Tells again the story of the Boston tea-party. Intended to be accurate in its representation of historic characters and events; to give a true picture of life and thought in Boston before the Revolution, and to bring to the front the young people of the time, to gether with their interesting seniors. Among the latter it introduces John Crane, Paul Revere, Governor Hutchinson, the Quaker owner of the tea-ships, Francis Rotch, and others. It endeavors, also, to do justice to the Royalists.

Barwise, Sidney, M.D. The purification of sewage being a brief account of the scientific principles of sewage purification and their practical application. N. Y., D. Van Nostrand Co., 1899. 12+150 p. S. cl., $2.

The author, who is Medical Officer of Health to the Derbyshire [England] County Council, says in his preface: "The question of the purification of sewage is dealt with chiefly from a chemical and biological point of view, and in the light of experience gained in the discharge of my duties as the medical officer of health of a large county. I have endeavored to set out in these pages as succinctly as possible, and yet (it is hoped) with sufficient fulness for the purpose in view, the conditions which appear favorable for particular processes for the purification of sewage and their necessary limitations." Barzilla, Jacob.

She beats the devil. Los Angeles, Cal., C: W. Palm Co., 1898. 12+330 p. il. S. cl.. 50 c.; pap., 25 c.

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Emma Riley is the heroine of a series of sensational incidents, said to be founded on facts. The most remarkable episode is her saving a man from the scaffold. Because of this intervention and on account of her ministry to her blind sister, supposed to be possessed with evil spirits, it was said of her "She beats the devil." Questions of heredity are dealt with. Bashford, Herbert. Songs from Puget Sea San Francisco, Cal., The Whitaker & Ray Co., 1898. C. 100 p. D. cl., $1.

Poems that were first published in The Independent, Critic, Frank Leslie's Weekly, Chautauqua Overland, Woman's Home Companion, and other periodicals. Baskett, Ja. Newton. The story of the fishes. N. Y., Appleton, 1899. C. 22+297 p. D. (Appleton's home-reading books, division 1, natural history.) cl., net, 75 c.

Some twenty or more talks about fishes, profusely illustrated, telling almost everything there is to tell about all kinds of fish in a simple style for young readers

Bassett, J: Spencer. Slavery in the state of North Carolina. Balt., Md., The Johns Hopkins Press, 1899. C. 111 p. O. (Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science, ser. 17, no. 7-8.) pap., 75 c.

Contents: General characteristics; Legal status of the slave: Free negroes and emancipation; Religious life; Industrial and social life; The triumph of the pro-slavery sentiment.

*Bate, Percy H. The English pre-Raphaelite painters; their associates and successors. N. Y., The Macmillan Co., 1899. 16+126 p. il. 8°, cl., $12.

*Bateman, Rev. G. C., and Bennett, R A. R. The book of aquaria: being a practical guide to the construction, arrangement, and management of fresh water and marine aquaria, containing full information as to the plants, weeds, fish molluscs, insects. etc.; how and where to obtain them, and how to keep them in health. N. Y., imported by C: Scribner's Sons, 1899. 12+ 450 p. 12°, cl., $2.25.

Bateman, May. The altar of life. Phil., J. B. Lippincott Co., 1899. 5+299 p. D. (Lippincott's select novels, no. 213.) cl., $1;

pap., 50 c.

The heroine's favorite metaphor is that "jupon the

ing beauty, wealth, and social position, she cheerfully resigns all these and her cherished aims for the love of a man whose past is shadowed. Touched by her self-sacrifice, her lover is eventually converted to her higher ideals, and in turn shows himself capable of self-obliteration. The last act in their unconventional love story is decidedly the most interesting. The scenes are English.

Bates, Arlo. Under the beech tree. Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1899. c. 8+123 p. O. cl., $1.50.

A collection of some of the best poems the author has written. Bates, Frank A. Stories of lake, field, and forest: rambles of a sportsman-naturalist. South Braintree, Mass., Frank A. Bates, 1899. c. 2-165 p. il. D. cl., $1.

