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Laneton Parsonage: A 'late for Children oh the 
Practical Use of a portion of the Church Cate¬ 
chism. By the Author of “Amy Herbert,” 
&e. Eighth Edition. 2 vols. top. Svo., pp. 
81G, price 12s., cloth. 
The object of this tale is, through the medium 
of fiction, to convey religious instruction. The 
story was originally written and published in 
three paTts, each having reference to sonic 
portion of the Church Catechism. It has been 
thought advisable to reprint it without abridg¬ 
ment in a cheaper form, and it is now condensed 
into two volumes Notes on Boohs. 
Labour and Lice. By the Author of Blenheim. 
An excellent store with an excellent purpose ; 
it leaves a cheerful,'pleasant, bracing miluenee 
on the reader.— Athenaian." 
The Story of my Girlhood. By Mrs. Homy Lynch. 
Post Svo., pp. 310, price 10s. 6d., cloth. 
This is the story of a secret marriage, con¬ 
tracted under very peculiar circumstances. 
Annie Falconer, the heroine, affectionate, docile, 
and flexible, is persuaded by her mother to unite 
herself, while little more than a child, with a 
young mau of whom she scarcely knows any¬ 
thing! The mother is induced to takc’this dan¬ 
gerous step from a conviction that her own end 
is at hand, and that, after her death, Annie will 
be subjected to the authority of a stepmother. 
To protect her from this dreaded influence, she 
can think of no moans so effectuftl as providing 
her with a husband, whom she imagines the 
girl must of necessity love, when she comes #> 
he a woman. The mother dies, and Annie keeps 
her own secret. The husband meanwhile goes 
abroad, and remains away so many years that 
the unhappy girl forgets whilt he was like when 
she married him. A stepmother is installed iu 
the house, and Annie, as iu duty bound, begins 
by detesting her; hut events, at length take 
place which reconcile the hostile porvers. As a 
matter of course there are visitors at the house, 
and with one of these Annie falls desperately in 
love, and the struggle between her feelings and 
her sense of duty as a married woman constitute 
the most interesting portion of the work. By 
degrees Annie’s secret transpires; and when she 
imagines herself on the very verge of being 
overwhelmed with shame and remorse, the 
object of her love is discovered to bo no other 
than her husband, wflio has changed liis name, 
and come iu disguise, iu order to win her affec¬ 
tions. The end of course is happy, not for 
Annie only, hut for near!}' all the parties con¬ 
cerned in working out the story of the novel. — 
Notes on Boohs. 
Autobiography of Lutfullah. A Mohammedan Gen¬ 
tleman and his Transactions mlh his Fellow 
creatures. Edited by E. B. Eastwick. Post 
Svo. 13s. Gd. 
This is a remarkable hook. "Wo have auto¬ 
biographies in abundance of Englishmen, 
Frenchmen, and Germans, but of Asiatics and 
Mahometans few or none. This narrative has 
a charm and simplicity about it which occa¬ 
sionally reminds us of Defoe. — Standard., 
Memoirs of Admiral Parry . the Arctic Navigator. 
By his Son, the Bcv. E. Parry, M.A., Domestic 
Chaplain to the Bishop of London. Tliiid 
Edition: pp. 880, with Portrait and Coloured 
Map. Ecp.,8vo., price 6s, cloth. 
Two editions not having sufficed to supply the 
public demand for Parry’s Memoirs, the third 
edition, which is a. reprint of the second m a 
more convenient form but without abridgment, 
is now published at less than half the original 
price of the work. 
Young America Abroad , or Life in Bengal,Calcutta, 
Java, Hong Kong, Australia, «$c. l»y George i *. 
Train. , 
llcmarkablc for shrewdness of observation and 
independence of opinion. It is an original and 
remarkable book of travels.— Literary Gazette. 
The most valuable parts of the book are the 
letters describing the state and prospects of 
Victoria.— Express. , . , 
Includes a valuablo sketch of the history of 
Melbourne. — Examiner. 
A Manual of Scripture History, and of the History 
of the Jews, between the periods of the Old and 
New Testaments . Fcp., 8vo., OS. 
The author’s chief aim has been to provide a 
Manual for the Hie of our middle and higher 
I schools: but the design and contents of this 
1 history Include also much that may commend it 
| to the attention of students in our universities, 
] condidates for the sacred ministry, and other 
intelligent readers. Tire construction ot this 
work renders it available for use either as a 
a Class Heading Book, as a Book of Exercises, 
as a Manual for Superintendents of Bible Classes 
and other Scriptural teachers, or as a book for 
private perusal. 
The Franks, from their First Appearance in History 
to the Death of King' Pepin. By W, C. Berry, 
Barrister- at-Law. Svo. price l*2s. Gd., cloth. 
This work comprises the history—military, 
civil, and ecclesiastical—of the Franks, from 
their first collision with the Homans to the 
death of Xing Pepin, The author has endea¬ 
voured to clear the annals of the F rankisli 
nation — whoso history is, lor many centimes, 
the history of Europe—from the unusually large 
admixture ol fable" by which they are encum¬ 
bered. The actions and character of Clovis— 
the principal founder of the Frankish empire, 
and the most successful champion of Catholic 
Christianity—receive a large share of attention ; 
as do also the famous feuds of the rival Queens 
Brunhilda and Fredcgunda; the rise of the 
Mayors from their originally almost menial 
position to the rank of virtual administrators 
of the kingdom; and many collateral topics of 
historical importance. 
The last live chapters of the work aio occu¬ 
pied respectively by disquisitions on “ the poli¬ 
tical institutions of the Franks’—the “state or 
Gaul at the time'of the Frankish conquest 
“the period of transition from Merovingian to 
Carlovingian institutions”—the “ Salic Lav;”— 
