HERE let us face the last question of all: In the shade and valley of Life, on what shall we repose? When we must withdraw from the scenes which our own energies and agonies have somewhat helped to make glorious; when the windows are darkened, and the sound of the grinding is low,—where shall we find the beds of asphodel? Can any couch be more delectable than that amidst the Elysian leaves of Books? The occupations of the morning and the noon determine the affections, which will continue to seek their old nourishment when the grand climacteric has been reached.
The Author of “Hesperides.”
1Robert Collyer:Addresses and Sermons.
1Robert Collyer:Addresses and Sermons.
2The Doctor, Interchapter V., 1856.
2The Doctor, Interchapter V., 1856.
3Arthur Schopenhauer:Parerga und Paralipomena, 1851.
3Arthur Schopenhauer:Parerga und Paralipomena, 1851.
4The Elements of Drawing, in Three Letters to Beginners, 1857.
4The Elements of Drawing, in Three Letters to Beginners, 1857.
5The Spectator, No. 166.
5The Spectator, No. 166.
6Fortnightly Review(April, 1879),—“On the Choice of Books.”
6Fortnightly Review(April, 1879),—“On the Choice of Books.”
7Parerga und Paralipomena(1851).
7Parerga und Paralipomena(1851).
8The Critic(July 5, 1884),—“Leisure Reading.”
8The Critic(July 5, 1884),—“Leisure Reading.”
9John Ruskin:Sesame and Lilies.
9John Ruskin:Sesame and Lilies.
10Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers, 1848.
10Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers, 1848.
11Society and Solitude,—“Books.”
11Society and Solitude,—“Books.”
12George Gilfillan.
12George Gilfillan.
13Friends in Council.
13Friends in Council.
14Views and Opinions, by Matthew Browne (W. H. Rands).
14Views and Opinions, by Matthew Browne (W. H. Rands).
15The Choice of Books.
15The Choice of Books.
16Temple Bar(September, 1884),—“Barry Cornwall on the Reading of Books.”
16Temple Bar(September, 1884),—“Barry Cornwall on the Reading of Books.”
17Sesame and Lilies.
17Sesame and Lilies.
18Meliora(October, 1867).
18Meliora(October, 1867).
19Sparks’sLife of Franklin, part i.
19Sparks’sLife of Franklin, part i.
20My Schools and Schoolmasters.
20My Schools and Schoolmasters.
21Memoir of Robert Chambers: with Autobiographic Reminiscences of William Chambers.
21Memoir of Robert Chambers: with Autobiographic Reminiscences of William Chambers.
22Chinese Classics, by J. Legge. 3 vols.
22Chinese Classics, by J. Legge. 3 vols.
23Frederic Harrison:Fortnightly Review(April, 1879), “On the Choice of Books.”
23Frederic Harrison:Fortnightly Review(April, 1879), “On the Choice of Books.”
THE SURGEON’S STORIES. ByZ. Topelius, Professor of History, University of Finland. Translated from the original Swedish comprising—
TIMES OF GUSTAF ADOLF,TIMES OF BATTLE AND REST,TIMES OF CHARLES XII.,TIMES OF FREDERICK I.,TIMES OF LINNÆUS,TIMES OF ALCHEMY.
These stories have been everywhere received with the greatest favor. They cover the most interesting and exciting periods of Swedish and Finnish history. They combine history and romance, and the two are woven together in so skilful and attractive a manner that the reader of one volume is rarely satisfied until he has read all. Of their distinguished author theSaturday Review, London, says: “He enjoys the greatest celebrity among living Swedish writers;” and R. H. Stoddard has styled them “the most important and certainly the most readable series of foreign fiction that has been translated into English for many years.” They should stand on the shelves of every library, public and private, beside the works of Sir Walter Scott.
The Graphic, New York, says:
“Topelius is evidently a great romancer,—a great romancer in the manner of Walter Scott. At moments in his writing there is positive inspiration, a truth and vivid reality that are startling.”
The Sun, Philadelphia, says:
“We would much prefer teaching a youth Swedish history from the novels of Topelius than from any book of strict historical narrative.”
BIOGRAPHIES OF MUSICIANS.
LIFE OF LISZT.With Portrait.LIFE OF HAYDN.With Portrait.LIFE OF MOZART.With Portrait.LIFE OF WAGNER.With Portrait.LIFE OF BEETHOVEN.With Portrait.
