Literary Notes

'lhe World Againtt Her, by Edward K. Roe. Laird & Lee, Publishere, Chicago, 1891. This is one of the Pastime Series, and, while possessing some interest, is either not correctly named or else the author supposed that he had brooght out his main idea mueh more distinctly than is the caee. Too large a spaee is given to the conHicts between reaeon and revelation in the mind of the heroine's father so that our interest in the story is weakened. A Primer of Ethict, by B. B. Comegyp. Ginn & Co., Publishers, Chicago, 111. This little book is what its name implies, an elementary work on Ethics, and it takes up such subjects as Trath, Obedience, Indastry, Duty etc, devoting a chapter to each. Every chapter givee a few pages of explanations followed by illustrative stories to beread and questiong to be answered, all in eimple language. It cannot fail to be usefnl both to families and schools. MademoitelU Girand, My Wife, by M. Adolph Belot, French novelist, has racently been issued in translation in de luxe form with over seventy illustrations, by Laird & Lee, Chicago, 111. This novel, which created agreatsensation in the social and medical circles of Europe, points out the dangers of the education of young girls in boarding schools. The plot and its details are of enthralling interest and the style is bright and attractive. Ihe American Printer: A manual of Typography, containing practical Directions for Managing all Departnaents of a Priiiting Oifice, as well as Complete Instructions for Apprentices: with several useful Tables, Numerous Schemes for Imposing Forma in Every Variety, Hints to Authors, etc, by Thomas MacKellar, Ph.D., Philadelphia.- The Mac Kellar, Smith & Jordán Co. 1889. The title as here given is a complete guide as to the contents of the book,and little further need be said. This is the 17th edition of the work but it has a few additions to former ones. The press work and typography, as might be supposed in a work of this kind, are of the finest. It contains nearly all that there is to be known about the printer's art and many valuable recipes as well. Every printer should own the book.