In Europe they were not known till 1704, when a learned Frenchman, Antoine Galland, who had travelled widely in the East, put them skillfully, if not too accurately, into the language of his own people.... Within a comparatively few years, an ancient manuscript in the Louvre at Paris has been found to remove from Galland the long-standing reproach that he introduced into his Arabian Nights stories which really did not belong to the collection, but were taken from other Eastern sources.... It will not be easy to change the form of the names which, through Galland's agency, have become classic words.--_Introduction to Stories from the Arabian Nights._ The text of the present selection from the Arabian Nights is that of Galland, 1821, slightly abridged and edited. The edition is designed virginibus puerisque. E. DIXON. Mr. Dixon presents these famous Oriental stories most acceptably, and Mr. Batten's remarkable illustrations are all that can be desired. His genii are genii indeed, and his fairy princesses creatures of grace and beauty. HARRIS, J.C. (p. 101) *Uncle Remus; His Songs and His Sayings. Illustrated by A.B. Frost. Appleton. 2.00 I have endeavored to give to the whole a genuine flavor of the old plantation. Each legend has its variants, but in every instance I have retained that particular version which seemed to me to be the most characteristic, and have given it without embellishment and without exaggeration.--_Introduction._ All children should have the opportunity to know and to love Uncle Remus, as they cannot fail to do if they are familiar with his narratives. The Negro dialect often makes it desirable to have these read aloud. HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL. Tanglewood Tales. Houghton. .75 In this second Wonder Book Hawthorne again tells us in simple language of great heroes of Greek mythical days. The Minotaur, the Pygmies, The Dragon's Teeth, Circe's Palace, The Pomegranate Seeds, and The Golden Fleece, comprise the contents of the volume. HODGSON, GERALDINE. Rama and the Monkeys. Illustrated by W.H. Robinson. Macmillan. .50 In fine and picturesque language, retained from the Indian original, Geraldine Hodgson has given us this adaptation from the Ramayana. We learn, with delight, to know the monkey hosts: "Hanuman, that strong, forgiving, wise, brave, and humble Ape," and "Sugriva, that best (p. 102) of Monkeys." KIPLING, RUDYARD. The Jungle Book. Century. 1.50 Telling of Mowgli, the child of the jungle, and his brethren, the wild creatures of the forest; together with other marvellous animal stories. "Oh, hear the call!--Good hunting all That keep the Jungle Law!"