From the German of Dr. Louis Nohl.
Of the “Life of Liszt,” theHerald(Boston) says: “It is written in great simplicity and perfect taste, and is wholly successful in all that it undertakes to portray.”
Of the “Life of Haydn,” theGazette(Boston) says: “No fuller history of Haydn’s career, the society in which he moved, and of his personal life can be found than is given in this work.”
Of the “Life of Mozart,” theStandardsays: “Mozart supplies a fascinating subject for biographical treatment. He lives in these pages somewhat as the world saw him, from his marvellous boyhood till his untimely death.”
Of the “Life of Wagner,” theAmerican(Baltimore) says: “It gives in vigorous outlines those events of the life of the tone poet which exercised the greatest influences upon his artistic career.... It is a story of a strange life devoted to lofty aims.”
Of the “Life of Beethoven,” theNational Journal of Educationsays: “Beethoven was great and noble as a man, and his artistic creations were in harmony with his great nature. The story of his life, outlined in this volume, is of the deepest interest.”
TALES FROM FOREIGN TONGUES.
MEMORIES. A Story of German Love.ByMax Muller.
GRAZIELLA. A Story of Italian Love.ByA. de Lamartine.
MADELEINE. A Story of French Love.ByJules Sandeau.
MARIE. A Story of Russian Love.ByAlex. Pushkin.
The series of four volumes forms, perhaps, the choicest addition to the English language that has been made in recent years.
Of “Memories,” the LondonAcademysays: “It is a prose poem.... Its beauty and pathos show us a fresh phase of a many-sided mind, to which we already owe large debts of gratitude.”
Of “Graziella,” the BostonPostsays: “It is full of beautiful sentiment, unique and graceful in style, of course, as were all the writings that left the hands of this distinguished French author.”
Of “Madeleine,” the New YorkEvening Mailsays: “It is one of the most exquisite love tales that ever was written, abounding in genuine pathos and sparkling wit, and so pure in its sentiment that it may be read by a child.”
Of “Marie,” the CincinnatiGazettesays: “It is one of the purest, sweetest little narratives that we have read for a long time. It is a little classic, and a Russian classic, too.”
FAMILIAR TALKS ON ENGLISHLITERATURE. A Manual embracing the Great Epochs of English Literature, from the English conquest of Britain, 449, to the death of Walter Scott, 1832. ByAbby Sage Richardson. Fourth edition, revised. Price $1.75.
The Boston Transcript says:
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The New York Evening Mail says:
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The New York Nation says:
“It is refreshing to find a book designed for young readers which seeks to give only what will accomplish the real aim of the study; namely, to excite an interest in English literature, cultivate a taste for what is best in it, and thus lay a foundation on which they can build after reading.”
Prof. Moses Coit Tyler says:
“I have had real satisfaction in looking over the book. There are some opinions with which I do not agree; but the main thing about the book is a good thing; namely, its hearty, wholesome love of English literature, and the honest, unpretending, but genial and conversational, manner in which that love is uttered. It is a charming book to read, and it will breed in its readers the appetite to read English literature for themselves.”
TALES OF ANCIENT GREECE.By the Rev. SirG. W. Cox, Bart., M.A., Trinity College, Oxford.
12mo, extra, cloth, black and gilt, $1.50.
“Written apparently for young readers, it yet possesses a charm of manner which will recommend it to all.”—The Examiner, London.
“It is only when we take up such a book as this that we realize how rich in interest is the mythology of Greece.”—Inquirer, Philadelphia.
“Admirable in style, and level with a child’s comprehension. These versions might well find a place in every family.”—The Nation, New York.
“The author invests these stories with a charm of narrative entirely peculiar. The book is a rich one in every way.”—Standard, Chicago.
“In Mr. Cox will be found yet another name to be enrolled among those English writers who have vindicated for this country an honorable rank in the investigation of Greek history.”—Edinburgh Review.
“It is doubtful if these tales—antedating history in their origin, and yet fresh with all the charms of youth to all who read them for the first time—were ever before presented in so chaste and popular form.”—Golden Rule, Boston.
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SHORT HISTORY OF FRANCE,FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. By MissE. S. Kirkland, author of “Six Little Cooks,” “Dora’s Housekeeping,” &c.
12mo, extra, cloth, black and gilt, $1.50.
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