much information of value to literary and theological students on the study of Sanskrit, the religion of the Veda, and Buddhism.

Dr. Jameson's Raiders vs. The Johannesburg Reformers. By Richard Harding Davis, author of The Princess Aline, etc. Illustrated. 56 pp. 12mo. Paper 50 cents. York: Robert Howard Russell.

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An acquaintance with Dr. Jameson and his officers has enabled the writer to give an account of the raid from descriptions given him by the men who made it. The result is therefore that in this brochure we have an accurate story of the famous dash into the Transvaal, beginning with Jameson's address to the troopers, and detailing every incident of the raid up to the surrender.

Constitutional History of the United States. From their Declaration of Independence to the close of the Civil War. By George Ticknor Curtis. In 2 vols. Vol. Edited by J. C. Clayton. With a portrait. 780 pp. Indexed. 8vo. $3.00. $3.00. New York: Harper & Bros.

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The first volume of this work appeared about eight years ago, and treated of the origin, formation, and adoption of the federal constitution. The author's aim in the second volume was to carry the history to the close of the Civil War, and indeed throughout the changes which have followed it; but he died without fully completing the task. Thirteen chapters were drafted (now presented by the editor), the last of which deals with the presidential election of 1876 and the Electoral Commission. Among the topics specially discussed are the history of opinion concerning the nature of the constitution; right of secession; revenue laws of the United States; legislation relating to a national bank; acquisition of Louisiana, Florida, and parts of Mexico; admission of Texas; Missouri Compromise and its repeal; Dred Scott case; and reconstruction legislation.

The Story of Canada. By J. G. Bourinot, C. M. G., LL. D., D. C. L., clerk of the Canadian house of commons, author of several works on the constitution and history of Canada. Illustrated. The Story of the Nations. 463 pp. Indexed. 12mo. Cloth $1.50; Half Mor. $1.75. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons.

The author is a gentleman of official eminence and distinguished scholarship, and the present work is worthy of his pen. As a description it is comprehensive, as a history it is brought down to date, as a political statement it is intelligent, statesmanlike, and optimistic; and the picture it presents, all told, of the great dominion, is one well fitted to impress the mind of the American reader with a new sense of the immensity of the continent, the variety of its resources, and the complexity of the problem that will confront a later generation.

Biography:

Queen Victoria; Her Life and Reign. A Study of British Monarchical Institutions and the Queen's Personal Career, Foreign Policy, and Imperial Influence. By J. Castell Hopkins. Quarto. 500 pp. Fifty-six illustrations.

Cloth. Price $3.00. Toronto, Ont.: The Bradley-Garretson Company.

In view of the approaching sixtieth anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession to the British throne, this work has special interest. In range and scope it is the equal of any of the many lives which have been published, of the gracious sovereign of the British empire. It is to her personal influence in very large degree that the vast strides in Christian civilization made during her reign have been due. It is the author's avowed purpose to treat at the same time the domestic details of her majesty's life, the historic environment of her career, and the imperial influence of her personality and work. Mr. Hopkins is at once thoroughly loyal to Canada and to the empire, and to those principles of popular liberty, which, during the queen's reign, have broadened down from precedent to precedent." There is much of romance, of mingled joy and sorrow, of happy wedded life, of long and lonely widowhood, in this life; much of marvellous growth of the empire, development of its resources, and of the social, intellectual, and industrial progress of humanity. A graceful introduction to the work is from the pen of the Marquis of Dufferin, formerly governor-general of Canada.

The True George Washington. By Paul Leicester Ford, author of The Honorable Peter Stirling, etc. Illustrated. 319 pp. Indexed. 12mo. $2.00. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co.

Mr. Ford's pen picture is "drawn in a large measure from Washington's own writings and from those of his contemporaries, describing Washington in the various aspects of his public and private life and personality. The result is exceedingly interesting; and, while Mr. Ford does not present a great deal that is absolutely new, his use of the material is original, and some of the chapters are really illuminating."

Margaret Ogilvy. By her son, J. M. Barrie. With a portrait. 207 pp. 16mo. $1.25. New York: Chas.

Scribner's Sons.

"Magaret Ogilvy is the loving tribute paid by a gifted writer to the memory of his mother. Herein Mr. Barrie tells the life story of the woman who, up to the time of her death, was ever his best friend, his kindest critic, and the source of inspiration from which sprang every line he has written."

