"There are chapters on life in the Academy at Andover, on Harvard Sixty Years Ago, on Commencement Day in 1821, the year of the author's graduation, and on visits to and talks with John Adams, with reminiscences of Lafayette, Judge Story, John Randolph, Jackson and other eminent persons, and sketches of old Washington and old Boston society. The kindly pen of the author is never dipped in gall—he remembers the pleasing aspects of character, and his stories and anecdotes are told in the best of humor and leave no sting. The book is of a kind which we are not likely to have again, for the men of Mr. Quincy's generation, those at least who had his social opportunities, are nearly all gone. These pictures of old social and political conditions are especially suggestive as reminding us that a single life, only lately closed, linked us with days, events and men that were a part of our early history and appear remote because of the multitude of changes that have transformed society in the interval."—Boston Journal.

Definition of Bumblepuppy.—Bumblepuppy is persisting to play whist, either in utter ignorance of all its known principles, or in defiance of them, or both.

"'Whist, or Bumblepuppy?' is one of the most entertaining, and at the same time one of the soundest books on whist ever written. Its drollery may blind some readers to the value of its advice; no man who knows anything about whist, however, will fail to read it with interest, and few will fail to read it with advantage. Upon the ordinary rules of whist, Pembridge supplies much sensible and thoroughly amusing comment. The best player in the world may gain from his observations, and a mediocre player can scarcely find a better counsellor. There is scarcely an opinion expressed with which we do not coincide."—London Sunday Times.

"Mr. Caine's 'Recollections of Rossetti' throws light upon many events in Rossetti's life over which there hung a veil of mystery.... A book that must survive."—London AthenÆum.

This volume appeals to thoughtful readers, and contains translations of great interest from the great Oriental epic. This mighty poem of 220,000 lines is thought to have an origin anterior to Homer, perhaps even before the time of Moses.

"Appreciative readers are enthusiastic over Edwin Arnold's 'Indian Idylls,' and it will no doubt attract about as much attention as his famous 'Light of Asia.' In this western world, remote from ancient civilizations, there has been scarcely any knowledge of Asia's wonderful literature among the mass of American people, who are too busy and practical to acquaint themselves with its beauties. Edwin Arnold has done a great service to the literary world by introducing through his remarkable poems and translations, the history, poetry, legends, profound thought and philosophy of ancient Asia, to people who would otherwise have remained ignorant of the sublime spiritual truths embodied in Buddhism, Brahminism and Hinduism. These Idylls, translated from the Sanskrit of the colossal epic, 'MahÂbhÂrata,' are beautifully clothed in the rythmic flow of musical verse, which brings the Oriental imagery, heroic acts and the deep philosophy of these wise people within the sympathy and easy comprehension of this far western world."—Hartford Times.

For the first time the old Romantic Legends, Weird Chronicles, Popular Superstitions and Vulgar Errors of our ancestors are collected by an authority thoroughly competent. Quaint and spirited illustrations of the topics, costumes or manners, lend a charm of their own and make this a book of great interest and value to every American, while to every New Englander, whether at home or located elsewhere, it is an heirloom absolutely indispensable.

"The fifth edition of Rev. William R. Alger's 'Poetry of the Orient' is much enlarged by an appendix of selections from the poetry of Buddhism. The first edition appeared in 1856. It has been twice enlarged since then, and has become one of the permanent books in American literature. The late President Walker said of it: 'Those who would understand the whole of human nature and the whole of human experience will gain much by reading this book.' George McDonald said to the author, whom he happened to meet in Switzerland: 'This fascinating and inspiring volume has long been my constant companion, and I have to thank the writer of it for an invaluable benefaction.' Dr. Hedge called it 'a costly anthology, in which every specimen is either rich or rare.' Mr. Alger's 'Introduction to Oriental Poetry' is a valuable piece of writing, and has lost none of its sweetness in the lapse of years. For work of this sort Mr. Alger has few rivals."—Boston Sunday Herald.

"It is a ghost story, but different from all ghost stories we have read, and for combined pathos, tenderness, deep religious feeling, and let us add, subdued humor, may be characterized as unapproachable."—Bell's Life.

