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THE AMERICAN TAUCHNITZ SERIES. Square 16mo. Paper covers, 50 cents. Cloth, $1.00.
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Miss Frances Merley:
A Novel. By John Elliot Curran. 420 pages.
The first important work of an author familiar to American readers by his remarkable sketches to Scribner’s and other magazines.
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Autobiography of a New England Farm House:
A Romance of the Cape Cod Lands. By N. H. Chamberlain. 380 pages.
A novel of singular power and beauty, great originality and rugged force. Born and bred on Cape Cod, the author, at the winter firesides of country people, very conservative of ancient English customs now gone, heard curious talk of kings, Puritan ministers, the war and precedent struggle of our Revolution, and touched a race of men and women now passed away. He also heard, chiefly from ancient women, the traditions of ghosts, witches and Indians, as they are preserved, and to a degree believed, by honest Christian folk, in the very teeth of modern progress. These things are embodied in this book.
OTHER VOLUMES OF THIS SERIES IN PREPARATION.
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A SUMMER CRUISE ON THE COAST OF NEW ENGLAND. By Robert Carter. With an Introduction by Rossiter Johnson. 12mo. Cloth, with Map. $1.50.
A new edition of one of the most fascinating of salt-water yarns, full of genial humor, vivid word-painting, accurate information, and practical “wrinkles.” A classic by reason of the esteem in which it is held by yachtsmen, and as a literary production equal to anything of the kind in the Anglo-Saxon tongue.
Important New Books.
STRAY LEAVES FROM NEWPORT. By Mrs. Wm. Lamont Wheeler. Exquisitely printed and most beautifully bound in tapestry, white and gold. Gilt top. Uncut edges. 12mo. $1.50.
Two editions of these charming prose idyls were exhausted within two weeks of publication. Third edition now preparing.
The author is familiar with every detail of the social life of Newport, in which she has long been a prominent figure, and the types of character she presents will be readily recognized as direct copies from nature. She is intimately acquainted with the scenes she describes, and the literary quality of her book is of a character that will recommend it to readers of cultivated tastes.—Gazette.
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IONA: A Lay of Ancient Greece. By Payne Erskine. Cr. 8vo. Cloth. Gilt top. $1.75.
Musical, and full of classic beauty, recalling in many passages the delicate and subtle charm of Keats.
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WHAT SHALL MAKE US WHOLE? or, Thoughts in the Direction of Man’s Spiritual and Physical Integrity. By Helen Bigelow Merriman. Third Edition. 16mo, unique boards. 75 cents.
An endeavor to present in a popular way the philosophy and practice of mental healing.
The author does not claim for her essay either completeness or permanent value, but hopes “to fix a few points and establish a few relative values, in anticipation of the time when human research and experience shall complete the pictures.”
She holds that the human mind can achieve nothing that is so good except when it becomes the channel of the infinite spirit of God, and that so-called mind cures are not brought about wholly by the power of the mind over the body, or by the influence of one mind over another.
Religious enthusiasm and scientific medicine abound in cases of extraordinary cures of diseases effected by what, for the sake of convenience, is generally called “faith.”
It will not do, says the British Medical Journal, for pathologists and psychologists to treat these “modern miracles” so cavalierly.
In them are exhibited, in a more or less legitimate manner, the results of the action of the mind upon the bodily functions and particles.
Hysteria is curable by these phenomena, since hysteria, after all, is only an unhealthy mastery of the body over the mind, and is cured by this or any other stimulus to the imagination. “Therefore,” says the editor of the above journal, “there is no reason to doubt that faith-healing, so called, may have more positive results than we have been accustomed to allow.”
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TYPICAL NEW ENGLAND ELMS AND OTHER TREES. Reproduced by Photogravure from photographs by Henry Brooks, with an Introduction, and with Notes by L. L. Dame. 4to. [In press.
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THE FOUR GOSPELS. Translated into Modern English from the Authorized and Revised Versions. By Ernest Bilton. Cloth. $1.00.
A cheap edition of a new translation of the Gospels, having a great run of popularity in the religious circles of Great Britain.