William Henry Seward. By Thornton Kirkland Lothrop. American Statesmen Series. Edited by John T. Morse, Jr. 441 pp. Indexed. 12mo. $1.25. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co.

A clear, impartial, and concise estimate of the character and achievements of the great secretary of Lincoln and Johnson.

Education:

How to Listen to Music. taught Lovers of the Art. 8vo. 14 pp. 361. $1.25. Sons.

Hints and Suggestions to UnBy Henry Edward Krehbiel. New York: Charles Scribner's

The book "takes the uninitiated auditor, rich in the possession of a 'musical temperament,' dowered with emotional sensitiveness, but uninstructed in the many laws of the art he loves, and persuasively makes those laws part of his nature, renders it impossible for him ever to hear music again without an instinctive consciousness of the reasons which all music has for being. Mr. Krehbiel recognizes in music the expression of things which it is impossible for any other form of art to express, for human speech to articulate; but he wisely leaves to the metaphysicians all the subtleties which may be evolved from this starting point, and goes to the root of the matter when he states that 'a tone becomes musical material only by association with another tone.' This carries us straight to the systematic study of an art which, quite as much as mathematics, is an art of system, of co-ordination; and he shows with refreshing lucidity how the most emotional of music is nevertheless governed by an inexorable law of relativity or design."

Poetry:

A Child-World. By James Whitcomb Riley. With a frontispiece. 209 pp. 12mo. $1.25. Indianapolis, Ind. : The Bowen-Merrill Co.

The author "essays no high flights of fancy nor stately periods; but his words have an originality and simplicity which have a charm to the many who love to read of the life of the common people, for he has a sound appreciation of the poetic side of every-day life." In the present book, although he puts much in the mouths of children, his work does not differ greatly in character from that with which we are familiar.

The Lover's Year-Book of Poetry. A Collection of Love Poems for Every Day in the Year. The Other Life. By Horace Parker Chandler. Two volumes. Cloth. Gilt top. White backs. Vol. I., January to June, 246 pp.; Vol. II., July to December, 275 pp. Indexes to first lines and titles, and list of authors. Price $2.50. Boston, Mass.: Roberts Bros.

A most admirable selection of choice gems of our literature, bearing upon the problems of human sorrow, death, and immortality. The present work is the third of a series, of which the first touches upon the poetry of love prior to marriage, and the second of married life and child life. The third series is rather for those "old lovers" whose hearts and whose homes have suffered the burden of affliction and bereavement.

Travel, Adventure, and Description:

The Yankees of the East. Sketches of Modern Japan. By William Eleroy Curtis. In two volumes. Illustrated. 328-644 pp. Indexed. 12mo. $4.00. New York: Stone & Kimball.

One of the most entertaining accounts of the sunrise land, relating observations spread over a great variety of topics, judiciously chosen and happily expressed.

Madagascar Before the Conquest. The Island, the Country, and the People. With Chapters on Travel and Topo

graphy, Folk-Lore, Strange Customs and Superstitions, the Animal Life of the Island, and Mission Work and Progress among the Inhabitants. By the Rev. James Sibree, F. R. G. S. With maps and numerous illustrations from photographs. 382 pp. Svo. $4.00. New York: Macmillan & Co.

There is scarcely an aspect of Malagasy life which is not discussed in the pages of this work; and the characteristics of the scenery, the folk-lore and superstitions of the people, and much that is curious in their customs, are handled with intimate knowledge in a book which is the outcome of more than thirty years' acquaintance with the island. Mr. Sibree gives, moreover, a detailed account of the fauna and flora of Madagascar. The book contains many illustrations and the most recent and authoritative map of the island.

Fiction:

Artie. Story of the Streets and Town. By George Ade. Pictures by John T. McCutcheon. 193 pp. 16mo. $1.25. Chicago: Herbert S. Stone & Co.

"Artie" is a typical young man of the streets.

He is a master of irony. He tells his experiences in the pool-room, at the poker game, and in the front parlor courting Mamie, in his own picturesque language.

Quo Vadis. A narrative of the time of Nero. By Henryk Sienkiewicz, author of With Fire and Sword, etc. Translated from the Polish by Jeremiah Curtin. 541 pp. Crown 8vo. Cloth. $2.00. Boston: Little, Brown & Co.

