The reading lessons are simple and well selected; but there is no necessity for the abundant notes which are appended.
On the whole, this is a very excellent work: being far in advance of the German text-books that are so much used in the schools of this city, by serving to impress upon the minds of the learner a true regard for the grammatical formation of their own language.
The Little Gypsy.
By Elie Sauvage.
Illustrated by Lorenz Frölich.
Translated from the French by I. M. Lyster.
Boston: Roberts Brothers. Pp. 133. 1868.
This is a charming little story—one that we can heartily recommend, both from its intrinsic merits and the beautiful manner in which it is got up, as a suitable Christmas present.
Verses On Various Occasions.
Boston. Published by Patrick Donahoe. 1868.
On the reception of the English edition of this exquisite volume, we called the attention of our readers to the true Catholic beauty and fervor of the poems which it contains. The edition by Mr. Donahoe is elegantly printed on toned paper, and faultlessly bound. We can think of no more appropriate book for a Christmas gift than this.
The Calamities And Quarrels Of Authors:
with some Inquiries respecting their Moral and Literary Characters, and Memoirs for our Literary History.
By Isaac Disraeli.
Edited by his Son, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli.
New York: W. J. Widdleton. 2 vols. pp. 349, 411. 1868.