his birthplace and its neighborhood. By J. R. Wise. Illustr. by W. J. Linton. ....67d1 scenes and characters. A series of illustrations. . . . with explanatory text, selected and arranged by Prof. E. Dowden ..67d1 Shaw, Flora L. Castle Blair. A story of youthful days. Bost., 1878. 16° ......70 "There is a quite lovely little book just come out about children, "Castle Blair!" The book is good and lovely and true, having the best description of a noble child in it (Winnie) that I ever read, and nearly the best description of the best next thing-a noble dog."-John Ruskin. "A book which it is scarcely possible to praise too highly for the thorough vividness of conception and skill of execution which mark it. Its excellence consists in the perfect introspective knowledge of children's minds."-Academy. Shelley, [Percy Bysshe.] By J: Addington Symonds. (Engl. men of letters, ed. by ....97b J: Morley.) N. Y., 1879. 12. "Written with knowledge, grace, and tact; presents the essential facts and a variety of apMr. propriate details in a compact shape. Symonds does not profess to have any new information about the fact of Shelley's life."Athenæum. "Mr. Symonds enters into the transcendental beauties of Shelley's genius with an ardent and thoughtful admiration. But he takes no intelligible standard with him by which to try Shelley's curiously tainted nobility of nature."-Spectator. Signing the contract and what it cost. By Signor Monaldini's niece. (No name series.) Silent and true. By Agnes Fleming..69b Simmonds, P. L. The commercial pro- ducts of the sea; or, marine contributions to food, industry, and art. With 32 illustr. N. Y., 1879. 12°...........63d "Handbook for the interested in marine pro- duction; furnishes accurate details respecting all articles and products of importance in a commercial point of view; statistics official and brought down to date; divided into three parts: 1. Food products obtained from the sea. 2. Marine contributions to industry. 3. Marine contributions to art."-T. Slip R. "An original conception, thorough knowledge of the subject. and a clear and excellent "Covers much ground carefully, and recon- Thiers, from 8th February, 1871, to 24th May, 1873. From the French. N. Y., "Complete history of the period by an eye- witness; details the events of the election, the assembly at Bordeaux, preliminaries of peace; condition of Paris before 18th March, 1871; his- tory of central committee, the commune, work of legislation, liberation of the territory, the 24th of May; pen pictures of contemporaries and adversaries. Supplements in a measure Busch's memoirs of Bismarck, by a French es- timate of many of the same people and events." "The attention is kept to the last, but the book was evidently intended to effect contem- porary opinion in France for the Republic."-- Sir Gibbie: a novel. By G: MacDonald, Skene, Alex. F. C. Diseases of the bladder and urethra in women. N. Y., 1878. 80 Smith, Gerrit. A biography. By O. B. Prefatory note. The second edition of the life of Gerrit Smith differs from the first in one respect. In the portion which relates to John Brown and the attack on Harper's Ferry, the historical facts are stated simply and without comment. For a final statement as to these the reader is referred to page 254 of the present - Julie P. Kiss, and be friends. A novel. Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. Contributions to the natural his- No. 1. Ornithology. By Elliott Coues. No. 2. Oology. By J. H. Kidder and E. Coues. Botany, geology, etc., and a study of chionis minor. By J. H. Kidder and Elliott Coues. IV. Birds of southwestern Mexico, collected by Francis E. Sonnichrast for the National mu- V. Catalogue of the fishes of the Bermudas. VI. International exhibition 1876. Classifi cation of the collection to illustrate the animal resources of the United States. By G. Brown VII Contributions to the natural history of the Hawaiian and Fanning island and lower California, made in connection with the north Pacific surveying expedition, 1873-75. By Thos. VIII. Index to the subdivisions of the class bra chiopoda, 1877. By W. H. Dale. Contributions to North American ichthyology. By David S. Jordan, 1877. Vol. 14. I. Synopsis of American wasps.