in two of the most notable nominating conventions ever held for in 1860 Mr. Curtis was a conspicuous figure in that Chicago meeting which nominated Abraham Lincoln for the presidency, and won the admiration of the delegates by his eloquent defense of the principles he cherished. Again he was a delegate, in 1884, to the convention which nominated Mr. Blaine; he refused to support the nomination, and decided on that course of political action now familiar to us all. Mr. Curtis, then, understood thoroughly the theme which he thus selected as timely and important. It affords an excellent specimen of its author's style as an essayist, aside from its merit of presenting in popular fashion a comprehensive picture of a tremendous institution, drawn with the insight of knowledge and experience. The conclusion of a single paragraph must suffice for illustration: "The two-thirds rule, as it is called, was designed to baffle the fundamental democratic principle, which is the rule of the majority. When that is abandoned, the proportion selected is purely arbitrary. It may as well be nine-tenths as two-thirds. But even such a dam will not resist the swelling waters of feeling in a convention. The French say that it is the unexpected that happens, but in a national convention it is the unforeseen which is anticipated. The palpitating multitude, which has been stimulating its own excitement, confronts every doubtful moment with an air which says plainly, 'Now it's coming."" There is throughout this essay all of the Addisonian vivacity and grace, together with a perfectness of diction and attainment of effect which Addison never knew. It may well be taken, it seems to me, as one of the happiest excursions of this master essayist along one of those rambling lanes of pleasant informal discourse where we have so often followed him with interest and delight.

Chicago, Sept. 10, 1892.

HAS AMERICA A LAUREATE?

(To the Editor of THE DIAL.)

E. W. S.

Some years ago, when Mr. Edmund Gosse hazarded in a British review the question "Has America a poet ?” it provoked a tempest of answers from this Western Continent. Many of us were inclined to consider this interrogation a piece of gratuitous impertinence, or at the least of extreme effrontery. In the last issue of THE DIAL I find cited the opinion of another foreign critic a Frenchman named Wyzega or Wyzeva—who, in accordance with some mysterious standard of his own, denies the title of poet to Lowell and Holmes and Whittier, but vouchsafes it to Walt Whitman, S. Merrill, and F. V. Griffin.

We may smile at the eccentricities of such critics, but, seriously, now that Lowell and Whitman and Whittier are dead and Holmes is an octogenarian,— to whom shall we point as the great leader in American poetical achievement? Whom shall we in our own minds crown with the laurel? We shall not be justified, I think, in claiming for anyone the right to rank among the great poets of the world unless we can show that in addition to power of original thought and individuality of style, he has the ability to plan and carry out great projects, perennial charm of manner, and exquisite artistic workmanship. To rank with the greatest poets he must add to the perfection of his product both variety and abundance of thought.

What American can meet these tests? What American for the sake of a more definite test-can write

a Columbian Ode worthy to be placed beside Lowell's "Commemoration Ode"? E. P. ANDERSON.

Oxford, O., Sept. 10, 1892.

WHO READS A CHICAGO BOOK?

(To the Editor of THE DIAL.)

In your last issue "J. K.," whom I suppose there is little trouble in identifying, has something to say as to Western literature, and draws the conclusion that what is needed for the encouragement of literary production in the West is an appreciative home constituency.

In my opinion, and I have had some experience, the special drawback to literary development in the West is that, with a persistency worthy of a better cause, the gentlemen employed upon the daily and weekly press have confined their critical attention to works which before they get at them have received the approval of English or of Eastern critics. It is a good many years ago that the question was asked, “Can any good come out of Nazareth?" and in the minds of our Eastern moulders of thought it seems that no work of literary force can come out of Chicago. As their opinions are taken at second-hand by our local judges, Chicago readers never learn of even the existence of many creditable productions of Western men and women.

strong,

That the West has a literature of its own, vigorous, and racy of the soil,-those who have read the productions of Western men during the last two years know, but the general public has not learnt of the fact from the book reviews of Western newspapers. J. M. Chicago, Sept. 12, 1892.

THE SHELLEY MEMORIAL SUBSCRIPTION. (To the Editor of THE DIAL.) Publicity has been given to details of the celebration, at Horsham, Sussex, England, of the Centenary of Percy Bysshe Shelley, August 4, upon which day addresses were made, and a memorial tablet, bearing the poet's name, etc., was placed in the parish church.

