Ir requires a good deal of self-confidence for one who has not in any circumstance of life towered eminently above his fellows, to publish an autobiography at middle age, counting on a sufficiently wide interest in himself to make it worth while. Mr. Edmund Yates, the author and journalist, has the necessary confidence, as his "Memoirs of a Man of the World" (Harpers) testify. In the pursuit of his calling, which has been attended with singular good-fortune, Mr. Yates has met, in one way or another, many of the celebrities of his time, in his own country, on the continent, and in America. Reminiscences of such interviews furnish excellent material for an attractive volume; but Mr. Yates does not rely upon this for the main substance of his book. It is the history of his own affairs with which he is occupied; and he dwells upon them at length. Except in the case of Dickens, to whom an entire chapter is devoted, the noted personages with whom he has come in contact are treated as of secondary importance. They are passed by with a brief allusion, or at most a short paragraph or a hasty portrait. Mr. Yates has been a busy man all his life. He has the hurried habits of a littérateur who keeps a number of irons in the fire. Fulfilling the duties of an official in the London postoffice for twenty-five years from the age of sixteen to fortyone he was at the same time writing verses, stories, novels, dramatic reviews, editorials, every sort of matter, in short, which is appropriate to a newspaper. He was clever, versatile, ready, and courageous, admirably qualified to be a successful caterer for the modern press; and such he has been, to an unusual degree. He is literally "a man of the world," knowing how to take it, how to enjoy it, and how to make money out of it in a professional way by adapting his work to its needs, its tastes, and whims.

MR. JOHN L. STEVENS, late United States minister to Sweden, has made good use of the opportunities afforded by his residence in Stockholm, in preparing a history of Gustavus Adolphus (Putnam). It is an octavo of 427 pages, with a good portrait of the great Swedish king, but no index. The work proper is preceded by a sketch of early Swedish history, too brief to be of much value, at least before the revolution which placed the house of Vasa on the

throne; here the book should have commenced. The story of the life and career of Gustavus Adolphus is told in an interesting manner, and with good judgment. The style is animated, although at times careless. The author claims to have made use

of the best writers upon the subject; but, as he gives no references, we can only say that his account appears to agree in general with the conclusions of the latest investigations. In regard, for instance, to the much-disputed question of Tilly's responsibility for the burning of Magdeburg, he presents the moderate view, now generally accepted, that it was not his intentional act. His judgment of John George, Elector of Saxony, is, on the other hand, less favorable than we suppose to be just. He calls him "materialistic and gross"-and no doubt he was over-fond of beer; but there is more to be said in defence of his trimming policy at this perplexing juncture of affairs than Mr. Stevens would imply.

This book meets a distinct want in our literature, in giving a good popular account of one of the great men of history.

THE biography of a man who, like Sir Moses Montefiore, has filled a hundred years with deeds of munificence, who has been the benefactor of his race, and by active and incessant goodness and charity has won the gratitude and veneration of all ranks of people, from the Queen on her throne to the lowest outcast among her subjects, should be written in a complete and adequate manner. The memoir prepared by Mr. Lucien Wolf (Harpers), in commemoration of the hundredth birthday of Sir Moses, presents merely the outline of his career, merely a hint of the large opportunity the subject affords for the narrative of a life replete with lessons in virtue and humanity. The history of Sir Moses Montefiore is identified with the history of his people during a century past, not only in England but in all Europe and in Palestine. Mr. Wolf has had a conception of the broad ground which the biography of Sir Moses covers, but the scope of his little volume has not permitted him to carry it out with the fulness it requires, nor has he disclosed the necessary talent for the work. The duty remains to be performed-preferably by some able and loyal Israelite of portraying with suitable fervor and vigor the life of this remarkable man, and along with it the much needed history of the Jews in the several countries of Europe in modern times. The writer who executes this task impartially and appropriately will perform a valuable service for the whole Hebrew

race.

A NEW Volume by that industrious and useful writer, Dr. Samuel Smiles, presents a series of brief biographies of skilful and ingenious artisans who, in the various industries in which steam is used as a

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motor-power, have introduced new appliances for ters are ranged together in the present work, under increasing its service and efficiency. Twelve chapthe caption of Men of Invention and Industry (Harpers). The sketches in a number of the chapters develop the history of ship-building in Great Britain; an almost equal number recount the progress of steam-printing; while the last one of all accomplished under the greatest difficulties by describes some of the astonishing achievements astronomers and students in humble life. This exposition of the table of contents reveals the character and purpose of the volume. Like all the books by the same author, it is historical and practical, aimbefore them examples of diligence in those humble ing to encourage and instruct its readers by setting workers who have gained a special success for themselves and aided in the general advance of mankind.