Contents: Grouse shooting extraordinary; Fly fishing for white perch; Goose shooting: Perch fishing; A tale of Winnepesaukee; Horn pout fishing; The fox we did not get; Insect hunting in winter; Lake trout fishing; The naturalist in the White Mountains. Bates, Frank Greene. Rhode Island and the formation of the union. N. Y., published for Columbia University by The Macmillan Co., 1898. 3-320 p. 8°, (Studies in history, economics, and public law., vol. 10, no. 2.) pap., net, $1.50.

This monograph embodies the results of investigations begun in the American History Seminary of Cornell University, under the guidance of Professor Moses Coit Tyler, and completed in the School of Political Science of Columbia University, under Professor Herbert L. Osgood. The work gives the facts of Rhode Island's history from 1765 to 1790, and explains why Rhode Island so long delayed her ratification of the Federal constitution. Bibliography (4 p.).

Bates, S: A. The early schools of Braintree. South Braintree, Mass., Frank A. Bates, 1899. 34 p. S. pap., 25 c.

Bates, S: A. Soldiers who served in the Revolution from the town of Braintree. So. Braintree, Mass., Frank A. Bates, 1898. 25 p. S. pap., 25 c.

*Bateson, Mary, ed. Records of the Borough of Leicester: being a series of extracts from the archives of the corporation of Leicester, 1103-1327; rev. by W. H. Stevenson and J. E. Stocks; with a preface by the Lord Bishop of London, published under the authority of the corporation of Leicester. N. Y., The Macmillan Co., 1899. 68 +448 p. facsimiles, 8°, cl., net, $6. *Baughan, Rosa. Character indicated by handwriting: a practical treatise in support of the assertion that the handwriting of a person is an infallible guide to his character; with illustrations taken from autographic letters of statesmen, lawyers, soldiers, ecclesiastics, authors, poets, musicians, actors, etc. 2d ed. rev. and enl. N. Y., imported by C: Scribner's Sons, 1899. 139 p. 12°, cl., $1.

*Baum, L. Frank. Father Goose. his book; verses by L. Frank Baum; pictures by W. W. Denslow. Chic., Geo. M. Hill Co., 1899. 112 p. sq. 8°, bds., $1.25.

*Bax, Ernest Belfort. Peasants' war in Germany, 1525-1526. N. Y., The Macmillan Co., 1899. 12+367 p. 8°, (Social side of the Reformation in Germany ser., v. 2.) cl., $2. *Baylies, Edwin. Questions and answers for law students. 3d ed. N. Y. and Alb., Banks & Bros., 1899. C. 619 p. O. shp., $4.50.

*Baylies, Edwin. Trial practice; or, the rules of practice applicable to the trials of

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Beal, W. Ja. Seed dispersal. Bost., Ginn & Co., 1898. c. 5+87 p. D. cl., 40 c.

Elementary studies in botany, intended as a handbook for both students and teachers. Bibliography (1 p.).

Beale, Harriet S: B. Stories from the Old Testament for children. Chic., H. S. Stone & Co., 1899. c. 4+409 p. O. buckram, $1.50.

The writer has told the well-known stories of the Old Testament in a simple way, that children may understand and enjoy them, leaving the moral to be deducted by the reader.

*Beale, Jos. H:, jr. Criminal practice and pleading. Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1899. 400 p. 12°, cl., $2.50.

*Beaman, A. G. Hulme. Pons asinorum; or, bridge for beginners: a short treatise on the new game of "bridge"; with twenty specimen games. N. Y., imported by C: Scribner's Sons, 1899. 103 p. 16°, cl., net, 75 c.

*Beaman, A. G. Hulme. Twenty years in the near east. N. Y., New Amsterdam Book Co., 1899. por. 8°, cl., $3.75.

Beard, Wolcott Le Clear. Sand and cactus.