The Shelley Committee, headed by Lord Tennyson, includes upon its list the names of Geo. Meredith, W. Morris, Prof. Max-Müller, Prof. Dowden, Prof. Jebb, Leslie Stephen, Stopford A. Brooke, Edmund Gosse, William Sharp, Theo. Watts, W. Besant, T. Hardy, Sir F. Leighton, Henry Irving, and other well-known representatives of letters and the arts in Great Britain. It has been decided that the most fitting memorial to the poet will be a "Shelley Library and Museum," to be established at Horsham, near the place of his nativity.

The Library will include, in addition to general literature, all such works as may be specially connected with Shelley. In the Museum a home will be found for personal relics of the poet.

To provide the needed funds, a call is made for subscriptions, and the readers and lovers of Shelley throughout the English-speaking world are invited to contribute. Any sums which may be sent to us, by check or postal-order, will be duly remitted to the Hon. Secretary, Mr. Jas. Stanley Little, of Horsham. Receipts will be promptly given to subscribers, and a public acknowledgment will be made from time to time in the literary and daily journals.

Contributions may be forwarded to either of the undersigned American members of the Committee. EDMUND C. STEDMAN, RICHARD WATSON GILDER,

ADDITIONAL FALL ANNOUNCEMENTS. Lack of space in our last issue made it impossible, as was there explained, to include with the regular Fall Announcements the very full list of forthcoming books for the young, which was therefore postponed to the present issue. The list now given is a very complete one, and shows by its fulness and variety the importance with which this class of publications is regarded by publishers. It will be found well worthy the attention of the reader, whether he be the librarian or the bookseller who must prepare for coming demands for this class of literature, or the parent who is confronted with the ever-vital query, "What books shall we put into the hands of our boys and girls?"

In addition to the list of Juveniles, some supplementary titles are given of miscellaneous books announced since our previous issue.

BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG.

A Wonder-Book for Boys and Girls, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, illus. in color by Walter Crane, with ornamental_color headpieces, etc., $3.00.-Little Folk Lyrics, by Frank Demster Sherman. (Houghton, Mifflin & Co.)

The Boy Travellers in Central Europe, by T. W. Knox, illus., $3.00.-Harper's Young People for 1892, illus., $3.50. (Harper & Bros.)

Tom Paulding, a boy's book, by Brander Matthews, illus., $1.50. The Admiral's Caravan, a story, by Charles E. Carryl, illus. by Birch.--A Book of Cheerful Cats, pictures and verses by J. G. Francis, $1.00. (Century Co.) Giovanni and the Other, children who have made stories, by Mrs. Burnett, illus., by Birch, $1.50.-The Clocks of Rondaine, and Other Stories, by F. R. Stockton, illus. $1.50.-Kent Hampden, a story of a boy, by Rebecca Harding Davis, illus. by Zogbaum, $1.00. Boyhood in Norway, by H. H. Boyesen, illus., $1.50.-The End of a Rainbow, by Rossiter Johnson, illus., $1.50.-Beric the Briton, a story of the Roman Invasion, by G. A. Henty, illus., $1.50.--In Greek Waters, by G. A. Henty, illus., $1.50.-Condemned as a Nihilist, a story of escape from Siberia, by G. A. Henty, illus., $1.50.-The Thirsty Sword, a story of the Norse Invasion of Scotland, by Robert Leighton, illus., $1.50. (Charles Scribner's Sons.) Little Arthur's History of Rome, by Hezekiah Butterworth. illus., $1.25.-Monica, the_Mesa Maiden, by Mrs. Evelyn Raymond, illus., $1.25.--Famous types of Womanhood, by Sarah K. Bolton, with portraits, $1.50.-The Riverpark Rebellion, by Homer Green, illus., $1.00.-Tom Clifton, or Western Boys in Grant and Sherman's Army, by Warren Lee Goss, illus., $1.50.-In Blue Creek Canon, by Anna Chapin Ray, illus., $1.25.-The Cadets of Flemming Hall, by Anna Chapin Ray, illus., $1.25. The Mother of the King's Children, by Rev. J. F. Cowan, illus., $1.50.-Short Studies in Botany for Children, by Mrs. Harriet C. Cooper, illus., $1.00.--Polly Button's New Year, by Mrs. C. F. Wilder, 75 cts.--Mixed Pickles, by Mrs. Evelyn H. Raymond, illus., $1.25. (T. Y. Crowell & Co.)

