VIRGIL-continued.

and plane,' that is to say, it is good broad Scotch, and still 'plain'
enough to a Scotch reader." Andrew Lang.

"[The] folio edition of the 'Aeneid,' 1710, marked an era in philology
by supplying, in its glossary, a foundation for Jamieson's 'Scottish
Dictionary."'" Dictionary of national biography.

Travel and Description.

(Includes Antiquities.)

ABBOTT, Charles Conrad.

Primitive industry; or, Illustrations of the handiwork in stone, bone and clay of the native races of the northern Atlantic

seaboard of America.

LANCIANI, Rodolfo.

New tales of old Rome.

1881

1901

....1913.7 A13

......913.37 L2in

Contents: New discoveries in the Forum.-New discoveries on the Sacra
Via.-Sacred grove of the Arvales.-Truth about the grave of St.
Paul. Strange superstitions in Rome.-Jewish memorials in Rome.-
English memorials in Rome.-Scottish memorials in Rome.

RIDGEWAY, William.

Early age of Greece.

V.I. 1901

.913.38 R43

"The first volume treats of the monumental, traditional and linguistic
aspects of the subject, whilst the second volume, which... will shortly
be issued, will... deal with institutions and religion." Preface.

Europe-Travel and description.

DINGELSTEDT, Franz von.

Jusqu'à la mer; erinnerungen an Holland, (in German). 1847 ...

GISSING, George.

By the Ionian sea; notes of a ramble in southern Italy.

1901 ...

..914.9 D61

.9914.5 G45 "Mr. Gissing went by steamer from Naples to Paolo, thence over the mountains to Cosenza, thence by train to Taranto. At Taranto began the journey proper--southward...to Reggio, by the malarial Ionian shore... He has an instinct for picking the one suggestive detail out of a mass of trivialities... He is, above all, human. In his journey. ing, what occupies him first is man, not art nor relics." Academy,

1901.

JOHNSON, Clifton.

Isle of the shamrock.

1901

.914.1 J35 Contents: The castle of eloquence.-A medieval brotherhood.-The lakes of Killarney.-A mountain climb.-In the Golden vale.—An Irish writer and her home (Jane Barlow).-The highlands of Donegal.— Peasant life in Connemara.-Jaunting-car journeys.-An island on the wild west coast.-A bogland schoolmaster.-The Giant's causeway. MACMILLAN, Hugh.

The Highland Tay, from Tyndrum to Dunkeld.

1901 ......q914.1 M21

Appeared first in the Art journal, v.51-52, 1899-1900.
"The Tay is second only to the Tweed in historic memories... Dr. Mac-
millan's chronicle is full of old tales and proverbs, and much learning
about the flora of the valley... The illustrations... [are] simple and
effective." Spectator, 1901.

PEARSON, (C. Arthur) LTD. pub.

Pearson's gossipy guide to Glasgow, the Clyde district and the

International exhibition of 1901. 1901

..914.1 P35

SCUDAMORE, Cyril.

Belgium and the Belgians. 1901

..914.9 S43

Contents: Impressions of Belgium of to-day.-How Belgium is governed.
-Brussels, Ghent, Waterloo.-Antwerp and the ports.-The holiday

SCUDAMORE, Cyril-continued.

ground of Belgium.-Religious bodies in Belgium.-How Belgium is
educated. The Belgium military system.-The Belgian abroad.-Re-
marks on the "History of political parties in Belgium, 1883-1900."-
A chapter on folk-lore.

UNITED DEVON ASSOCIATION, pub.

Book of fair Devon.

1899-1900

.914.2 U25

The association was formed for the purpose of improving the accommo-
dations and facilities of the county of Devon, England, as a place of
residence and as a touring ground. This publication serves as a
guide-book to the county.

United States-Travel and description.

AMERICAN MANUFACTURER AND IRON WORLD, pub.
Greater Pittsburgh and Allegheny county, past, present, future.

1901

CARVER, Jonathan.

