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The pages are uniformly enriched with sentiment, or enlivened by incident. The author, whoever he is, is a man of sentiment, taste and feeling. Boston Courier. MEMOIRS OF MRS. WINSLOW, late Missionary to India, by her husband, Rev. Miron Winslow in a neat 12mo, with a Portrait.
At the Siege of Havana. Being the Experiences of Three Boys Serving under Israel Putnam in 1762. By JAMES OTIS. 12mo, ornamental cloth, olivine edges, illustrated, price $1.50. "At the Siege of Havana" deals with that portion of the island's history when the English king captured the capital, thanks to the assistance given by the troops from New England, led in part by Col. Israel Putnam.
By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00. Tony, a sturdy bright-eyed boy of fourteen, is under the control of Rudolph Rugg, a thorough rascal. After much abuse Tony runs away and gets a job as stable boy in a country hotel. Tony is heir to a large estate. Rudolph for a consideration hunts up Tony and throws him down a deep well.
The English and French characters are strongly contrasted, the incidents are novel, and the story makes a continuous impression of actuality. LITTLE, BROWN, & CO., Publishers, BOSTON By the Author of "The Love-Letters of the King," etc. 12mo. $1.50 Mr. Le Gallienne's new book displays in a remarkable degree his fine imagination, charming style, and the high quality of his verse.
A Hero, Bread Upon the Waters, Alice Learmont. By the Author of "John Halifax, Gentleman," etc. New Edition. Harper & Brothers. 12mo. pp. 259. 60 cts. Frankwei; or the San Jacinto in the Seas of India, China, and Japan. By William Maxwell Wood, M.D., U.S.N., etc. New York. Harper & Brothers. 12mo. pp. 545. $1.35. Lectures on the Moral Government of God. By Nathaniel W. Taylor, D.D., etc. New York.
Record of an Obscure Man. Boston. Ticknor & Fields. 16mo. pp. 216. 75 cts. Essays. By the late George Brimley, M.A., Librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge. With an Introduction by R.H. Stoddard. New York. Rudd & Carleton. 12mo. pp. 409. $1.25. The Cloister and the Hearth; or, Maid, Wife, and Widow. A Matter-of-Fact Romance. By Charles Reade. New York. Rudd & Carleton. 8vo. pp. 256. $1.00.
The story is brimful of exciting incidents, and will be numbered among the boy readers' favorites. San Francisco Bulletin. Mr. Wallace has made a gripping story, and held up manliness and courage in an attractive light Boston Journal. In this book two boys make good, and that is a mighty good thing to present in any book for boys. Baltimore Sun. 12mo. $1.25 A.C. McCLURG & COMPANY
Under this idea, Louis sent an embassy and missionaries, from whom proceeded the following works: in which, allowing for a little exaggeration, in order to flatter the vanity of the French monarch, there is a deal of curious and valuable information of all kinds. Premier Voyage de Siam des P.P. Jésuites. Redigé par Tachard. Second Voyage du P. Tachard, Paris, 1686-89. 2 Vols. 12mo.
Particular parts of the East Indies are specially described in the following works: 731. Nouvelle Relation d'un Voyage fait aux Indes Orientales. Par M. Dellen. Amsterd. 1699. 12mo. -Malabar, Calecut, and Goa, are particularly noticed by this author, who, being a medical man, is full and instructive on the poisonous animals, and the diseases.
It is fresh, pure, sweet, and pathetic, with a pathos which is perfectly wholesome." St. Paul Globe. "The story is an intensely human one, and it is delightfully told.... The author shows a marvelous keenness in character analysis, and a marked ingenuity in the development of her story." Boston Advertiser. 12mo. Paper, 50 cents; cloth, $1.00.
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