ing to like Lamothe's compositions very much. P. Warren. They possess more than com-lation. "The Influence of Physical Conditions Their standard is uniformly high. mon body and character. They will not in the Genesis of Species;" by Joel A. Allen. "Our Financiers: Their Ignorance, Usurpations and Frauds;" by Lysander Spooner. "Čurrent Literature." "Chips From my Studio;" by Sidney H. Morse. Twilight. Reverie. Thos. P. Murphy. Pp. 9. cents. [S. T. Gordon & Son.] 50 We consider this a very good piece; rich, sober, strongly accented and marked by much variety of effect. One's musical taste is always left in good condition after playing music like this. Its difficulties are not great, and yet there is more substance to it than to a dozen of the ordinary productions that come under one's notice. The piece gives plenty of good work to both hands. Elsa's Dream. F. Liszt. Pp. 4. 30 cents. [S. T. Gordon & Son.] This is a transcription by Liszt of one of the passages in Wagner's Opera of Lohengrin. It gives one a good idea of "the music of the future," which is both presently delightful and for the future inspiring. It is grand. We have enjoyed it exceedingly, but its difficulties are too great for any but a skilled player. Vivat Regina. Ed. Dorn. Pp. 7. 40 cents. [George Willig & Co.] The middle part of this march is worth cutting out to be preserved, but the enclosing portions are cheap and common. please so quickly as others that we have men- Till the Clouds Go By. Song and Chorus. Written by This is a very pretty little song, light and picturesque, with a decided Scotch accent. Any young lady who throws some archness of manner into her singing can make it very effective. WE THE RADICAL REVIEW. E have received (May 16) the first number, se do not feel sure of being wholly appropriate to a of this latest accession to the ancient and honor- Memory. Song Without Words. Geibel. Pp. 5. 35 in these terms from its Prospectus: Gavotte Allemande. Geibel. Pp. 5. 35 cents. [Louis Meyer.] "Ah, no! Not so! He is a brave discoverer Of climes his elders do not know. On the scroll of twice three thousand years, More than in the groves is taught, Or from furthest Indies brought; He knows, perchance, how spirits fare,— What is their guise and speech In those lands beyond our reach,- Things that shall never, never be to mortal hearers told." The department of "Current Literature con"THE RADICAL REVIEW, as its name implies, is a publication for the thorough, fearless and im-tains initial-signed reviews of Tennyson's "HarIt is impossible to touch one's fingers to partial discussion of all sides of all subjects per- old" ("J. W.”), Larned's “Talks About Labor" taining to human welfare, whether social, eco- ("S. P. A."), Ellis's "Memoir of Sir Benjamin such compositions as these without under-nomic, scientific, literary, æsthetic, or religious. standing at once what is meant by music Although under radical management, or rather Thompson" ("J. H. A.”), Lowell's "Memorial because under radical management, it shows no Poems" ("J. V. B."), Thompson's "The Papacy with a soul. Both belong to the series partiality to any particular school or special sys- and the Civil Power" ("C. A."), Gross's “Teachknown as "Golden Treasury." If all its tem of belief. Sincerity and earnestness of pur- ings of Providence" ("J. V. B."), and Habbernumbers are as choice as these two, the set pose, depth and subtlety of thought, ability and ton's "The Jericho Road" ("C. A."). None of propriety of presentation, these, regardless of conclusions reached, are the principal qualifica- these books are very new, and some of them tions essential in commanding admission to its have little importance; the reviewing being on pages. But its management, while aiming to con- the whole better than the subjects. The "Chips Sleep, Darling, Sleep. Serenade for Tenor and Soprano. duct it in this catholic spirit, yet conceiving some Pp. 5. 40 cents. from my Studio" are brief essays of an editorial sort upon a variety of topics. The price of The Radical Review is $1.50 a copy, or $5.00 a year. is a fine one indeed. VOCAL. subjects to be of more immediate importance than others, and believing that the so-called "LABOR Down in a Pretty Valley. Song for Alto or Baritone. QUESTION,"-involving, as it does, the basis of Winter. Glee for Mixed Voices. Pp. 4. 20 cents. Pp. 5. 35 cents. 7. property, the principles of finance, and the or- Good Night, My Love, Good Night. Vocal Duett. Pp. its settlement, directly the material, and indirectly THE NORTH AMERICAN. MAY-JUNE. 50 cents. Cuckoo's Call. Trio for Three Female Voices. Pp. 7. 50 cents. The Pine Tree. (Der Fichtenbaum.) Pp. 5. 