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CLASSIFIED SUMMARY OF THEOLOGY, RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY. -Alford. Truth and Trust;-Barnes, Notes on the Acts:-Bascom, Science, Philos. and Religion; - Beecher, Sermons ; Bishop, Human Power;-Blunt, Undesigned Coincidences;Breed, Handbook for Funerals:-Burr, Ad Fidem:Chalmers, Discourses;-Church of England, Defence of Holy Orders-Cowles, Revelation of John;-Fontaine, Rome and Geneva :-Fresh Leaves-Geer, Conversion of Paul-Happiness of Heaven :-Hergenrother, Anti-Janus-Lacordaire, Conferences;-Lebon, Holy Communion :-Macdonald, Miracles of our Lord;Mackenzie, Home Religion;—Morgan, At Jesus' Feef; -Murray, Park Street Pulpit;-Nash, Perseverance; -Pilgrim and the Shrine-Plato, Dialogues-Plumer, Short Sermons :-Sacrifice of Praise ;-Schiller, Progress. Philosophy; Shairp, Culture and Religion;South, Sermons:- Spencer, Psychology:- Taylor, Daniel :-Thorold, Presence of Christ;-Van Dyke, The Lord's Prayer :-Veith, "Our Father;"-Wilson, Doctrine of Baptists;-Yonge, Musings over the Christian Year,

EDUCATION; TEXT-BOOKS.-Barnard, Natural Science ;Carter, Elements of History ;-Douai, Kindergarten ;Goodwin, Greek Moods: -Hart, First Composition; Keetels, German Method:-McCook, Object Teaching; Randall, Common School System of N. Y. :-Rawlinson, Ancient Hist. :-Sanford, Intermediate Geography; Seaver, Formulas of Trigonometry :-Smith, Eng.-Latin Dictionary;-Vincent, Pict. Bible Geography :-Virgil, by Chase.

HISTORY, BLOGRAPHY, ETC.-Adams, Struggle for Neutrality-Andersen, Story of my Life:-Belcher, Mutineers of the Bounty: - Biographical Sketches; Brougham, Life-Colburn, Bibliography of Mass.; -Curtius, Hist. of Greece:-Diary of the Besieged in Paris;- Dixon, Her Majesty's Tower:- Life of Nath. Greene;-Hall, San Jose, etc. ;-Holland Memorial;--Kelly, My Captivity among the Sioux ;-Landon, Franco-Prussian War;-McCabe, Life of Rob. E. Lee; -Michelet, France before Europe;-Pearson, Gutenberg-Rawlinson, Ancient Hist. ;-Richardson, Alex. Campbell:-Romeyn, Hist. Discourse-Unity of Italy; -Wakeley, Geo. Whitefield-Whitmore, Ancestral Tablets;-Williams, Middle Kingdom.

GEOGRAPHY, TRAVELS, STATISTICS, ETC.-Bill, Climates
and Resorts;-Disturnell, Distance Tables:-Evans,
Journal;-Guild, Over the Ocean;-Hall, San Jose,
California, etc. :-Hare, Walks in Rome:-Martin,
Statesman's Year-Book; Mattocks, Minnesota ;
Morelet, Travels in Central America;-Naphegyi,
Ghardaia:-Ray, Westward by Rail-Saint Augus
tine, Fla.;-Shurtleff, Hist. of Boston; - Squier,
Honduras;-Wilson, Recovery of Jerusalem.
LAW AND GOVERNMENT.-Angell, Private Corporations;-
Aub, Real Estate Transactions;-Bainbridge, Mines and
Minerals:-Bigelow, Insurance Cases-Booth, Rights
of Dramatic Authors:-Cincinnati Reports;-Common
Sense: Connecticut Reports;- Crocker, Duties of
Sheriffs;-Great Britain, House of Lords' Cases ;-Illi-

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MEDICINE, Surgery, Hygiene.—Beard, Uses of Electrici
ty;-Bill, Climates :-Blandford, Insanity;-Byford, In-
flammation of the Uterus :-Elwell, Malpractice-Hall,
Fun better than Physic:-Hall, Bronchitis; Colds;-
Lewis, Our Girls;-Mattocks, Minnesota for Invalids;
-Rand, Med. Chemistry:-Scudder, Specific Medica-
tion:-Tilt, Change of Life.
SCIENCE.-American Ephemeris ;-Annual of Scientific
Discovery-Darwin, Descent of Man :-Flammarion,
Wonders of the Heavens:-Mivart, Genesis of Species:-
Proctor, The Sun;-Reclus, The Earth;-Tyndall,
Scientific Addresses.