N. Y., C: Scribner's Sons, 1899. C. 4+ 337 p. D. cl., $1.50.

Frontier stories, which deal principally with life in Arizona and the extreme southwest. The tities are: Bisnaga's Madeline; Specs; Rouge-et-noir; Tizzard castle; The martyrdom of John the Baptist; Liver's responsibility; Section 347-57.6; The wind wraith; The salting of Tio Juan; A brother to St. James.

*Beardslee, J: Walter. The Bible among the nations: a study of the great translators. N. Y. and Chic., Fleming H. Revell Co., 1899. 226 p. 12°, cl., $1.

Beasley, A: H: Life of Danton. 2d ed. N. Y., Longmans, Green & Co., 1899. 21+ 332 p. por. D. cl., $2.

Beaton, Ja. A. Lee's vest-pocket question settler. Chic., Laird & Lee, 1899. C. 2288 p. 1 il. nar. T. cl., 25 c.; leath., 50 c. Over thirty thousand quick, complet e, and correct answers; history and resources of our new possessions; growth of the American export trade; chronology of the Dreyfus case; the armies and navies of the world; international and United States copyright; R.R. and telegraph statistics; pension and patent laws; parliamentary rules; United States constitution; latest records in all fields of sport, interest tables, etc., etc. *Beautiful and quaint designs in leaden glass: entitled A book of sundry draughtes, principally serving for glasiers, and not impertinent for plasterers and gardiners; besides

sundry other professions, where unto is annexed how to anniel in glass, and also the true forme of the fornace and secretes thereof. London, printed in Shodane, at the signe of the Faulcon, by Walter Dight, 1615. (Facsimile.) N. Y., imported by C: Scribner's Sons, 1899. 4°, vellum, net, $2.40.

*Beavan, Arthur H: James and Horace Smith, joint authors of rejected addresses: a family narrative based upon hitherto unpublished diaries, letters, and other documents. N. Y., imported by C: Scribner's Sons, 1899. 312 p. pors. 12°, cl., $2.40.

Bechtel, J: H. A dictionary of mythology. Phil., The Penn Pub. Co., 1899. c. 221 p. sq. T. cl., 50 c.

Short and interesting sketches of characters in Greek and Roman mythology, with pronunciations of Greek and Roman names and mythological terms. *Beck, L: J. New York's Chinatown: an historical presentation of its people and places. N. Y., Bohemia Publishing Co., 1899. c. '98. 350 p. il. 8°, cl., subs., $1.50.

Becke, L: Ridan the Devil, and other stories. Phil., J. B. Lippincott Co., 1899. 3+330 p. O. cl., $1.50.

Tales of the North Pacific coast, etc. Some of the titles are: Ridan the Devil; A memory of "the sys tem"; A North Pacific Lagoon Island; Bilger, of Sydney; The vision of Millie the slave; Denison gets a berth ashore; Addie Ransom: a memory of the Toke. laus; In a native village; Maurice Kinane; Denison's second berth ashore; With hook and line on an Austral river, etc.

Becke, L:, and Jeffery, Walter. Admiral Phillip; the founding of New South Wales. N. Y., Longmans, Green & Co., 1899. 20+ 336 p. por. D. (Builders of Greater Britain, no. 9.) cl., $1.50.

Captain Arthur Phillip was the first governor of the first Australian colony. Little is known of Phillip's life beyond a half-dozen years of his career-from 1786, when he was chosen to found the settlement of New South Wales, till his return to England in 1792; his despatches and a few contemporary chronicles of that period are the only sources of information, as he indulged scarcely at all in letter writing. The book, therefore, is rather a narrative of the founding of New South Wales than a biography of the colony's first

governor.

*Becke, L:, and Jeffrey, Walter. The naval pioneers of Australia N. Y., imported by C: Scribner's Sons, 1899. 313 p. il. 12°, cl., $3.

*Becker, G: J. Ornamental penmanship, analytical and finished alphabets and draughts man's letter book. Phil., J: Jos. McVey, 1899. C. 40 p. obl. 4°, cl., $2.