"Mrs. Oliphant with all her talents, which are larger in the main than are professed by any English gentlewoman who is now creating literature in her native tongue, has written nothing that is likely to live longer than 'Old Lady Mary.' It is impossible to classify such a production, for it is neither a reality nor a dream, an allegory nor a parable, though it contains all these elements of literary expression. It is simply what she calls it—A Story of the Seen and the Unseen—and read as such, and judged by its laws, it is very sweet, very sad and very beautiful, and if a poem could be written in prose, it might well be described as a prose poem."—Mail Express.

"This volume contains three exceedingly well-written essays, one by Mr. Livermore, entitled 'Anti-Tobacco,' 'A Lecture on Tobacco,' by Rev. Russell L. Carpenter, and 'On the Use of Tobacco,' by G.F. Witter, M.D. We recommend it to every person who chews. Mr. Livermore says, with a truthfulness that no one can deny: 'The use of tobacco leads directly to drinking spirituous liquors. Tobacco is prime minister to alcohol. The pipe is first-cousin to the mug. To take away the cup which is in a man's right hand, while he still holds his cigar in his left hand, is to leave the work of reform half done.'

"Every word of this is true, and to those who have any doubts of it, we earnestly recommend the present volume. It cannot fail to make a strong impression upon every sensible man. We believe that it will do a great deal of good. It ought to be liberally distributed everywhere."—Philadelphia Item.

"If by the publication of this new 'Memoir of Maria Edgeworth,' by Helen Zimmern, in the Famous Women Series, by Roberts Brothers, the attention of people should be newly awakened to the excellent quality of some of Miss Edgeworth's books for children, especially the 'Parents' Assistant,' 'The Early Lesson,' 'Frank,' 'Rosamond,' and 'Harry and Lucy,' and the young ones should set about reading them, a great good would be accomplished."—Book Notes.

"Though many biographical sketches of Miss Edgeworth have appeared from time to time, there has been no history of her life until this attractive little volume which now makes its first appearance. It is charmingly written, evidently with much care, accuracy and interest on the part of the author. She shows an exact knowledge of the subject, of the literature, times, customs and manners of Maria Edgeworth's day, and a power to sound the true quality and depth of Miss Edgeworth's mental powers. She analyzes critically and well, pointing out defects and good qualities with keen judgment and impartial hand. One feels that Miss Zimmern thoroughly understands what she is writing about. Miss Edgeworth's life is worth the telling, not alone for her literary career, but for her upright and lovely moral character, which is not always combined with literary ability,"—Hartford Times.

"Mr. Chadwick has a preference for simple domestic and religious themes; his thought is clear and natural; his temperament is gentle and cheerful; his taste is refined; his sense of beauty, both spiritual and physical, is acute; and his expression is easy, fluent and graceful. These qualities will make his verse welcome in many households. All the pieces in the present collection are of recent date. They are not ambitious. They touch only the chords over which the poet's mastery is sure; but they appeal to sympathies which are universal."—N.Y. Tribune.

"One of the most delightful books of the year, and one which will fascinate old readers as well as young, is Mary Mapes Dodge's 'Donald and Dorothy.' Everybody knows what an immense popularity Mrs. Dodge's first book, 'Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates,' attained, and how well deserved that popularity was, but 'Hans Brinker' must of a necessity take second place by the side of 'Donald and Dorothy.' And the charm of the story itself is added to by the tasteful and elegant manner in which the volume is brought out. The clear print, the fine paper, the beautiful illustrations, and the strong and handsome binding, make it a pleasure even to look at it."—Boston Transcript.

"A bright, fresh, wide awake story by Mary Mapes Dodge, whose 'Hans Brinker' has made troops of readers eager to see whatever new story comes from the charming pen which wrote that. There are hundreds of thousands of girls and boys who would be gladdened and helped by reading this excellent story."—Springfield Union.

"This charming addition to the storehouse of biographical literature is one of the most interesting publications of the day. In its pages the memory of Dr. Dewey, one of the greatest pulpit orators of his time, is pleasantly revived. Miss Dewey, the daughter of the subject of the memoir, has prepared the book for the press. It contains a brief autobiography of the eloquent divine, a selection from his letters to familiar friends, and a running commentary from Miss Dewey's pen that connects the different portions into a nearly complete biography, far more acceptable than one carried out in the ordinary routine. The autobiography is a model in its way. It was written at the request of his family and for their special use, without a thought of publication. It is a piece of literary composition remarkable for its polished, transparent and unaffected style. It is equally remarkable for the honesty, modesty and purity of character it reveals in the man who tells with naÏve unconsciousness the story of his youth, his active life, and his occupation after his retirement from the ministry.... To the present generation, who know him only by printed sermons and lectures, from which the living presence was wanting, the book will be a new revelation. Readers who have a taste for biography will enjoy this book for the refreshing absence of eulogy, and as the interesting record of a life where eminent distinction was won by unfaltering perseverance in the cultivation of great natural gifts."—Providence Journal.