MECHANICS, TRADES, COMMERCE, ETC.-Merchants' Almanac, Annuals;-Arlot, Coach Painting :-Blake, Mining Machinery-Colburn, Locomotive Engineering;Gas Consumer's Guide:-McElrath, Dict. of Commerc. Words;- Monckton, National Builder;-Pearson, Art of Printing :-Pope, Electric Telegraph :-Randall, Quartz Operator; - Schinz, Action of Blast Furnace-Science of Money-Tracy, Law for Business Men;-Vogdes, Architect's Pocket-Book.

RURAL AND DOMESTIC.-Barnard, Strawberry Garden;Forrest, Am. Farrier;-Hall, Fun better than Physic; -Mason, Young Housewife-Quinn, Money in the Garden;-Todd, Apple Culturist.

Sports, etc.—American Turf Register :-Bernard, Wonderful Escapes; - Herbert, Horsemanship; - Lewis, Am. Sportsman :-Slow Horses made Fast;—Wallace, Am. Trotting Register.

LITERARY AND ART MISCELLANY.-Beauty is Power;Clement, Legendary Art:-Duplessis, Wonders of Engraving; Ebers, Method for the Cornet; - - Field, Pen-Photographs of Dickens' Readings;-Hamerton, Thoughts about Art ;-Heine, Immortellen, etc. ;-Helps, War and Culture;-Kaye, Essays of an Optimist ;Mintorn, Wax-Modelling ;-Müller, Chips-Parton, Topics of the Time :-Trench, English :-Whipple, Literature; Success;-Yonge, Musings over "Christian Year."

POETRY AND THE DRAMA. - Æschylus; — Akenside; — Bickersteth, The Two Brothers;-Beyle, Thistledown; -Burns;-Concordance to "Christian Year;"-French Love Songs-Goethe, Egmont and Faust ;-Hooper, Poems; Lukens, Rhymes; - Macdonald, Poems;Milton;-Osborn, Meleagros ;—Swinburne, Songs before Sunrise ; - Tappan, Hesperia ; — Tennyson; — Thomas, Poems:-Woman's (A) Poems.

HUMOR, SATIRE-Book of Blunders :-Fight at Dame Europa's School :--Harte, Condensed Novels:-Mark Twain's Autobiography ;-True Story about the Fight,

etc.

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FICTION. Blockade of Phalsburg, Erckmann ;
Jackets, Greey;-Bred in the Bone;-Checkmate, Le
Fanu;-Collins;-Condensed Novels, Harte; -Con-
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the Grave, Southworth;- Daisy Nichol, Hardy ;—
Daughter of an Egyptian King, Ebers;-Dime Books;
-Earl's Dene, Francillon;-Editor's Tales (An), Trol-
lope;-Edwin Drood, Dickens :- Elia, Caballero ;—
Empty Heart, Harland;- Episodes in an Obscure
Life;- Fatal Marriage, Cockton; Fenton's Quest,
Braddon;-Forest House, Erckmann;- From Four-
teen to Fourscore, Jewett;- Heartsease, Yonge;-
Heavenward Led, Sommers;-Heights of Eidelberg,
Tatem;-Himself his Worst Enemy, Brotherhead ;-
Holcombes (The), Magill;-Hollands (The), Townsend;
-In Exile;- Irene;- Lever;- Life and Death;-
Lover's Library;-M and N., Melville;- Miller of
Angibault, Sand;—Opportunities;-Our Year, Peard;
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Scott-Silent Partner, Phelps;-Sir Harry Hotspur,
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NOTES ON BOOKS

JUVENILE AND S. S. Books.-Babe at the Wedding, Per
er;-Bag of Blessings, Power;-Belle Lovel;-Belle
Power's Locket, Matthew;-Blue Jackets, Greey;-
Broken Bud;-Captain Waltham, Scudder :-Daisy
Maynard's Promises;-Eagle Crag;-Earl Whiting :-
Emma Marble, Trowbridge;-Emma Parker;-Faithful
Girl, Davis;-Faithful Rover :-Farm on the Mountain,
Arnold; -Foundation, Porter;-Frank Austin's Dia-
mond;-Fresh Leaves;- Grey House on the Hill,
Greene;-Hermit of Holcombe, Chellis;-Hollands(The),
Townsend;-Joanna, Haven;-Kite Story (A), Seed
Corn Series ;-Little Nellie :-Little Redcap:-Marga-
ret's Old Home ;-Mark Thoresby;-Master Charlie ;-
Max Kromer;-Motherless, De Witt;-Much Fruit,
Homespun-Nanny and I-On the Seas;-Our only
Brother:-Penny Rust's Christmas, Davis;-Poplar
Dell Library;-Sarsfield, Conyngham;-Stories for Sun-
days;-Story of a Pocket Bible;-Three Successful Girls,
Crouch;-Very (A) Simple Story, Montgomery ;-Vio
let and Daisy-Way to Mount Zion;-What Shawny
did, Prichard;-Within Sea Walls.
MISCELLANEOUS.-Free Public Libraries;-Fuller's Per-
petual Calendar;-Lewis, Our Girls.