*Becker, Rev. W: Christian education; or, the duties of parents; rendered from the German into English by a priest of the Diocese of Cleveland, [sermons.] St. Louis, Mo., B. Herder, 1899. 424 p. 8°, cl., net, $1.25.

*Beckx, Rev. P. Manual of the sodality; containing the rules of the sodality of the Blessed Virgin; tr. from the Latin. [Also] New translation of the Little office of the immaculate conception A. M. D. G.; with the litanies of Jesus and the Blessed Virgin and prayers; ed. of 1890 printed from new pls. St. Louis, Mo., B. Herder, 1899. 416 p. 12°, cl., 40 c.

Beebe, Katherine. The story of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Chic., A. Flanagan,

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A brief biography, which covers the time from 18071882. Intended as a literary study and text-book for the young. Contains also selections from Longfel

low's poems.

Beerbohm, Max. More. N. Y., J: Lane, 1899. c. 6+201 p. sq. S. cl., $1.25.

Sketches that were previously published in the London Saturday Review, The Daily Mail, The Musician, and other English periodicals. The titles are: Some words on royalty; "Punch"; Actors; Madame Tussaud's; Groups of myrmidons; Pretending; An infamous brigade; The seaside in winter; If I were Aedile: Sign boards; Ouida; The blight on the music halls; Prangley Valley: Arise, Sir Fashion and her bicycle; Going back to school; "A B"; A cloud on pinafores; At Covent Garden; The case of Prometheus. *Beers, H: Augustin. From Chaucer to Tennyson; with 29 pors. and selections from 30 authors. New ed. N. Y., The Macmillan Co., 1899. 325 p. 12°, cl., net, $1. Beers, H: Augustin. A history of English romanticism in the eighteenth century. N. Y., H: Holt & Co., 1899. c. '98. 6+ 455 p. D. cl., $2.

Consists of a series of lectures given in elective courses in Yale. By romanticism the author means "the reproduction in modern art or literature of the life and thought of the Middle Ages." He does not treat his subject chronologically, but in the following order: The Augustans, Spencerians, Landscape poets, Miltonic group, School of Warton, the Gothic revival, Percy and the ballads, Ossian, Thomas Chatterton, the German tributary, Bibliography (15 p.). Index. Beesly, A: H: Life of Danton. N. Y., Longmans, Green & Co., 1899. 14+355 p. O. cl., $4.50.

Behind the veil. Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1899. C. 2+107 p. S. cl., 75 c.

A Virginia artist drifted to New York City, married the daughter of a poor artist, and suffered seeing his wife suffer illness and poverty. He abandoned art and worked with unskilled laborers in the street. Al

most frozen, he lost consciousness, and awoke under the conditions of a future existence. A speculation on the nature of life after death.

*Behrens, C: Form and color: new motives for wall and ceiling painting; 30 col. pls.; pt. 1 containing 10 plates. N. Y., Bruno Hessling, 1899. F. cl., $4.50.

*Beitel, Calvin G. A treatise on the poor laws of Pennsylvania. Phil., T. & J. W. Johnson & Co., 1899. C. 19+609 p. O. shp., net, $6.

*Bell, Rev. C: C. Christ our life: quiet thoughts for Easter-tide. N. Y., E. & J. B. Young & Co., 1899. 64 p. 16°, cl., 20 c. *Bell, Mrs. Hugh. Conversational openings and endings: hints for playing the game of small talk and other society pastimes. Rev. enl. ed. N. Y., Scribner, [imported,] 1899. 63 p. 8°, cl., $1.

Bell, J: J. Jack of all trades; with pictures by C: Robinson. N. Y., J: Lane, [1899.] 64 p. il. sq. O. cl., $1.25. Comic pictures and verses.

*

Bell, Mackenzie. Christina Rossetti: a biographical and critical study. Authorized life. 4th ed. N. Y., Truslove, Hanson & Comba, 1899. il. pors. 12°, cl., $2. *Bell, Malcolm. Rembrandt Van Rijn and his work; il. in half-tone and line. N. Y., The Macmillan Co., 1899. 16+237 p. 8°, cl., $12.

