This book of fresh impressions might well be called "Sight Drafts on England." It is certainly a mine of accurate detail The author is enthusiastic in his devotion to the facts which escape the ordinary eye, and brings his materials from the most unfamiliar sources. His description of the Bank of England, for instance, is as interesting as it is valuable, and contains a large amount of information of unusual freshness.
Echoes of Many Voices.
By E. A. Thurston. SPARE MINUTE SERIES. 12mo, CLOTH, $1.00.
A carefully arranged collection of wise, witty, and sentimental excerpts from more than two hundred sources in all lands and ages, from Confucius to Cable.
Treasure Thoughts.
From Canon Farrar. SPARE MINUTE SERIES. 12mo, CLOTH, $1.00.
These are vital thoughts that have been gathered by Rose Porter from Canon Farrar's writings and sermons. The utterances of the present Archdeacon of Westminster have been greatly considered by people of all classes, creeds, and tastes, and this volume is likely to gain a permanent place in the people's literature. His sympathetic appreciation of American institutions, together with his eloquent eulogy of the life and character of General Grant, recently delivered in Westminster, have greatly quickened American interest in all his expressions of opinion, belief and counsel. This pithy volume is well-named.
Life of Ulysses Simpson Grant.
By E. E. Brown. 12mo, CLOTH, ILLUSTRATED, $1.50.
In this biography the author of the popular Life of Garfield has combined insight, painstaking, a nice sense of humor and literary skill in the use of varied and fresh materials, turning to good account, as illustrating the noble and tender nature of our great President and General, the anecdotes and other reminiscences brought to light during the recent memorial occasions at home and abroad.