A P P L E T O N S ' SPRING B U L L 1 : F I N 



Dewey's marvelous victory in Manila Bay. Yet nothing of moment is neglected, 

 or even treated in a manner suggestive of insufficiency. Events that have been 

 subjects of serious contention and citation of authorities for the fixing of grave 

 responsibility are dealt with more in extenso, as, for instance, the discovery and 

 destruction of Cervera's fleet, the inadequacy of our commissary department, as 

 shown at Santiago, the evil conditions of our hospital transports, and our relations 

 to the Philippine insurgents. 



Prof. G. Maspero's latest volume. The Passing of the Empires (^Egypt, 

 Assyria, Babylonia, Persia, and Medea), 850 b. c. to 330 b. c, brings the 

 history of Egypt, Assyria, Babylonia, Persia, and Medea down to the victories 

 of Alexander the Great, and completes this historian's remarkable series, which 

 has been called "the greatest and most scholarly work on the history of the 

 ancient world." The London Chronicle recently said of it: "With this mag- 

 nificent volume Professor Maspero completes his great task, which ha^ extended 

 over nearly seven years, of writing a history of the Oriental world from the 

 earliest times down to the death of Darius. The work has been great, as the 

 progress of Oriental research has been so rapid and discoveries so numerous that 

 to attain any finality seemed impossible ; but the author has neglected nothing, 

 and indeed the footnotes to these volumes show an almost Herculean labor of re- 

 search among authorities in every land and every tongue, and add immenselv to 

 the value of the work. The work is beautifully produced, and the hundreds of 

 illustrations are in highest style, and drawn fi"om all sources." The New York 

 Mail and Express calls attention to the fact that "this is not merely a stupen- 

 dous record for the use of historical students: it is for popular reading as well. It 

 is history in the best, the widest modem sense, which does not confine itself to 

 dates and the deeds of great rulers, but deals with the daily activities of peoples, 

 their religions, superstitions, and literature, their industries and intercourse — ]ji 

 short, with ancient human life in all its aspects." 



Before the close of February, D. Appleton and 

 Company were able to announce the 435th thou- 

 sand of David Harum, which continues to be the 

 most popular and successful book known in this 

 country for many years. Under the title of 

 David Harum in Figures the New York Times 

 Saturday Review of February 17th prints the 

 following : " ♦ David Harum ' is now selling in 

 its 42 5Lh thousand. To print that number of 

 copies 5,000 pounds of ink have been consumed, 

 about 1,900 miles of thread have been used in the 

 binding, and 5,865 reams of paper, weighing 87 pounds a ream, have been needed 

 for the books. The 425,000 copies represent 2,932, 500 papermaker's sheets, each 



EDWARD NOYES WESTCOTT. 



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