Along the Florida Reef, a story of camping and fishing, by C. F. Holder, illus. In the Boyhood of Lincoln, a story of the Black Hawk War, by Hezekiah Butterworth.--The Battle of New York, by William O. Stoddard, illus.-Herminie's Triumphs, a story for girls and boys, by Mme. Colomb, illus.--Englishman's Haven, by A. Gordon, illus. (D. Appleton & Co.)

Dr. Dodd's School, a book for boys, by J. L. Ford, illus., $1.50. A Fisher Girl of France, from the French, illus., $1.50.-Witch Winnie's Studio, by Mrs. Champney, illus., $1.50.-Elsie at Viamede, by Martha Finley, $1.25.-New Juveniles by R. M. Ballantyne, each 1 vol., illus., $1.00. (Dodd, Mead & Co.)

A Rosebud Garden of Girls, by Nora Perry, illus., $1.50. (Little, Brown & Co.)

The Girls and I, by Mrs. Molesworth, illus. by Leslie Brooke. (Macmillan & Co.)

Heroic Happenings, told in verse and story, by E. S. Brooks, illus., $2.00.-Cab and Caboose, by Kirk Munroe, illus., $1.25.- Fairy Tales of India, by Joseph Jacobs, illus., $1.75.-In Zooland, illus., 75 cts. (G. P. Putnam's Sons.)

Verses and Ballads for Boys and Girls, by Susan Coolidge, illus., $1.25.-The Captain of the Kittiewink, a Cape Ann story for boys, by Herbert D. Ward, illus., $1.25.-The Little Sister of Willifred, by Miss A. G. Plympton, illus., $1.00. Under the Water-Oaks, a southern story, by Marian Brewster, illus., $1.25.-The Story of Juliette, a child's romance, by Beatrice Washington, illus., $1.00.Dear, a story, by the author of Miss Toosey's Mission," $1.00. (Roberts Brothers.)

Through the Wilds, adventures in Maine and New Hampshire, by Capt. C. A. J. Farrar, illus., $2.50.-Elfie's Visit to Cloudland and the Moon, by Frances Vescelius and E. J. Austen, illus., $1.25.--Zigzag Journeys on the Mississippi, by Hezekiah Butterworth, illus., $1.50.-The Knockabout Club in Search of Treasure, by Fred A. Ober, illus., $1.50.-Three Vassar Girls in the Holy Land, by Mrs. Champney, illus., $1.50.-The Boys of the Mirthfield Academy, edited by Lawrence H. Francis, illus., $1.25.Hildegarde's Home, by Laura E. Richards, illus., $1.25. -Schoolboy Days in Russia, translated by Laura E. Kendall, illus., $1.50. (Estes & Lauriat.)

An Affair of Honour, a book for the young, illus., $1.50.Treasury of Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales, fully illus., $1.50. -Uncle Bill's Children, by Helen Milman, illus., $1.00. -Told After Tea, a collection of stories, illus., $1.50. (J. B. Lippincott Co.)

A Short History of English Literature for Young People, by Elizabeth S. Kirkland, $1.25.-Prince Tip Top, a fairy tale by Marguerite Bouvet, illus. by Helen Armstrong, $1.25. The Children's Life of Abraham Lincoln, by M. Louise Putnam, illus. by Helen M. Armstrong, $1.25.(A. C. McClurg & Co.)

Aboveboard, a tale of adventure on the sea, by W. C. Metcalfe, illus., $1.50.--Leaders into Unknown Lands, chapters of recent travels, by Arthur Montefiore, illus., $1.25. --By Sea-Shore, Wood, and Moorland, by Edward Step, illus., $1.25. The Little Marine and the Japanese Lily, a book for boys, by Florence Marryat, illus., $1.25.-Imogen, by Mrs. Molesworth, $1.00.-Among the Butterflies, a book for young collectors, by Bennett G Johns, M.A., $1.00. (Thomas Whittaker.)

