Harper dr' Brothers' List of New Books. 



ABBOTT'S LIFE OF CHRIST. Jesus of 

 Nazareth: his Life and Teachings; founded 

 on the Four Gospels, and Illustrated by Ref- 

 erence to the Manners, Customs, ReUgious 

 Beliefs, and Tolitical Institutions of his Times. 

 By Lyman Abbott. With Designs by Dore, 

 De Laroche, Fenn, and others. Crown 8vo, 

 Cloth, Beveled Edges, $3 50. 

 This is remarkable for its valuable endeavors, first 

 to prepare the way for the intelligent comprehension 

 of the life of ihe Kedeemer, by four preliminary chap- 

 ters, which discuss : (1) the peculiarities, phyuical and 

 otherwise, of the Holy Land itself; (2) the Jewish 

 Commonwealth, its religious sanctions and moral pre- 

 cepts, its judicial peculiarities, its measure of popular 

 education, its political ecouomy, its national Church, 

 and its Scriptures; (3) the decay of that Common- 

 wealth, the captivity, and the Roman subjugation ; 

 (4) the civilization of the Jews, and the whole manner 

 of their dress, food, manners, pursuits, and daily life. 

 The way thus being prepared, and the background 

 painted in, the Christ is outlined and then colored 

 upon it, from Bethlehem to Calvary. Second, for the 

 extremely fresh and interesting way in which the 

 events of Christ's life are told. And third, for the 

 temper of the book, which is unaffectedly written 

 from the Christian staud-point, as Kenan's was from 

 that of rationalism.— Co»i<;r«(;oh'o?z«hs«. 



The simplicity of the plau specially pleases me. Yet 

 you really accomplish, in its execution, more than I 

 find in some other lives of Christ which make a good 

 deal more pretension. You have hit upon a very valu- 

 able combination of Biblical resources with researches 

 in related fields. It is a real pleasure to be able to 

 turn to a life of Christ which stimulates thought and 

 refreshes the heart. — Prof. Austin Phelps, of Andover. 



BEECIIER'S (HENRY WARD) SERMONS. 

 Sermons by Henry Ward Beecher, Ply- 

 mouth Church, Brooklyn. Selected from Pub- 

 lished and Unpublished Discourses, and Re- 

 vised by their Author. In two Volumes, with 

 Steel Portrait by Halpin. 8vo, Cloth, $5 00. 

 The published sermons of the Plymouth pastor, like 

 wind-wafted seed, have carried the germs of a new 

 life to all quarters of the world, and have awakened 

 the immortal longings of the hunter in his prairie 

 cabin, and the sailor on the distant sea. No one needs 

 that we should speak of the exuberance of illustration 

 and the felicity of expression that make these books 

 as fasciuating as the pages of old Thomas Fuller or 

 the essays of "Elia." Every body has come under 

 the glamour of Mr. Beecher's style, and every one of 

 these pages abounds in his peculiar beauties. Here 

 is no garden, but (according to the author's own lav- 

 ish idea of the desirable) a whole prairie of flowers.— 

 iV. Y. Times. 



Judged as the free utterance of a great and loving 

 heart, as the spontaneous appeals of a powerful, emo- 

 tional man, striving with all his strength to lift his 

 hearers from the dominion of sin and sorrow to the 

 highest and noblest plane of human feeling and ac- 

 tion, their wisdom and healthful influence will be ap- 

 preciated : while their usefulness will be increased by 

 the fact that to so many readers the written word will 

 be vivified by the recollection of the ringing voice, the 

 vehement action, and the vast amount of magnetic 

 energy which lies enchained and inspired withm the 

 auditorium of Plymouth Church.— iV. Y. Evening Post. 