The author has taken the authorised version as it stands, availing himself of many corrections suggested by the revised version, and has given the apparent meaning of the text in the plainest possible language, the whole object being the simplification of the narratives of the Evangelists. It is not expected that this rendering will supersede the accepted version. The author evidently feels that he is not without hope that it may lead to the serious consideration, in proper quarters, of the advisability of providing the people with an authorised translation of the Scriptures into the “vulgar tongue,” not of the sixteenth but of the nineteenth century.
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THE SKETCHES OF THE CLANS OF SCOTLAND, with twenty-two full-page colored plates of Tartans. By Clansmen J. M. P.-F. W. S. Large 8vo. Cloth, $2.00.
The object of this treatise is to give a concise account of the origin, seat, and characteristics of the Scottish clans, together with a representation of the distinguishing tartan worn by each. The illustrations are fine specimens of color work, all executed in Scotland.
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THE GREEN HAND; or, the Adventures of a Naval Lieutenant. A Sea Story. By George Cupples. With Portrait of the Author and other Illustrations. 1 vol. 12mo. Cloth. $2.00.
A new library edition of this fascinating sea classic. [In press.
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ALL MATTER TENDS TO ROTATION, OR THE ORIGIN OF ENERGY. A New Hypothesis which throws Light upon all the Phenomena of Nature. Electricity, Magnetism, Gravitation, Light, Heat, and Chemical Action explained upon Mechanical Principles and traced to a Single Source. By Leonidas Le Cenci Hamilton, M. A. Vol. 1. Origin of Energy: Electrostatics and Magnetism. Containing 100 Illustrations, including Fine Steel Portraits of Faraday and Maxwell. Handsomely bound in cloth. 8vo, 340 pp. Price, $3.00. Net.
In this volume the author has utilized the modern conception of lines of force originated by Faraday, and afterwards developed mathematically by Prof. J. Clerk Maxwell, and he has reached an explanation of electrical and magnetic phenomena which has been expected by physicists on both continents. It may have a greater influence upon the scientific world than either Newton’s “Principia” or Darwin’s “Origin of Species,” because it places natural science upon its only true basis—Pure Mechanics.
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HOW TO WRITE THE HISTORY OF A FAMILY. By W. P. W. Phillimore, M. A., B. C. L. 1 vol. Cr. 8vo. Tastefully printed in antique style, handsomely bound. $2.00.
Unassuming, practical, essentially useful, Mr. Phillimore’s book should be in the hands of every one who aspires to search for his ancestors and to learn his family history.—Athenæum.
This is the best compendious genealogist’s guide that has yet been published, and Mr. Phillimore deserves the thanks and appreciation of all lovers of family history.—Reliquary.
Notice.—Large Paper Edition. A few copies, on hand-made paper, wide margins, bound in half morocco, may be obtained, price $6.50 net.
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THE KINSHIP OF MEN: An Argument from Pedigrees; or, Genealogy Viewed as a Science. By Henry Kendall. Cr. 8vo. Cloth, $2.00.
The old pedigree-hunting was a sign of pride and pretension; the modern is simply dictated by the desire to know whatever can be known. The one advanced itself by the methods of immoral advocacy; the other proceeds by those of scientific research.—Spectator (London).
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RECORDS AND RECORD SEARCHING. A Guide to the Genealogist and Topographer. By Walter Rye. 8vo, cloth. Price $2.50.
This book places in the hands of the Antiquary and Genealogist, and others interested in kindred studies, a comprehensive guide to the enormous mass of material which is available in his researches, showing what it consists of, and where it can be found.
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ANCESTRAL TABLETS. A Collections of Diagrams for Pedigrees, so arranged that Eight Generations of the Ancestors of any Person may be recorded in a connected and simple form. By William H. Whitmore, A. M. SEVENTH EDITION. On heavy parchment paper, large 4to, tastefully and strongly bound, Roxburgh style. Price $2.00.
“No one with the least bent for genealogical research ever examined this ingeniously compact substitute for the ‘family tree’ without longing to own it. It provides for the recording of eight lineal generations, and is a perpetual incentive to the pursuit of one’s ancestry.”—Nation.
