Younghusband, George J. and Frank E. The relief of Chitral. London and N. Y., 1895. Portraits, plates, maps. 8°. 954-Y8 A history of the recent British expedition to Chitral on the borders of northern India. Brown, Alexander. BIOGRAPHY. Genealogy. The Cabells and their kin: a memorial volume of history, biography, and genealogy. Boston and N. Y., 1895. Illustrated. 8°. 929.2-C 112 Tucker, Ephraim. Genealogy of the Tucker family, from various authentic sources. Worcester, 1895. Illus. 8°. 929.2-T 793 Usher, Edward Preston. A memorial sketch of Roland Greene Usher, 1823-1895. To which is added a genealogy of the Usher family in New England from 1638 to 1895. [Boston] 1895. Portrait. 8°. 929.2-Us 321 Roland G. Usher was warden of the Massachusetts state prison, Feb., 1883-June, 1886. A large part of the book is devoted to the Usher genealogy. Wight, William Ward. The Wights: a record of Thomas Wight of Dedham and Medfield and of his descendants, 1635-1890. Milwaukee, 1890. 4°. Individual. 929.2-W 637 De Quincey, Thomas. Hogg, James. De Quincey and his friends personal recollections, souvenirs, and anecdotes of Thomas De Quincey, his friends and associates. 1895. Portrait. 8°. London, B-D 445 h "Every year it is more and more widely recognised that this Manning, Henry Edward, cardinal. Purcell, Edmund S. Vol. 1. Manning as an Anglican. 2. Manning as a Catholic. It "In his diaries, journals, and notes, he [Cardinal Manning] told the story of his own life; laid bare the workings of his heart, its trials and temptations, sometimes its secrets and sorrows. was not for me by suppressions to amend or to blur his handiwork. On the contrary, it was my duty and my delight to let the chief actor in this complex drama tell the tale of his own life, and, as far as may be, in his own words.”—Preface. Marmontel, Jean François. Memoirs of Marmontel, written by himself; including anecdotes of the most distinguished literary and political characters who appeared in France during the last century. Tr. from the French. London, 1895. Portraits. 2 V. 8°. FICTION. B-M 345 Adams, Henry C. Fighting his way; or, Leslie Rice's first curacy: a tale of clerical life. Ad 14f Gives an account of the experience of a newly married curate in his first (and a not very agreeable) parish. School and university; or, Dolph Woolward. A story for boys, by the author of Schoolboy honour. Barlow, Jane. Strangers at Lisconnel: a second Irish idylls. Ad 14 S series of B 246 s "Those who have been delighted with Miss Barlow's first series of Irish idylls will welcome a second contribution of this author's charming work to the literature of idyllic life in the land of mist and mountain." Beyle, Marie Henri. (De Stendhal.) La chartreuse de Parme. 3 v. B 468 c A complete translation of this famous novel, which gives an excellent description of life at a small Italian court in the early part of the present century. There are some vivid scenes of the battle of Waterloo. Blatchford, Robert. Tommy Atkins of the Ramchunders. B613t A story of the experiences of a recruit in the British army while in barracks in the Isle of Wight. Corelli, Marie. The sorrows of Satan; or, the strange experience of one Geoffrey Tempest, millionaire. C813 s The author's chief claim to distinction seems to be her reputation of being Queen Victoria's favorite novelist. Crane, Stephen. Red badge of courage: an episode of the American civil war. 66 C853r 'Exactly what military courage means for the average man you will learn here. Here also are pictures of war that are masterly. The book is marked throughout by the quiet power that war had proved the hero of it to possess.”—Bookman. Dahn, Felix. Bis zum tode getreu: erzählung aus der zeit 833-D 138 b Karls des Grossen. Drachmann, Holger. Paul and Virginia of a northern zone (Poul og Virginie under nordlig Bredde). From the Danish. D 782 P One of the most characteristic and attractive of the shorter tales of a popular Danish novelist. Du Bois, Constance G. The shield of the fleur de lis. D853S The scene of the story is in France a few years after the death of Jeanne Darc, and many details of her life are given. Dumas, Alexandre. Ascanio. A new translation of this story of the reign of Francis I. period 1540, introducing Francis I. and Benvenuto Cellini. D 892 as Black: the story of a dog. D 892 b The scene is laid in France and covers the period 1793-1842. Tales of the Caucasus: The ball of snow, and Sultanetta. The war of women. A story of the war of the Fronde, period 1650. D892 ta D892 w Ford, James L. Dolly Dillenbeck: a portrayal of certain phases of metropolitan life and character. F754d Holdsworth, Annie E. The years that the locust hath eaten. H714Y "The action of the story takes place in the various small flats of the Regents' buildings, London, mostly occupied by working people." Hungerford, Mrs. Margaret. (The Duchess.) A point of conscience. H 894 po A complicated love story, which will be very familiar to the readers of the author's other books. King, Maude Egerton. Round about a Brighton coach office. K 587 r "A book that will be found delightful reading by all who love the echoes of the old coach-horse, and can appreciate pictures, drawn from the life, of manners, character, and travel, in the days when the country was in its teens."-Scotsman. Lothrop, Mrs. Harriet M. (Margaret Sidney.) The old town pump: a story of East and West. L9140 A story for boys and girls. The scene changes from a typical New England village to the West. McChesney, Dora Greenwell. Kathleen Clare: her book, 1637-1641. M131 k A remarkably good historical novel of Strafford's rule in Ireland. National rhymes of the nursery. With introduction by George Saintsbury, and drawings by Gordon Browne. N 215 "But I shall still contend that the main, the pervading, the characteristic attraction of them [the rhymes] lies in their musical accompaniment of purely senseless sound, in their rhythm, rhyme, jingle, refrain, and the like, in the simplicity and freshness of their modulated form."—Introduction. Petrie, W. M. Flinders, ed. Egyptian tales, translated from P 448 the papyri. 2 V. Vol. 1. 4th-12th dynasty: Introduction; Tales of the magicians; Peasant and the workman; Shipwrecked sailor; Adventures of Sanehat; Index. Vol. 2. 18th-19th dynasty: Taking of Joppa; Doomed prince; Anpu and Bata; Setna and the magic book; Index. "In place of regarding Egyptians only as the builders of pyramids and the makers of mummies, we here see the men and women as they lived, their passions, their foibles, their beliefs, and their follies."-Preface. St. Leger, Hugh. islands. "Hallowe'en" ahoy! or, lost on the Crozet A sea story for boys by the author of Sou'wester and sword. The Crozet islands are in the south Indian ocean. Sharp, William. The gypsy Christ, and other tales. Sa 25 h Sh 24 g Contents: The gypsy Christ; Madge o' the pool; The coward; Venetian idyl; Graven image; The lady in Hosea; Fröken Bergliot. Smith, Mrs. Elizabeth T. (Meade). A princess of the gutter. Sm 53 pr The story of an heiress who takes up her residence in the slums of East London. A tale of the siege of Londonderry in 1689. Stuart,Eleanor, pseud. Stonepastures. St82 m St92 s Depicts the life of the laborers in a Pennsylvania mining and manufacturing town. Walford, Mrs. Lucy B. Successors to the title. W 147 su Relates the experiences of an unsophisticated young man who, much to his surprise, falls heir to an earldom. Wynne, Madelene Yale. The little room, and other stories. W 993 L Contents: The little room; The sequel to The little room; My ghost of a chance; In Granada; The voice; The scarf. The four stories that complete the volume are all slight in motive, but gracefully told. One of them, The voice, is even exquisite in its happy blending of psychical mystery and delicate allegory."-Bookman. |