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towering eminence. The minute occurrences and thousand petty details which crowd the pages of Grote to the confusion of the reader, are here avoided. These are generalized into great principles, which are full of interest and instruction to the thoughtful reader. The publishers are making this splendid history uniform with their library edition of Froude and their edition of Mommsen.

A Manual of Ancient History, by Prof. Geo. readers of this age. This history, judging by the Rawlinson, well known by his classical translation first volume, is to be a masterpiece of historical of Herodotus, comprises the history of Chaldæa, grouping of the great men and events which conAssyria, Media, Babylonia, Lydia, Phoenicia, Sy-spired to lift the little kingdom of Greece into such ria, India, Egypt, Carthage, Persia, Greece, Macedonia, Parthia, and Rome. It is not merely a condensed history of all these nations of antiquity; but the copious notes given with the text constitute also a most convenient common-place book of reference to all known and accessible sources of ancient history, displaying most extensive research, and furnishing a large amount of information respecting the earliest and most obscure traces and The Middle Kingdom, by S. Wells Williams, a annals of our race, gathered from hundreds of new edition of which has been issued by John Wisources, and placed within the small compass of ley & Son, in two large duodecimo volumes, with this single volume. The plan of the work is simia new map of the Chinese Empire, has passed lar to that of the Handbuch of Professor Heeren, through three previous editions since its original which the author has adopted and followed. The publicaton in 1847, and in spite of the more reHandbuch of Heeren, however, was last revised in cent accounts of subsequent travelers, still retains 1828, and is both out of print and antiquated by its value as a standard authority on all matters rethe progress of historical investigation and discov-lating to Chinese geography, government, educaery. The Manual of Professor Rawlinson will tion, arts, religion, and the manners and customs fully occupy its place, being executed on the same of social life. plan, covering the same period, and treating chiefly of the same nations, with this important difference, that it brings the history of each up to the present state of advanced knowledge, and embodies all the results of modern discovery and criticism (Harper).

The History of Greece, by Dr. Ernst Curtius, -C. Scribner & Co. are extending their magnificent series of historical works. They have recently given the American reader splendid editions of "Froude's England" and of "Mommsen's History of Rome." They are now publishing "The History of Greece," by Prof. Dr. Ernst Curtius. Prof. Curtius, with his full and exact scholarship, his sound and philosophical spirit, and his flowing, picturesque style, is, perhaps, better fitted than any man living to produce a really good history of Greece-a history which, in its dignified tone, is worthy of that great people, and in its broad, generous sympathies with the spirit of modern progress is admirably adapted to the wants of

The War Correspondence of the London Daily News, 1870 (Macmillan).-This is a compilation -430 pages-of the most vivid, graphic, and beautiful letters that were written from the hostile camps during the late war, and it forms the best compact history extant of that most momentous struggle. There are four maps-excellent minute maps-of the vicinity of Saarbruck, Weissenburg, Worth, Sedan, and Metz.

The Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris (Harper), is a collection of letters written in Paris for the London Daily News by H. Labouchere, M. P., and sent out by balloon or messenger, as opportunity offered, some of which reached their destination in time to be published in the journal as news letters, and some of which did not arrive until their message was unseasonable. It is what it purports to be, a diary, in which the writer gives the result of his daily observation of the interesting affairs going on about him. The narrative is

written with fine vigor and spirit, and appears to be not only graphic in description but scrupulously just in its reflections on the situation and course of affairs.

Life of John Adams, begun by John Quincy Adams, completed by Charles Francis Adams (Lippincott).With an abundance of materials at hand, with patience in research, with ample time to complete the work, with a willingness to do justice, and an ability to comprehend the whole history of that most interesting period in which the great patriot lived and had a most important part, Charles Francis Adams has given us a biography which, in its former edition has become a standard authority, and in its new form will have a very strong claim on popular favor. The new volumes come to us attractive in form, and relieved of foot-notes and explanations not required by the general reader, and with such corrections and revisions as further researches among original sources of information have suggested. It is just such a work as will interest the student in history, and the information it gives concerning the events of the early days of our republic will make it indispensable in public and private libraries.-Boston Evening Traveller.

