Lothrop Publishing Company:

Italy: Her People and Their Story. By Augusta Hale Gifford.

A popular history of the beginning, rise, development and progress of Italy from the time of Romulus to that of Victor Emanuel III. The book is divided into two parts: Part I, deals with the early history of this country, while the second part, devoted to modern Italy, contains much information gathered by the author from original sources during foreign residence. The work is well illustrated from portraits and famous writings.

Handbook of United States Political History. Compiled by Malcolm Townsend.

In this volume there is said to be compiled and presented "every important event in the political development of the United States, exhibiting the origin, process and completion of the standard National laws." The volume is well illustrated.

L. C. Page and Company:

China. Two volumes. By Charles Denby.

An addition to the "Travel Lovers' Library." These volumes contain the observations, reminiscences and conclusions of the late Colonel Denby, American Minister to China from 1885 to 1898. Additional chapters, which bring the work up to the present time, have been added by Mr. Denby's son. The book is well illustrated from photographs. The Art of the National Gallery. By Julia de W. Addison.

The general purpose of this work is to serve as a guide-book to the paintings in the London gallery of art. The author has described the various schools and painters in their chronological order, thus coinciding with the arrangement of the paintings in the National Gallery. The period discussed_covers the ground from the early art in Italy to the British painters in the latter part of the nineteenth century. The volume is well illustrated by reproductions of many of the pictures.

The Poetry of Life. By Bliss Carman.

This volume of essays is published uniformly with the author's "The Kinship of Nature" and "The Friendship of Art." The essays are upon such subjects as: The Purpose of Poetry, How to Judge Poetry, The Poet of Modern Life, The Defence of Poetry. The Reward of Poetry, Distaste for Poetry, etc.

The Pilgrim Press:

Hobby Camp. By Frank H. Sweet.

A story of camp life, in which a tame bear is one of the principal characters.

Herbert B. Turner and Company:

Sir Galahad of New France. By William Henry Johnson.

In what is said to be a setting true to the facts of history, Mr. Johnson has brought out a love-story with an Indian girl as the heroine. It is a tale of the French and Spanish colonies prior to the arrival of the English in America. The House of Merrilees. By Archibald Marshall.

This romance of the lake district of England is said to have its charm in its portrayal of "family life, and of manly, honest, clean living youngsters." A mystery is woven into the tale. Several full-page illustrations adorn the book.

Back to Arcady. By Frank Waller Allen.

In this idyl of Kentucky a lovable old bachelor tells the romance of his ward, who is the daughter of the woman he loved. His own love-story is interwoven into the tale. The typography of the book deserves special mention.

A Child's Garden of Verses and Underwoods. By R. L. Stevenson.

A new edition of well-known verse by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is well bound and convenient in size.

Driftwood. By Melanie Alice Weil.

A volume of verse and prose, including a two-act comedy, "The House Next Door." The themes of the poems cover a wide range of subjects.

A. C. McClurg and Company:

Making the Most of Ourselves. By Calvin Dill Wilson.

The fifty short essays in this collection are particularly addressed to young people. Among the titles are: The Value of Accurate Language, Young Men's Hours, Right Choice of Books, Women's Thought-Currents, Education by Association, Profane and Vulgar Speech, The Charming Art of Listening Well, Out of the Mouths of Women, Hyper-Sensitiveness, etc.

A Sword of the Old Frontier. By Randall Parrish.

"Being a plain account of sundry adventures befalling Chevalier Raoul de Coubert, one time captain in the Huzzars of Languedoc, during the year 1763." The plot of the romance deals with de Coubert's endeavours to carry a message to Pontiac, the chief of the Ottawas, thereby fulfilling the mission entrusted to him by the commandant. Black Peter, the half-breed spy, brings much trouble to de Coubert, and matters are greatly complicated by two English girls, but with the aid of Jack Cassidy and circumstances which prove favourable, the hero wins in the end. F. C. Yohn has made four full-page illustrations for the book.

The Adventures of Tommy Postoffice. By Gabrielle E. Jackson.