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THE ELEMENTS OF HERALDRY. A practical manual, showing what heraldry is, where it comes from, and to what extent it is applicable to American usage; to which is added a Glossary in English, French and Latin of the forms employed. Profusely Illustrated. By W. H. Whitmore, author of “Ancestral Tablets,” etc. [In press.
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THOMAS CARLYLE’S COUNSELS TO A LITERARY ASPIRANT (a Hitherto Unpublished Letter of 1842), and What Came of Them. With a brief estimate of the man. By James Hutchinson Stirling, Ll.D. 12mo, boards, 50 cents.
Gives a side of the rugged old Scotchman which will be new to most readers. It shows that he was not always gruff and bearish, and that he could at times think of somebody besides himself. The letter is one which every young man who has a leaning towards literary work will read and ponder over.
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SOCIAL LIFE AND LITERATURE FIFTY YEARS AGO. 16mo, cloth, white paper labels, gilt top. $1.00.
By a well-known litterateur. It will take a high place among the literature treating of the period. A quaint and delightful book, exquisitely printed in the Pickering style.
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CIVILIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES. By Matthew Arnold. And Other Essays concerning America. 16mo, unique paper boards. 75 cents. Cloth, uncut, $1.25. The cloth binding matches the uniform edition of his collected works.
Comprises the critical essays, which created so much discussion, namely, “General Grant, an Estimate.” “A Word about America,” “A Word more about America,” and “Civilization in the United States.”
∵ This collection gathers in the great critic’s last contributions to literature.
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LEGENDS OF THE RHINE. From the German of Prof. Bernard. Translated by Fr. Arnold. Finely Illustrated. Small 4to. Cloth.
An admirable collection of the popular historical traditions of the Rhine, told with taste and picturesque simplicity. [In press.
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A SELECTION FROM THE POEMS OF PUSHKIN. Translated, with Critical Notes and a Bibliography. By Ivan Panin, author of “Thoughts.” Foolscap 8vo. Unique binding. $2.00.
The first published translation by the brilliant young Russian, Ivan Panin, whose lectures in Boston on the literature of Russia, during the autumn of last year, attracted crowded houses.
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WIT, WISDOM, AND PATHOS, from the prose of Heinrich Heine, with a few pieces from the “Book of Songs.” Selected and translated by J. Snodgrass. Second edition, thoroughly revised. Cr. 8vo, 338 pp. Cloth, $2.00
“A treasure of almost priceless thought and criticism.”—Contemporary Review.
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RALPH WALDO EMERSON, Philosopher and Seer. An Estimate of his Character and Genius. By A. Bronson Alcott.
With portraits and other illustrations. Foolscap octavo. Gilt top. $1.50.
One hundred copies will be printed on larger and finer paper, 8vo, suitable for the insertion of extra illustrations. Bound in Roxburgh, gilt top. Price to Subscribers, $3.00.
A book about Emerson, written by the one man who stood nearest to him of all men. It is an original and vital contribution to Emersonia; like a portrait of one of the old masters painted by his own brush. [In press.
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HERMAN GRIMM’S WORKS.
THE LIFE OF RAPHAEL as shown in his principal works. From the German of Herman Grimm, author of “The Life of Michael Angelo,” etc. With frontispiece, after Braun, of the recently discovered portrait, outlined by Raphael in chalk. Cr. 8vo. Cloth. $2.00. [Nearly ready.
ESSAYS ON LITERATURE. From the German of Herman Grimm, uniform with “The Life of Raphael.” New and enlarged edition, carefully corrected. Cr. 8vo. Cloth. $2.00.
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BY JAMES H. STARK.
ANTIQUE VIEWS OF YE TOWNE OF BOSTON. By James H. Stark, Assisted by Dr. Samuel A. Green, Ex-Mayor of Boston, Librarian of the Massachusetts Historical Society; John Ward Dean, Librarian of the New England Historic Genealogical Society; and Judge Mellen Chamberlain, of the Public Library. An extensive and exhaustive work in 378 pages. Large quarto. Illustrated with nearly 200 full size reproductions of all known rare maps, old prints, etc. 1 vol. 4to. Cloth. $6.00.
