AN IMPORTANT BOOK. JUST OUT: Columbian Knowledge Series. Edited by PROFESSOR TODD, of Amherst College. HANDBOOK OF ARCTIC DISCOVERIES. By A. W. GREELY, Brigadier-General United States Army. 16mo, cloth, gilt, $1.00. The book sets off clearly the origin, progress, and extent of Arctic discoveries, confining itself as far as possible to the original discoveries made by successful expeditions, and avoiding repetition of experiences over well-known ground. Instead of the usual chronological treatment, the book is divided into a series of sketches, under separate chapters, devoted to special lines of exploration; in this manner are treated distinctly Bering Strait, Spitzbergen, the Northwest Passage, the Franklin Search, Smith's Sound, the Northeast Passage, Greenland, and Dr. Nansen's novel journey. "It is confidently believed that no important Arctic geographic addition to knowledge has been omitted from this record. 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Sq., obl. nar., designate square, oblong, narrow books of these heights. Seoul. Bell, Mrs. A. F. Victor in Buzzland: a nat- | by W. H. Wilkinson, late H. B. M. Consul-General at ure fairy story. Chic., A. Flanagan, [1896.] c. 4-108 p. il. D. bds., 25 c. [655 Gives in the form of a fairy-tale information about the insect world; can be used as a reader. *Bell, J. Mackenzie. Spring's immortality, and other poems. N. Y., Ward, Lock & Bowden, Ltd., 1896. 136 p. 12°, cl., $1.50. [656 Bennett, W. H. The theology of the Old Testament. N. Y., T: Whittaker, [1896.] 17+218 p. S. (The theological educator.) cl., 75 c. [657 Contents: Division 1, Jehovah and Israel: Chap. 1, Introduction; 2, Israel in history; 3, The ideal Israel; 4, Jehovah as the God of Israel; 5, Israel as the people of Jehovah; 6, Jehovah and the Israelite. Division 2, God and the universe. Briggs, H. Mead. By tangled paths: stray Burton, J: Bloundelle. In the day of ad- A romance of adventure in France in the seventeenth century, in which a little child plays a pathetic part. Louis the Fourteenth is the king; the hero Georges St. Georges, is a cavalry officer in his service, who is unjustly cashiered and sent to the galleys. St. Georges is trying to prove his right to a name and an inheritance and is pursued by enemies who would kill him and his child. *Chapman, H: C:, M.D. A manual of medical jurisprudence and toxicology. 2d ed. rev. Phil., W. B. Saunders, 1896. 12°, cl., net, $1.50. [660 *Cheiro, (pseud.) Cheiro's language of the hand. 5th ed. rev. and enl.: being a complete practical work on the science of cheirognomy and cheiromancy, containing the system, rules, and experiences of Cheiro the palmist. N. Y., The Transatlantic Pub. Co., 1896. il. 12°, cl., $2.50. [661 *Culin, Stewart. Korean games; with notes on the corresponding games of China and Japan; with 153 il. and 22 colored plates by native artists. Phil., University of Pennsylvania, 1895. c. 36+177 p. sq. Q. cl., lim. ed. signed by author, $5. [662 A comprehensive account of the games of Korea, comprising 97 titles, including the amusements of children, tops, kites, and foot-ball, and dice, dominoes, playing cards, backgammon, and chess, with detailed descriptions of several hundred more or less related games in other parts of eastern Asia. The introduction presents a new theory of the origin of games in divination; offers an explanation of the distribution of games, and indicates the value of their study in the science of ethnology. The chapter on Korean chess is *Davis, P. J. Standard practical plumbing: C. [667 16+ [668 See notice, "Weekly Record," P. W., Oct. 26, 95, [1239.] [669 Edersheim, Alfred, D.D. History of the [670 Farrar, F: W: (Dean), Carpenter, W. Boyd (Bp.), Clifford, J., D.D., [and others.] Biblical character sketches. 2d ed. N. Y.. T: Whittaker, [1896.] 5+207 p. D. cl., $1. [671 Under "Young men of the Bible" are given studies of Lot, Ishmael, Joseph, Moses, Gideon, Jonathan, the nameless prophet, Elijah and Elisha, Jeremiah, Daniel, etc.; under "Young women of the Bible" Rebekah, Vashti, Mary, the mother of our Lord, Mary Magdalene, Mary of Bethany, Martha, and Lydia. Field, E:, comp. Tax lists of the town of Providence during the administration of Sir Edmund Andros and his council, 1686 "In this list, the titles generally are verbatim transcriptions (according to the rule of the American Library Association) from books received. Books: Not received are indicated by a prefixed asterisk. and this office camust be held r^~^onsible for the correctness of their record. 