A remarkable romance dealing with history and religion, with the customs of Rome in the days of Nero, and the martyrdom of the early Christians. The strange excesses of the emperor, the character of Petronius Arbiter, the feats in Nero's palace, the burning of Rome, the scenes in the arena, and the devotion of the Christians, are all portrayed with vividness and power.

Taquisara. By F. Marion Crawford, author of Saracinesca, etc. In two volumes. 309, 317 pp. 16mo. $2.00. New York: Macmillan & Co.

In the first volume the scene is laid in modern Naples, where there is enacted a drama as dark and terrible as some legend of the Medici or the Borgias. In the second volume the theme descends from the tragic and is woven into a tender and pathetic love tale. Taquisara is a Sicilian of noble birth, a brave, honorable man, unselfishly devoted to his friend Gianluca della Spina, who hopelessly loves the Princess Veronica. Taquisara endeavors to win the Princess for his friend, and grows to love her himself. The story opens in Naples, where an attempt is made to poison Veronica by relatives who had stolen part of her fortune. The scene is afterward transferred to the country, to a mediæval fortress belonging to the princess' estate. Sir George Tressady. By Mrs. Humphry Ward, thor of Marcella, Robert Elsmere, etc. 2 Vols. 307, 352 pp. 12mo. $2.00. New York: Macmillan & Co.

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A novel of politics and society, upon which English and American critics are sharply divided in opinion. In some respects it is a sequel to Marcella, for its central figure is certainly Marcella, now the wife of Lord Maxwell. Politics, social questions, speculative philanthropy are introduced, but not so noticeably as in the novelist's earlier works. Another feature is that there is more femininity and less humanitarianism in this book than in any one of its predecessors. Again we meet our old friend Betty, who is now the wife of Sir Francis Leven. We have Letty, "with the curious, hard little face, under the outer softness of line and hue," a shallow little conventional woman, who gets herself married to Tressady, much to the surprise of his friends. Sir George Tressady is a member of parliament, a prominent man in a new party under the leadership of Lord Fontenoy, politically opposed to Lord Maxwell. In private life the Tressadys and Maxwells are much together, and in the end Sir George and Marcella become such close friends that Letty becomes fiercely jealous, and even grave Lord Maxwell is ruffled, although he adores and venerates Marcella and finds in his married life great happiness. Owing to his infatuation over Lady Maxwell, Sir Gerrge, in a critical division, votes against his party in the house. Then follow scenes between the two wives, but in the end, owing to Marcella's nobility of conduct, Letty and George become reconciled. The reconciliation is in a sense too late, for, before Letty's child is born, George is killed in a mining accident. The book is full of realistic pictures which deserve to be classed among the highest forms of literary art.

The Gray Man. A novel. By S. R. Crockett, author of The Stickit Minister, etc. 406 pp. Illustrated. 12mo. $1.50. New York: Harper & Bros.

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An historical novel full of romance and adventure. ures of Squire Launcelot Kennedy came out of the great feud between the two branches of the clan of Kennedy in Scotland during the reign of King James the Sixth of Scotland and First of England. The bloody civil war of the Scotch feuds is illustrated. Launcelot fights on the side of his chief, the Earl of Cassillis, and finally marries the daughter of Sir Thomas Kennedy and is knighted by the king. There is much humor in the story, and the love interest is not lacking. The hero is the means of defeating the machinations of the mysterious "Gray Man," and of bringing affairs to a happy conclusion. The Violet. By Julia Magruder, author of The Princess Sonia, etc. With illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson. 210 pp. 12mo. $1.25. New York: Longmans, Green & Co.

A pleasant story of the so-called "society" life in New York city, admirable in plot and construction and in the manner of its telling. The attention is chiefly centred on Pembroke Jerome, a wealthy widower, and Mrs. Bertrand, about whom much mystery clings, who is one of the brightest and prettiest of women. Louise Wendell, who becomes Mrs. Frank Dexter, and Elinor Dexter, who becomes Mrs. Egerton King, are two admirable girls in whose homes much of the action takes place. All mystery is cleared up at the end; but so close to the final pages does the reader get before he sees the true denouement that he almost despairs of a fitting conclusion. But it comes.

Kate Carnegie. By Ian MacLaren, author of Beside