larger than the volume of last year. Two portraits serve as frontispieces.

. . There is the usual valuable, wellordered miscellany regarding literary legislation, societies, prizes, necrology, etc.-Nation.

National cyclopædia of American biography.

v. 7.

Each volume contains an index to itself and all preceding volumes. Who's who; ed. by Douglas Sladen. 1897. Ref. 97a "The

A useful little book. leading feature of the biographical portion," the editor tells us, "is its frankly personal character-I might say, autobiographical character; for the vast majority of the biographical notices are autobiographical." Another charming and original feature of the book is that we are not only told of the work of distinguished men and women, but also of their play. Mr. Sladen thinks that he is "right in claiming that there are many kinds of information to be found in 'Who's who' for 1897 which cannot be found in any other English book of reference," and we not only think, but know, that he is right. - Critic.

INDIVIDUAL BIOGRAPHY.

Class 97b.

Aitken, G. A. Life of Richard Steele..

2 v.

Most interesting and amusing are these two volumes about Steele, the scholar for whom, among the wits and humorists of the past, Thackerav entertained so strong an affection.-Punch. Arditi, L. My reminiscences.

For liveliness of personality, and historical interest to the musical world, it makes a place of its own and fills it notably.-Lit. World.

Belloc, M. A., and Shedlock, M., comps. Edmond and Jules de Goncourt; with letters and leaves from their journals.

A delightful piece of literary biography, the story of a rare literary partnership of two brothers who have remained closely associated in the mind and judgment of the public, although the younger of the two has lain in the grave for nearly a quarter of a century. Bourgeois, É. The century of Louis

XIV.

Ref.

M. Bourgeois writes with an engaging enthusiasm difficult to resist. Though its outward dress would rather mark this book as destined to be "an ornament for the table,' we can assure its purchaser that its contents do not deserve to be disregarded. . . The illustrations are an education in themselves, and it would not be possible even for the most desultory of readers to skip through the pages without attaining a very fair notion of French life in the Seventeenth Century.-Spectator.

Nowhere is the interesting, genial personality of the great agitator so sharply drawn as here by the master hand of Georg Brandes.-Nord und Süd. Brooks, N. Abraham Lincoln and the downfall of American slavery. Burroughs, J. Whitman, a study.

His wildness is only the wildness of the great primary forces from which we draw our health and strength. Underneath all his unloosedness, or free launching forth of himself, is the sanity and repose of nature.-Preliminary. Burton, I. (A.) Lady. Life of Capt. Sir Richard F. Burton. 2 v.

Few men of our time have led a more romantic and adventurous life than the late Sir Richard F. Burton.

Chatham, W. Pitt, Earl of. Correspon

dence.

The worthy author belonged to the number of those non-juring priests who had the courage to remain at their posts through the stormiest scenes of the Revolution.--Preface. Fitz-Patrick, W. J. Life, times and correspondence of the Right Rev. Dr. Doyle. 2 v.

Among the attractions of these volumes the Bishop's letters to and from women will, probably, be counted the most striking. They remind us of those of Sulpicius Severus to Sister Claudia. They are marked by the many beauties which distinguish the latter, and are, at the same time, entirely free from the absurdities by which those of the elegant Sulpicius are disfigured.--Athe

пит.

Freytag, G. Martin Luther.

The strongest and most famous existing portrayal of the great reformer. Frith, H. The 7th earl of Shaftesbury. Gibbon, E. Autobiographies.

Every piece contained in this volume as the work of Gibbon is now printed exactly as he wrote it without suppression or emendation.-Introd. by the Earl of Sheffield.

Private letters of Edward Gibbon. 1753-1794. 2 v.

Practically covers the whole of the historian's life, and contains his observations on society, literature, and politics.-Editor's Pref.

Hamblin, H. E. On many seas; the life and exploits of a Yankee sailor.

This is a notable book; a realistic record of cruel, bitter privations, hardships, and sufferings, and of man's brutality to man.-Nation.

Hamerton, P. G. Autobiography.

Some ten years before his death, Mr. Hamerton began to write an autobiography at which he worked intermittently, only living to carry it as far as his 25th year. But this was the year of his marriage and Mrs. Hamerton has therefore been able to carry on the narrative with intimate knowledge of all she relates. The volume contains many of Mr. Hamerton's letters, and others of the greatest interest from Mr. Robert Browning, Mr. G. F. Watts, Mr. Peter Graham, and Mr. R. L. Stevenson.