MR. STUART I. REID'S sketch of "The Life and Times of the Rev. Sydney Smith" (Harpers) is not the entertaining biography we might expect, considering that its subject was one of the wittiest of men and a member of the most brilliant literary and social circles of London in his day. It is greatly inferior in interest to the "Memoir of Sydney Smith" written by his daughter, Lady Holland'; but it has the advantage of being presented in a sin

gle volume, and moreover it is printed in fine large type, and is embellished with a portrait of Mr. Smith and a number of excellent wood-cuts. Mr. Reid has made use of some original material in the form of letters and personal incidents; but these do not offset the mass of anecdote and correspondence, fresh at the time, with which Lady Holland was able to enliven her work, nor does it seem of sufficient importance to warrant the creation of a new book.

TOPICS IN LEADING PERIODICALS. JANUARY, 1885.

Atlantic.

Agnostic Metaphysics. Frederick Harrison. Pop. Sci. Monthly.
Agnosticism, Last Words about. Herbert Spencer. Pop. Sci. Mo.
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Bloody Sweat. J. H. Pooley. Popular Science Monthly.
Childhood in Ancient Literature. H. E. Scudder.
Christianity and Popular Amusements. Wash. Gladden. Century.
Church Architecture in America. Mrs. Van Rensselaer. Century.
Cookery, Chemistry of. W. M. Williams. Pop. Sci. Monthly.
Concentration of Religious Effort. Andover Review.
Contemporary Pulpit, its Influence. Prof. Tucker.

And. Review.
De Vergennes, Count. John Jay. Magazine of American History.
Florida, Cruising in the Waters of. Barnett Phillips. Harper's.
Foote, Commodore, and the Gunboats. J. B. Eads. Century.
Freedman's Case in Equity. George W. Cable. Century.
Gladiators of the Sea. F. A. Fernald. Popular Science Monthly.
Hale, Edward Everett. W. S. Kennedy. Century.
Hartmann's Philosophy of the Unconscious. Paul Shorey. Dial.
H Malady in England, the. Richard Grant White. Atlantic.
John Jeffries, Diary of. Magazine of American History.
Jury System, A Glance at the. C. H. Stephens. Pop. Sci. Mo.
Kalispel Country, Montana. E. V. Smalley. Century.
Lanier, Sidney. Francis F. Browne. Dial.

Limited Museums, Advantages of. O. W. Collet. Pop. Sci. Mo.
Madame Mohl. Kathleen O'Meara. Atlantic.

Manor of Gardiner's Island, the. Martha J. Lamb. Mag. Am. His.
Melville's Explorations in the Lena Delta. Sara A. Hubbard. Dial.
Mezzotint, the Revival of. Seymour Haden. Harper's.
Monitor, Building of the. F. B. Wheeler. Mag. Am. Historg.
Montcalm and Wolfe. Edward G. Mason. Dial.

Moquis Indians, Capt. Bourke's Narrative of. W. F. Allen. Dial.
Mountain Observatories. Pop. Sci. Monthly.

National Museum, the. Ernest Ingersoll. Century.
New Portfolio, the. O. W. Holmes. Atlantic.

New Religious Movement in London. Sec'y Richards. And. Rev.
Political Americanisms. C. L. Norton. Mag. Am. History.
Popular Government in England. Andover Review.
Protective Mimicry in Marine Life. Dr. W.Brietenbach. Pop. Sci. M.
Purbeck, the Isle of. Miss J. E. Panton. Harper's.

Puritanism in New York. C. A. Briggs. Mag. Am. History.
Puritans and their Psalm Tunes. Prof. Higley. Andover Review.
Religious Problem of the Country Town. S. W. Dike. And. Rev.
Roscoe, Sir Henry. Pop. Sci. Monthly.

Schools and Schoolmasters. Prof. John Tyndall. Pop. Sci. Mo.
Sex, Influences Determining. W. K. Brooks. Pop. Sci. Mo.
Shoes, the Manufacture of. H. M. Newhall. Harper's.
State Usurpation of Parental Functions. Pop! Sci. Monthly.
St. Augustine, the Home of. G. A. Jackson. Andover Review.
Studying in Germany. H. M. Kennedy. Pop. Sci. Monthly.
Town-Meeting, the. John Fiske. Harper's.
Tradition, Criticism, and Science.

Andover Review.

Western Flotilla, Operations of the. Henry Walke. Century. Wiclif. A. M. Ward. Harper's.

Winter Days. H. D. Thoreau. Atlantic.

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The Song of Hiawatha. By H. W. Longfellow. "Riverside Literature Series." 2 parts, paper. 30 cents.

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