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Show BOOK BEVIEV7S. Gallagher Bros, have just received the Ecclesiastical "Ordo" for 1903. The "Ordo" is specially adapted for the dioceses dio-ceses of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento and Salt1 Lake. Priests and religious institutions of these dioceses may obtain it from Gallagher Bros., 27 Grand avenue, San Francisco. Ibsen's works are now being . translated trans-lated into Japanese for the first time, and those that have been published so far "A Doll's House," "An Enemy of the People" and "Peer Gynt" are making a great impression upon Oriental Orien-tal minds. Early this year Sir Francis C. Bur-nand, Bur-nand, the editor of Punch, will publish hi3 "Reminiscences." It is safe to predict pre-dict that it will be one of the most widely read books of the year, for the career of Sir Francis has been one of uncommon interest, and there are few prominent figures in the social, literary and artistic circles of London who will not yield the humorist one good story. As Burnand is an earnest convert, there is little doubt that his "Reminiscences" "Reminis-cences" will be more than usually interesting in-teresting to Catholic readers. McCIurg & Company, this city, have just Issued a volume which must prove entertaining to all interested in the history his-tory of the great- Northwest. The author au-thor Is Mrs. Eva Emery Dye, and the book relates anew the story of the Nez Perce Flathead Indians, who long ago sought conversion to Christianity. The closing chapters of the work are devoted devot-ed to an appreciative account of Father De Smet and his-labors among the Indians In-dians in far Montana. The title of the volume is "The Conquest!" "Irish Mist and Sunshine," Father James B. Dollard's charming collection collec-tion of ballads and lyrics, first issued some two years ago, comes to us again in a form more befitting the excellence of the musical, love-inspired lines than was Its former typographical dress, or undress. Critical readers of Father Dollard's poetry may occasionally discover dis-cover instances of imperfect technique; but they will in the main agree with Mr. William O'Brien who, in his eloquent elo-quent preface to this volume, awards to the author a very high measure of praise. The Catholic Book News, noticing a new- edition of "The Revelationsof Divine Di-vine Love," makes this comment, which it is a pleasure to reproduce: "It is as remarkable as It is gratifying to note the welcome given to the writings writ-ings of pre-Reformation Catholics, presented as they are by various publishers pub-lishers in an attractive form." T- A new history of Ireland "from the ! earliest times to 1547," is forthcoming, j provided the author, the Rev. E. A. , D'Alton, receives a sufficient number of subscriptions to encourage him to undertake un-dertake the expense of the publication. Father D'Alton claims to have investigated investi-gated the sources more thoroughly than any of his predecessors, and he promises an accurate, readable and impartial im-partial history, not "a panegyric nor an Invective. If we may judge from a prospectus, we should say that Father D'Alton has a truer conception of the nature of historical writing than the generality of either Irish or English Eng-lish historians. If his work, evolves along the lines he himself lays down, it will unquestionably be an improvement improve-ment over any existing treatise on the same subject. The author's address is Belcarra, Castlebar, Ireland. Annie Trumbull Slosson, the author of "Fishin' Jimmy," has written a new book, "Aunt Abby's Neighbors," which U really a series of kindly hints and aids ,to neighborliness through the medium of Aunt Abby. Aunt Abby talks about sects, about heaven, about friendship, and about her tithes, which last talk is most entertaining, as well as instructive. For this conscientious wojaan tried to give, according to her Bitfe's injunction, one-tenth of her living to the poor and needy. But as she had no head at all for figures she I was afraid of being selfish, and so she always gave a little more than a tenth. I (Fleming H. Revell company.) A pleasing variant on the annual reissue re-issue of old and forgotten books, many of which are not worth rejuvenating or worthy of remembrance, is "The Mount of Olives, and Primitive Holiness Set Forth in the Life of Paulinus, Bishop of Nola," by Henry Vaughan, Silurist. It is edited by L. I. Guiney and published pub-lished by Henry Frowde, London. . "The Correct Thing in Good Society," by Florence Howe Hall, is an amusing and no doubt useful,, little manual of good form. The correct and the incorrect in-correct thing in every social practice ! are confronted on opposite pages It is well to know that it is not the correct thing "to open the mouth unduly wide in eating:" It recalls the classic advice ad-vice given to Sancho Panza not to chew on both sides. Wessels publishes in a neat little volume Sir George Savile's "The Lady's New Year's Gift; or. Advice to 'a Daughter." There is no preface or note that this is a reprint of a work which appeared in the year 1705. (Price, $1.) 4 While it is the part of wisdom not to judge a book by its cover, there is no denying that handsome binding, good paper, clear printing and generous margins mar-gins are advantages which enhance not a little the pleasure one receives from ; even the best expression of thought. Father, Faber's translation of Bacci's ' ..Ljfe.pf St Philip Neri," published half ft century ago, was an interesting and a valuable -work, but not a typograph ically beautiful one; the same work, edited by Father Antrobus of the oratory, ora-tory, and published by Kegan, Paul & Co., is a delight to the eye as well as the mind. The two volumes have been made as attractive as their contents deserve, and that is sayins much for their beauty. i -y j A. M. Robertson, San Francisco, has published in attractive holiday style "Wild Roses of California," a book of verse by Grace Hibbard. A love for flowers is evident in this collection, and there are occasional lyric touches, but a want of technique mars these poetic efforts. "Christmas Bells," a poem by Mary Allegra Gallagher, comes as a holiday booklet, with suitable title- , page, the whole fastened with silk cord and suggestive Christmas bells. |