"But, after all, it is in the preparation of Jean Ingelow's 'High Tide' that the publishers, artists, engravers and printers have shown what could be done in making an illustrated book. The strikingly picturesque character of the poem makes it one of the most suggestive for illustration, and the many prominent artists who have been engaged on the work have given their hearty coÖperation to Mr. Andrew in the preparation of this volume. The liberality of the publishers has enabled him to engage the highest talent among American artists, and here we have the best work of such men as Church, Fenn, Woodward, Schell, Rogers, Harper and others. We cannot give the illustrations higher praise than to quote from a letter from Jean Ingelow to the publishers: 'I hope it is a pardonable pride which makes me feel delight in the most beautiful series of illustrations I ever saw bestowed on a single poem. I hardly know which to admire most. There has manifestly been a world of care given to the book. There is not a failure throughout.' Such praise from an author like Jean Ingelow must be very gratifying to the publishers, and especially to Mr. Andrew, to whose skill, judgment and good taste the success of the book is largely due. Like the author we find it difficult to determine which illustrations we admire most, for after a careful examination of the book, from the quaint title page by Mr. Hassam to the 'Old Vicarage' by Mr. Schell, we must agree with her that 'there is not a failure in it."—Boston Transcript.

"Samuel Sharpe's long life of more than eighty-two years (1799-1881) was an uncommonly active and useful one. He is one of the most pleasing examples of that tolerably large class of Englishmen who, while mainly engaged in commerce or politics, devote their leisure hours to questions of science and literature.... His Egyptian studies were truly remarkable. That a man who had left school at sixteen, and was occupied all day with business affairs, should, when he was over thirty, take up so difficult a subject as Egyptology, master its literature, and make useful contributions to the infant science in the shape of a number of books, is a sufficiently rare phenomenon to excite our wonder.... Mr. Clayden has made an uncommonly interesting biography. Sharpe was concerned in important affairs, and was brought into connection with some noteworthy persons. There was his uncle, Samuel Rogers, the banker-poet; Bonomi, Crabb Robinson, Bishop Colenso, Chunder Sen, Miss Lucy Aiken, Alexander Dyce, Samuel Birch, besides others less known, about whom there is a good deal of pleasant talk."—N.Y. Nation.

"Those who take even the slightest interest in historical reading cannot fail to be absorbed and delighted by Professor Seeley's book."—Washington Herald.

"The Expansion of England, by J.R. Seeley, M.A., consists of two courses of lectures delivered by the author at Cambridge University, where he is Regius Professor of Modern History. It is a brilliant volume, charming in style, and of the highest interest in the method chosen by the author for the marshalling and development of his subject. There are eight lectures in all, and they show, with rare skill in the management and condensation of a vast amount of material, how and why England, from small beginnings, had reached her present position, and left the rest of Europe behind her in political and commercial progress. Mr. Seeley believes that the empire is destined to go on with the work it has begun, and to exercise on the rest of the world an influence still greater than she has yet had. Whether this view be right or wrong, Professor Seeley's book is delightful reading, and deals with history in the most fascinating manner."—Saturday Evening Gazette.

"Whatever else the Rev. Edward Everett Hale may or may not be, he is, on paper, a most delightful travelling companion; and in his new volume, 'Seven Spanish Cities,' he is at his most genial, companionable, agreeable best. He has the sharp perception, the quick, light touch, which are the making of a book like this, while his ready sympathy and the endless exuberance of his fancy throw a glamour over the most common objects. The book is thoughtful, entertaining, and, above all—for that is the prime requisite in a volume of travels—eminently readable."—Boston Courier.

"There is more to be learned from Edward Everett Hale's little book, 'Seven Spanish Cities and the Way to Them,' than from several more elaborate and pretentious works on the peninsula which have been issued this year. Mr. Hale had only seven weeks to spend in Spain, but he is so good an observer that he managed to see as much in this short vacation jaunt as many men would discover in seven years. It is needless to say that everything he saw is faithfully shared with the reader, as well as his bright comment on the people and the country. His style is his own, but it is a great pity that he cannot share this with many writers. It is one of the most attractive of styles—destitute of all pretense, straightforward, never slovenly, never involved; it is like the suggestive table-talk of a wise man—full of all manner of surprises, delightful in its absence of premeditation."—San Francisco Chronicle.

