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The contents of the August Century are as follows : " Portraits of the Emperor and Empress of Germany" (frontispieces); "The German Em peror " ( illustrated ), by Poultney Bigelow; "Thou reignest still," by Louise Chandler Moulton; " Thumb-nail Sketches " ( illustrated ), by George Wharton Edwards; " A Common Story," by Wolcott Balestier; Two Kings," by William H. Hayne; " On the Study of Tennyson," by Henry Van Dyke; "The Squirrel Inn," IV. (il lustrated), by Frank R. Stockton; "The Press as a News-Gatherer," by William Henry Smith : '.The Eleventh- Hour Laborer," by L. Gray Noble; " Life on the South Shoal Lightship" (illustrated), by Gustav Kobbe; "Play in Pro vence," by Joseph Pennell; " Alone we come into the world," by Stuart Sterne; "The Little Re nault" (illustrated), by Mary Hartwell Cathenvood; "On Elkhorn," by Robert Burns Wilson; " Our Summer Migration : A Social Study," by Edward Hungerford; " Le Cr^puscule " ( from a Paint ing by Alexander Harrison); "Cape Horn and Co-operative Mining in '49" (illustrated), by Willard B. Farwell; "Gray Rocks and Grayer Sea," by Charles G. l). Roberts; "The White Crown," by Herbert D. Ward; " The Faith Doctor," VII., by Edward Eggleston; " The Clown and the Mis sionary," by Viola Roseboro'.
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A Treatise on the Measure of Damages; or An Inquiry into the Principles which govern the Amount of Pecuniary Compensation awarded by Courts of Justice. By Theodore Sedgwick. Eighth edition. Revised, rearranged, and en larged by Arthur G. Sedgwick and Joseph H. Beale, Jr. Baker, Voorhis & Co., New York, 189 1. 3 vols. Law Sheep. Si 8.00 net. This excellent and exhaustive treatise on the Law of Damages has been so long known and so fully appreciated by the profession that it is not surprising that an eighth edition has been found necessary to meet the demands for the work. It is eleven years since the previous edition was issued, and the pres ent revisers have found a vast amount of accumulated material, the embodiment of which in this new edition has extended the work to three volumes. They have also entirely reconstructed the arrangement of the subject, preserving, however, so far as possible, the original text, and clearly indicating any additions or
interpolations made by themselves. The rearrange ment has been made in a way that seemed most in harmony with the views of the author, and the gen eral plan of the work, as it at present stands, is as follows : In the first volume are given the general principles which govern the rules of compensation in all cases. The second volume embraces all the par ticular classes of personal actions and actions relat ing to personal property, whether sounding in contract I or tort. The third volume treats of real property re coupment, statutory damages, pleading practice, evi dence, special damages, and the relations of court and jury. The work of revision has been accomplished in a most admirable manner by Mr. Sedgwick and Mr. J Beale. In fact, they have given to the profession a ' substantially new book, and at the same time have preserved the integrity of the author's work In its present form the value of the treatise is greatly en hanced, and will, we predict, be more popular with the profession than ever. It is undoubtedly the most complete and satisfactory work on the subject yet published. I Negligence of Imposed Duties, Personal. By Charles A. Ray, LL D. The Lawyers Co operative Publishing Company, Rochester, N. Y. 1891. Law sheep. £6.50 net. This volume is the first of a series of text-books upon the subject of Negligence of Imposed Duties, and will be followed by works on "Carriers" and "Agency," written by the same eminent author. Judge Kay, from his long experience on the bench of the Supreme Court of Indiana, is eminently fitted for the task he has undertaken, and in the present volume has given the profession a carefully prepared and exhaustive treatise upon the subject of imposed personal duties. If the succeeding works evince the same thorough research which marks the volume before us, the series will prove of great value to evenpractising lawyer. The American State Reports, Vol. XIX., con taining the cases of general value and authority decided in the Courts of Last Resort of the several States. Selected, reported, and anno tated by A. C. Freeman. The Bancroft Whitney Company, San Francisco. 189 1. $4.00 net. Mr. Freeman is an indefatigable worker, and it is astonishing that he is able to maintain the standard of excellence which characterizes everything which comes from his pen. This present volume of the State Reports is in every way the equal of its predecessors. The selections are admirable, and the annotations contain a vast amount of legal treasure
