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Show , HOOKS IS IK'KJV Hi. I I-iih.-lla. ih- r.Uli.ilie: by Wi..:.i:n II. ! Pn-.-ott. new and n-vil edition: Fa three volume; riiiln-li-ipiiia. d. i. Lti- piacott tt calf. -V4 p.p.; -.7-.; Jain- Ihvyrr. S:iU bake. Win. H. Prescotl. the American Historian, is ever, where acknowledged acknowl-edged one of tho most impartial, accurate, ac-curate, and polished writers of history. his-tory. His works aie as charming and ejitertainius l" the student :is tho most popul.ir of historical novels. Unlike the dry and labored composition compo-sition of too many who lay claim to excellence, they are frch in tyleanJ rich in incident illustrative of the times he depicts. The dry details -ire clothed in charming language, and the clear and easy ityk makes their study a delight The fascination of his own favorite authors, Sfcott and Dickens, is always about hit wnuncs, and the reader becomes gradually absorbed ab-sorbed in the story he is perusing, until he forgets himself and his surroundings, sur-roundings, and is in the midst of the scenes he described. He sees with ids own eyes and comprehends with V-S own understanding tho plctur. i events as if they were the p?.- . sing happenings of ih" day. J Histori'-al writing was a pas.-:on with 1 Prcscoit. He always knew; what In-was In-was writing, and was familiar with its most minute details. In pr-'naring lor the subject ot the b-'k we notice, j he sp.'ut years in r-iudv and rr-s.-ar.-h. To hLs "Co:i.ijn,t,,f Mi xieo"' 1 six years more were d vnUd, and to his "Conquest of Peru'' i-ur in addition ad-dition to the foregoing, all nf wiiie; aid.i.d in lilfing him l;T tho work. Tlie histjry of the tunes of renliuand and I.-aljella, are among the most ro- , Diantie in then-cords of the Spanish . peninsula.. Tiie brhliimt car-er oi the Queen of Ca.-al". beautiful, noble, and aag.n-ious; the Moorish struggle: the terrible cruelties of the Iinmisi- ' tion; and the marvellous adventures of Columbus form incidents of grand . and startling interest, to the rehearsal of which the pen of Prescott adds the tiulshing touch f the artist. "So long a-s in ag-s far distant, and not only in countritTi n fim-d and poli-h- eil, but in those not yet brought .into ; the domain ot civilisation, the ie-markable ie-markable ejKjeh whi.i be describes1 shall attract the attention of men," is the verdict of no less an authority than Edward Even tl. And in no time past can the interest in these .stoiiis ufpahi have po-d greater intnst tnmv at the present time. ' read :us they must be in the light of the anarchy and vivil wat that now ranks that unhappy laud, so gnat j and powerful during the reign of isa- bella the Catholic. Mitid imd H.mIv; The Tlii lie- f their Jt.-lntion: hv AU-xni-.L-r lui a, LL.O.; M-w Wirk, l. Applet.m tV; Co.; cioUi. VX, pp, J..:ii.'; Uwver,.a.t L.lkc. This is tbe encluding volume of the International ScienLiric Series. The subject discussed is superior in importance im-portance to all that have preceded it. The intimate connection between the mental and physical qualities of human hu-man nature are so perceptible to all, that the merest tyro can scarcely -remain ignorant of tho necessity of some knowledge of their relation ' to and influence upon each other, and this volume presents a condensed review re-view oi the various theories thereon. It can scarcely fail to interest the most careless of readers, while its full value will be quickly appreciated by the more thoughtful. The complete International Scientific Series must prove a great addition to every private library. ' ' Mis Dorothy's Cliarg--: by Frank Lec Jlenedict, author of "Mis Van Kort-Innd," Kort-Innd," etc., etc: New York, linrper & Hros.; papur; lDo pp., $1; James Dwyer, Halt Lake. No better guarantee of the readable character of this novel can be given th;Hi the criticism, of the- London AthrnucKin complimenting its author on the vigor and superiority of her style, and her skill in the manipulation manipula-tion ot plots and delineation of character. char-acter. The story is considered a complete com-plete success in both respecte. |