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Show habpee's half-hour series. j Sir It' can De Covkbley. From the Spectator; with note, by W. Henry vv illid. Price, 25 Cyrils. New York: Harper & Brothers; Sait Lata: James Dwyer. Professor Preskxeb. Materialist and Iiivuntor; a story by John Eiten Cauke. Price, '25 cent'. Now York: Harper & Brothers; Salt Lake: James' Dwyer. These are numbers 75 and 78 of tbo Harpers' delightful little half-hour half-hour books, the cheapest and most popular of late publications. Tbe first is tbe story of the well known Sir Roger De Coverley, the hearty, humorous old gentleman, who was not a Pickwick, a Jj'alotafl', nor a Quixote, but who bad a character essentially hi? own. "Prof. Preosen-see" Preosen-see" is another character sketch, the subject bfling an enthusiastic eccentric individual with whom tbe reader hoou finds himself on te.ms of familiarity. i POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY. Contents of September number: "The Place of Conscience in Evolution," Evolu-tion," by Rev. T. W. Eowlo; "Civi. lization and Science," III. by Prof. Emil Du Boia-Reymond; "Artificial Precious Stones," by Carus oterne; "The Teredo and its Depredations," II., by . H. von Baumhauer (with illustrations); "Science in tbe English Eng-lish Schools;" "Monera, and tbe Problem of Life," by Edward Mont gomery, M. D., II., The Physical Phase'of the Problem; "The Agronomical Agro-nomical HiBtory of Worlds," by Prof. I Daniel Vaughan, "Genealogy," by John Amphlett; "Anlnfant's Progress in Language," by Frederick Pollock; "Tbe Origin of Fruits," by Professor Grant Allen; Sketch of Professor O. C. Marsh, with portrait, by G. B. Grinnell; Editor's Table; Literary Notices; Popular Miscellany; Notes. Salt Lake: James Dwyer. ENGLISH MEN OF LETTEBS. Sir Walter Scott. By Richard H. Hulton. Cloth; price, 76 cent?. Now York: Harper fc Brother; Salt Lalco: James Dwyer. This Ib the third from the press of the little volumes now being published hv Harner fc Brothers, under the title as above. This condensed history of the great poet and novelist has been made up from Lockbart's "Life of Sir Walter Scott," and from Scott's own writings. A great deal is known by the public of Sir Walter, but few have read anything like a connected narrative of his life and ihe mighty literary work performed by bim. The books on this subject have all been too large some of them consisting of many bulky volumes for popular use. Mr. Hutton, we believe, has in this little work succeeded in arranging !a biography that does justice to tbe Bubject, and at the same time ia not i beyond the time and pockets of tbo I mass of readeiB. I NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW. The September-October number of ( the North American Review contains the following articles: "Is the Re- former any longer neeJed?" by George ;W. Julian; "The Readjuatment of Vocations," by William T. Harris, lL.D.; "Torpedo Warfare," by 1). D. jPorter, Admiral U.S. Navy;" "What is Inspiration?" a symposium, by Rev. F. H. Hedge, D.D., Rev. E. A. Washburn, D.D., Rev. Chauncey I Giles, Rev. J. P. Newman, D.D., Most Rev. James Gibbons, D.D., Archbishop of Baltimore, and John Fiske; "Civil Service Reform," by! John Jay, chairman of. the commission commis-sion on the New York custom house; i "Alfred de Musser," by T. S. Perry; I "Kin beyond Sea," by the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P.; "Con : temporary Literature." I Published at 551 Broadway, New iYork. VICE'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE. Toe September issue of Vick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine is accompanied ac-companied by an elegant colored plate a group of honeysuckles. Tbe literary contents of the number are as varied and instructive as usual, being timely hints on autumn work, garden beauty, vegetables and flowers, etc., besides correspondence, answers to floral queries, gossip, information for young people, and miscellaneous mat lers, Roi'beBter, New York: James Vick. THE YOUNG SCIENTIST, j Tbe September number has several illustrated articles, among them j "How to Make Indian CauoeB," "A New Form of Frog Plate," and "A Collecting Microscope." There are 'some simple lessons in photography, , iuBiruction in microscopy, hints for tbe laboratory and workshop, etc. New York: The Young Scientist, 176 Broadway. |