Bayne's Life of Hugh Miller.-A correspondent, writing from Boston, remarks:-"Of Messrs, Gould & Lincoln's forthcoming works, the one of greatest popular interest is Bayne's Life and Letters of Hugh Miller,' which is now rapidly passing through the press and will be published some time in March. Hugh Miller was one of those strong, magnetic characters whose story and personality win the admiring attention of mankind. Many readers must remember the singular popularity of The Old Red Sandstone,' which attracted the notice of large numbers to whom its scientific value was of no account; 'My Schools and Schoolmasters,' in which he described many of the persons and events that aided in his scientific and literary progress, and widely and deservedly famous; and The Footprints of the Creator' and 'The Testimony of the Rocks,' wherein he attempted to show the Divine revelations in the layers of the earth as well as in the books of the Bible, and tried to prove that the two revelations are not at variance but beautifully harmonious. These volumes found numerous readers in England and America, who hailed the author as a reconciler of the opposing hosts of religion and science. All of Mr. Miller's works, even the hastily-written leaders for the paper he edited, bear the impress of a strong, clear head, and a large, warm heart. It is fortunate that the story of his life is to be told by one who knew him well and admired him wisely,-one who has given so full proof of his genius for the task as Mr. Bayne has given in his two volumes of Essays in Biography and Criticism.'

The Story of My Life, by Hans Christian Andersen (Hurd & Houghton).-In 1846, when a uniform edition of his writings was to be published in Germany, Andersen wrote a sketch entitled "Das Märchen meines Lebens." This was translated by Miss Howitt and published in England

under the title of "The True Story of My Life." Nine years later, when a Danish edition was to be published, Andersen rewrote this autobiography, expanding the material and bringing the narrative translator has used so much of Miss Howitt's down to the date at which he wrote. The present interpretation as he deemed advisable, added all that was new in the Danish edition, and furnished chapters that bring the narrative down to the Odense festival of 1867. The public, therefore, has a complete life of Andersen, published in a portrait taken from a recent photograph. To say beautiful and durable form, and prefaced with a that it is more interesting than a novel is to say little in these days when novels are so often vapid. The interest is genuine, pure, always fresh, and full of that not easily described charm that is felt ble man of genius. in tracing the experiences of a sensitive and lova

Smith's English-Latin Dictionary (Harper) is the best and most complete work of the kind which we possess. Every one who has used the ordinary English-Latin dictionaries must have discovered how incomplete they are. A brief examination of the one before us will show that it is a great improvement on its predecessors. In the first place, it gives to its subjects something like an adequate space, nearly a thousand pages closely printed in triple columns; secondly, it endeavors to classify the meanings of English words in a really methodical manner; and thirdly, it deals with considerable success with what is of course the essential part of such a work, the finding of adequate Latin equiva lents. It is only fair to record our conviction that the book, on the whole, is a most valuable assistance to the classical teacher.-Spectator (London).

Life of Hon. John J. Crittenden.-J. B. Lippincott & Co, announce that, providing a sufficient number of subscribers can be obtained, they propose to publish the Life of Hon. John J. Crittenden, with selections from his correspondence and speeches, edited by his daughter, Mrs. Chapman Coleman, with two portraits engraved on steel, in two handsome large 8vo volumes, printed on toned paper, and bound in fine cloth. $5.00 per volume.

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Pen Photographs of Charles Dickens' Readings, by Kate Field (Osgood). -The enthusiasm of Miss Field for the great English novelist led her to be present at twenty-five of the readings which he gave in this country. Diligently improved, these many opportunities for studying the manner of the man and the style of his elocution, enabled her to reproduce both in her pictures with minuteness and fidelity. She has imparted a good deal of spirit and character to these sketches, and all who are interested in Dickens will find it pleasant to look them over. A fine steel portrait of Dickens, with illustrations by Eytinge, adorns the volume.

Westward by Rail, by W. F. Rae (Appleton), is a fresh, vivid, and, in the main, truthful picture of the United States of to-day, as seen by a pair of friendly English eyes. Mr. Rae is one of the editors of the London Daily News, and a large portion of the material of the volume in which he

now records his impressions of America, first appeared in letters to that journal.