The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, illus. (Longmans, Green & Co.)

Routledge's Colored Classics, a new series for young people, illus. in color, per vol., $1.50.-Little Wide Awake for 1893, edited by Mrs. Sale Barker, illus., $2.00.-Kate Greenaway's Almanack for 1893, printed in colors, 25 cts. (George Routledge & Sons.)

The Coming of Father Christmas, an art gift book for children, by E. F. Manning, illus., $2.00.-Where Duty Lies, a Cornish Tale, by Silas K. Hocking, illus., $1.25.-From Toyland, new "shape" toy book, illus., 35 cts.-The Life of Our Lord for Little Children, illus.. $1.50.- Merry Moments for Little Folks, by Rose E. May, illus., $1.00. (F. Warne & Co.)

Eaglehurst Towers, by Emma Marshall, illus., $1.50.-Fairy Tales in Other Lands, by Julia Goddard, illus., $1.25.-Field Friends and Forest Foes, by Phyllis Browne, illus., $1.00.-Four on an Island, a book for little ones, by L. T. Meade, illus., $1.50.-From the Throttle to the President's Chair, a story of railway life, by E. S. Ellis, illus., $1.50. -The Next-Door House, by Mrs. Molesworth, illus., $1.50. -Oh, How Pretty! (Ah, Wie Schön!) 20 colored plates illustrating children's sports, $1.75.-A Ring of Rubies, by L. T. Meade, illus., $1.50.-Stories About Birds, by M. and E. Kirby, illus., $1.75.-Living Pages From Many Ages, by Mary Heild, illus., $1.00.-Not Wanted, or the Wreck of the Providence, by Eliza F. Pollard, illus., $1.50.-Robin's Ride, a story for children, by Ellinor D. Adams, illus., $1.25.-Rovings of a Restless Boy, by Katharine B. Foot, illus., $1.50.-The Children's Library, a choice collection of stories and tales, in 12 vols., illus., per vol., 75 cts. (Cassell Publishing Co.)

Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground Journey, by Ingersoll Lockwood, illus., $2.00.-Fighting for the Right, by Oliver Optic, illus., $1.50.-A Young Knight Errant, by Oliver Optic, illus, $1.25.- The Adventures of Toby Trafford, by J. T. Trowbridge, illus., $1.25.-A new story for girls by Effie W. Merriman.-The Young Dodge Club, by James De Mille, in 2 vols., illus., per vol., $1.25. (Lee & Shepard.)

Marcy the Refugee, by Harry Castlemon, illus., $1.25.- Digging for Gold, by Horatio Alger, Jr., illus., $1.25.-On the Trail of the Moose, by E. S. Ellis, illus., $1.25. (Porter & Coates.)

Looking Out on Life, by Rev. F. E. Clark, 75 cts.-Five Little Peppers Grown Up, by Margaret Sidney, illus., $1.50.-The Pot of Gold, by Mary E. Wilkins, $1.50.The Down East Master's First School, by Edward A. Rand, $1.25.- Gulf and Glacier, by Willis Boyd Allen, $1.00.-Figure Drawing for Children, by Caroline Hunt Rimmer, $1.00.-Down in Dixie, by Stanton P. Allen, $2.25. (D. Lothrop Co.)

The Talking Clock, by Miss H. M. Bennett, illus in color, $2.00.-Granny's Wonderful Chair, and Its Tales of Fairy Time, by Frances Browne, illus. in color, $2.00. Once Upon a Time, an illustrated story book, $1.50.-The Story of a Short Life, by Juliana Horatia Ewing, illus, $1.50.A New Book of the Fairies, by Beatrice Harraden, illus., $2.00.-God is Love, Bible Stories, illus in color, $2.00.Fur Coats and Feather Frocks, 24 colored pictures with descriptive text, $1.50.-Our Little Men and Maidens, children in fancy costumes, with verses, $1.50. (E. P. Dutton & Co.)