Hodder, E. Life and work of the seventh Earl of Shaftesbury.

My aim has been to present him as he was: a Christian gentleman first, then a patriot, a statesman, a social reformer, and all that is implied in the word he liked so little.-Pref.

Imbert de Saint Amand, A. L., baron. Louis Napoleon and Mademoiselle de Montijo.

The first volume in a new series long contemplated by this popular historical writer, devoted to the Court of Napoleon III. and the Second French Empire, and centering around the engaging personality of the Empress Eugénie.

Jefferson, T. 3d pres. of the U. S. Writings, collected and ed. by P. L. Ford. v. 8. 1801-6.

The 8th volume of Mr. Paul Leicester Ford's edition of Jefferson's writings embraces the whole of his first Presidential term, and leaves him in the first year of the second, confronted with Burr's conspiracy.-Nation. Kaufmann, M. Charles Kingsley, Christian socialist and social reformer.

It is a monograph, not a biography, of Charles Kingsley, its object being simply to present one aspect of his life, as a social and sanitary reformer, and this in the setting and framework of the thought, feelings, and condition of his time, with the light of our own thrown upon the picture to present a distinct view of his social aims, and to show how far what he aspired after has been attained, and what remains of achievements yet to be accomplished in the future.-Preface.

Keats, J. Letters; ed. by H. B. Forman.

Regarded as pure literature, the work of Keats has qualities which place it close to that of Shakespeare.

If to be true, interesting, attractive, witty, humorous, idealistic, realistic, speculative, discursive, and gossipy in turns is the note of a good letter-writer, then indeed Keats was one. If to tell one's friends just what they want to know about one's doings and thoughts, and about the doings and thoughts of mutual friends, is to be a good letterwriter-that is where Keats, of all men of genius of this century, excelled.-H. Buxton Forman.

A series of vivid estimates of Napoleon from widely differing points of view, in which the author does not attempt to make a final judgment of Napoleon's character, but leaves the reader to form his own conclusions on the evidence presented by the various writers.

Ompteda, C. F. W., baron von. In the King's German legion; memoirs during the Napoleonic wars.

When the English sovereigns were also Kings of Hanover, the army of the little kingdom did good service in our many wars, and more especially in the great struggle with Napoleon, when, after Hanover had been conquered by the French, a German legion was raised to carry on the war on the ContiThose were the days of the romance of war, and Baron Ompteda had as many adventures as the hero of one of Lever's novels. -- Graphic. Oudinot, Mme. E. (de C.) duchesse de Reggio Memoirs of Marshall Oudinot, duc de Reggio.

nent.

This book is the strong, simple, straightforward story of a soldier's life and service in the wars of Napoleon. It is full of the labor of the march, the hardship of the bivouac, the excitement of the battle, the sorrows and sufferings of which war is the cause. It affords some glimpses of more peaceful scenes.

If Oudinot was not one of the greatest of generals he was one of the noblest of men-if the career of a fighting soldier in Napoleon's service admits of the use of the epithet "noble;" certainly there was much in his manhood to admire.-Literary World.

Paton, J. G. John G. Paton, missionary to the New Hebrides, an autobiography.

In the record of thirty years' good work amongst South Sea cannibals we have before us one of those missionary enterprises which read almost more strangely than fiction itself.

There are enough hair-breadth escapes and deeds of cool-if unostentatiouscourage in these pages to stock half a dozen ordinary books, and the forty-five graphic illustrations add much to the attraction of the text.-London Daily Telegraph.

Pike, G. H. Charles Haddon Spurgeon. John Cassell.

Purcell, E. S. Life of Cardinal Manning. 2 v.

Besides and beyond his Letters and Diaries, Cardinal Manning himself was a living source, fons et origo, of information. When the mood or inspiration came he opened his mind and spoke without reserve. In his Diaries, Journals, and Notes he told the story of his own life; laid bare the workings of his heart, its trials and temptations, sometimes its secrets and sorrows.-Author's Pref.

Roberts, F. S. 1st Baron. Forty-one years in India [1851-1893] from subaltern to commander-in-chief. 2 v. S. S.

Brings home the conditions under which British power in India has been developed in the past and has to be maintained in the future. --Blackwood. Rochefort, H. Adventures of my life. 2 v.

An interesting, an important, even a fascinating memoir. The pathos of it and the power of it are indescribable, unmistakable, and remarkable.-Literary World.