1689; with a list of names of all males sixteen years of age and upwards residing in the town of Providence in August, 1688, and liable for a poll tax. Providence, R. I., Howard W. Preston, [Preston & Rounds,] 1895 [1896] 63 p. sq. O. cl., $1. [Ed. limited to 250 copies.] [672 Fiske, Amos Kidder. The Jewish scriptures: the books of the Old Testament in the light of their origin and history. N. Y., C: Scribner's Sons, 1896. 14+300 p. D. cl., $1.50. [673 The purpose of this volume is "to present the history and literature of the ancient Hebrews, as con tained in the Old Testament, in a clear, concise, and candid way, accepting the benefit of the light revealed by modern research and learning and applying the same calm judgment to which we are accustomed in dealing with the productions of other ancient peoples." The writer lays no claim to special erudition or to original research. Flower, B. O. The century of Sir Thomas More. Bost., The Arena Pub. Co., 1896. c. '95. 9+293 p. pors. D. cl., $1.50. [674 The author presents in a popular manner the most salient features in the first century (the 16th) of mod. ern times, characterized by revolutions in commerce, art, religion, education, and bearing such a strong resemblance in so many particulars to our own cen. tury. Some of the chapters in abridged form have appeared in the Arena. Several have never been published before. Gerard, Dorothea. The wrong man: a novel. N. Y., Appleton, 1896. c. 95. 2+349 p. D. (Appleton's town and country lib., no. 186.) cl., $1; pap., 50 c. [675 A duel fought by two young officers of the Austrian army, under a misunderstanding, results in one of them having the muscles of his right arm severed-his career in the army being thus ended forever; he returns to the home of his father, a poor priest, and teaches a village school. The man who has injured him is rich and his superior socially; he is consumed with remorse and can think of nothing but making atonement for the great wrong he has committed. All his overtures are rejected by his old comrade, for whom fate had yet other bitter experiences in store. The scene is an Austrian village. Gould, Rev. Ezra P. A critical and exegetical commentary on the Gospel according to St. Mark. N. Y., C: Scribner's Sons, 1896. c. 55+317 p. O. (International critical commentary.) cl., net, $2.50. [676 "There is a lack of critical commentaries in the English language on the Gospel of Mark, and especially of commentaries based on the more recent criticism of the sources and of the history contained in the book. Commentaries corresponding to those of Meyer, Weiss, and Holtzmann, not in ability, but in critical method and results, are wanting. This volume is an attempt to supply this lack. This criticism is based on the evident interdependence of the Synoptical Gospels, unmistakable proof of which is found in the accumulated verbal resemblance of the three books."-Preface. Greely, A. W. Handbook of Arctic discoveries. Bost Roberts Bros., 1896. c. '95. 10+257 p. por. maps, S. (Columbian knowledge ser., no. 3.) cl., $1. [677 A succinct account of all important Arctic voyages and explorations and such minor explorations as are of popular interest. At the conclusion of each chapter lists are given of the more important books on the subject that may interest the general reader. There is a chapter at the end entitled "Bibliography," which considers briefly sources of detailed information. Haldane, Winifred Agnes. A chord from a violin. Chic., Laird & Lee, [1896.] c. 6164 p. 1 i. S. cl., 50 c. [678 The autobiography of a rare old violin, which passes from the hands of its maker and owner only when, he being near to death, his daughter sells it to buy him bread. Hester, the daughter, is taken into the house of the man who bought the violin; her voice is trained and she becomes a great singer; some years after, while singing, she hears and recognizes the famous old violin in the orchestra, the property of a poor young man-a romance ensuing. Hammel, W: C. A. Observation blanks in physics: air, liquid, heat. N. Y., American Book Co., 1896. c. '95. 42 p. il. O. pap., 30 c. [679 *Hanson, E. C. Practical studies in fermentation: being contributions to the life history of micro organisms; tr. by A. K. Miller. N. Y., Spon & Chamberlain, 1896. 277 p. 8°, cl., $5. [680 Hardy, T: The return of the native. N. Y., Lovell, Coryell & Co., [1896.] 10+465 p. il. D. (Illustrated ser., no. 28.) pap., 50 c. [681 *Hardy. T: The woodlanders: a novel. New uniform lib. ed. N. Y., Harper, 1896. 12°, cl., $1.50. Hardy, T: The woodlanders. N. Y. and Chic., Rand, McNally & Co., [1896.] 