"Some of the more important pieces make almost equal and very high demands alike on my sympathy and my admiration, and I hope you may long be enabled to cherish the enviable gift of finding utterance for truths so deep in forms of so much power and beauty."—Letter from Mr. Gladstone.

"Those readers of verse who need not only music for the ear, but clear and satisfying thought for the intellect, will find much in 'Songs Unsung' to interest and stimulate."—Christian Union.

"'Mary Lamb,' by Anne Gilchrist, published by Roberts Brothers, Boston, is decidedly the best of the four volumes yet issued in the 'Famous Women' Series. Mrs. Gilchrist has mastered her subject in spirit and in detail, and the result is a book that cannot fail of affording acute enjoyment to thousands of people.... There is a directness of sight and utterance and a firmness of touch not common in any recent biographical work.... There was a great deal in the lives of Mary and Charles Lamb that was quietly but finely heroic. And it is this in some shape or other that all the world loves to read about. Mrs. Gilchrist has not fastened herself to the working of an elaborate picture of Mary Lamb. There is no perceptible attempt at ambitious and weakish criticism, but a most felicitous selection and placing of these single lines of letters and conversations that are revelations of the soul and life of the persons under consideration. It is a reversion to charity and truth in literature and life, and as a piece of clean, sweet and clear work is deserving of the highest praise."—Philadelphia Times.

"Vestigia" is the title of the new novel by the author of "Kismet," "Mirage," and "The Head of Medusa." "George Fleming," the nom de plume of this well-known writer, has given us in "Vestigia" a work of real power. The title is a part of the Latin proverb, "Vestigia nulla retrorsum"—no steps backward—which is the motif of the story.

"The best work that Miss Julia Constance Fletcher, who writes under the name of George Fleming, has done yet is her new novel, 'Vestigia.' The scene is Leghorn, with one important action in Rome. The hero is a fine young fellow, urged by his friends, circumstances and his own sense of honor into a political complication, where he becomes the instrument of conspirators. Most of the characters are of the lower class of Italians, artisans and sailors—simple, honest, loyal people of keen intelligence and noble natures. The heroine is very lovely, with great moral strength that comes from her absolute purity and unwavering faith in those whom she loves and in God. The simple, laborious life of the people, with a touch of patrician splendor introduced now and then for artistic effect, is an attractive picture. The whole story is sweet, tender and noble."—Boston Advertiser.

"'A Newport Aquarelle' will be found the breeziest, the brightest, and the cleverest of summer novels.... Charmingly true to nature and admirable as a bit of highly-finished art, it cannot fail of achieving a wide reading among people of taste and cultivation."—Boston Saturday Gazette.

"Is it a man's or a woman's book? is the first question, and it must be said that it is not easy to find an answer."

"The most brilliant novelette of the season."

"An anonymous novel, the like of which we have not had for a long while."—Exchange.

"Mrs. Julia Ward Howe's biography of Margaret Fuller, in the Famous Women series of Messrs. Roberts Brothers, is a work which has been looked for with curiosity. It will not disappoint expectation. Mrs. Howe is of late years too infrequent in authorship. She has a subject here on which she writes con amore. For her material she is of course largely indebted to the remarkable volumes published by Ralph Waldo Emerson, James Freeman Clarke and William Ellery Channing many years ago; but Mrs. Howe gives the narrative in her own manner. She has made a brilliant and an interesting book. Her study of Margaret Fuller's character is thoroughly sympathetic; her relation of her life is done in a graphic and at times a fascinating manner. It is the case of one woman of strong individuality depicting the points which made another one of the most marked characters of her day. It is always agreeable to follow Mrs. Howe in this; for while we see marks of her own mind constantly, there is no inartistic protrusion of her personality. The book is always readable, and the relation of the death-scene is thrillingly impressive."—Saturday Evening Gazette.