...qr917.4886 A51

Travels through the interior parts of North-America, 1766

1768. 1778

.1917.3 C24t

The country described is the section lying between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi river. The book contains much about the Indians and their manner of life, a short vocabulary of the Chippewa language, and a chapter on the fauna and flora found in the district described. CINCINNATI directory; containing the names, profession and

occupation of the inhabitants of the town, alphabetically ar-
ranged, with the number of the building occupied by each;
also an account of its officers, population, institutions and
societies, public buildings, manufactures, &c., with a sketch
of the local situation and improvements, by a citizen.
1819

The first directory of Cincinnati.

FOX, John.

Blue-grass and rhododendron; out-doors in old Kentucky.

.......

.г917.7 C48

..917.6 F85

1901
Contents: The southern mountaineer.-The Kentucky mountaineer.-
Down the Kentucky on a raft.-After Br'er Rabbit in the blue-grass.
-Through the Bad Bend.-Fox-hunting in Kentucky.-To the Breaks
of Sandy.-Br'er Coon in ole Kentucky.-Civilizing the Cumberland.
-Man-hunting in the Pound.-Red Fox of the mountains.-Hanging
of Talton Hall.

MAPS-Pennsylvania. (1825.)

Carte géographique, statistique et historique de la Pensylvanie. 1825 ....

...................qr912.748 M12

From Buchon's Atlas géographique, statistique et chronologique des deux
Amériques.

Size, 11.5x17 inches; scale about 20 miles to inch.

PEYTON, John Lewis.

Over the Alleghanies and across the prairies; personal recollections of the far West. 1869

.1917.7 P47

The journey here described was taken in 1848, and the recollections af-
ford some interesting comparisons between conditions then and now.
The travels cover parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Missouri.

SCRIBNER, J.P.

Laconia; or, Legends of the White mountains and Merry

meeting bay, by An old mountaineer. 1854 ...

p. 123-142 wanting.

SWEETSER, Moses Forster.

.1917.4 S37

Greater Boston; what to see and where to find it, with a few

SWEETSER, Moses Forster-continued.

starting points. 1898 ..

Cover has the title "Sights from the towers."

VAN DYKE, John Charles.

.1917.4 S97g

The desert; further studies in natural appearances. 1901 ...917.9 V18d
The result of two years' wandering down the Pacific coast and across
Sonora and Arizona. The light, the air, the color, the illusions, the
vegetation and animals, are all made visible to the reader. There is
an excellent chapter on the Colorado river.

"But chiefly we learn in this book how to appreciate the spiritual part
of the desert-its embodiment of mystery, its desolation, and its
sublime silence." Outlook.

Other countries-Travel and description.

DEASY, Henry Hugh Peter.

In Tibet and Chinese Turkestan; the record of three years' exploration. 1901

.......915.1 D34

"A march through unknown lands, among magnificent snow mountains,
without guides and with much work being done by triangulation...An
appendix gives the digested results, with memoranda and criticism of
Capt. Deasy's measurements and computations, together with reports
on the plants and animal forms collected and brought back. There
are a good index and abundant illustrations from photographs, and the
work is one of first importance to the student of mid-Asian problems."
Nation, 1901.

GAIDZAKIAN, Ohan.

Illustrated Armenia and the Armenians. 1898

.915.6 G13

Written by a native Armenian minister and physician, who has suffered
severe outrages at the hands of the Turks. His book gives a brief
history of Armenia and of the Armenian church, and an account of
the recent massacres by the Turks (1894-1896).
HANDBOOK of Jamaica, comprising historical, statistical and
general information; comp. by T. L. Roxburgh and J. C.
Ford. v.21. 1901 ...

HARRIMAN ALASKA EXPEDITION.
Alaska. 2v. 1901

V. I.

V.2.

.1917.2 H23

...q917.9 H28

Narrative, glaciers, natives: Alaska (poem), by Charles Keeler.-
Narrative of the expedition, by John Burroughs.-The Pacific
coast glaciers, by John Muir.-Natives of the Alaska coast region,
by G. B. Grinnell.