3354 p. D. (Globe lib., v. 1, no. 235.) pap 25 c. [682 [683 Harris, G: Moral evolution. Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1896. C. 9+446 p. D. $2. [684 Prof. Harris, of the Andover Theological Seminary, presents in sixteen chapters the results of his long and profound study on the ethical and religious development of the individual and of society: Evolution and ethics Personality in society; The moral ideal, the good; The mor al law, the right; The happiness theory; Self-realization and altruism; Ethics and evolution; Morality and religion; The Christian ideal, personal The Christian ideal, social; Degeneration; Personal regeneration; Social regeneration, economics; Social regeneration, institutions; Ethics and theology; Christianity and evolution. Hatton, Joseph. When Greek meets Greek: a tale of love and war; il. by B: West Clinedinst. Phil., J. B. Lippincott Co., 1896. c. '95. 327 p. il. D. cl., $1.50. [685 The Count de Fournier and Deputy Grébauval were half-brothers, the latter being au illegitimate child. They naturally took opposite sides in the French Revolution-their great likeness to each other being the source of many perplexing incidents and finally the reason why the count escaped from a brutal mob. They both love the same woman and struggle to win her manfully. Others in the story are a young American in the deputy's service and a young French girl, the daughter of an officer of the secret police. Paris and its environs during the Reign of Terror is the scene. Hawkins, Anthony Hope, ["Anthony Hope," pseud.] Comedies of courtship. N. Y., C: Scribner's Sons, 1896. c. '94, 95, 96. 4+377 p. il. D. cl., $1.50. [686 "The wheel of love" and "The lady of the pool are here printed for the first time in book form; they both have English backgrounds and tell cleverly and with much humor stories of love and courtship which have some odd developments. The four other stories"The curate of Polton," "A three-volume novel," "The philosopher in the apple orchard," and "The degree of Duke Deodonato"-appeared in this country without their author's consent or knowledge, in a small volume, with their titles changed beyond recognition. *Henry, Matthew. An exposition of the Old and New Testaments, with prefatory remarks by Archibald Alexander, D.D., and Rev. E: Bickersteth. New cheap ed. N. Y. and Chic., Fleming H. Revell Co., 1896. 5 v., 5120 p. 4°, cl., $15. *Holmes, Oliver Wendell. Over the teacups. New birthday ed. (Limited first ed.) Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1896. 2 v., 16°, cl., uncut, $3. [688 [687 Hornaday, W: T. The man who became a savage: a story of our own times; il. by C: B. Hudson. Buffalo, N. Y., The Peter Paul Book Co., 1896. 8+413 p. il. D. cl., $1.50. [689 The story of 'Jeremiah Rock, a rich bachelor of middle age, residing in Bosiana, New York, who wea [690 Hutchinson was the last of the royal governors of Massachusetts, and in many important respects the best. While loyal to the crown, he was steadfastly true to the best interests of the colony; but because he was a Loyalist he was obliged to withdraw from the country, and very scant justice has been done to his sterling virtues Dr. Hosmer's book is written with admirable fairness and from full information: it adds materially to our knowledge of the Revolutionary era, and restores Governor Hutchinson to his rightful place in our regard, both as a thoroughly capable magistrate and a thoroughly noble man. Humphreys, Frank Landon. The evolution of church music; with preface by Bp. H: C. Potter. N. Y., [C: Scribner's Sons, 1896.] c. 179 p. D. cl., net, $1.75. [691 Treats of the origin and emotional significance of music; the development of the music of the early Christian church; music from Palestrina to the Choräle and early English school; some uses and abuses of hymn music past and present: American church music-its development and limitations. *Jenkins, J: S. Jenkins's new clerk's assistant, or book of practical forms; cont. numerous precedents and forms for ordinary business transactions, with references to the various statutes and latest judicial decisions, designed for use of county and town officers of every grade, bankers, [etc.] 8th rev. ed., by C: H. Mills. Alb.. N. Y., W. C. Little & Co., 1895. c. '96. 639 p. O. shp., $3.50. [692 *Koch, Alex., ed. Academy architecture. New ser. V. 3, supplement to volume for 1895. N. Y., Bruno Hessling, 1896. 6+ 144 p. 8°, cl., $2.50. [693 *Kramer, Th. v., and Behrens, W. Ornamental fragments, scrolls, etc. N. Y., Bruno Hessling, 1896. 