THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW ADVERTISER. LONGMANS, GREEN & CO.'S NEW LIST OF BOOKS. HARVARD HISTORICAL STUDIES. Published under the direction of the Department of History and Government from the income of the Henry Warren Torrey Fund. This series will comprise works of original research selected from the recent writings of teachers and graduate students in the Department of History and Government in Harvard University. The series will also include collections of documents, biographies, reprint of rare tracts, etc. The monographs will appear at irregular intervals, but it is hoped that at least three volumes will be pubfished annually. Vol. I. THE SUPPRESSION OF THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE TO THE UNited statES OF AMERICA, 1638-1870. By W. E. B. Du Bois, Ph.D., Professor in Wilberforce University. 8vo, 335 pages, $1.50 net. Vol. II. THE CONTEST OVER THE RATIFICATION OF THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION IN MASSACHUSETTS. By S. B. HARDING, A. 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RIDER Haggard, Author of "She," "King Mr. Rider Haggard's new story has a motive which is believed to be new to recent fiction. The tale is African, and deals with the conversion of a savage tribe by a missionary and martyr, who does not trust to the ordinary resources of proselytism, but takes nis stand upon a literal interpre In "Shakspere's Holinshed "the historical plays are compared, scene by scene, with passagestation of the New Testament promises. The story chiefly derived from Holinshed's Chronicles; supplemented by illustrations taken from other sources-Foxe's "Acts and Monuments," for example--which even Holinshed's massive tomes did not embrace. A prospectus of the work, with specimen pages, will be sent to any address upon request. tells how his faith triumphed, and how it was FRIDTIOF NANSEN, 1861-1893. With numerous Though Fridtiof Nansen is still a young man, his life from the first has been full of activity and adventure. His countrymen, Nordahl Rohlfsen and Professor W. Brögger, have written and edited a popular account of his family (which is noted in Scandinavian history), his training, his domestic life, and his scientific and sporting enterprises. They have applied to specialists for chapters on his work as a biologist, on the scientific significance of his famous crossing of Greenland, and on the history and conditions of Arctic exploration. A full account is given of the Fram," and of the preparations for the recent expedition. NELSON AND HIS COMPANIONS IN ARMS. By JOHN KNOX LAUGHTON, M.A., R. N., Honorary Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge: Professor of Modern History in King's College, London; Lecturer on Naval History at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. With 14 Portraits, 10 being in Photogravure, and about 13 other fullpage Illustrations, besides 4 Plans of Battles, and numerous Fac-similes of Letters and Autographs from MSS. in the Record Office and British Musuem, and a Reproduction in Color of Nelson's Last Orders. Large Imperial, 16mo, 367 pages, $4.00. ONGMANS, GREEN & CO., Publishers, 91-93 Fifth Ave., N. Y. NORTH AMERICAN RE VIEW, DECEMBER, I 1896. . UNDER the title of The Engineer in Naval Warfare," THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW for December presents an effective and well-considered symposium in reply to the articles published under the same title in its issue for May last. The contributors to this reply are Rear-Admiral John G. Walker, U. S. N.; Captain A. T. Mahan, U. S. N.; Captain R. D. Evans, U. S. N., and Lieutenant S. A. Staunton, U. S. N. Rear-Admiral Walker entered the Navy from the State of Iowa in 1850. He graduated with honors at Annapolis, served with brilliancy throughout the War of the Rebellion-the greater part of the time on the Mississippi under Farragut and Porter-and at its close was rewarded with special promotion. In 1869 and 1870 he commanded the "Sabine" on a special cruise. He served as Secretary of the Light House Board, commanded the "Powhatan," was Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, and while still a commodore, was appointed to the command of the Squadron of Evolution, the first squadron of our modern vessels, with the rank of Rear-Admiral. He commanded during four years' service afloat as flag officer every station except the Asiatic. Captain Mahan entered the navy from New York in 1856, and served with credit during the war. He became a captain in 1885. He became President of the Naval War College in 1886. He is the author of "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History," and "The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire," books which are standard authorities throughout the world upon naval history and strategy. He commanded the flagship "Chicago" during a recent cruise in Europe, and received while in England the degree of D.C.L. from Oxford and that of LL. D. from Cambridge. Within the past month, at his own request, he has been placed on the retired list. Captain Evans entered the navy in 1860 and saw active service during the last two years of the war. He was severely wounded at the naval assault on Fort Fisher, and was promoted for gallantry. He commanded the training ship "Saratoga" in 1877 and 1878, and since then has been in command of the cruiser "Yorktown," the armored cruiser "New York," and he now commands the first-class battle ship "Indiana." Lieutenant Staunton entered the navy in 1867, took honors at Annapolis, and has been in continuous service since 1871. In "Some Memories of Lincoln," Ex-Senator James F. Wilson, of Iowa, narrates several facts illustrative of dominant traits in 2 President Lincoln's character, particularly his solicitude for the welfare of the private soldiers of the Union Army. Major Arthur Griffiths, Her Majesty's Inspector of Prisons, whose paper on "Female Criminals" in a recent issue of THE REVIEW was so extensively quoted, contributes one on "Penal Colonies-Agricultural and Industrial." Those who are interested in the humane and economical administration of our penitentiaries will do well to read carefully what Major Griffiths has to say on this subject. A most interesting account, from a commercial point of view, of the relations between the bicycle industries of Great Britain and America is given by George F. Parker, U. S. 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