The hero of this story for young people is a kitten, who came to Hartford one morning in a mail-bag. Tommy has many escapades, learns many pleasing tricks, and proves his ability as a matchmaker. The story is said to be true. There are a number of characteristic illustrations.

Ben Blair. By Will Lillibridge.

The story of a plainsman. Born with a shadow over his life, Ben Blair, the cowboy, fights a manly fight for success in life and love, and wins. Strength and gentleness are said to be combined in the hero. The story is a mixture of love, adventure and fighting, and gives a vivid picture of Western life.

The Life of Queen Elizabeth. By Agnes Strickland.

This edition has been abridged and newly edited by Ida A. Taylor. It is supplied with notes and a chronological table. A photograph of Queen Elizabeth is the frontispiece. An addition to the "Library of Standard Biographies."

The Life of Sir Walter Scott. By John Gibson Lockhart.

J. M. Sloan has abridged and edited this volume, which is issued in "The Library of Standard Biographies." It contains notes and a chronological table. Walter Scott's portrait is the frontispiece.

Carlyle's Oliver Cromwell.

An addition to "The Library of Standard Biographies," edited and abridged by Edgar Sanderson. It is supplied with notes, a chronological table, a portrait of Cromwell, and a selection from his letters and speeches. The Life of Robert Burns. By John Gibson Lockhart.

This volume is published in "The Library of Standard Biographies" and is edited by J. M. Sloan. Thomas Carlyle's review essay has been added to the work, which is supplied with notes and a portrait of Burns.

Home Life in France. By Miss BethamEdwards.

A series of papers concerning almost every phase of home life in France. The discussion includes such subjects as Social Usages, Housekeeping, The Baby, The Boy, The Girl, Brides and Bridegrooms, Wives and Mothers, The Single Lady, The Domestic Help, The Country Doctor, The Protestant Pastor, The Young Business Lady, The Family Counsel, Characteristics, and many others. Twenty illustrations from photographs and famous paintings illustrate the book.

Arts and Crafts of Old Japan. By Stewart Dick.

"Intended not for the collector or the connoisseur, but merely for those who require an introduction to a field of art hitherto little explored, but which will well repay further study." The chapter titles are: Painting, Colour, Printing, Sculpture and Carving, Metal Work, Keramics, Lacquer, Landscape Garden

These four brochures belong to the series of "The Broadbent Treasuries of the Poets." They are bound in decorated paper covers and present a pleasing appearance.

H. W. Fisher and Company:

Old Lamps and New. By Edward Willard Watson.

The first selection gives this collection of verse its title. The poems are upon various themes-life, death, love, music, time, nature, and many others. The volume includes the poetical cantata "By Gaza's Gate."

J. B. Lippincott Company:

The Fields of France. By Madame Mary Duclaux.

This is said to be "a charming description of the French country made

famous by history, especially of Brittany and other picturesque neighbourhoods of the present Republic." It is divided into the following parts: A Farm in the Cantal, A Manor in Touraine, The French Peasant, The Forests of the Oise, A Little Tour in Provence, How the Poor Lived in the Fourteenth Century, and The Mediæval Country House. Twenty illustrations in colour by W. B. MacDougall add to an otherwise attractive book.

Primitive Art in Egypt. By Jean Capart. Reviewed elsewhere in this magazine. An Orchard Princess. By Ralph Henry Barbour.

The chief characters in this pretty little story are the "Orchard Princess,' whose real name is given near the end of the book as Prudence Lynde; Miles Fallon, a novelist who is very much in love with the Princess; Hunter Brough, an artist friend whom Miles is visiting; and Bistre, "a ferocious-looking white bulldog.' The volume is elaborately bound and decorated and James Montgomery Flagg has made the illustrations -some in colour and some in black and white.

Saddle and Song.

This is said to be "an anthology of the best verse about the horse by the most widely known writers in the English language, besides many poems which should be just as well known." The collection includes about thirty-six selections of verse from the pens of such writers as Browning, Byron, Scott, Kipling, Longfellow, Quiller-Couch, etc. There are eight full-page illustrations in the book.

