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LITERATURE AND LITERARY PROGRESS IN 1872. 



French. By H. K. Aquel, Professor of French in 

 the U. S. Military Academy. 



Normal Class Outlines on Teaching. By J. Alden, 

 D. IX, LL. D. 



The Art of Singing. By Prof. Ferdinand Sieber. 

 Translated, with unoriginal Chapter on the Hygiene 

 of the Voice, by Dr. F. Seeger. 



A Manual of Ancient History, from the Earliest 

 Times to the Fall of the Western Empire, A. D. 476. 

 With a Complete Index and Pronouncing Vocabulary. 

 By M. E. Thalheime. 



Ars Oratorica : Selections from Cicero and Quin- 

 tilian, on Oratory, with Notes. By Martin Kellogg. 



A Test Spelling-Book for Advanced Classes. By 

 W. D. Henkle. 



A Manual of American Literature. By N. K. 

 Eoyse. 



The Chandler Drawing-Book. By John S. Wood- 

 man, of Dartmouth College. 



Logic, Theoretical and Practical. A Text-Book 

 for Teachers and Students. By W. D. Wilson, D. D. 



Introduction to Metaphysics. By the same. 



Comprehensive Geography. Comprising Civil, 

 Physical, Descriptive, Historical, Mathematical, 

 Comparative, Topical, and Ancient Geography, with 

 Map Drawing, and Belief Maps. By James Mon- 

 teith. 



Histories of Livy. Books I., XXI., XXII., with 

 Extracts from Books IX., XXVI., XXXVIII., 

 XXXIX., XLV. By Thomas Chase, M A. 



Latin Lessons. Adapted to Allen and Greenough's 

 Latin Grammar. By K. F. Leighton. 



Smaller History of the United States. By David 

 B. Scott. 



Elements of Geometry and Trigonometry. By 

 Prof. Edward Olney. 



Intermediate Arithmetic. By Prof. C. S, Venable. 



Sixth Header. By Prof. G. F. Holmes, LL. D. 



Key to Elementary Algebra. By Prof. C. S. Ven- 

 able. 



English Literature. By Profs. Johnston and 

 Browne. 



JUVENILES. The mass of books for juvenile 

 readers continues to be fictitious, and the 

 grades of fiction provided for them are parallel 

 with those that exist in the same department 

 of literature as purveyed for maturer minds. 

 But efforts are not wanting to allure their 

 tender minds in the directions that promise a 

 higher culture, some of which are of such 

 merit as to deserve success. Of this class ot 

 books, intended to stimulate thought and ra- 

 tional curiosity, the volumes of Jacob Abbott 

 having the general title " Science for the 

 Young," deserve honorable mention ; as do 

 the biographical volumes of J. S. C. Abbott, 

 commemorating " American Pioneers and Pa- 

 triots," of which lives of Daniel Boone and 

 Miles Standish have appeared. Of a lighter 

 character, mingling fact and fiction, or rather, 

 making fiction a vehicle for truthful observa- 

 tion, improving sentiment, and a rich, and some- 

 times droll humor, are the contents of " Aunt 

 Jo's Scrap-bag," by Miss Alcott. Of fiction 

 in matter-of-fact style, Jacob Abbott's "Au- 

 gust Stones," four volumes, are good exam- 

 ples. Similar, but with more of the spice of 

 adventure, and the flavor of Young America, 

 are the volumes of " Our Young Yachter's Se- 

 ries," by C. A. Stephens, of which " Camping 

 Out," and "Left off Labrador," have appeared, 

 and more are promised. In the same vein, 

 but in a "louder" style, are the various nau- 



tical and other stories of William T. Adams 

 (" Oliver Optic "). Mr. De Mille, who has no 

 peer in the invention of startling plots, directs 

 his talents to the amusement and astonishment 

 of youth, in " The Young Dodge Club," and 

 the volumes of the "B. O. W. C." One of 

 the best story-tellers for the boys is J. T. Trow- 

 bridge, who has pursued the career of " Jack 

 Hazard" through a second volume, entitled 

 "A Chance for Himself." Boy nature, as well 

 as that of the children of larger growth, is de- 

 lineated with exquisite art. Another volumi- 

 nous writer for the young is Elijah Kellogg, 

 whose "Whispering Pine," and "Pleasant 

 Cove," give titles each to a series. The genus 

 " street Arab " is generously dealt with by 

 Horatio Alger, Jr., in " Phil the Fiddler ; or, 

 The Young Street Musician," as in former 

 works that have had no little popularity. The 

 lady who writes under the name of " Sophie 

 May" has won general applause by her story, 

 " The Doctor's Daughter." " Little Folk Life," 

 by Gail Hamilton, has in large measure the au- 

 thor's strong sense and high spirit, and oc- 

 casional tendency to overdrawing. She has 

 also given us " The Child-World." " Board- 

 ing-school Days," by Vieux Moustache, under 

 a thin veil of fiction, details a real experience 

 of boy-life. "Derwent, or Recollections of 

 Boy Life in the Country," describes faithfully, 

 a little too prosaically, the traits of a state of 

 society long past. Edward Everett Hale 

 shows the versatility of his genius by t(n 

 Christmas stories grouped under the title 

 "Christmas Eve and ChristmasDay." "Round- 

 about Rambles," by Frank R. Stockton, with 

 the aid of a profusion of engraved illustrations, 

 entertains the young reader with descriptions 

 and tales that will give unwearied pleasure. 

 " Marjorie's Quest," by Jeanie T. Gould, though 

 commonplace in some features of the plot, 

 more than makes up for that by the lifelike 

 characterization and the pure sentiment that 

 pervades it. "Very Young Americans," by 

 Laura W. Ledyard, is happy in conception, 

 and amusing to readers of any age. 



Among moral and religious tales, of which 

 there is a very large supply, yet not exceeding 

 the growing demands of Sunday-school and 

 family libraries, a decided success has been 

 gained by "Barriers Burned Away," by Rev. 

 E. P. Roe a first attempt, we believe a tale 

 of such literary merit as not to need the plea 

 of good intentions to excuse its existence. 

 " What Katy Did," by Susan Coolidge, is an 

 exquisite production in style and moral. " Home 

 and Abroad ; or, The Wonders of Familiar 

 Objects," by the Rev. Sidney Dyer, shows the- 

 beauty and the wonder that may be seen in 

 familiar natural objects, and the lessons of rev- 

 erence they suggest. The effect of the instruc- 

 tion is heightened by beautiful engraved illus- 

 trations. 



But why attempt to particularize ? The above 

 titles are selected with care from a total of 

 more than two hundred, all or nearly all from 