Jacks and Jills, by E. M. Chattle, illus. in color by Helen Jackson, $2.00.--Story Upon Story, and Every Word True, by well-known authors, illus. in color, $2.00.Flowers I Bring and Songs I Sing, designs in color, with poems, $2.00.-Listen Long and Listen Well, new stories by Helen M. Burnside and others, illus. by Maud Goodman, Pauline Sunter, and others, $2.00.-Arabian Nights, 15 of the best tales arranged for the young by Helen M. Burnside, illus. in color, $2.00.-As Told by the Butterfly, stories in verse, by Mary Kennard, illus. in color, $2.00.- What Really Happened, new stories by Mrs. Meade and others, illus., $1.50.-We've Tales to Tell, a series of tales, by E. Nesbit and others, illus.. $1.00.- The Story of Columbus, told in easy verse, by Ida S. Taylor and Martha C. Oliver, 75 cts. R. Tuck & Sons Co.) The Little Doctor, or the Magic of Nature, by Darley Dale, illus.. $1.25.-Christiana, by H. L. Taylor, illus., $1.25.The Man with the Pan-Pipes, by Mrs. Molesworth, illus. in color, $1.00.-Born to Command, a tale of the sea, by Gordon Stables, $2.00.-Another Man's Burden, by Austin Clare, $1.50.-Sailing and Sealing, by Frankfort Moore, $1.50.-Honor Pentreath, by Mrs. H. Clarke, $1.25.Jack's Little Girls, by Miss A. F. Jackson, $1.25.- The Church and the King, a tale of England in the Days of Henry VIII., by Evelyn Everett-Green, $1.75.-The Iron Chain and the Golden, by A. L. O. E, $1.00. (E. & J. B. Young & Co.) Winnie Trovers, by Anna Lisle, illus,, $2.00.- Self and SelfSacrifice, by Anna Lisle, illus., $2.00.-The Cruise of the Crystal Boat, by Gordon Stables, illus., $2.00.-Dorothy Darling, by author of Prince Dimple," illus., $1.25.Captain of the Cadets, by Henry Frith, illus., $1.00.Rollica Reed, by Eliza Kerr, illus., $1.00.-The Little Colorists, by Theo. Gift, illus., $1.00.-The Young Governess, a story for girls, illus., $1.00.-Tarbucket and PipeClay, by Major Groves, illus., $1.00. (James Pott & Co.) Little Ways and Great Plays, illus. in color, $1.50.-Worthington's Annual for 1893, illus., $2.50.-Our Boys in Ireland, by Harry W. French, illus., $2.50.- Magic, illustrated and explained, by Arthur Good, $2.00.--For Baby and Me, a new water-color juvenile, $1.00.- Bits of Prominent People, or Transformation Character Portraits, colored plates, 75 cts. (Worthington Co.)

The Roundabout Books, a series of books of travel and adventure, for boys and girls, in 10 vols., profusely illus., per vol., $1.25. (Charles E. Brown & Co.) New popular edition of Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper, illus., $1.00. (C. L. Webster & Co.)

The Bunny Stories, by John H. Jewett, illus., $1.75.-Maud Humphrey's Book of Fairy Tales, illus. in color, $2.50. (F. A. Stokes Co.)

The Beautiful Land of Nod, poems, songs, etc., by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, illus. by Louise Mears, $1.50. (Morrill, Higgins & Co. ›

ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. Dodd, Mead & Co.: The Chronicles of Barsetshire, by Anthony Trollope, "Cathedral edition," 13 vols., illus. in photogravure, $16.25.-Sheridan's The School for Scandal, illus. by Gregory (5 plates in color), $3.50.-My Uncle and My Curé, tr. from the French of Jean de la Brète by Ernest Redwood, illus., $2.50.-Treasure Book of Consolation, compiled by Benjamin Orme, $1.50.Samantha on the Race Problem, by Marietta Holley, illus. by Kemble, $2.50.-Life and Adventures of Peg Woffington, by J. Fitzgerald Molloy, 2 vols., with portraits and prints, $3.50. Memoirs of Madame de Staal-de Launay,