98 pl. F., cl., $13.40. *Lemcke, Mrs. Gesine. How to live well on 25 cents a day. N. Y., J. S. Ogilvie Pub. Co., 1896. 12°, pap., 25 c. [695 Lothrop, Mrs. Harriet' Mulford, ["Margaret Sidney," pseud.] The old town pump: a story of east and west. Bost., Lothrop Pub. Co., 1895. c. 4-386 p. il. D. cl., $1.25. [696 [694 On a memorable Thanksgiving's Day the old town pump at Haytown is the scene of what is rumored about the staid New England village as an attack on the patron saint of the town, Miss Nancy Harkness. Later developments, however, show that facts have been misrepresented by a village hypocrite, and an unsuspected mystery in the Harkness family is revealed; after this the principal characters emigrate to the west, a graphic description being given of a race for possession in the "boomers' section." #Love, W: de Loss, D.D. Sabbath and Sunday. N. Y. and Chic., Fleming H. Revell Co., 1896. 325 p. 12°, cl., $1.25. [697 *Lydekker, R:, ed. The royal natural history. N. Y., F: Warne & Co., 1896. 192; 193-288; 289-384 p. col. pl. il. O. (Warne's lib. of natural history, in 36 nos., v. 3. nos. 2, 3, 4.) subs., pap., ea., 50 c. [698 Lydgate, J: The assembly of gods; or, the accord of reason and sensuality in the fear of death; ed. from the mss. with introd., 99 notes, index of persons and places, and Chic., glossary, by Oscar Lovell Treggs. The University of Chicago Press, 1895. 86+116 p. il. O. (English studies, no. 1.) cl., [699 net, $1. *McFarland, Joseph, M.D. A text-book upon the pathogenic bacteria for students of medicine and physicians. Phil., W. B. Saunders, 1896. 8°, cl., net, $2.50. [700 *McIntosh, Burr W. Football and love: a story of the Yale-Princeton game of '94; il. by B: West Clinedinst; decorative designs by W: Philip Hooper. N. Y., The Transatlantic Pub. Co., 1896. 12°, pap.. 50 c. [701 Matthews, Ja. Brander. An introduction_to the study of American literature. N. Y., American Book Co, [1896.] c. 2-256 p. il. D. cl.. $1. [702 Fifteen chapters devoted to the fifteen greatest names in American literature: the writers of less consequence are briefly discussed in a single chapter. A chapter is also devoted to a summary conside ation of the condition of our literature at the end of the nine teenth century. Annexed to every chapter are bibliographical notes calling attention to the editions most suitable for the student's reading, and also to the best biographies and to a few of the most suggestive criticisms. *Meredith, Katharine Mary Cheever, ["Johanna Staats," pseud.] Drumsticks: a little story of a sinner and a child. N. Y., The Transatlantic Pub. Co., 1896. 12°, cl., $1. [703 Mitchell, Clifford, M.D. Dental chemistry and metallurgy. 4th ed., rev. and enl. with new il. Chic.. W. T. Keener Co.. 1896. c. 11+586 p. O. (The Dental College ser. of text-books.) cl., net, $3. [704 The present edition is an effort to provide the student with a course which shall include a large number of exercises in experimental chemistry, both inorganic and organic. More than one hundred new pages have been inserted. This new work in experimental chemistry has been followed by an outline of chemical analysis, the reactions of the more usual metals being considered at much greater length than in previous editions. More, E. Anson, jr. Out of the past. Bost., Arena Pub. Co., 1895. c. 95. 4-248 p. D. cl., $1.25; pap.. 50 c. [705 The unending conflict between good and evil is set forth in the form of an allegory. The story gives in outline the possible life of a Brahmin of the earlier times, the information according with the belief of the ortho dox Brahmin. Two college-bred young men while travelling in India find in a cavern in theil ow of a mummy old writings upon which the story is based. Mortimer, Alfred G. The seven last words of our mest holy redeemer; with meditations on some scenes in his passion. N. Y., Longmans, Green & Co., 1896. c. 7+ 198 p. D. cl., $1. [706 *New York. Annots. to the code of civil procedure, presenting a brief but full summary of the decisions of the courts of this state, relative to the civil code provisions, and bringing down such notes from June 1, 1894, to July 1, 1895, as rep. in the three ser. of state reports, to Oct. 1, 1895; supplementary to Bliss's and Stover's annot. codes; by W. H. Silvernail. Alb., W. C. Little & Co., 1895. c. 96. 8°, cl., $2.50. [707 *Ogilvie, Frank B., comp. Two hundred oldtime songs; words and music. N. Y., J. S. Ogilvie Pub. Co., 1896. 192 p. 8°, cl., 75 c.: pap., 25 c. [708 *Osgood, Irene. An idol's passion; il. by R. Machell. N. Y., The Transatlantic Pub. |