BERMUDA GUIDE. A description of everything on or about the Bermuda Islands, concerning which the visitor or resident may desire information, including its history, inhabitants, climate, agriculture, geology, government, military and naval establishments. By James H. Stark. With Maps, Engravings and 16 photo-prints. 1 vol. 12mo, cloth, 157 pp. $2.00.
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PAUL REVERE: Historical and Legendary. By Elbridge H. Goss. With reproductions of many of Revere’s engravings, etc. [In press.
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A DIRECTORY OF THE CHARITABLE AND BENEFICENT ORGANIZATIONS OF BOSTON, ETC. Prepared for the Associated Charities. 1 vol., 196 pp. 16mo. Cloth, 1.00.
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PROF. CLARK MURRAY’S WORKS.
SOLOMON MAIMON: An Autobiography. Translated from the German, with Additions and Notes, by Prof. J. Clark Murray. 1 vol. Cr. 8vo. Cloth. 307 pp. $2.00.
A life which forms one of the most extraordinary biographies in the history of literature.
The London Spectator says: “Dr. Clark Murray has had the rare good fortune of first presenting this singularly vivid book in an English translation as pure and lively as if it were an original, and an original by a classic English writer.”
George Eliot, in “Daniel Deronda,” mentions it as “that wonderful bit of autobiography—the life of the Polish Jew, Solomon Maimon”; and Milman, in his “History of the Jews,” refers to it as a curious and rare book.
HANDBOOK OF PSYCHOLOGY. By Prof. J. Clark Murray, LL D., Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy, M’Gill College, Montreal. Cr. 8vo. 2d edition, enlarged and improved. $1.75.
Clearly and simply written, with illustrations so well chosen that the dullest student can scarcely fail to take an interest in the subject.
ADOPTED FOR USE IN COLLEGES IN SCOTLAND, ENGLAND,
CANADA, AND THE UNITED STATES.
Prof. Murray’s good fortune in bringing to light the “Maimon Memoirs,” together with the increasing popularity of his “Handbook of Psychology,” has attracted the attention of the intellectual world, giving him a position with the leaders of thought of the present age. His writings are at once original and suggestive.
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AALESUND TO TETUAN. By Chas. R. Corning. A Volume of Travel. 12mo. 400 pp. Cloth. $2.00. [Ready in September.
Table of Contents.—Portsmouth—Isle of Wight—Channel Islands— Normandy—Nice—Monte Carlo—Genoa—Naples and its Environments— Rome—Verona—Venice—Norway—Sweden—St. Petersburg—Moscow— Warsaw—Berlin—Up the Rhine—Barcelona—Valencia—Seville—Cadiz —Morocco—Gibraltar—Granada—Madrid and the Royal Wedding—Bull Fights—Escurial—Biarritz—Bordeaux—Paris.
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TAPPY’S CHICKS: or, Links Between Nature and Human Nature. By Mrs. George Cupples. Illustrated. 16mo. Cloth. $1.25.
The tenderness and humor of this volume are simply exquisite.—E. P. Whipple.
The title is altogether too insignificant for so delightful and valuable a work—Spectator (London).
It is not merely a work of talent, but has repeated strokes of undeniable genius.—George Macdonald. [In preparation.
Cupples and Hurd, Publishers, Booksellers, Library Agents, BOSTON.
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| Old New England Days. By Sophie M. Damon | 1.25 |
| Bledisloe. By Ada M. Trotter | 1.50 |
| Zorah. By Elisabeth Balch | 1.25 |
| The Last Von Reckenburg. By Louise Francois | 1.50 |
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| How Deacon Tubman and Parson Whitney Spent New Year’s. By W. H. H. Murray | 1.25 |
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| The Terrace of Mon Desir. A Russian Novel | 1.25 |
| Story of an Old New England Town. By Mrs. Greenough | 1.00 |
| Cape Cod Folks. By Sally P. McLean | 1.50 |
| Towhead. The Story of a Girl. By Sally P. McLean | 1.50 |
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| Simply a Love Story. By Philip Orne | 1.25 |
| A Little Upstart. A Novel. By W. H. Rideing | 1.25 |
| Annouchka. By Ivan Tourgueneff. Translated by F. P. Abbott | 1.00 |
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