35 cents. The above are all by Adam Geibel, the author of the two pieces for the piano last upon the list above, and are all from the same publisher, Louis Meyer. There is much variety in them, but all are excellent; much above the average of songs. Geibel comes nearer to Abt than any composer with whom we are familiar. His phrasing is rich, his melodies linger in the ear, and there is an air of remarkable grace and refinement to all of his work that we have seen. These qualities are all noticeable in the pieces before us. We like especially the Serenade, Down in a Pretty Valley and The Pine Tree. The Tryst. The Lily and the Violet. [G. Schirmer.] the mental and spiritual condition of the people, ... The May-June number of the North American bears striking witness to the zeal, intelligence and vigor of the new management, already so favorably commended to the public. It contains Mr. Tucker, the editor, is an ardent disciple of nine articles, besides a chapter on "Recent ProProudhon, the French political writer and com- gress in Physical Science" and the department of munal reformer, an edition of whose works he "Contemporary Literature," which latter comsought to bring out in this country, in a transla- prises notices of no less than fifteen books, among tion, about a year ago, though we believe without them Wallace's "Russia," Van Laun's "History much encouragement; and we think it remains to of French Literature," Chauncey Wright's “Philbe seen how far he will succeed in summoning osophical Discussions," Victor Hugo's "La Léwriters of real intellectual breadth and true cath-gende des Siécles," Kingsley's "Life and Letolicity to his aid in this present venture, and in keeping off mere visionaries and iconoclasts. The contents of this number are as follows: ters," and Captain Burnaby's "Ride to Khiva." Of the articles composing the body of the number one is by the editor, Mr. Thornton K. Rice, upon "The Two Traditions, Ecclesiastic and Scien- "The Progress of Painting in America." Rev. tific;" by William J. Potter. "To Benedict James Freeman Clarke reviews Harriet MartiSpinoza " (a poem); by B. W. Ball. "Practical neau and her Autobiography in an impartial Socialism in Germany;" by C. W. Ernst. "The- manner. Elizur Wright discusses "The Relaodore Parker as Religious Reformer;" by D. A. tions of Debt and Money." Mr. Bryant furnishes Wasson. "The Discoverer" (a poem); by E. C. Stedman. "System of Economical Contra- a critical paper upon the poet Cowley. Karl The music of both of these songs is by S. dictions; " by P. J. Proudhon. Editor's Trans- Blind studies some recent "Revelations of Euro "Sionara's" cure for existing evils is "to the Turkish race. In the Atlantic the "South abolish the Constitution," make the President Carolinian" continues his pictures of life and "choose his Cabinet from two Houses of Con- society in his State; in the Galaxy Dr. J. L. M. gress," "give more power to House of Repre- Curry discusses "Executive Patronage and Civil sentatives, because that is people's House more Service Reform;" Mr. Albert Rhodes sketches in than Senate," and when the President and Cabi- | Lippincott's a Chinese community in the Pennsylnet cannot get "a vote of confidence" in the House, why then let them resign: vania village of Beaver's Falls; Charles De Kay writes in Scribner's about the statue of Liberty which French friends of America propose to erect on Bedloe's Island, in New York harbor, and in the same magazine Mr. Waring lays down principles for "Village Sanitary Work." In pean Diplomacy." Senator Morton enters upon a consideration of certain important reasons for constitutional reform, chiefly as respects the manner of electing a President. The articles most interesting to us are the three remaining: "African Explorers," by Lawrence Oliphant; "Soul and Substance," by Thomas Hitchcock; and "Political Reflexions," by "A Japanese Traveler." Mr. Oliphant's paper, which is accompan"This is free government,- it is very simple, ied by maps, the reader will find to be a very but the American people do not yet understand good summary and analysis of the results of it, having been so long blinded by hundred year African exploration during the past twenty-five old Constitution." years; chiefly as attained by Speke, Burton, Some of the astuter critics, we notice, are rea- | Scribner's also E. O. Graves tells us how the Baker, Livingstone, Cameron, Long and Stanley. soning among themselves whether the whole civil service is managed in Great Britain. Of the two last-named, Mr. Oliphant is not dis- thing, signature and all, be not a political joke; Under the head of art in various forms come, posed to think over highly; concerning Mr. to be charged to Senator Morton, for instance. in Harper's, another of Mr. Benjamin's papers on Stanley, at least, he holds judgment in suspense. Some color is given to this entertaining hypotheContemporary Art in Germany," and an expoMr. Hitchcock has an extremely fascinating sub-sis by the statement made by a correspondent of sition of the "Niebelungen Lay," both plenteject. He is in search of the mysterious