Over the Ocean; or, Sights and Scenes in Foreign Lands, by Curtis Guild (Lee & Shepard).— The author of this volume is the well-known

editor of the Boston Commercial Bulletin, and the sketches from which it is made up originally appeared in his paper, where they were read and enjoyed by thousands, as being the observations of a wide-awake journalist, who had both eyes and ears open to the sights and scenes presented in a seven months' tour in Europe. As Mr. Guild says in his preface-" Whether describing Westminster Abbey, or York Minster, Stratford-uponAvon, or the streets of London; the wonders of the Louvre, or the gayeties and glitter of Paris; the grandeur of the Alpine passes; the quaintness of old continental cities; experiences of post travelling; the romantic beauties of the Italian lakes; the underground wonders of Adelsburg, or the aqueous highways of Venice ;-the author aims to give many minute particulars, which foreign letterwriters deem of too little importance to mention, but which, nevertheless, are of great interest to the reader." The volume is a very interesting one, as it will give pleasure to those who have travelled abroad, and to those who contemplate a continental tour it will serve as a guide-book, while to those who are strangers to the scenes depicted it will give as vivid and exact an idea of the cities and countries visited as can be obtained from books.

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Miss Yonge's Musings.—Of great interest to the admirers of Keble's "Christian Year," will be Miss Yonge's "Musings over the Christian Year," and "Lyra Innocentium;" together with a Gleaning of Recollections of the Rev. John Keble, gathered by several friends," published simultaneously by D. Appleton & Co. and Pott & Amery. This work, says the New York Tribune, will be gladly welcomed by English-speaking Christians, and especially by the branch of the Church which has always entertained so profound an affection for Keble's poems.

The Lord's Prayer, by Henry J. Van Dyke (Carter & Bros.).--Without attempting elaborate exposition or critical discussion, Dr. Van Dyke sets before us, in a fervent and eminently practical manner, the meaning of the prayer, the force of the various petitions, and the manner in which we are to make it our vehicle of devout approach to God.

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Ghardaia, or Ninety Days Among the B'ni Notes on the Gospels, Explanatory and PractiMozab (Putnam), is a narration by Dr. G. Na-cal, by Albert Barnes (Harper & Bros.).—Barnes' phegyi of what he saw and learned in one of the Notes are too well known to require commendamany odd corners of the earth which he has extion or characterization to introduce them to public plored. Ghardaia is the name of the chief townnotice. A million of copies in families throughout on an oasis south of Algiers, about 26 deg. N. the Christian world testify to their extraordinary lat.of the B'ni Mozab, a desert race which, acmerits and adaptation for popular use. For simple cording to Jewish historians, is descended from the brevity and clearness in explaining the sacred text, Biblical Moabites. They are a sect of "Moham- and in direct practical application to its truths, they medan Quakers," rejecting traditions and the are unsurpassed by any work of this kind. ritual, and hated by the Arabs in general. They revised edition has the advantage of the author's prohibit the use of tobacco and coffee, are very latest emendations, and is excellently well printed, strict in the practice of their religion, are great and abundantly supplied with maps, charts, and traders, and very honest and economical. The illustrations.-Lutheran Observer. oases which they inhabit form a sort of federative republic, and altogether they are one of the most interesting peoples of which travellers have told us This book of Dr. Naphegyi is very entertaining in its story of adventures in the desert, and very valuable for the information which it gives. It is, of a sort, a Mayne Keid book for grown people.Ev. Mail.

The Mutineers of the Bounty, by Lady Belcher (Harper).-The Inutiny of the Bounty has passed into history as one of the most interesting incidents of sea life and adventure of which we have any record. The circumstances which preceded the mutiny; the despotic and inhuman conduct of the commander of the Bounty; the previous excellent character of the chief mutineer, and the arrest and trial which followed; the hardships and adventures of those who were driven from the vessel; the wreck of the Bounty; the occupation of Pitcairn Island, and the growth and singular history of the

Blunt's Undesigned Coincidences in the Old and New Testaments, and Paley's Hora Paulina, (Carter & Bros.).-Two books, which have been of great service in the controversy with unbelievers to prove the veracity of the writers of the Bible, are here united in one convenient volume, and in this form will, we trust, enter upon a new career of usefulness at a time when speculation and unbelief are as rife as when they first appeared. The volume should be, if it is not already, in every pastor's library as a tried weapon, and at hand for every Christian student.

The Presence of Christ, by Rev. Anthony W. Thorold (Randolph ), is a meditation on the Twenty-third Psalm. Mr. Thorold, says the Christian Union, writes from the heart, and will reach the hearts of those who follow him in expounding the fulness of Divine promises. He feels himself the charms of the theme, as is shown by the simplicity of his discourse, and no Christian

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