— Solitary wasps. By Henri de Saussure, 1875. II. Catalogue of the fishes of the east coast of North America. By Theod. Gill, 1873. III. The constants of nature. Specific gravi- ties, boiling points and melting points. First supplement to Part I. Compiled by Frank IV. The constants of nature. Part II. A table of specific heats for liquids. Compiled by V. The constants of nature. Part III. Tables of expansion by heat for solids and liquids. Compiled by F. W. Clarke, 1876. VI. Photographic portraits of North Ameri- can Indians in the gallery of the Smithsonian VII. List of publications of the Smithsonian VIII. Index catalogue of books and memoirs relating to nebula and clusters, etc. By Edward Lect. 1. On the structure of cancerous tu- mors and the mode in which adjacent parts are invaded. By J. J. Woodward, 1873. Lect. 2. Dual character of the brain. By C. Lect. 3. On strain and over-action of the heart. By J. M. DaCosta, 1874. Lect. 4. A study of the nature and mechanism of fever. By Horatio C. Wood, 1875. Lect. 5. On the surgical complications and sequels of the continued fevers. By William Lect. 6. Subcutaneous surgery: its principles and its recent extension in practice. By William ment explorations under direction of Prof. Hayden, Prof. Powell, and Lieut. Wheeler. Statistics of exchanges. List of donations to the National museum. List of explorations and expeditions, the collections of which were deposited in the National museum 2. Report of executive committee. 3. Journal of proceedings of the Board of regents. 4. General appendix. Containing: Colorblindness in its relations to accidents by rail and sea. By Prof. F. Holmgren. Transl." (and abridged). By M. L. Duncan. Color-blindness. By Joseph Henry. Reports on the transactions of the Geneva society of physics and natural history. 1874-5. By E. Plantamour, President. 1875-6. By Dr. J. Müller, 1876-7. By Adolf. Favre. Ethnology: 44 Antiquities of Jefferson and Clear Creek coun ties, Colorado. By George L. Cannon. Antiquities in Wisconsin. By Moses Strong. The mounds and osteology of mound-builders of Wisconsin. By J. N. De Hart. Pits at Embarrass, Wis. By E. E. Breed. Mounds in Delaware county, Iowa. By M. W. Moulton. Earthworks on the Arkansas river, sixteen miles below Little Rock. By Mrs. Gilbert Knapp. Antiquities of Kansas city, Mo. By W. H. R. Lykins. The mound-builders in the Rock River valley, Illinois. By James Shaw. Antiquities of Mason county, Illinois. By J. Cochrane. Ancient earthworks of Ashland county, Ohio. By George W. Hill. Flint implements in Holmes county, Ohio. By H. B. Case. Mound in Trumbull county, Ohio. By F. Miller. Antiquities of Hancock county, Kentucky. By Joseph Friel. Antiquities of Tennessee. By W. M. Clark. Aboriginal structures in Georgia. By Charles C. Jones, Jr. Antiquities of Spalding county, Georgia. By W. B. F. Bailey. Shell-heaps on Mobile river. By A. S. Gaines and K. M. Cunningham. The stock in trade of an aboriginal lapidary. By Charles Rau. Observations on a gold ornament from a mound in Florida. By Charles Rau. On a polychrome bead from Florida. By Prof. S. S. Haldeman. Colored bead dug from a mound at the extreme north end of Black Hammock, three miles west of Mosquito inlet, eastern coast of Florida. By A. M. Harrison. Shell-heaps at the mouth of St. John's river, Florida. By S. P. Mayberry. Ancient mound in western Pennsylvania. By William M. Taylor. Deposit of arrow-heads near Fishkill, N. Y. By Edwin M. Shepard. Stone celts in the West Indies and Africa, extract from a letter of George J. Gibbs. The Indians of Peru. By F. L. Galt. Santa Rosa island. By Rev. Stephen Bowers. Notes on the history and climate of New Mexico. By Dr. Thomas McParlin. On the change of the Mexican axolotl to an amblystoma. By Dr. A. Weismann. Short memoirs on meteorological subjects, transl. by Cleveland Abbe. On the diminution of aqueous vapor with in- On the influence of rain upon the barometer, The laws of the variation of temperature in ascending moist currents of air. By Prof. Rain-fall and barometric minima. By Prof. On the relation between the differences of Reply to the criticism of Dr. J. H. Hann. By Some remarks concerning the nature of cur- On the whirlwind at St. Thomas on the 21st of On the relations between barometric vari-. Soll und Haben. Roman von Gustav Freytag ....69c Speaker's garland, and literary bouquet. vol. 4. Combining 100 choice selections, Nos. 13, 14, 15 and 16. Embracing new and standard productions of oratory, sentiment, eloquence, pathos, wit and humor. Phila., 1878. 129..73c (Engl. men of letters, By R: W: Church. ...97b Spenser, [Edmund]. ed. by J. Morley). "Pommerische Zustände der vierziger Jahre werden uns in dem Roman vorgeführt. Das Bild ist kein erfreuliches; wie weit es richtig ist, müssen die Herren Pommern unter sich ausmachen. Alle einzelnen Thatsachen machen den Eindruck der Wahrheit; es fragt sich nur, ob uns ein treues Culturbild auch in dem Sinne geboten wird, dass wir den Durchschnitt damaliger pommerscher Zustände vor uns haben. Für den Werth des Romanes Kunstwerk ist die Frage ziemlich gleichgültig." -Wilhelm Scherer. Deutsche Rundschau. (Vergleich zwischen Rudolf Lindau und Friedr. Spielhagen. Deutsche Rundschau, Juli, 1870). als "Der Autor versteht zu erzählen. leicht, fliessend, spannend, ohne überflüssige Excurse, ohne gekünstelte Vortragsweise, ohne die Langweiligkeit actenmässiger Auseinandersetz ungen: es ist ein Guss und Fluss in seinen Romanen, und wir fühlen uns durch die Darstellung anmuthig mit fortgetragen. ... Der neue Roman des beliebten Autors (Platt Land) bietet jedenfalls eine anregende und spannende Lektüre, wenn er auch nicht auf der geistichen Höhe der Sturmflut' steht und mehrfach an Ueberstürzung leidet.”