Miss Cherry Blossom of Tôkyô. By John Luther Long.

A special holiday edition of a wellknown novel. On each page there is a Japanese picture printed in the tints of Japan, while the full-page illustrations in colour and tints are nine in number.

S. Burns Weston:

A Study of the Divine Comedy of Dante. By Walter L. Sheldon.

These four lectures, issued in pamphlet form, are intended for those who have never read Dante's poem, but wish to know something about it. The titles of the four lectures are: The Man and the Age, The Hell, Purgatory, and The Paradise.

The John C. Winston Company:
Deerfoot on the Prairies. By Edward S.
Ellis.

The second volume in the "New Deerfoot" series for boys. Here is told the story of the Indian hunter on a long

and dangerous voyage from Ohio to the Pacific coast, in company with two young friends and a guide.

Deerfoot in the Forest. By Edward S. Ellis.

The first volume to be issued in the "New Deerfoot" series. The book is based on facts in history which occurred during the Lewis and Clarke Expeditions. The rescue of two boys from the Indians by Deerfoot, a Christianised savage, and their adventurous journey home is the plot of the story. J. Steeple Davis has illustrated the book. Russia. Two volumes. By Théophile Gautier.

The prominence which Russia occupies in the current events gives timeliness to this work. The history of this country, her artistic works, her great men, her experiences in previous wars and her recent conflict with the Japanese are described by M. Gautier and by "other distinguished French travellers and writers of note." The translation from the French has been made by Florence MacIntyre Tyson, who has added a chapter upon the struggle for supremacy in the Orient. Fifty photogravures illustrate the volumes.

The

typography of the work deserves special mention.

The United States a Christian Nation. By David J. Brewer.

Three lectures-The United States a Christian Nation, Our Duty as Citizens, The Promise and the Possibility of the Future-delivered to the students of Haverford College.

AKRON, OHIO

The Saalfield Publishing Company:
Frances and the Irrepressibles at Buena Vista
Farm. By Frances Trego Montgomery.

The many amusements of a party of children, seven boys and seven girls, at a farmhouse one summer are told in such a way as to interest half-grown children. The half-tone illustrations are numerous and deserve special mention. A Chronicle of Christmas. By Jeannette Grace Watson.

Some of the old-time customs, with explanations of various Christmas legends and their origin, are issued in holiday attire. There are also several appropriate poems.

Sweeter Still Than This. By Adah Louise Sutton.

Thirteen love poems issued for the holidays. There are tinted marginal decorations, ornaments and several fullpage half-tones.

Ole Ann. By Jeannette Grace Watson.

Ten stories of negro life in the South at the time when the people were obliged to depend upon themselves for a living. The first story gives the book its title, others are: Monon, Polly, After Freedom Came, Pauliny, From the Kingdom o' Calloway, etc. The volume is illustrated.

CLEVELAND, OHIO.

The Cuyahoga Telephone Company:
Telephone Investments and Others. By
Frederick S. Dickson.

In this pamphlet the author compares the telephone with various other forms of investment offered to the American public.

CLINTON, N. Y.

George William Browning:

A Southern Flight. By Frank Dempster Sherman and Clinton Scollard.

This collection of about forty lyrics on Southern themes takes its title from the initial poem.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

Bobbs-Merrill Company:

Everyday Etiquette. By Marion Harland.

The title of this book is self-explanatory. It deals with cards, calls, correspondence, weddings, débuts, neighbours and allowances; and gives advice concerning etiquette at home, in public, in sport, for girls, of church, etc. Choosing a Career. By Orison Swett Marden.

The first part of this work deals with the things to be considered relative to the choosing of one's life work. Some of the chapters discuss the influence upon a career of parents and environments, others are upon such subjects as Stumbling into an Occupation, Health in Its Relation to Vocation, Belittling Occupations, A Career which Leads to Aspiration, etc. The second part gives suggestions as to possible careers. These apply to both men and women and include almost every line of work.

Radiant Motherhood. By Margaret E. Sangster.