tr. by Cora H. Bell, 2 vols., with etchings by Lalauze, $10.00.-Prince Serebryani, a novel, by Count Alexis Tolstoi, tr. by Jeremiah Curtin, $1.50. Sherburne House, a novel, by Amanda M. Douglas, $1.50.—A Scamper Through Spain and Algier, by Margaret Thomas, illus., $3.00.-The Dramatic Essays of Charles Lamb, edited by Brander Matthews, illus. in photogravure, $2.00. -Essays in Literary Interpretation, by H. W. Mabie, $1.25.-Eighteenth Century Vignettes, by Austin Dobson, illus., $2.00.-The Cloister and the Hearth, by Charles Reade, 4 vols., illus. in photogravure, $7.00.---Almost Fourteen, a book for parents and for young people approaching maturity, by Mortimer A. Warren, $1.00.New vols. in "The Makers of America" series include John Hughes by Henry A. Brann, Robert Morris by Prof. W. G. Sumner, Jean Baptiste Lemoine by Grace King, Bishop William White by Rev. J. H. Ward, each $1.00.New vols. in The Portia Series" include The Unmarried Woman, by Eliza Chester, $1.00, and Beauty of Form and Grace of Vesture, by Frances M. Steele and Elizabeth L. S. Adams, illus., $1.75.-The Poems of Giosuè Carducci, tr. by Frank Sewell, $1.50. The Universal Atlas, $3.00. Harper & Brother: A Short History of the English People, by J. R. Green, illustrated edition, edited by Mrs. Green, The West from a Car-window, by Richard H. Davis, illus. Records of Tennyson, Ruskin, Browning, by Anne Thackeray Ritchie, illus., $2.00.-Moltke's Life and Character, tr. by Mary Herms, illus. History of the United States from 1850 to 1860, by James Ford Rhodes, 2 vols. A Short History of the Christian Church, by J. F. Hurst. -Along New England Roads, by William C. Prime.-A Tour Around New York, being the recreations of Mr. Felix Oldboy, by John Flavel Mines, illus.-The Desire of Beauty, by Theodore Child.- An Earthly Paragon, a novel, by Eva Wilder McGlasson, illus. Jane Field, a novel, by Mary E. Wilkins, illus.-The World of Chance, a novel, by W. D. Howells.- Americanisms and Briticisms, with other essays on other Isms, by Brander Matthews, $1.00.

Macmillan & Co.: The Inns of Court, by Rev. W. J. Loftie, illus. by Railton. Studies in Modern Music, by W. H. Hadow, with portraits. Gothic Architecture, by E. Corroyer, edited by Walter Armstrong, illus. Stories from the Greek Comedians, by Rev. A. J. Church, illus. in color.-Canterbury Towers, in the Days of Archbishop Tillotson, by Mrs. Marshall, illus.-The Great World's Farm, or How Nature Grows Her Crops, by Selina Gage, illus.--St. Dunstan's Clock, a story, by E. Ward, illus.-The Seige of Norwich Castle, a story, by M. M. Blake, illus.

Charles Scribner's Sons: American Illustrators, by F. Hopkinson Smith, limited edition, with 15 plates in color and nearly 100 illustrations, $10.00.-French Art, an essay, by W. C. Brownell.--The Children of the Poor, by Jacob A. Riis, illus.-Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk Tales, by George Bird Grinnell, illus.-The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph, by Henry M. Field, D.D., illus.--The Battles of Frederick the Great, from Carlyle's biography of Frederick, edited by Cyril Ransome, illus.-The Campaign of Waterloo, by John C. Ropes.-South Sea Idylls, short stories and sketches, by Charles Warren Stoddard, $1.50. --Under the Evening Lamp, essays by Richard Henry Stoddard.

Diana: The History of a Great Mistake. By Mrs. Oliphant,

author of " Harry Joscelyn." States Book Co. $1.25.

12mo, pp. 306.

United A Mad Tour. By Mrs. J. H. Riddell, author of "Princess Sunshine." 12mo, pp. 334. United States Book Co. $1.25. Wedded to Sport. By Mrs. Edward Kennard, author of "Matron or Maid?" 12mo, pp. 364. National Book Co. $1.25.

Berris. By Katherine S. Macquoid, author of "Elizabeth Morley." 16mo, pp. 286. National Book Co. $1.25. Calmire. Second edition, revised. 8vo, pp. 690. Macmillan & Co. $1.50.