—Rudolf Gottschall, Bl. f. lit. Unterhaltung. Spofford, Ainsworth R. Edr. American almanac. N. Y., 1877. .......17 12 Stein, H: F: K: The life and times of Stein; or, Germany and Prussia in the Napoleonic age. By J. R. Seeley. (vol. 1, 1757-1809; vol. 2, 1809-1831.) Portrait. Bost., 1879. 2 vols. 8 ......97b "The celebrated minister of state under Frederick William III. of Prussia, and a promin ent figure in the early history of German unity; b. 1757, d. 1831. Chiefly an account of the revolutions in which he took part, and the events relating to the great transition period in German history; relates in detail his early and private life, his ministry, exile, and old age; a new estimate of his character and historical importance, based upon new official documents and family papers; facts in all previous biographies made use of. A valuable contribution to German history and biography. Maps and complete index. By the author of Ecce Homo,' also Regius Prof. of modern history in Cambridge univ."— T. Slip R. "Painstaking, minute, conscientious, impartial."-Library Table. "Contains no page that is superfluous, and none that is uninteresting."-Athenæum. A book rather for the student than for the general reader. Stille, Alfr. and J. M. Maisch. The national dispensatory. Containing the natural history, chemistry, pharmacy, actions and uses of medicines, including those recognized in the pharmacopæias of the United States and Great Britain. With 201 illustr. Phila., 1879. ...53b Stockton, Frank R. Rudder grange. N.Y., 1879. 16.. 69b "An amusing extravaganza giving the adventures of a young couple in search of a house. Story quite amusing, not too violently extravagant, and not vulgar at all."-Nation. Storr, Francis and Hawes Turner. Canterbury chimes or Chaucer tales retold for children. With illustr. from the Ellesmere MS. Lond., 1878. 16°.........70 Paraphrases of selected Canterbury tales, forming a pleasant introduction to the original. Streckfuss, Adolph. Castle Hohenwald. A romance. After the German by Mrs. A. L. Wister. Phila., 1879. 12 ...... 69b "German story of people of rank; scene laid in Saxony; time, the Franco-Prussian war which is a motive in the story; plot turns upon the love affairs of several young couples."-T. Slip R. "A pleasant story, bright, readable, and full of the true German flavor. The story has also the merit of ending well."-Lit. World. "The types in these German stories are oddly old-fashioned; the villian, the lover, the eccen tric man, and the traitor, are wrought by a fixed pattern which has been laid aside for some time by English-speaking folk. The story is involved with the Franco-German war, but that does not modernize it."-N. Y. Nation. (A new edition of "The Bible; what is it?" Rewritten and greatly enlarged with additional chapters, notes, and references). Chapters: I. Origin and growth of the various great Sacred Books, or Bibles of the world.—II. A more particular account of the origin and growth of our own Bible.-III. Theory of infallibility of our Bible.-IV. What is Inspiration? What is Revelation? Morals, religion and the Bible. The Bible as a classic, as a history, etc. Appendix. List of works on the subject. Index. Aims to present the results of recent biblical scholarship in a manner at once brief, clear, comprehensive, unwarped by theological bias and abreast of the learning and best thought of the time. Cannot but prove serviceable by removing some of the ignorance which is so large an ingredient of dogmatic assertion. The bibliography is specially deserving of praise for the form of its presentation."-Western. Sweetser, M. F. Artist Biographies. Bost., 1877-79. 181 ..97b Taunton public library. Catalogue, together with a classified index, revised rules and regulations, etc. Taunton, 1878. 8 ..78a Taylor, Bayard. Hannah Thurston. A story of American life. N. Y., 1863. 129. ....69b days around Richmond;" operations in Louisi ana and on the Mississippi; closing operations of the war; surrender; reconstruction under Johnson; reconstruction under Grant, etc. Index."-T. Slip R. "A book both useful and mischievous; useful as a contribution to the history of the time, by an actor in it; mischievous because the author has used his influence to teach contempt for popular government."- N. Y. Nation. Highly pictorial in style, exceedingly plain and outspoken in its judgments of men, strikingly graphic and vigorous in its delineation of figure and chracter, frank to the point of bluntness, readable for all who enjoy war narratives."