixed African descent are comprised in this work. The author's long sojourn in Europe, his opportunity of research amid the archives of England and France, and his visit to the West Indies, have given him the advantage of information respecting the blacks seldom acquired. The work also contains an interesting memoir of the author. Western Border Life; or, What Fanny Hunter Saw and Heard in Kansas and Missouri. 12mo. PP. 408. Philadelphia: John E. Potter. A peep into the social and domestic scenes of border life in Kansas and Missouri. Numerous thrilling incidents, attending the contentions and strifes during the three years embraced by this narrative, together with many amusing anecdotes and adventures, make an entertaining volume. Croquet. By Captain Mayne Reid. 12mo. pp. 48. Boston: James Redpath. itself twenty-four pages, and the index of authors' This is a new catalogue, bringing the list of the publishers down to date. The general merit of the list is well known to the community and to the trade. It embraces some of the most valuable works in American literature. The legal department is very rich in reports and in standard textbooks. The miscellaneous works constitute an extremely attractive collection. The British Essayists and the British Poets are admirable works for libraries. The latter series in point of skilful editorship and neatness of mechanical execution is probably the best collection that has ever appeared in England or this country. It already extends to one hundred and twenty-eight volumes. It includes the authors from Chaucer to Wordsworth, giving the entire works of the more distinguished writers with selections from the minor poets, accompanied with biographical, historical, and critical notes. the catalogue will attract the attention of readers of The choice selection of English works presented in taste and scholarship. Messrs. Little, Brown & Co., though they have been long among the most eminent of the leaders of the trade in this country, will find in their advertised list of books now in have not wearied in their enterprise, and the public press and preparing for publication many choice works in the higher departments of literature. Among them we may mention a new volume of Bancroft's History, the first volume of White's Shaks The design of this work is to give a full explana-peare, a History of the World by Philip Smith, the tion of all the terms used in the game of Croquet, and, also, to initiate a novice in the rules of the game. CATALOGUES. Harper & Brothers' School and Family Series of From these two catalogues the public may form some conception of the magnitude of the business of the long-established house of Harper & Brothers. The first of the lists above mentioned is confined to an enumeration of text-books for schools and colleges in all departments of education, beginning with primers and passing up to the most elaborate treatises in science, mathematics, and the classics. The specimen pages of the series of Wilson's Readers present beautiful illustrations of typography, and the engravings are executed in a style which makes them attractive as works of art. The second of the catalogues above named is a general list of the publications of the Messrs. Harper, and it is really a monument of their skill, taste, enterprise, and capital. There are not many publishing houses in England or on the Continent who can present a more numerous list of issues. It is in itself an admirable help to every reader, for it furnishes the titles of innumerable works, and upon every conceivable subject, with, in most instances, a brief sketch of their contents and literary merits, to which also their price is appended. The alphabetical index of subjects and works occupies of second and third volumes of the Bible Dictionary, Plutarch's Morals, and a reproduction of some of the masterpieces of the good old English literature by Taylor, Selden, Fuller, More, and the famous essayists and playwrights of the Elizabethan age. availed themselves of the taste and scholarship of In the latter class of works the publishers have James Russell Lowell. List of Books published by Robert Carter & Brothers, 530 Broadway, New York. pp. 24. Also: Descriptive Catalogue of Books for Young People and Sabbath School Libraries. pp. 36. It is well known that the Messrs. Carter have from the beginning of their business addressed themselves chiefly to religious literature and to books intended for the young. In these departments they have been extremely successful. The first list mentioned above is probably more copious in the department of theology than that of any other house in the country. It includes, among others, the works of Baillie, Bonar, Breckinridge, Brown, Chalmers, D'Aubigne, Hamilton, Henry, Hodge, Jacobus, James, Jay, Kitto, McDuff, McCosh, Sprague, and Tyng. So rapidly has the number of works for Sabbath School libraries increased, that the Messrs. Carter are understood to have doubled this branch of their business within the last two years. This result is due to their careful preparation of such works, so as to combine typographical attractiveness with an appropriate literary style and with sound masculine morality. The "Fireside Library," containing a fine assortment of juvenile books, now extending to more than two hundred volumes, chiefly of a narrative |