The Dial/Volume 15/Number 170/List of New Books
List of New Books.
[The following list, embracing 47 titles, includes all books received by The Dial since last issue.]
HISTORY.
Federal Government in Greece and Italy. By Edward A. Freeman. Edited by J. B. Bury, M.A. Second edition, 8vo, pp. 692. Macmillan & Co. $3.75.
History of Elections in the American Colonies. By Cortlandt F. Bishop, Ph.D. 8vo, pp. 300. Columbia College Studies. $1.50.
The Chicago Massacre of 1812. With historical documents. By Joseph Kirkland, author of "Zury." Illus., 12mo, pp. 218. Dibble Publishing Co. $1.00.
The Columbus Gallery: The "Discoverer of the New World" as represented in Portraits, Monuments, etc. By Néstor Ponce de Leon. Illus., 4to, pp. 178. N. Ponce de Leon. $3.00.
The Caravels of Columbus. Compiled from original documents, by Néstor Ponce de Leon. Illus., oblong 4to, pp. 41. N. Ponce de Leon. 50 cts.
Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus. By Washington Irving. (Condensed by the author from his larger work.) Illus., 12mo, pp. 412. G. P. Putnam's Sons. $1.75.
BIOGRAPHY.
The Story of My Life from Childhood to Manhood. By George Ebers, author of "Joshua." Translated by Mary J. Serrano. With portraits, 12mo, pp. 382. D. Appleton & Co. $1.25.
Edwin Booth. By Laurence Button. Illus., 32mo, pp. 59. Harper's "Black and White Series." 50 cts.
The Baroness Burdett-Coutts: A Sketch of her Public Life and Work. Prepared for the Lady Managers of the World's Columbian Exposition. With portrait, 24mo, pp.204. A. C. McClurg & Co. 75 cts.
STUDIES IN LITERATURE.
Arrian's Anabasis of Alexander and Indica. Translated, with a copious commentary, by Edward James Chinnock, M.A. 12mo, pp. 452. Macmillan & Co. $1.50.
The Bible: Its Origin, Growth, and Character. With a list of books for study and reference. By Jabez Thomas Sunderland. 8vo, pp. 300. G. P. Putnam's Sons, $1.50.
POETRY.
Valete: Tennyson, and Other Memorial Poems. By H. D. Rawnsley. 8vo, pp. 175, uncut. Macmillan & Co. $2.00.
In the Shade of Ygdrasil. By Frederick Peterson, M.D. 18mo, pp. 123, gilt top. G. P. Putnam's Sons. $1.50.
Jonquilles and Heather-Bloom. By Jane Grey and May Morrow. 18mo, pp. 89, gilt edges. J. B. Lippincott Co. 75 cts.
FICTION.
The Refugees: A Tale of Two Continents. By A. Conan Doyle, author of "Micah Clarke." Illus., 12mo, pp. 366. Harper & Bros. $1.75.
Foes in Ambush. By Capt. Charles King, U.S.A., author of "The Colonel's Daughter." 16mo, pp. 263. J. B. Lippincott Co. $1.25.
{{hi|Tavistock Tales. By Gilbert Parker, Luke Sharp, and eight others. Illus., 12mo, pp. 254. Tait, Sons & Co. $1.25.
Harvard Stories: Sketches of the Undergraduate. By Waldron Kintzing Post. 8vo, pp. 312. G. P. Putnam's Sons. $1.25.
A Border Leander. By Howard Seeley, author of "A Nymph of the West." 16mo, pp. 168. D. Appleton & Co. 75 cts.
Stories of the South. Illus, 32mo, pp. 225, uncut. "Stories from Scribner." Chas. Scribner's Sons. 50 cts.
Aspasia: A Romance of Art and Love in Ancient Hellas. By Robert Hamerling; from the German, by Mary J. Safford. With portrait, 8vo, pp. 690. Geo. Gottsberger Peck. $1.25.
Bunker Hill to Chicago: A Story. By Eloise O. Randall Richberg. 16mo, pp. 151. Dibble Publishing Co. 50 cts.
NEW VOLUMES IN THE PAPER LIBRARIES.
Appletons' Town and Country Library: Lucia, Hugh, and Another, by Mrs. J. H. Needell; 16mo, pp. 348. 50 cts.
Kerr's Unity Library: Washington Brown, Farmer, by LeRoy Armstrong; 8vo, pp. 326. 50 cts.
Arena Library Series: One of Earth's Daughters, by Ellen Roberts; 8vo, pp. 316. 50 cts.
Tuck's Breezy Library: Summer Clouds and other stories, by Eden Phillpotts; illus., 16mo, pp. 92. 25 cts.
