Thomson, ™. 4,, and Mar-ret R, Thomson, Tillers of the Ground,—Marion I, Newbigio, v. 80, The Children's' Shakespeare.
Tartarin Sur les Alpes,—Alphonse Dandet, Adapted and Edited by George Petillesa It more la expected of each rising generation in the way of general and special knowledge, their task is being made proportionately easy by the attractive methods adopted to impart what they have to learn, The above list of books well illustrates this contention, and they are bat a amall indication of the good work being done by the House of Macmillan, To take the first book named. Everyone who has finished his school education within the twenty-five will have been or ought to hare been brought up on Hall and Knight's Algebra, Bnt in twenty years there have been fifteen reprints and three new editions.
Now we have a Elemena'ly remodelled aad improved. Algebra is as" generalized on the gradual avolation of the various parte, Graphs will be a now feature to many, and a faci Pructical Arithmetic" a8 ita name implies is compiled for there who having thorough knowledge of the elementary roles of arithmetic! intend to take up the business side f the abject. Hence we are plunged bidly from Decimals and Proportion to Mensaration, Percentages, Commission, Rates and Taxes, Insurance 'Transactions, Discount, Exchange Calcalations' and the like We coo conceive of no more useful book of its kind for local purposes.
The books on Physics and Physical Geography belong to a series entitled Firat Booksiof Science," which, as the title indicates, are intended for pupil beginning the systematic stady of the subject in the class-room and laboratory. These books are admirably got up, clearly printed, with effective nse of black type, and well illustrated. The
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