Scott, W. B. Albert Durer; his life and

works.

Senancour, E. P. de. Obermann. Sherwood, Mrs. M. E. (W.) Epistle to posterity.

Mrs. Sherwood has lived for more than half a century among the most notable people of the world.

She has seen and known everybody who was anybody in their time. Her powers of observation are remarkable. Her memory is keen, and the pictures which she gives of society, and her anecdotes of great men and famous women, are charming.--Observer, N. Y. Shorter, C. K. Charlotte Bronte and her circle.

It is claimed that the larger part of this book is an addition of entirely new material to the romantic story of the Brontës. The greater part of it is furnished by Charlotte Brontë's husband.

Since Mrs. Gaskell's "Life of Charlotte Brontë," there has been no book written about the Brontës that can compare in interest with this work. Sloane, W. M., ed. The life of James McCosh.

Full and rounded account of his whole life largely from his own pen, and touching in due proportion on the various parts he played as a thinker, public leader, and practical man of affairs.-- Critic.

Stisted, G. M. True life of Capt. Sir Richard F. Burton.

Miss Stisted has given us a thoroughly good biography. Though a great admirer of her uncle, she does not conceal his weaknesses, but writes, in the main, soberly and impartially with excellent judgment. She has compressed a great deal into a small volume, not confusing us with too much detail, and yet describing many a picturesque incident and scene. Her book is interesting from beginning to end. Short as it is, we get from it a satisfactory idea of the story and personality of one of the most extraordinary men of his time. Swaine, S. A. General Gordon. Thiébault, P. C. F. A. H. D.,

Memoirs.

baron.

An idiomatic and faithful version.-Nation.

Tocqueville, A. C. H. C. de. Recollections. [1848-1849.]

The lucidity of statement adds a grea charm to a volume which must rank among the most valuable contributions to the literature bearing on one of the momentous periods in the recent history of France. --Literary World.

Tucker, F. de L. B. Life of Catherine Booth, the mother of the Salvation Army. 2 v.

Wharton, A. H. Martha Washington.

This book, as might be expected, presents the husband and wife in their home, social, and official relations. The destruction of Martha' Washington's letters deprived her biographer of a source of information which has contributed greatly to the interest of the other biographies of this series. To atone for this lack the writer has given the historical background and the environment of the woman to whose character and charm the American people owe much of the grace and dignity of those first days of the Nation.--Outlook.

Miss Wharton has not been satisfied to prepare a paraphrase of familiar material, but has spared no pains in investigation as well as in preparation. Being no novice in historical research and having the advantage of a practiced pen, she has produced a biography in every way satisfactory and a noteworthy number of the Women of Colonial and Revolutionary Times Series.-- Public Opinion.

Wilson, J. G. General Grant.

The author has had exceptional opportunities for a knowledge of General Grant's military career. Anacquaintance begun at Cairo, in the summer of 1861, was continued for almost a quarter of a century.

Wornum, R. N. Some account of the

life and works of Hans Holbein.

Wright, T. Life of Daniel DeFoe.

Mr. Wright has produced a vivacious and interesting book, which we confidently recommend to all lovers of literature.--Speaker.

GENEALOGY AND HERALDRY. Class Ref. 97c.

Dod's peerage, baronetage and knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, for 1893. Includes bishops, judges, privy councillors as well as hose who possess hereditary distinctions.

Glenn, T. A., comp. List of some American genealogies which have been printed.

Will be of great value to librarians, biographers, and historians, as well as to those engaged in the fascinating pursuit of genealogy.

Atlantic monthly. v. 79. Jan.-June, 1897.

The distinctly literary touch in The Atlantic's papers on topics of general and timely interest differentiates it from the reviews that make timeliness the first consideration.-Critic. Belgravia. v. 92. Jan.-Apr., 1897. Ref. Central magazine. v. 1-5. Aug., 1872July, 1874. Ref.

Only magazine ever published entirely by women, even the press work being done by them.

Century illus. monthly magazine. v. 31. Nov., 1896-Apr., 1897.

The last bound volume of "The Century" magazine has for its most noteworthy features the beginnings of Gen. Porter's "Campaigning with Grant" and of Dr. Mitchell's "Hugh Wynne.' There are also 3 papers on Nelson, by Capt. Mahan, and many other interesting articles.-Dial. Chautauquan. v. 24. Oct., 1896-Mar., Ref. Cosmopolitan. v. 22. Nov., 1896-April,

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