something the Nation, that "Sionara " is Japanese for "good ously illustrated; in the Galaxy a study of which is the condition of a community of nature bye," and that the word must have been appended "Three Periods of Modern Music," by Richard between spirit and matter. The hypothesis which to the article, if genuine, not as a signature, but Grant White; in Scribner's a study of "Tradihe favors gives to the soul "a substantial organ- "merely by way of conclusion in due form." tional Music of the Spanish Pyrenees;" and in ism, analogous to the body and affected by medi- However this may be, the "Sionara" paper, we the Atlantic a second paper by Edward H. ums similar to those which affect sight and hear- give most emphatic assurance, is well worth Knight on “Crude and Curious" implements of ing." He expounds his views with singular reading, as indeed is almost everything else in music exhibited at the Centennial. clearness-allowing none of the fogginess which this number. usually envelops such themes to gather about his discussion of it. The "Japanese Traveler's " THE JUNE MAGAZINES. contribution is curious enough, and by all odds the most remarkable feature of the number, of -Treating the June magazines in bulk, by whose fortune it ought to be the making. The topics, as we find it more convenient to do this author, whose signature is "Sionara," introduces time, we would say first that in their discussion himself as having first left Japan eleven years ago. of purely literary matters-such as authorship He spent three years in Europe and America, and its fruits - they are peculiarly rich. Scrib then returning to Japan. He left Japan a second ner's, for instance, has interesting papers, with time six years ago, and has been traveling ever portraits, on Disraeli and Tourguéneff, respecsince in Turkey, Italy, Germany, France, Eng-tively by E. S. Nadal and Prof. Boyesen; the land and the United States, studying the institu- Atlantic, in addition to the large attention betions of each country in turn and in detail. He stowed upon subjects of this class in its "Conis now prepared to make "a few remarks," and tributor's Club," contains careful critical studies here they are, chiefly upon America. They are of Fitz-Greene Halleck, by G. P. Lathrop, and of highly entertaining, being delivered with a Mr. Edward Fitzgerald's Translations from Permarked foreign accent, and characterized by sian verse, by T. S. Perry. In the Galaxy Mr. an amusing freshness, both of thought and Henry James, Jr., writes in an interesting way of expression. The editor has very wisely not Alfred de Musset. interrupted his contributor so far as to conform any of his idioms to our standards. Think of a Japanese coming and telling us: The tastes awakened by the advent of summer are met in Harper's by a finely illustrated account of the Androscoggin Lakes, which woodland paradise of Maine we commend to all tourists; in Appletons' Journal by Robert B. Roosevelt's pleasing description of a Long Island trout-stream and its speckled occupants; and in the Galaxy by George Dawson's exposition of "The Fascinations Has not "Sionara" heard of Emancipation? of Angling." Lovers of the literature of travel on Oh, yes. He says: "Japan changes, China changes even a little, Turkey changes also, only little, because of religion, all the other European countries change, only America in politics for a hundred years never change." "Only one step have they [the Americans] made in a hundred years, and that is backwards, when they gave votes to a different race, who have no education and small intelligence, to help to elect a President, who for four years is not responsible to anybody. Already it has been found that many things are not provided for in the Constitution. I counted nineteen difficulties during last election, for which no provision was made in the Constitution." "Sionara" thinks we of the United States are too conservative (!), too much afraid "to move from old customs." "How can a Constitution which was made for two millions of people a hundred years ago, be good for forty millions of people now, when all other countries have changed since then, and steam has altered everything?" Fiction in the June magazines we shall pass over altogether, presuming that the majority of our readers will find their way thereto without direction; but among articles of a miscellaneous character worthy of perusal on various grounds, let us not fail to specify Charles Dudley Warner's memoir of the cat Calvin in Scribner's, and, in the Atlantic, Oliver Wendell Holmes's poem, "The First Fan." NOTES AND QUERIES. (1.) In the "Notes and Queries" of the April number, you say in answer to the question whether or not the expressions "truest," "more perfect" and "most perfect" are correct, that you suppose that these expressions have no sanction beyond a thoughtless usage." I feel obliged to dissent from your opinion for two reasons: a. We have examples of such superlatives in our very best literature. I will cite but two examples. "The perfectest herald of joy."