YONGE'S ENGLISH - GREEK LEXICON: 



Containing all the Greek Words used by Writ- 

 ers of good Authority, in Chronological Order, 

 for every Word used ; explaining the Con- 

 struction, and giving the Declension or Con- 

 jugation of each Word when Irregular, and 

 marking the Quantities of all Doubtful Sylla- 

 bles. Edited, with large Additions, by Henry 

 Drisler, LL.D., Professor of Latin in Co- 

 lumbia College, N. Y. Royal 8vo, Sheep ex- 

 tra. (In Press.) 



ROMANCE OF SPANISH HISTORY. By 

 JoKN S. C. Abbott, Author of "'The French 

 Kevolution," "The History of Napoleon Bo- 

 naparte," &c. With Illustrations. 12mo, 

 Cloth, (In Press.) 



SANDS'S PHILOSOPHY OF TEACHING. 



The Teacher, the Pupil, the School. By Na- 

 thaniel Sands. 8vo, Cloth, $1 00. 



A thoughtful book on a subject of the highest im- 

 portance.— JKorcester Spy. 



There are many excellent suggestions in this little 

 treatise of Mr. Sands, who has evidently given much 

 thought to the philosophy and the process of educa- 

 tion. He would have a radical change in the system 

 of teaching, by which there shall be less stufling and 

 more feeding ; fewer books, and more of the living 

 instructor's effort. It is a small volume, but compact 

 with thought. — Kew Bedford Mercury. 



* * * Contains many valuable suggestions deserving 

 of earnest consideration by parents and teachers. The 

 work of the teacher is a high, honorable, and import- 

 ant one. Education is essential to the stability of our 

 institutions and the success of our industries. Mr. 

 Sands would develop, not cram the intellect ; he would 

 furnish the nutriment necessary to the natural growth 

 of the mind, not retard it by a forcing process. He 

 woufd place before the scholar the aliment of every- 

 day life. He would teach him practical science and 

 useful art. He would open before him the beauties 

 of the world, and show him the laws of growth every 

 where. We are told now that dead languages are nec- 

 essary to the discipline of the mind, and so we gO 

 back among the catacombs and study the laws of 

 speech of the ancient departed. These laws are nec- 

 essary. Linguistic science is one of the most valuable 

 in the world. But why should it be made the basis of 

 educational systems? It is time that scientific train- 

 ing should be awarded the high place which of right 

 belongs to it in mental culture, and that linguistic 

 lore should be left to its proper sphere, as the founda- 

 tion simply of the knowledge of language and the re- 

 lations of nations. — Albany Evening Journal. 



DIXON'S HER MAJESTY'S TOWER. Her 



Majesty's Tower. Historic Studies in the 

 Tower of London. With Frontispiece Plan 

 of the Tower. By Wm. Hepworth Dixon. 

 12mo, Cloth, 60 cents. 



A valuable and attractive addition to our historical 

 literature: one which, from the nature of its materials 

 and its bright and vivid method of treatment, is cer- 

 tain to interest as well as to instruct the reader.— 

 London Review. 



From first to last, this volume overflows with new 

 information and original thought, with poetry aud 

 picture. In these fascinating pages Mr. Dixon dis- 

 charares alternately the functions of the historian and 

 the historic biographer, with the insight, art, humor, 

 and accurate knowledge which never fail him.— 

 Mor7iing Post. 



THOMSON'S (W. M.) LAND AND BOOK. 

 The Land and the Book ; or. Biblical Illus- 

 trations drawn from the Manners and Cus- 

 toms, the Scenes and the Scenery of the Holy 

 Land. By W. M. Thomson, D.D., Twenty- 

 five Years a Missionary of.the A.B.C.F.M. in 

 Syria and Palestine. With two elaborate Maps 

 of Palestine, an accurate Plan of Jerusalem, 

 and several Hundred Encjravings., rejnesent- 

 ing the Scenery, Topography, and Productions 

 of the Holy Land, and the Costumes, Man- 

 ners, and Habits of the People. Two elegant 

 Large 12mo Volumes, Cloth, $5 00. yNew 

 Edition, just Ready.) 