Bonner's Choice Series: Tresillian Court, by Mrs. Harriet Lewis; illus., 16mo, pp. 315. 50 cts.
JUVENILE.
{{hi|Archie of Athabasca. By J. Macdonald Oxley, author of "Bert Lloyd's Boyhood." Illus., 12mo, pp. 262. D. Lothrop Co. $1.25.
The Talking Handkerchief, and Other Stories. By Thomas W. Knox, author of "The Boy Travellers." Illus., pp. 314. Price-McGill Co. $1.00.
Charley: A Village Story. By S. D. Gallaudet. With frontispiece, 16mo, pp. 71. G. P. Putnam's Sons. 75 cts.
Jack's Hymn. By Elizabeth Olmis. Illus., 16mo, pp. 53. A. D. F. Randolph & Co. 60 cts.
A Poppy-Garden. By Emily Malbone Morgan, author of "A Little White Shadow." Illus., 16mo, pp. 80. A. D. F. Randolph & Co. 60 cts.
Madonnas of the Smoke; or, Our "Mary's Meadow." By Emily Malbone Morgan, author of "A Poppy Garden." 16mo, pp. 38. A. D. F. Randolph & Co. Paper, 25 cts.
TRAVEL—GUIDE-BOOKS.
A House-Hunter in Europe. By William Henry Bishop, author of "Old Mexico." Illus., 8vo, pp. 370. Harper & Bros. $1.50.
The Health Resorts of Europe: A Guide to the Mineral Springs, Resorts, etc. By Thomas Linn. M.D. With an introduction by Titus Munson Coan, M.D. 12mo, pp. 330. D. Appleton & Co. $1.50.
Dictionary of Minneapolis: A Handbook for Strangers. Compiled by Horace B. Hudson. Illus., 16mo, pp. 110. Published by Author. Paper, 25 cts.
SOCIAL STUDIES.
Woman, Church, and State: A Historical Account of the Status of Woman through the Christian Ages. By Matilda Joslyn Gage. 12mo, pp. 554. C. H. Kerr & Co. $2.00.
Woman and the Higher Education. Edited by Anna C. Brackett. 18mo, pp. 214. Harper's" Distaff Series." $1.
PHILOSOPHY.
Negative Beneficence and Positive Beneficence. Being Parts V. and VI. of The Principles of Ethics. By Herbert Spencer. 12mo, pp. 483. D. Appleton & Co. $1.25.
Hypnotism, Mesmerism, and the New Witchcraft. By Ernest Hart. Illus., 16mo, pp. 182, uncut. D. Appleton & Co. $1.25.
Natural Selection and Spiritual Freedom. By Joseph John Murphy, author of "Habit and Intelligence." 16mo, pp. 241. Macmillan & Co. $1.75.
Evolution and Ethics. By Thomas H. Huxley, F.R.S. (The Romanes Lecture, 1893.) 8vo, pp. 57, uncut. Macmillan & Co. Paper, 60 cts.
RELIGION.
Meditations and Devotions of the late Cardinal Newman. 12mo, pp. 440. Longmans, Green, & Co. $1.50.
How to Begin to Live Forever. By Joseph Merlin Hodson. 18mo, pp. 88. A. D. F. Randolph & Co. 60 cts.
SCIENCE.
The Shrubs of Northeastern America. By Charles S. Newhall, author of "The Trees of Northeastern America." Illus., 8vo, pp. 249. G. P. Putnam's Sons. $2.50.
Handbook of Greek and Latin Palæography. By Edward Maunde Thompson, D.C.L. 12mo, pp. 343. Appletons' "International Scientific Series." $2.00.
A History of Crustacea. By the Rev. Thomas R. R. Stebbing, M.A., author of "The Naturalist of Cumbrae." Illus., 12mo, pp. 466. D. Appleton & Co. $2.00.
Brief Guide to the Commoner Butterflies of the Northern United States and Canada. By Samuel Hubbard Scudder. 12mo, pp. 206. Henry Holt & Co. $1.25.
The Life of a Butterfly: A Chapter in Natural History for the General Reader. By Samuel H. Scudder. 16mo, pp. 186. Henry Holt & Co. $1.00.
Recreations in Botany. By Caroline A. Creevey. Illus., 16mo, pp. 216. Harper & Bros. $1.50.
TEXT-BOOKS.
Practical Lessons in Language. By Benjamin Y. Conklin. Illus., 16mo, pp. 139. American Book Co. 35 cts.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Everybody's Book of Correct Conduct. By Lady M. Colin and M. French-Sheldon. 24mo, pp. 182. Harper & Bros. 75 cts.
The Decision of the Court: A Comedy. By Brander Matthews. Illus., 32mo, pp. 60. Harper's "Black and White Series." 50 cts.