—Shakespeare. "No discord in the three, but the most perfect harmony.”— Longfellow. b. The expression is natural. Crabbe justly says: "There is nothing in the proper sense perbroader grounds will find especial satisfaction in fect which is the work of man; but the term is Lippincott's, where Lady Blanche Murphy con- used relatively for whatever makes the nearest tinues her jaunt "Down the Rhine," and where approach to perfection." In Grant's Grammar, also fresh glimpses are given of "the Valleys of quoted by Professor Fowler, we find the opinion Peru." The account of "The Wheeler Survey that "in such instances, the adjective, in its posin Nevada," in Harper's, affords fine views of the itive state, is not employed so as to denote absogrand scenery among our western mountains; lutely the highest degree of quality, but only an next to it standing a brief paper on Gibraltar. approximation to that degree. Thus, when we In the Atlantic "H. H." recounts a Colorado say that one thing is fuller than another, we must excursion. And Scribner's takes us "To Damas- mean that the one thing approaches nearer to cus by Diligence," with a pause for "A State fullness or perfection than another, presupposing Ball at Constantinople" on the way. that neither of the things is absolutely full." Current affairs are touched upon at a number | Professor Fowler prefaces this quotation by statof points with good effect. Appletons' Journal ing that "these forms of expression, though not prints a humorous picture of Persian life and logically correct, are rhetorically so." (Eng. warfare from the French of De Gobineau, and, Gram. p. 270.) (2.) I am desirous of obtaining the best of a more serious. cast, a paper by C. H. Woodman on the causes that have led to the decline of list of Pseudonyms, Anonyms, Anagrams, etc. Will you have the kindness to mention the best The least unsatisfactory English book on the subject is that by Olphar Hamst (anagram for Ralph Thomas), which is in the market. An extensive one has for some time been announced by Mr. Laing, of the Advocates' Library, at Edinburgh, but this will doubtless not appear this good while. (3.) "I note a little slip on p. 182 (May number), in the criticism on Molière. Is not a correct if not an accurate' rather mixed and contradictory? Are not the two terms rather synonymous?" S. G. W. B. The words correct and accurate are "rather synonymous," but not wholly so. We admit that the distinction between them is a fine one, and perhaps it was hazardous to use them as we did, though the use was distinctly intentional and not at all an oversight. "We speak of a thing as correct," says Webster, "with reference to some rule or standard of comparison; as a correct account, a correct likeness, a man of correct deportment. We speak of a thing as accurate, with reference to the care bestowed upon its execution, and the increased correctness to be expected therefrom; as an accurate statement, an accurate detail of particulars." In using the words we were commenting upon Mr. Van Laun's analysis of Molière, thus: either as frescoes in some chamber, or as ornaments on the hand, to have been designed for the set of prints engraved The 260 pages of text (including exercises) are seyeux, p. 133; to Notes and Queries, 5th ser. Vol. VII, (9.) Can you tell me in what volume to find a poem entitled "Master Eckart's Sermon," by R. H. Stoddard? that the poem in question is by Mr. Stoddard? H. P. C. "A correct if not an accurate estimate is this of the power profanum vulgus?" And what is a good Eng(10.) Where in the original may be found "Odi of the French Shakespeare." We leave it to our respected correspondent, who so well understands the use of "color," to decide whether or not our language comes "under the statute." (4.) Can you tell me where to find the poemor prose - of which "Singe the beard of the King of Spain" is a fragment? I can trace it to Motley, but he uses it in quotation. (5.) What is the pure orthography of the word program or programme? I incline to the use of the former, yet do not care to affect that spelling if the other is preferred by good usage. G. M. K. "Program" is simply an American fashion, phonetically determined, for spelling the word programme, which is adopted from the French. (6.) IN the May-June number of the North American Review I notice the phrase "openingup," in two places. This is common in Western pulpits; but is not the "up" superfluous? Also, in the same, these expressions: "resurrected; which Webster's Unabridged has not yet minted, and a curious treatment of the French adjective naïve, lengthening it into a comparative by our English er-"naïver" (p. 495). Is there any such word as "unmistaken?" (p. 499), and if there is, does it mean the same as unmistakable, as obviously it is here used? J. T. T. (7.) In Mrs. Hawthorne's book on Italy she says, in speaking of the statue known as the Ludovisi Juno, that it seemed a very "Lily of the White Ray." To what special lily or symbol did she refer, and where is this particular phrase used and explained? F. B. P. lish translation? H. P. C. [UNDER this head the editor will print brief and choice extracts from the letters he receives, relating to books, 7. Cruden's Concordance to the Bible. Clarke's Concordance to 9. Allibone's Dictionary of Authors. 11. Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. We are authorized to say that the story which Miss Elizabeth Stuart Phelps is writing is not, as has been whispered through the papers, on the "woman question," if this term means woman suffrage, or what is generally understood by the vague and comprehensive expression "woman's rights." It does, indeed, relate to women, as all interesting stories do, or, rather, as an interesting story does when told by a person of the marked individuality and sympathetic genius of Miss Phelps. - Fitz-Greene Halleck, whose statue in the New York Central Park was unveiled with cere ... PERMIT me to add to the works of refer-mony on Tuesday, the 15th of May, might be called, in some respects, the Barry Cornwall of ence named in your issue for May, the following, America. The tone of the two men was differwhich, if not actually indispensable, will be found very useful to writers: ent, but there were several points of resemblance in their external history. Halleck was born in 1790 and died in 1867. In early life he was a banker by profession. Most of his poems were written before he was thirty years of age, though they were not published with any completeness until long after. The statue now dedicated is the first ever so erected in America to an American author. It stands on the southwest and Sir Walter Scott. It is in bronze, of heroic side of the Mall, near the statues of Shakespeare size, the posture sitting; and represents the poet as engaged in composition. The exercises of the dedication, which were enjoyed by a large and distinguished company, comprised introductory PROFESSOR Whitney's Grammar has been remarks by Mr. Bryant, an address by William All the information that can be furnished about Raphael's eagerly awaited by not a few. It may be said at Allen Butler, and a poem by Mr. Whittier; and "Hours" is a mere summary of doubts and conjectures. They are conceded not to be the work of Raphael. Some once that the book fulfills the expectations enter-were further emphasized by the attendance of the suppose them, on the one hand, the work of a pupil of tained of it. It contains less, perhaps, to be ob- President of the United States, who performed Raphael, in imitation of his master's style; on the other] jected to, than any manual that has been written. | the unveiling act, and in behalf of the subscribers (8.) Is there any further information to be had concerning Raphael's "Hours," beyond that given in the February number of the Literary World? J. H. W. ... YOUR article on "A Light to Work By" is excellent. I mean to write no more letters to authors asking them for their autographs, but ... presented the statue to the City. Mr. Whittier's publish a translation by Mrs. Horace Mann of The Campaign of Gen. Burgoyne, which treats poem is as follows: FITZ-GREENE HALLECK. Not his the soldier's sword to wield, In common ways, with common men, Had never danced to rhyme. If, in the thronged and noisy mart, He toiled and sang; and year by year Looked down the brick-walled street. Fair City by the Sea! upraise His veil with reverent hands; Let Greece his fiery lyric breathe And Scotland, with her holly, wreathe O, stately stand thy palace walls, A prouder thought than these. Our lips of praise must soon be dumb, O, brothers of the days to come, New hands the wires of song may sweep, Baroness Marenholz-Bülow's reminiscences of Conn. -The announcement most important to the theological public is that of Dr. Philip Schaff's Creeds of Christendom, which the Harpers are to publish immediately in three large volumes, at $15. The first volume contains wholly original matter of an historical character; the second and third contain the creeds, both in their native texts and in careful translations, with notes.