History, geography, resources: The discovery and exploration of
Alaska, by W. H. Dall.-Days among Alaska birds, by Charles
Keeler. The forests of Alaska, by B. E. Fernow.-Geography of
Alaska, by Henry Gannett.-The atmosphere of Alaska, by W. H.
Brewer.-Bogoslof, our newest volcano, by C. H. Merriam.-The
salmon industry, by G. B. Grinnell.-Fox farming, by M. L. Wash-
burn. The Innuit people (poem), by W. H. Dall.

MARTIN, William Alexander Parsons.

Lore of Cathay; or, The intellect of China. 1901
.915.1 M421
Contents: The awakening in China.-China's contribution to arts and
sciences.-Chinese literature.-Religion and philosophy of the Chi-
nese.-Education in China.-Studies in Chinese history.

"No one has more qualifications than the President of the Chinese Im-
perial University for the writing of a book which shall...give the
western world a sympathetic account of 'The Intellect of China.'"
Dial, 1901.

SANTA-ANNA NERY, Frédérico José de.

Land of the Amazons.

1901

....918.1 S231

Gives a detailed account of the physical features, fauna, flora, minerals,
native tribes, conditions of life and leading industries.

"While containing very little that is new, the work is the most notable
contribution to the literature of the Amazon published in recent
years." Nation, 1901.

TAYLOR, Mrs Geraldine (Guinness).

One of China's scholars; the culture and conversion of a Con

TAYLOR, Mrs Geraldine (Guinness)-continued.

fucianist. 1900

.915.1 T253 "The story, founded on an autobiography, of the son of a gentleman and a man of property in North China. The author, who is connected with the China Inland Mission, describes some typical scenes in family life-as, the birth of a boy, his first school, and his mar riage and then relates certain incidents in Hsi's career before his conversion to Christianity. This includes a graphic picture of the sufferings of a victim of the opium habit, and an account of the terrible famine of 1878 in Shansi... The book is especially noteworthy for the concise statement of the whole educational system by which a man attains the second or M. A. degree." Nation, 1901. WEST African year-book. v.1-date. 1901-date

CHARLES, M.

Biography.

Collected Biography.

(Includes Genealogy.)

.1916.6 W 56

Zeitgenössische tondichter; studien und skizzen; 1st-2nd ser. 2v. 1888-90

V. I.

V.2.

..927 C37

.....

Liszt.-Wagner.-Hans von Bülow.-Joachim Raff.-Max Erd-
mannsdörfer und Frau Pauline Erdmannsdörfer-Fichtner.-Carl
Reinecke.-Brahms.-Rubinstein.-Grieg.-Eduard Lassen und der
Goethe'sche "Faust."-Joseph Joachim und sein concert "In un-
garischer weise."-Cyrill Kistler.-Nachwort.

Max Bruch.-Woldemar Bargiel.--Robert Franz.-Franz Lachner.
-Viktor E. Nessler und sein "Trompeter von Säkkingen."-Josef
Rheinberger.-Franz Xaver Witt.-Verdi.-Saint-Saëns.-Gounod.
-Tschaikowsky und die russische musik.-Ein virtuosen-duo: Au-
gust Wilhelmj (violine), Gustav Láska (kontrabass).
The same, Ist ser. V.I. 1888

RICE, Franklin Pierce, pub.

Vital records of Northborough, Mass., to the end of the year 1850, the larger part from the copy made by G. B. Howe. 1901. (Systematic history fund.)

SAUNDERS, Frederick.

.1927 C37

.qr929 R39vi

.....

.920 S25

Character studies, with some personal recollections. 1894
Contents: Edward Irving.-Anna Jameson.-Washington Irving.-Hen-
ry Wadsworth Longfellow.-William Cullen Bryant.-Joseph Green
Cogswell.

SELLERS, Edwin Jaquett, comp.

Allied families of Delaware; Stretcher, Fenwick, Davis, Draper, Kipshaven, Stidham.

STEWART, Agnes Grainger.

1901

.qr929.2 S46

Academic Gregories. 1901. (Famous Scots series.) ........923.7 S84 Short history of the famous Scotch family of Gregory. From the middle of the 17th to the middle of the 19th century, with a gap of only a few years, some of the Gregory connection were professors either of mathematics or medicine in one or other of the Scottish universities.

