The careers of eighteen well-known men of letters are described. Among the number are Emerson, Prescott, Hawthorne, Higginson, Gilder, and Clemens.
Champlin, J. D.
Young Folks' History of the War for the Union.
Holt. 2.50
It is, in short, a well-written and entertaining history of the War of the Rebellion, very fair and impartial in tone.--The Nation.
A mature boy or girl of fourteen will find this reliable work useful. The larger part of the illustrations are taken from contemporary drawings, and there are many maps.
Chapin, A.A.
Masters of Music; Their Lives and Works.
Dodd 1.50
Twenty famous musicians are very interestingly characterized; among them Palestrina, Mozart, Rossini, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and Wagner.