*Bell, Mrs. Nancy R. E. Meugens, ["N. D'Anvers," pseud.] Representative painters of the nineteenth century. N. Y., E. P. Dutton & Co., 1899. il. 4°, cl., $12.

poems. Buffalo, N. Y., C: Wells Moulton, 1899. C. 132 p. 16°, cl., $1.

Bellamy, Blanche Wilder. Twelve English poets; sketches of the lives and selections from the works of the twelve representative English poets from Chaucer to TennyBost., Ginn & Co., 1900 [1899.] c. '99. 4+513 p. D. cl., 85 c.

son.

Prepared at request of editors of the Outlook, where the sketches first appeared. The poets are Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton. Dryden, Pope, Goldsmith, Burns, Scott, Byron, Wordsworth, Tennyson. Index of authors and of first lines and a glossary to Chaucer, Spenser, and Burns.

Bellamy, C: J. Return of the fairies; il. by C: W. Reed. Springfield, Mass., Little Folks Publishing Co., [1899.] C. 3+182 p. O. cl., $1.

Charles J. Bellamy is the brother of the author of "Looking backward." The scenes of the romantic happenings to the little heroes and heroines of these goblius and children talk and think in the modern way. stories are laid in the world of to-day, and the fairies, There are six stories in all, each one inculcating a lesson without any apparent effort.

sketch.

Bellamy, E: Equality; with biographical N. Y., Appleton, 1899. c. '97, '99. 13+412 p. por. D. (Appleton's town and country lib., no. 2661⁄2.) cl., $1; pap., 50 c. See notice, "Annual Catalogue," 1897. Belloc, Hilaire. Danton: a study. N. Y., C: Scribner's Sons, 1899. 11+440 cl., $2.50.

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The first biography in English of the great French revolutionary leader founded on original documents. Mr. Belloc, late scholar of Balliol College, Oxford, deals only with known facts-facts that may be proved; he has by this method painted a vivid and true picture of Danton, and described the character of the period in which he was a central figure. An appendix supplements the narrative, embodying much collateral in

formation.

*Bellord, Ja., (Bp.) Meditations on Christian dogma; with an introductory letter from the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster. St. Louis, Mo., B. Herder, 1899. 2 v., 40+732 p. 12°, cl., net, $2.50. Beman, Wooster Woodruff, and Smith, D: Eugene. New plane and solid geometry. [Rev. ed.] Bost., Ginn & Co., 1899. $95, '99. 9+382 p. D. hf. leath., $1.25. For notice of first edition see "Annual Catalogue," 1896. The additional matter covers sixty-two pages. There is a biographical table of mathematicians whose works are mentioned. Such material of the first edition as proved at all questionable has been omitted from the present edition.

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Bemis, E: Webster, ed. Municipal monopolies: a collection of papers by American economists and specialists. N. Y., T: Y. Crowell & Co., [1899.] c. 5+691 p. D. (Library of economics and politics, no. 16.) cl., $2.

Contents: Water works, by M. N. Baker; Municipal electric lighting, by J: R. Commons; The latest electric light reports, by E: W. Bemis; Appendix-Validity of electric light comparisons, by F. A. C. Perrine; The telephone, by Frank Parsons; Municipal franchises in New York, by Max West; Legal aspects of monopoly, by Frank Parsons: Street railways, by E: W. Bemis; Gas, by E: W. Bemis; Regulation or ownership, by E: W. Bemis. Index.

*Bender, Matthew. Bender's lawyers' diary and directory for the state of New York, 1899; from Jan. 1, 1899, to Feb. 1, 1900. Published annually. 8th year. Alb., Matthew Bender, 1899. c. 639 p. (including diary,) O. hf. roan, $1.50. *Benedict, Martin G. The advanced speller. Harrisburg, Pa., R. L. Myers & Co., 1899. c. '98. 168 p. 16°, cl., 25 c.