"The Silverado Squatters is the title of an exceedingly pleasant little book by Mr. Robert Louis Stevenson, whose 'Travels with a Donkey' and 'An Inland Boat Voyage' had given him an enviable reputation as a charming and picturesque descriptive writer. Mr. Stevenson is an invalid, and in search of health he went to Mount Saint Helena, in California, and high up in its sides took possession of a miner's cabin fast falling to ruin, one of the few remnants of the abandoned mining village of Silverado. There with his wife and a single servant considerable time was spent.

The interest of the book centred in the graphic style and keen observation of the author. He has the power of describing places and characters with such vividness that you seem to have made personal acquaintance with both.... Mr. Stevenson's racy narrative brings many phases of life upon the western coast before one with striking power and captivating grace."—N.Y. World.

"The book is a contribution to the ideal in life. It is composed of day dreams—dreams which haunt an earnest mind as night follows day—a strong plea to hold communion with nature," says the London Academy.

"Mr. Jefferies has won his way to the hearts of a large circle of readers by his charming description of 'The Gamekeeper at Home.' He now draws upon the rich stores of his imagination for the material that will present a unique form of autobiography. He tells 'The Story of My Heart.' He lays open the history of that most important organ of the human frame, wherein the emotions of the soul are supposed to lie. The revelations are made with an exuberance of fancy, a richness of diction and a vivid power of description that calls forth wonder and admiration at the skillful handling of the theme."—Boston Journal.

"John Henry Newman's beautiful and spiritual hymn, one of the finest expressions of trusting faith which the hymnology of the language affords, 'Lead, Kindly Light,' has brought comfort and strength to so many hearts, that a fine and beautiful edition of it is sure of being most cordially welcomed. George R. Halm and William St. John Harper are the artists to whom has been entrusted the setting of the poem, and they have succeeded admirably. Mr. Halm has provided for each stanza a setting in symbolical and scroll work, while Mr. Harper has added to each a full-page figure-piece illustrating the spirit and meaning of the poet. The poem is beautifully printed, and the cuts are carefully and spiritedly engraved, making of the work a most beautiful and appropriate volume for Christmas use."—Boston Courier.

"This beautiful hymn is entirely free from dogmatic and stereotyped phraseology and the literalism which defaces so many popular hymns. It is a beautiful poem which came from the heart of a deep experience, and repeats the accent of the universal aspirations of humanity. It is with real satisfaction that one takes up the exquisite little volume just published by Roberts Brothers (Boston), in which George R. Halm and William St. John Harper have combined their skill and gifts as illustrators and George T. Andrews his fine faculty of engraving. The frontispiece, 'Lead Thou me on,' is the best contribution which Mr. Harper makes to the joint work; the other illustrations from his hand are suggestive. Mr. Halm's illustrations, which are printed in light brown or sepia, are notably fine. The symbolism which the artist employs suggest interpretations without forcing them upon the eye, and is pervaded by a delicate imaginative insight and beauty which delight one the more the longer they are looked at; indeed, we doubt if anything has been done of late in the way of illustration quite so original and beautiful. Mr. Andrews' skill as an engraver is illustrated again in this dainty little volume, in which he has interpreted very clearly and satisfactorily the thought of the artists."—Christian Union.

"There are a number of poems in the volume which call for especial mention, yet they must be left to the discovery of the reader, it being sufficient to say that this volume is sure to advance Mr. Marston's reputation as a genuine, sweet and imaginative singer."—Boston Courier.

"The incidents, although a few are uncommon and provocative of questioning, have the naturalness of those of actual experience. They lead to exciting situations and a dramatic denouement. The action in Paris is among artists, and is introductory. It is when the action has shifted to a country town on the coast that it develops its greatest effects and interest. Sea-coast scenery and farm life are described with a communion into their spirit and an intimacy such as only a true lover of the country can ever have. The occupants of the farm, two of whom are leading characters, have the same fondness and fidelity given to their delineation. This portion of the literary work, although quietly and unobtrusively, is exceedingly well done, and is pleasing. Diane is the principal character, and is given the real qualities of womanhood; her acts are made consistent with them, and to tend to their nobler development. She illustrates the undying devotion of true love. This last 'No Name' has higher and more even merit than any of its series. Its ground and plot are well chosen, while its composition and treatment are artistic. It will be widely read and heartily enjoyed."—Boston Globe.