-Lit. World. ...... Tegg, W: Shakspere and his contemporaries, together with the plots of his plays, theatres and actors. A sketch of the life of Shakspere. Portrait and illustr. Lond., 1879. 16 .67d1 Tehuantepec. Reports of the explorations and surveys to ascertain the practicability of a ship-canal between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, by the way of Tehuantepec. By Robt. W. Shufeldt, Capt. U S. N. Made under the direction of the United States navy. 1872......83d Temple bar. vol. 54, Sept.-Dec., 1878. Lond., 1878. 8 ..100c Tennyson, (Alfred.) By W: E. Gladstone In "Gleanings of past years." vol 2. .75b Terhune, M. Virginia (Marion Harland.) Common sense in the household. N. Y., n. d. 12'... ...63c Tincker, Mary A. Signor Monaldini's niece. (No name series.) Bost., 1879. 162 .69b "The first volume of the second No name series'; different from the first only in style of binding. An Italian story, the scene laid in Rome; the heroine a beautiful girl, the niece of a rich bourgeois, is loved by an Italian noble and an American sculptor; characters English, German, Italian, artists, etc., said to be written by an American author, with the experience of a long residence in Italy.”—T. Slip R. "Full of the charm of Rome. The author feels and can reproduce the loveliness of form and color which makes it an enchanted place." -N.Y. Nation. "It is a master's work. The scenes and characters are of Rome. Not many novels will be published this year which will take a higher rank in point of interest and ability."-Lit. World. Thiers, Louis Adolphe. Life. By François Le Goff. Transl. from the unpublished manuscript by Theodore Stanton. (Portrait, view of M. Thiers' home, fac-simile of autograph.) N. Y., 1879. 12...97b "Written especially for the American public, to throw some light upon the present crisis in France; presents, besides the biographical narrative, with its many anecdotes, a connected view of French political history for the last 50 years; is also a defence of the unity of Thiers' political life. M. Le Goff is a French writer of the conservative-republican school; he knew Thiers personally, and is thoroughly conversant with the history and politics of France; 20 p. of appendices, containing statis. ties, etc. Translator adds notes on French politics, customs, and characters mentioned."— T. Slip R. Literary workmanship not highly rated by critics. The government of M. Thiers, from Feb. Thousand and one nights' entertainments. Toner lectures instituted to encourage the discovery of new truths for the advancement of medicine. By Joseph M. Toner. Smithson. misc. coll. vol. 15. Lect. I. On the structure of cancerous tumors and the mode in which adjacent parts are invaded. By J. J. Woodward. Delivered March 28, 1873. Lect. II. Dual character of the brain. By C. E. Brown-Sequard. Delivered April 22, 1874. Lect. III. On strain and over-action of the heart. By J. M. DaCosta. Delivered May 14, 1874. Lect. IV. A study of the nature and mechanism of fever By Horatio C. Wood. Delivered Jan. 20, 1875. Leet. V. On the surgical complications and sequels of the continued fevers. By William W. Keen. Delivered Feb. 17, 1876. Lect. VI. Subcutaneous surgery: its principles and its recent extension in practice. By William Adams. Delivered Sept. 13, 1876. Too rich. By Adolph Streckfuss....69b "Trebor." (pseud.) see: R. S. Davis. Turner, Hawes. See: Francis Storr. (Joint authors.) Turner, J. M. W. The life of J. M. W. Turner, R.A. By Philip Gilbert Hamerton. With 9 illustr. etched by A. Brumet-Debaines. 12.... ..... 97b "Written with more care and in less haste than Thornbury's life of Turner; presenting a different estimate of the artist's character and works; admits him to be a man of genius, but does not, with Ruskin, consider him the greatest painter of all time. Contains much new material, besides most of the facts used by Thornbury; four interesting wood-cuts, showing difference between Turner's sketches and scenes they are supposed to represent; general index; index to Turner's works alluded to."T. Slip R. "An admirable specimen of critical biography, and a book as readable as it is instructive and trustworthy."-Lit. World. "Undertaken in a thoughtful, discriminating, and completely appreciative spirit."-N. Y. Nation. Two destinies, The. By Wilkie Collins .69b Tyler, Moses Coit. A history of American literature. Vol. 1, 1607-1676; vol. 2, 1677– 1765, N. Y., 1878. 2 vols. 8°........77 "Remarkably complete as a record of the written and published thought on historical, theological, religious, and miscellaneous subjects in America from 1607-1765. Style easy, graceful, sometimes gently satirical, often sharply epigrammatic; judgment pronounced in a broad catholic spirit."-Lib. Table. |