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*Benedict, Martin G. The primary speller. Harrisburg, Pa., R. L. Myers & Co., 1899. C. 91 p. 16°, cl., 20 c. Benner, S: Benner's prophecies of future ups and downs in prices; what years to make money on pig-iron, hogs, corn, and provisions. 13th ed., with forecast for 1900. Cin., O., The Robert Clarke Co., 1899. c. '75-'99. 233 p. sq. S. cl., $1. *Bennett, C: Edwin. Critique of some recent subjunctive theories. N. Y., The Macmillan Co., 1899. 76 p. 8°, (Cornell studies in classical philology, no. 9.) bds., net, 50 c. Bennett, E. A. A man from the north. N. Y., J: Lane, 1899. C. 4+265 p. D. cl., $1.25.

The story of a young man, with literary aspirat ons, who comes to London from a small town in the north of England. His love affairs, his temptations, his friends, his unsuccessful attempts to become an author, are the subjects of the narrative.

Bennett, Edmund H: The four gospels from a lawyer's standpoint. Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1899. C. 11+58 p. S. cl., $1. Judge Bennett, who for many years held the office of Dean of the Boston University Law School, was recognized as an authority in his profession. An important paper read by him before a Church Congress is now reproduced. It is an argument to show from the point of view of a lawyer that the testimony to the historical validity of the four gospels is such as to convince any rational mind. *Bennett, Ernest N.

Downfall of the dervishes. N. Y., New Amsterdam Book Co., 1899. maps, 1 il. 8°, cl., $1.40. *Bennett, Ernest N. The downfall of the dervishes: being a sketch of the final Soudan campaign of 1898. N. Y., imported by C: Scribner's Sons, 1899. 255 p. por. maps, plans, 16°, cl., $1.40.

Benson, E: F. The Capsina: a historical novel; il. by G. P. Jacomb-Hood. N. Y., Harper, 1899. c. 3+333 p. D. cl., $1.50. In a measure a sequel to "The vintage," but can be read independently. The heroine of that book has now become the wife of Mitsos, who has been singled out by Nicholas Vidalis as a worker and leader in the struggles against the Turks, 1819-1822, in the efforts of Greek patriots for independence. The heroine is the head of the historic clan of Capsas, known as the Capsina, a wonderfully strong character. She refused marriage and devoted herself to her father's trade of shipbuilding. She built and fitted out ships to war against the Turk, sailed them herself through dangers from the elements and from brutal enemies, climbed mountains where only goats could go, managed intrigues, etc, etc.. and was all woman in her love for Mitsos. When she knew he was married she vowed vengeance on his wife, but was conquered by his child. Benson, E: F. Mammon & Co. N. Y., Appleton, 1899. c. 4-360 p. D. cl.. $1.50.

The "smart" people of London society again find portrayal through the pen of the author of "Dodo." A slim plot, which shows a struggling group of men and women striving to gain riches at the sacrifice of all honesty and dignity, serves the purpose of introducing many and varied characters that are sketched sharply and cleverly. The English bacarat scandal and the Hooley disclosures suggest some of the incidents. The dialogue is the author's strong point; it is, as usual, brilliantly witty. The scene is London The time the present.

Benson, L: F., D.D., ed. The best church hymns; ed., with an introd. and notes. Phil., The Westminster Press, 1898. 32+58 p. S. bds., 75 c.

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This little book had its origin in two papers prepared at the request of the editor of The Sunday School Times. The articles are entitled: What are the best church hymns?; and What is to-day the standard of the best church hymns? These articles introduce thirty-two hymns, rated as best. because they are sung in all the English Protestant churches of Christendom.

Benson, L: F., D.D., ed. The best hymns: a text-book for memorizing them. Phil., The Westminster Press, 1898. c. 6+58 p. S. pap., 5 c.

Benson, L: F., D.D., ed.

Phil., Presb. Bd. of School Work, 1899. C. cl., 40 c.

The school hymnal. Pub. and Sabbath11+283 p. sq. D.