- -A. S. Barnes & Co. announce Hints on the Formation of Religious Opinions, by Rev. Dr. Ray Palmer; Jesse Haney & Co. a manual for the use of the blackboard in Sunday Schools, by Frank Beard; the National Temperance Society a volume of Moody's Talks on Temperance, edited by Rev. James B. Dunn; Dodd, Mead & Co. The Christian Way, the new book by Rev. Washington Gladden, lately referred to in these columns; and Estes & Lauriat a semi-theological work by Gail Hamilton, What Think Ye of Christ? -A modest pastor who lives at one side in a quiet New England village away from the busy centers, but whose original mind and quaint style give a remarkable charm to all his discourses, as all his friends know, is half ready, we hear, to surrender a selection of them for publication. If he finally concludes to do so we shall have a volume of every-day sermons, the like of which, in freshness and readableness, is not printed every year. announced in Boston, to be called Home and that subject in its political as well as historical and military aspects. Mr. James Schouler of Boston is preparing a History of the United States under the Constitution, materials for which he has been gathering for many years; and Hon. Elihu Burritt is writing a History of New Britain, Conn., where he resides. W. S. Sharp of Trenton, New Jersey, has republished Smith's History of that State, long out of print. -The Eastern War creates a great demand for works on Russia and Turkey and the regions round about. As a companion volume to Wallace's Russia, the publishers of that, Henry Holt & Co., have brought out Turkey, by Lt. Col. James Baker, a brother of Sir Samuel Baker. The author owns estates in the Sultan's dominions, and has resided upon them for a number of years. J. R. Osgood & Co. have ready A Brief History of Turkey, to match that of Russia noticed elsewhere. Dr. E. A. Freeman, who is now traveling in the East, has written a book on the Ottoman Power, which will soon be out in England, and is likely to be promptly reprinted in this country. Capt. Burnaby and Mr. Stillman are both on their travels in the disturbed regions east of the Mediterranean, and it is altogether probable that we shall hear from them again shortly. Lastly, H. S. King & Co., of London, have just published Russian Wars with Turkey, by Major Russell, which is warmly praised by the English authorities. Eight times, it appears, since the beginning of the 18th century, has the Muscovite been pitted against the Mussulman; five of those times single handed. - Lockwood, Brooks & Co. announce a "Wayside Series" of original novels and translations, the first issues in which will be new editions of -Dr. Tourjée is to open a Normal Institute at East Greenwich, R. I., July 25th, where students of music will have an opportunity of passing a summer vacation at one of the most delightful summer resorts of New England, and at the same time of studying under some of the best teachers in America. - Mr. Frederic B. Perkins, of the Boston Pub -The provision of biographical literature continues abundant, and a number of works are forthcoming which promise to be of great interest. Henry Holt & Co. have nearly ready Thornbury's Life of Turner, illustrated in fac-simile from some of the artist's own drawings. The first edition of -Despite the hard times, there are a number this work was published in 1861; this has been of new adventures in periodical literature. Beconsiderably enlarged and improved, and contains sides the Radical Review, of which we speak more much valuable matter that is entirely new. Scrib-particularly elsewhere, a new popular monthly is ner, Armstrong & Co. will reprint, in two volumes, Page's Life and Correspondence of Thomas Across the water, a new De Quincey; for the preparation of which the whole of De Quincey's papers were placed by his quarterly magazine is to be brought out, on the family in the editor's hands. An appendix by aristocratic ground of the Isle of Wight, in which Dr. Eatwell will discuss the medical aspects of it is hinted that Mr. Tennyson will have a hand. lic Library, hardly needs to distinguish himself De Quincey's case in the matter of opium-eating. London has a new daily, The Daily Supplement, from that other and lesser individual, “Eli PerLee & Shepard publish for Mrs. W. S. Rob made up of morning telegrams, with selected kins," whose name does not belong among the inson her memorial volume upon her late hus- comments thereon from authorities; and the Four- verities. This true Perkins is a very real sort of band, widely known as "Warrington; " which con-nal of Forestry and Estates Management is a new sists largely in extracts from his journalistic shilling monthly, devoted to the interests of Arboriculture in its various aspects. correspondence. Warrington's" letters were an important feature of the political literature of their time, and the best of them are well worth preservation in this form. A. D. F. Randolph & Co. are about to publish Tyerman's Life of Whitefield, belonging to his series on the early history of Methodism. Lee & Shepard will 66 - We have from Mr. William H. Young, publisher, Troy, N. Y., the attractive title-page, in colors, of a volume of Historical Sketches of Northern New York and the Adirondack Wilderness, by Mr. Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester of the Troy bar. Mr. W. L. Stone has just published a work on man. One who knows books and men as well as he, is certainly able both to instruct and to entertain a "lecture audience." We should like particularly to hear him on that "satisfactory rascal," Voltaire. -The present month of June is to witness the Caxton Celebration in London, in honor of the fourth centennial anniversary of the introduction of the art of printing into England. There is to be an exhibition of antiquities and curiosities illustrative of the early stages of the art at the Kensington Museum. The enterprise is under distinguished auspices, and is likely to be a very successful one. -The Sultan of Turkey has recently done a rather graceful thing. It seems that in the fifteenth century, Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, gave to the University of Buda a noble library, consisting of 50,000 volumes, "each one of which was bound in velvet, and adorned with gold and silver covers and embossed work." He also endowed the library with a sum yielding TURKEY. By James Baker. New York: Henry Holt & Co. L., pp. 495. $4.00. HISTORY. HARPER'S HALF-HOUR SERIES. EPOCHS OF ENGLISH HISTORY. (1) EARLY ENGLAND, up to the Norman ConWith Four Maps. Pp. 198. (2) ENGLAND A CONTINENTAL POWER, from the quest. By Frederick York-Powell. Conquest to Magna Charta. 1066-1216. By Louise CreighWith a Map. Pp. 116. Ext. S. Paper. Each 25c. AMERICA NOT DISCOVERED BY COLUMBUS. An Histori ton. of the State of New York, whose announced design is to secure for authors the fullest possible pecuniary benefits of their works on the coöperative principle. Purchasers of stock at $10 a share become entitled to the privileges of membership, the particulars of which are confidential. Manuscripts, however, are accepted for publication on their "literary merits alone." Who the judges are is not stated in the prospectus before us. The Company has ninety-eight members in twenty different States, and a principal office at 27. Bond Street, New York. It does its own printing. The names of its "Officers," "Direc- By Samuel Eliot. Boston: Brewer & Tileston. M., pp. tors" and "International Committee " are printed cal Sketch of the Discovery of America by the Norsemen, in the Tenth Century. By Rasmus B. Anderson, A. M. With an Appendix on the Historical, Linguistic, Literary and Scientific Value of the Scandinavian Languages. New and Improved Edition. Chicago: S. C. Griggs & Co. M., $1.00. HISTORY OF The United StATES. From 1492 to 1872. pp. 120. 507. THE BURNING OF THE CONVENT. A Narrative of the Benedict, Charlestown, as Remembered by One of the $1.00. 33,000 ducats a year, "to defray the current ex-in full, though there are none among them that Destruction, by a Mob, of the Ursuline School on Mount penses and pay the salaries of some thirty scribes would be recognized by the public. It has now Pupils. Boston: James R. Osgood & Go. S., pp. 198. and illuminators." When the Turks took Ofen been in operation, declared to be "successful," for in the disastrous year 1526, the University was broken up and the library scattered. From that time to this, no trace has been found of the greater part of the collection. It was known that the Turks took thirty-five manuscripts to Stam boul, and these the Hungarians have sought to regain, making the most liberal offers of payment. But in vain, for the Turks have steadily refused to restore them. Recently, however, the Sultan has sent them all to the Emperor of Austria, in token of his friendship at this crisis. The manuscripts are mostly of Latin classical authors, but how valuable, the notice in the Examiner from which we draw this paragraph does not say. - -Doña Cecilia Böhl de Faber y Larrea, the Spanish novelist, has recently died. She was born in Cadiz, in 1797. Her father, Johann Nickolas Böhl de Faber, was born in Hamburg, 1770, but after his fifteenth year resided almost uninterruptedly in Spain, where he married into a cultivated Spanish family. He died in 1836, leaving an enviable record of literary ability, having been instrumental, through his discussions on the Spanish dramatists, particularly on Calderon, in awakening anew an interest in their great works; so that his election as member of the real Academia Española seemed but a fit tribute to his merit. It is not surprising that the daughter of such a father gave early proof of intellectual gifts. Under the pseudonym of Fernan Caballero, she wrote "novelas," or tales descriptive of Spanish life and manners. A high moral and religious tone pervades them all. But they are not therefore dull or prosy. In every one of the Andalusian hamlets Fernan Caballero so graphically describes, we find some old man or woman with homely wit and apposite proverb, a worthy descendant of Sancho Panza. She has done for her beloved Andalusia what Auerbach has for the Black Forest. 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