| FIGURES OF THE PAST. From the Leaves of Old Journals. By Josiah Quincy (Class of 1821, Harvard College). 16mo. Price | $1.50 |
"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.
| WHIST, OR BUMBLEPUPPY? By Pembridge. From the Second London Edition. 16mo. Cloth. Price | .50 |
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.
| RECOLLECTIONS OF DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI. By T. Hall Caine. With Portrait. One vol. 8vo. Cloth, gilt. Price | $3.00 |
"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.
| INDIAN IDYLLS. From the Sanskrit of the Mahâbhârata. By Edwin Arnold, author of "The Light of Asia." One vol. 16mo. Cloth. Price, | $1.00 |
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.