"There is hardly a page in which you may not find some bright, fresh thought; some little generalization full of the flavor of true wit, or some charming description, deliciously feminine, and running over with the spirit of poetry."—Cincinnati Times.
"We have read this little book with great pleasure. * * * It frequently reminds us of Mr. Howell's delicately constructed stories, and in it, as in a mirror, we see reflected that true refinement and culture of the author's mind."—New Haven Palladium.
MASON AND LALOR.—The Primer of Political Economy, in Sixteen Definitions and Forty Propositions, by A. B. Mason and J. J. Lalor.
"We know of no other work anywhere of sixty pages that begins to give the amount of information on the subject that has been put with such remarkable clearness into these sixty pages."—Hartford Courant.
"For a short and comprehensive treatise, we know of nothing better than 'The Primer of Political Economy.' The information is conveyed in a very concise and happy manner. The style is perfectly transparent, and the illustrations admirably chosen. We venture to believe that not a quarter of the men in the Lower House of Congress know as much about Political Economy as can be learned from this compact and interesting little treatise."—Christian Register.
MILLER.—First Fam'lies of the Sierras. A Novel; by Joaquin Miller.
A most graphic and realistic sketch of life in a mining cañon in the very earliest days of California. The rough heroes and heroines are evidently drawn from life, and the dramatic scenes are full of thrilling interest. Bret. Harte has never worked this rich vein of American life to better advantage.
MÜLLER.—Memories; A Story of German Love. Translated from the German of Max Müller, by Geo. P. Upton.
"'Memories' is one of the prettiest and worthiest books of the year. The story is full of that indescribable half-naturalness, that effortless vraisemblance, which is so commonly a charm of German writers, and so seldom paralleled in English. * * * Scarcely could there be drawn a more lovely figure than that of the invalid Princess, though it is so nearly pure spirit that earthly touch seems almost to profane her."—Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
McLANDBURGH.—The Automaton-Ear and Other Sketches. By Miss Florence McLandburgh.
Any one of the many who have read "The Man at Crib," "The Automaton-Ear," or "The Anthem of Judea," which have been so widely copied in various periodicals, will look with the highest anticipations to this author, who is no less gifted than she is original and eccentric.
SWING.—Truths for To-Day. First Series. By Professor David Swing.