"At a time when the books of Mayne Reid, Ballantyne and Kingston are taking their places on the shelves to which well-thumbed volumes are relegated, it will be with especial delight that boy readers welcome a new writer in the literature of adventure. In 'Treasure Island,' Robert Louis Stevenson takes a new departure, and writes one of the jolliest, most readable, wide-awake tales of sea life that have set the blood tingling in the veins of the boys of at least the present generation. It is decidedly of the exciting order of stories, yet not of the unhealthily sensational. It details the stirring adventures of an English crew in their search for the immense treasure secreted by a pirate captain, and it certainly has not a dull page in it. Yet the author has contrived to keep the sympathy on the side of virtue and honesty, and throw upon the pirates that odium and detestation which their nefarious courses deserve; and the book is one heartily to be commended to any sturdy, wholesome lad who is fond of the smell of the brine and the tang of sailor speech in his reading."—Boston Courier.

Mr. Fenn visited Stoke Poges, the locality of the poem, and many of the illustrations are from sketches taken by him on the spot, and all of them were made expressly for this edition.

An interesting feature of the Harry Fenn edition is the reproduction of three stanzas printed with the earlier editions, but subsequently dropped by the author.

"The 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard,' by Thomas Gray, which has long held the proud distinction of being 'the most finished poem in the English tongue,' is just issued by Roberts Brothers, Boston, in an exquisitely illustrated volume, which must hold a very high place among the handsome gift books of the season. The illustrations were all drawn by Harry Fenn, especially for this edition, many of them from sketches made by the artist at Stoke Poges, the scene of the poem. The frontispiece, an exquisite sketch of vines and flowers clustering over and about an old gravestone, presents a 'rejected verse,' reprinted from the earlier editions—a verse for the rejection of which one scarcely sees any sufficient reason, finding it as full of tenderly pathetic music as any part of the poem—and in an appendix the same verse reappears, with two others, together with some note of the places they were originally intended to fill and the author's reasons for their omission. The illustrations are all designed with as truly poetic a spirit as the poem itself breathes, and all are presented in the very highest style of the engraver's art. To say that a book is a 'picture book' is usually to imply something rather derogatory to its character for value in other respects. But not so in this case. Here the most delicate and appreciative art is used to interpret to the eye the exquisite poetry of the text. However warmly one may have supposed himself to admire the poem, he can hardly rise from thoughtfully looking over this edition of the 'Elegy' without some consciously new and fresh appreciation of the beauty of the lines, so strikingly and fitly has their lofty and tender thought been interpreted to the eye. In all, too, that pertains to the work of the book-maker—in paper, typography, binding, etc.—the little volume is in thorough keeping with the art of the poet and the illustrator."—Chicago Times.

"No one of the numerous series of novels, with which the country has been deluged of late, contains as many good volumes of fiction as the 'No Name,'" says Scribner's Monthly.

"I greatly wish that Messrs. Roberts Brothers might have the exclusive right to publish my books in America. I consider that enlightened nations, as well as individuals, ought to recognize the right of authors, both to power over and to property in their works."—Jean Ingelow.

"The volume before us, which is published in the series of brief biographies of famous women, of which we have upon previous occasions taken favorable notice, will give its readers a clear and generally adequate idea of George Sand's character and genius, and will serve to correct many misconceptions in regard to the nature of her writings which ignorance and prejudice have spread abroad. At the same time Miss Thomas has sought rather to portray the character of the famous French woman to whom she pays tribute than to criticise or expound the long line of novels which her fertile imagination produced. Her book is rather biographical than literary in its purpose and inspiration, and though the Sand romances are reviewed, and their distinctive characteristics appreciatively and intelligently described, the volume depends for its value and interest upon its narrative and portraiture. It is pleasantly, gracefully and cleverly written, and will worthily sustain the already high reputation of the series to which it belongs."—North American, Phila.

"The best of the biography is that we gain from it good, definite notions of the early home, the convent, the marriage with M. Dudevant and how it came about, the short family life, and the circumstances of the early residence in Paris. Each change down to the last scenes of George Sand's life is characterized. So also are the books, which are classified and briefly described. So is that wonderful mental life, so flaming, so easily working itself into words and deeds, so much less removed in subtlety from our common life of common people than was the mental life of almost any other great genius. Owing to the sound and practical treatment which the subject receives at Miss Thomas' hands, the book is plain, readable, adapted to the widest circle of readers, doing in no respect injustice to the mighty soul whose course Miss Thomas can trace and describe, but not as one could who had taken the same flights, or others as high, if not the same. The Famous Women series is a notable one."—Boston Courier.