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containing many reproductions of rare and curious maps and charts, together with portraits of the famous discoverers of that period. To all loves and students of history, the book will prove of ex ceeding value and interest. In Exile, and other Stories. By Mary Hallock Foote. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston and New York, 1864. Cloth. S1. 25. If one desires an hour of solid enjoyment, he can find no surer way of obtaining it than by the perusal of these stories by Miss Foote. They are all of them delightfully fresh and original, and written in a charming style. Besides the title story the contents include " Friend Barton's ' Concern,- " " The Storv of the Alcazar," " A Cloud on the Mountain," " The Rapture of Hetty," and "The Watchman." The Strike at Shank's, a Prize Story of Indiana. American Humane Education Society, George T. Angell, President, Boston. This book, which is a sequel to " Black Beauty," is not only an interesting story capitally told, but it

is a contribution to the cause of humane treatment of dumb animals, which cannot fail to do incalculable good. Every child will be delighted with it, and to those of maturer years it will prove of equal interest. It is a powerful, impressive appeal in behalf of a noble object, and should be scattered broadcast throughout the land. A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and other Stories. By Bret Harte. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston and New York, 1894. Cloth. S1. 25. Bret Harte has given us many portrayals of Californian and Western life and character, but none better than those contained in this little volume. The opening story, ." A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's," shows the author in his best vein, and a more artistic bit of pathos it would be hard to find. " An Ingenue of the Sierras " is indescribably humorous, while the other contents, which include " The Reformation of James Reddy," " The Heir of the McHulishes," "An Episode of West Woodlands," and "The Home-coming of Jim Weekes" serve to make up a most readable book.