"The school hymnal" contains enough of the standard and choice bymns and tunes of the church to be a preparation for church worship. It is, however, an independent book and claims to make complete pro vision for the younger people in their Sabbath or week. day schools, in their societies, and in their homes. *Benson, Marg., and Gourlay, Jane. The Temple of Mut in Asher: an account of the Temple and of the religious representations and objects found therein, as illustrating the history of Egypt and the main religious ideas of the Egyptians: the inscriptions and trs. by Percy E. Newberry. Ñ. Y., imported by C: Scribner's Sons, 1899. 391 p. plans, il. 8°, cl., $8.40.

Benton, Joel. Emerson as a poet. [New issue.] N. Y., M. F. Mansfield & A. Wessels, [1899.] c. '83. 3-168 p. por. D. cl., $1.25.

This essay was originally published by M. L. Has brook in 1883. It is appreciative, while admitting Emerson's limitations as a poet. The volume also contains an Emerson Concordance contributed by W: Sloane Kennedy to the Literary World; under "Emer son as a magazine topic" is given a list of magazine and periodical essays upon Emerson contributed to the Chicago Dial by Mr. Poole (15 p.) and a list of "Some books about Emerson" (4 p.).

Benton, Joel. In the Poe circle; with some

account of the Poe-Chivers controversy, and other Poe memorabilia. N. Y., M. F. Mansfield & A. Wessels, 1899. c. 86 p. por. S. cl., $1.25.

The articles contained were originally published in The Forum, Collier's Weekly, Munsey's Magazine, and Truth. The titles are: The precursor of Poe; The PoeChivers controversy; Poe's opinion of the raven; Thomas Holley Chivers: Baudelaire and Poe: a brief parallel. Bibliography (7 p.)

Bercy, Paul. Conjugaison des verbes Française suivie de nombreux exercises. N. Y., W: R. Jenkins, [1899.] c. '98. 81 p. D. pap.,

50 c.

Berean beginner's lesson-book on the International lessons for 1900. N. Y., Eaton & Mains, [1899.] c. 246 p. il. map, T. (Berean ser., no. 1.) bds., 15 c.

Berean intermediate lesson-book on the International lessons for 1900. N. Y., Eaton & Mains, [1900.] c. '98. 235 p. il. map, T. (Berean ser., no. 2.) bds., 15 c.

Berean senior lesson-book on the International lessons for 1900. N. Y., Eaton & Mains, [1899.] c. 215 p. il. map, T. (Berean ser., no. 3.) bds., 15 c.

Beresford, C:, (Lord.) The break-up of China; with an account of its present commerce, currency, waterways, armies, railways, politics, and future prospects. N. Y. Harper, 1899. c. 22+491 p. por. maps, O. cl.,

$3.

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views with Chinese officials, who bear witness to the necessity of the "open door." Chapters are also devoted to the discussion of waterways, railways, armies and navies, trade, treatises, tariffs and currency, closing with accounts of visits to Japan and to America.

*Beresford, C:, (Lord.) Nelson and his times. N. Y., New Amsterdam Book Co., 1899. 202 p. il. 12°, cl., $3.

*Bergen, Mrs. Fanny D., comp. Animal and plant lore; coll. from the oral tradition of English-speaking folk; ed. and annotated by Fanny D. Bergen; with introd. by J. Y. Bergen. Bost., Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1899. 8°, (Memoirs of the Animal FolkLore Soc., v. 7.) net, $3.50.

Bergengren, Ralph. In case of need, these may come handy: a book of pictorial and versified admonition. Bost., Small, Maynard & Co., 1899. C. 80 p. sq. O. bds., $1.25.

Funny pictures and verses. Bergerac, Savinien-Hercule Cyrano de. A voyage to the moon. N. Y., Doubleday & McClure Co., 1899. C. 30+219 p. por. S. (Ladies' Home Journal lib. of fiction.) cl., net, 50 c.