Individual Biography.

ABAILARD, Pierre, & Héloise.

Love letters of Abelard and Héloise. 1901. (Temple classics.)..92 A1161 The love story of the illustrious Abelard and Héloise is told in these six letters, which were written in Latin about the year 1128, ten years after the lovers had separated, Abelard to become a monk and Héloise a nun. Though both were famous in their day, Abelard as a philosopher and logician, Héloise for her learning, it is by these incomparable letters alone that they live to-day.

BAILDON, Henry Bellyse.

Robert Louis Stevenson; a life study in criticism. 1901

Bibliography, p.235-238.

From the somewhat meagre opportunities offered by a fragmentary
school acquaintance with Stevenson Mr Baildon makes this eulogistic
study of his friend's life and character.

BALFOUR, Graham.

Life of Robert Louis Stevenson. 2v. 1901

.92 S848bal

Appendices: Address to Samoan students, 1890.-Address on missions,
1893. Vailima prayers.-Samoan affairs.-Four drafts of the begin-
ning of Weir of Hermiston.-Chronological list of the writings of
Stevenson.-Influences affecting Stevenson's style.

Prepared with the assistance of Mr Stevenson's family, and containing
unpublished manuscripts and letters, diaries of travel, and reminis-
cences of friends and relatives.

BOCCACCIO, Giovanni, & Bruni, Leonardo, called Aretino.
Earliest lives of Dante; tr. fr. the Italian by J. R. Smith. 1901.
(Yale studies in English, v.10.)

BRADLEY, Arthur Granville.

.92 D237b0

Owen Glyndwr and the last struggle for Welsh independence, with a brief sketch of Welsh history. 1901. (Heroes of the nations.)

...92 G486b Owen Glendower (1359?-1415?), lord of Glyndwr and a great national hero of Wales, was the last native who assumed the title of Prince of Wales and the leader of the only formidable attempt made by the Welsh to regain their freedom after their subjugation by Edward I. CURTIS, William Eleroy.

The true Thomas Jefferson.

1901

.92 J2323c

Series of sketches showing Jefferson as lawyer, farmer, politician,
author of the Declaration of independence, founder of the University
of Virginia, and as a scientific and literary man. The author hopes
by this unconventional form to show Jefferson as he was and not as
he has hitherto been presented either by strong partisans or bitter op-
ponents.

EGERTON, Hugh Edward.

Sir Stamford Raffles; England in the far East. 1900. (Builders of greater Britain.)

..92 R144e

Raffles (1781-1826) was an English colonial governor and administrator
in Java and Sumatra.

"He was responsible for the English exploitation of Singapore as a check
upon Dutch influence in the East...Fortunately for England; Raf-
fles was but one of a host of agents who, overstepping the limits set
by central authority, effected permanent improvement and expan-
sion." Dial, 1901.

FITZMAURICE, Lord Edmond George Petty.

Charles William Ferdinand, duke of Brunswick; an historical

study, 1735-1806. 1901

...92 K135f

Appeared in the Edinburgh review, July 1897 and Jan. 1898, v. 186-187.
"Brunswick is one of the most ill-fated figures in history. Sharing in
the military glories of the great Frederick of Prussia...he was looked
upon as the greatest general and placed at the head of the best army
in Europe... Yet Brunswick's name, as Lord Edmond remarks, is
chiefly associated in our minds with Valmy and Auerstädt-with the
first check administered by France to her enemies, and with the hu-
miliation of Prussia by Napoleon... The book is all too brief...a sug-
gestive sketch." Athenaeum, 1901.

FORD, Worthington Chauncey.
George Washington. 2v. 1900

.....qr92 W272f0

"Mr. Ford's careful and conscientious edition of Washington's letters,
and the studies which it involved, have given him special qualifica-
tions for...[this] work... Avoiding all temptations to superfluous
comment or panegyric, and austerely rejecting unnecessary details,
he keeps the reader's eye from first to last fixed upon Washington
himself, the events of whose life are narrated with a simplicity and
sobriety that bring the man before us as he lived. In the portion of