Vanitas: Polite Stories. By Vernon Lee, author of "Hauntings." 16mo, pp. 276. Lovell, Coryell & Co. $1.00. Army Tales: Bootle's Baby, The Siege Baby, etc. By John Strange Winter. Illus., 12mo. Lovell, Coryell & Co. $1. People at Pisgah. By Edwin W. Sanborn. 16mo, pp. 185. D. Appleton & Co. 50 cts.

The Last Tenet Imposed upon the Khan of Tomathoz. By Hudor Genone. Illus., 12mo, pp. 165. C. H. Kerr & Co. Paper, 50 cts.

NEW VOLUMES IN THE PAPER LIBRARIES.

Harper's Franklin Square Library: Charming to Her Latest Day, by Alan Muir, 50 cts.

Appletons' Town and Country Library: Cross Currents, by Mary Angela Dickens, 50 cts.

Cassell's Sunshine Series: The Swan of Vilamorta, by Emilio Pardo Bazán, tr. by Mary J. Serrano; The Child of the Ball, by P. A. De Alarçon, tr. by Mary J. Serrano; War under Water, tr. by Mary J. Serrano; A Christian Woman, by Emilio Pardo Bazán, tr. by Mary Springer. Per vol., 50 cts.

Worthington's International Library: Four Destinies, by Théophile Gautier, tr. by Lucy Arrington, illus.,

NEW EDITIONS OF STANDARD FICTION. Jane Austen's Novels. Edited by R. B. Johnson. In 10 vols. Vols. 1 and 2, Sense and Sensibility; Vols. 3 and 4, Pride and Prejudice. Illus. with photo-engravings, 18mo, gilt tops, uncut edges. Macmillan & Co. Per vol., $1.00. Jane Austen's Novels. Emma, in 2 vols.; Lady Susan, and the Watsons, with memoir by J. E. Austen Leigh, in 1 vol.; Letters of Jane Austen, selected by Sarah Chauncey Woolsey. Each vol. with portrait, 16mio, gilt top, uncut edges. Roberts Bros. Per vol., $1.00. Calidore and Miscellanea. By T. Love Peacock. With frontispiece, 18mo, pp. 157, uncut. Macmillan & Co. $1. Hawbuck Grange; or, the Sporting Adventures of Thomas Scott, Esq., by the author of "Handley Cross." " "Jorrocks" edition, illus., Svo, pp. 265, uncut. J. B. Lippincott Co. $2.25.

Martin Chuzzlewit. By Charles Dickens. A reprint of the first edition, with introduction by Charles Dickens the younger. Illus. by "Boz." 12mo, pp. 796. Macmillan & Co. $1.00. The Old Curiosity Shop, and Master Humphrey's Clock. By Charles Dickens. A reprint of the first edition, with Introduction by Charles Dickens the younger. Illus. by "Boz," 12mo, pp. 654. Macmillan & Co. $1.00. Three Feathers. By William Black. New and Revised Edition. 16mo, pp. 334. Harper & Bros. 90 cts.

TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE. Travels in Africa during the years 1882-86. By Dr. Wilhelm Junker. Translated from the German by A. H. Keane, F.R.G.S. Illus., Svo, pp. 586, uncut. J. B. Lippincott Co. $5.00.

The Adventures of a Blockade Runner; or, Trade in Time of War. By William Watson, author of "Life in the Confederate Army." Illus., 8vo, pp. 324. Macmillan's Adventure Series." $1.50.

Paddles and Politics down the Danube. By Poultney Bigelow. Illus., 16mo. C. L. Webster & Co. 75 cts.

Sunshine. By Amy Johnson, LL.A. Illus., 12mo, pp. 502. Macmillan & Co. $1.75.

The Speech of Monkeys. By R. L. Garner. With portrait, 12mo, pp. 217. C. L. Webster & Co. $1.00.

PHILOSOPHY.

First Steps in Philosophy: Physical and Ethical. By William M. Salter, author of "Ethical Religion." 12mo, pp. 155. C. H. Kerr & Co. $1.00.

JUVENILE.

Marjorie's Canadian Winter: A Story of the Northern Lights. By Agnes Maule Machar, author of "Stories of New France." Sq. 16mo, pp. 375. Illus. D. Lothrop Co. $1.50.

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