Rostand's epoch-making play of "Cyrano de Ber gerac

is founded on events in the life of Cyrano de Bergerac, who lived from 1620 to 1655, and on his imaginative work, "A voyage to the moon," which was published in France a year after his death in 1656, and of which there have been three English translations. The present one, by A. Lovell, appeared in 1687, and the original title page is given in the book. It is an imaginative narrative of a trip to the moon, describing the inhabitants of that planet, their strange customs, etc. Curtis Hidden Page, of Columbia University, gives a biographical sketch of Cyrano de Bergerac, swashbuckler, hero, poet, and philosopher, who was of noble family and richer in titles than estates. *Berkeley, G:, (Bp.) Works; ed. by G: Sampson; with a biographical introd. by A. J. Balfour. V. 3. N. Y., The Macmillan Co., 1899. 6+528 p. 12°, (Bohn's philo sophical lib.) cl., net, $1.50.

Berry, Arthur. A short history of astronomy. N. Y., C: Scribner's Sons, 1899. 31+ 440 p. il. D. (University ser.) cl., net, $1.50. An outline of the history of astronomy from the earliest historical times to the present day; presented in a form intelligible to a reader who has no special knowledge of either astronomy or mathematics, and has only an ordinary educated person's power of fol lowing scientific reasoning. Short biographical sketches of leading astronomers are included in the narrative. Authorities and books for students covers six pages. Index.

*Berthon, H. E., ed. Specimens of modern
French verse; ed. with biographical and
critical notes, and an introd. on the struc-
ture of French verse. N. Y., The Macmil-
lan Co., 1899. 60+292 p. 18°, (Macmillan's
foreign school classics.) cl., net, 60 c.
*Bertin, L. E. Marine boilers: their construc-
tion and working, dealing more especially
with tubulous boilers; tr. and ed. by Leslie
S. Robertson. N. Y., D. Van Nostrand Co.,
1899. 437 p. il. 8°, cl., $7.50.
*Bertrand, Alfred. The kingdom of the Ba-
Rotsi upper Zambezia; tr. by A. B. Maill.
N. Y., New Amsterdam Book Co., 1899.
304 p. il. 12°, cl., $4.50.

Besant, Sir Walter. The orange girl; il. by
Warren B. Davis. N. Y., Dodd, Mead &
Co., 1899.
C. 4+347 p. D. cl., $1.50.

A tale of the closing days of the last century when suspected citizens and debtors were treated as criminals and when capital punishment was the verdict for even trifling disregard of law and order. girl" was a supposed gipsy girl who began life among

"The orange

the criminal classes, sold fruit around Drury Lane theatre, loved a nobleman and married a banker who turned out a gambler. She had noble impulses and became the guardian angel of some of the tortured debtors in the overcrowded prison. Describes accurately the London of one hundred years ago.

*Besant, Sir Walter. The pen and the book. N. Y., imported by C: Scribner's Sons, 1899. 347 p. 12°, cl., $2.40.

Besant, Sir Walter, and Palmer, E. H. Jerusalem, the city of Herod and Saladin. 4th ed. enl. Phil., J. B. Lippincott Co., 1899. 10+532 p. il. O. cl., $3.

First written in 1870 and 1871. A new edition was

prepared in 1888 by Walter Besant, after the death of E. H. Palmer, who was for years professor of Arabic at Cambridge University, and who had supplied the material from Mohammedan documents. A new chapter on Researches and excavations brought the work up to date in 1888. Nothing new has been added since

that revision.

*Bible. Cambridge Bible for schools and colleges; ed. by A. F. Kirkpatrick; The Book of Chronicles; with notes and introd. by W: Emery Barnes. N. Y., The Macmillan Co., 1899. 36+303 p. maps, 16°, cl., $1.

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C.

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Bible. New Testament. The New Testament, with notes, instructions and references designed to give the results of critical investigation and to assist readers to understand the holy spirit in the inspired word. N. Y., American Tract Soc., 1899. 800 p. S. leath., $1.

*Bible. New Testament. Marked New Testament. N. Y. and Chic., Fleming H. Revell Co., 1899. 361 p. 16°, cl., net, 10 c.