"A friendly message to mothers, to those who believe in the life simple and the life beautiful, to those who think this is a good world to live in, and would fain bring up their children to adorn it." The scope of the book may be seen from the following selection of chapter-titles: The Maternal Attitude,

Baby Days, As the Children Grow, Mothers and Manners, A Mother's Conversation, Mothers by Adoption, The Grandmother, Love for the Mother, etc. Letters of Labour and Love. By Samuel M. Jones.

A series of letters written, with no thought of publication, to the men who worked in the machine shops of Mr. Jones. The themes of the letters include Brotherhood and Sisterhood, Service Brings Its Own Reward, The Aristocracy of Labour, Harmony the Lesson of Life, Vacations, Fellowship, Politics, Patriotism, The Practical Side, and a number of others of a kindred nature.

Riley Songs o' Cheer. By James Whitcomb Riley.

What are said to be the favourite poems of gladness, content and consolation, by Mr. Riley, are included in this volume, which is uniform with "FarmRhymes," "Child-Rhymes," etc. Mr. Will Vawter has made nearly one hundred illustrations for the book. Hearts' Haven. By Katharine Evans Blake.

The scenes of this story are laid in a small village among the Pennsylvania hills. The predominating motive is love the love of a man for a maid and the love of a mother for her child. The illustrations are in colour.

The Deluge. By David Graham Phillips. Reviewed elsewhere in this magazine.

SACRAMENTO, CAL.

Jos. M. Anderson:

"San Quentin Days." By Jos. M. Anderson. Written behind the walls of San Quentin, these poems are said to be the "heart beats through the long, dark hours of prison gloom" of the author. Clémence de la Baere:

Fables and Symbols. By Clémence de la Baere.

A collection of nineteen bits of "truth and humour for old and young" told in fable and parable style, issued in pamphlet form.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.

Paul Elder and Company:

An Alphabet of History. Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit. Pictures by Ellsworth Young.

Such well-known persons as Alexander, Brutus, Diogenes, Omar, Villon, Xantippe, Zenobia, etc., are humorously portrayed in this volume, which is designed to amuse.

Good Things and Graces. By Isabel Goodhue.

This little booklet contains thirty ethical recipes for delicacies and for the "plain foods" of life. A glance at the index shows some of these things to be Game Pie, Johnny Cake, Gold Cake, Lady Fingers, Summer Salad, Angel's Food, Irish Stew, etc. An idea of the general character of the book may be had from the following recipe of Lady Fingers: "Composed of equal parts of gracious kindnesses, dainty appearances, skilful achievements, soothing touches." The work is marginally decorated and presents an artistic appearance.

Love. Compiled by Paul Elder.

A mosaic essay issued uniformly with the other volumes of the series of "Mosaic Essays" on "Nature," "Happiness," "Friendship," and "Success." A reproduction of A. Toulmouche's "Mother and Child" is the frontispiece. The Blue Monday Book. Compiled and arranged by Jennie Day Haines.

For every Monday in the year there is a page in this little book. The three quotations on each page are said to be specific remedies for these "blue-letter days." The book is bound and decorated in blue.

Sovereign Woman Versus Mere Man. Compiled and arranged by Jennie Day Haines.

In arranging the quotations for this volume, the themes of which are equally divided between Man and Woman, the compiler has sought to find something in common between the sexes, as well as to draw comparisons.

Psychological Year-Book. Second series. Gathered by Janet Young.

"Quotations showing the laws, the ways, the means, the methods, for gaining lasting health, happiness, peace and prosperity." The book is bound within heavy paper covers.

Womanhood in Art. By Phebe Estelle Spalding.

An interpretation of a few of the bestknown ideal conceptions of womanhood in art. The subjects dealt with are Venus de Milo, Eve, Mona Lisa, Beatrice Cenci, Madonna of the Chair, and Sistine Madonna. Six full-page reproductions of these paintings illustrate the volume.

IOI Entrées. Compiled by May E. Southworth.

A book of entrée recipes. Oysters, fish, meat, vegetables, game, fowl, mushrooms, eggs, cheese and sweets are the classifications into which they are divided.