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Show UTEKATUKE. EDINBURGH EEVJEW. Tbe Edinburgh Review for October, just republished by toe Leonard Scott Publishing Company, 41 Barclay Btrefet, New York, ie & valuable nuni'-ber, nuni'-ber, aa will appear by tbe hollowing Bumtnary ol the conteuts : 1. "The Copyright Coramieaion." The beard of trade being ot opinion that literature waa exceptionally pre-1 tected, a commission whs appointed to consider the whole question ol copyright, and the report ol the committee is heredUcuaied at length. 2. "Low's History of the Indian Navy.1' 3. "Gardiner's Government ol Charles I." The review of this work is mainly devoiei to tracing the true origin of the snip money fleet. 4. "Recent Explorations in IVes-tine." IVes-tine." 5 "Who wrote the AnnaU ofTaci tua ?" A close examination ot a recent publication questioning the authenticity of the "Annals," and claiming them as a production of tbe filteenth century. G. "The Jesuit Martyrs: Campion and Wulpole." An account of the. Jesuit mission to England io 158U, with a sketch of the lives and characters charac-ters of UB principal leaders. 7. "Sir Henry Taylor's Ccllected Works." 8. "Correspondence of M. de li-it-zac." y. "England in the Levant." Gives a description of Cyprus, and point out the grave responsibilitus which England has aajuuied by the treity of Berlin. A Masque ov Pouts. No Nairn Series. Boston: Uober.13 Brothers; Halt Lake: James Dwyer. Price, cloth, fl. It is almost cause for regret that the rules ol the "No Name Series" have not been violated' in this instance, in-stance, and the names of the writers of some.of the pieceB in thia volume given to the public. It iB one of the moat entertaining collections of American poems mat nave ever appeared, ap-peared, and after one has enjoyed the rhyme and rythm and happy expression of thought in such harmonious har-monious accord aa they are found in the "Masque of Poeta," he can, but wish the mask were throwrj aside and he made acquainted with tbe gifted individuals who have delighted him "Guy Vernon" is a novelette in vera ;, concluding the volume and ia a pretty atory poetically told. The book has great promise before it. On the RiaDT Uge ov Books. By William Wil-liam P. Atkinson. Boston. BobTts Brothers; 8alt Luke: Jumes Dwycr. Price, cloth, 50 cents, j A lecture by Prof. Atkinson, - for tbo instruction and guidance ol atudeuts and young meu generally as to the best course to be pursued in etudyiug and reiufing. One seutenct' will servo to show the "drift" of the writer: "But let him who would sue cced in knowing anything be care ful ol one rule not to tntddlu in hir aludiB witn subjf-uid that do not eou-cern eou-cern him. H umy read ten amusement amuse-ment which he pltaanoi: in liia studies let him kfep himull to his choeu linn, utid kttrp ordi-r among bid acquisitions, ac-quisitions, it he won id imvu tun luttllcclual wealth Accumulate." 1 rOTULAIt SCIKSCK MONTH LY. Con'. e;i to ol tiio December uumlmr: "E.li.i u 's 'lyii'pbuuie and Ac tu-U' Invtfijiionn," by George B. Presoti; ' Pnvt r Factories," by F. L t t-wuld, t-wuld, i'.I.l).; "Education asaScieuce.-VJI asaScieuce.-VJI Ttie EiuoLkius iu Etlucattou." by Prol. Alexander Bain, LL.D ; "Ex-ploaiuii.i "Ex-ploaiuii.i from Contbudtible Dunt," by Prol. L. W. Puck; "Prof. Huxmy miaaioD;-' "Strange Animal Friend hip;" "The Science ot Easy Chnirai" "Language aud the Emotions." by D. Charles Wal Istein; "Biolniiy anil 'Woman's Rights;' " "Auimul Lu-tellitfence," Lu-tellitfence," by Georgn J. Rom:i:if:H; Sketch of Dr. Petermau, with p;r-trai1.; p;r-trai1.; correripondencL1, etc. Salt Lake: James Dwyer. A Dai.k I ii n e niT a kc .i . By ilary G ii iluy.- Pri.:e, Jiiper, lScer.ts. Stoiuks KI'.dm Vtitoil.. By tlio lifv. Alfred .1. Churoh, ' II. ' A. Price, pjiptr, '2o cenl Two more nuinbera of Harper's Ilttlf-Uour Series. The li rat is one of Mrs. May's picanant little stories, iu "Sluries from Virgil," tbe author hut followed tha eauio general plan purauid by him in his recent vulunlili work, "ritorios from Homer." Tne aelections from tne Eueul aro well chosen, and much of tne .pleudor of Virgil's etyle Ujs been pronorvtd. S 1 1 k ix k v. By J ,J b n A (1 J i g ' o . 8 y -.ln.jijd-. Mow Vorl.: Urn pi-r oi Uro biMi; bv!t Ltku: Jmii:s bwju'. Prico, Cio'.b, 1-J cents This ia auollinr uf tbe convenient liUle volumes being U.-utd under th--title ot Engliau Meu of Lttjra. Tbe author givts a brief uketch i' tbe lib ot the b.vorite p.j'Jl, 1'er- y By.--;c .e beih'y, bifl childiiotid, cubeg.; ciurse, -Loiiduu life and unhappy iti.trriiup, bis rtflitlfiice o; the continent, in gelher v'nli liberal extr.ict irvm liia writings, and an account of tbe p jet's working biihiia and general m.uiiiHra. |