held the spectators breathless and spellbound. "Beautiful Hamlet, farewell, farewell!" are his closing words in recording his last performance of the part. But this was no final parting: while memory retained her seat in the mind of this great artist, this true and loving servant of Shakespeare's genius, the matchless creations with which he had so identified himself could never cease to be the subjects of daily meditation. "On one occasion," we are told, "after his powers had so much failed that it was long since he had been capable of holding or reading a book to himself, he said he had been reading _Hamlet_. On some surprise being expressed, he touched his forehead, and said 'Here;' and when asked if he could recollect the whole play, he replied, 'Yes, every word, every pause; and the very pauses have eloquence.'" Books Received The Internal Mission of the Holy Ghost. By Henry Edward, Archbishop of Westminster New York: D. & J. Sadlier. Man and Beast Here and Hereafter. By Rev. J.G. Wood, M.A., F.L.S. New York: George Routledge & Son. Lakey's Village and Country Houses, comprising eighty-four pages of Designs. New York: The Orange Judd Co. Social Science and National Economy. By R.E. Thompson, M.A. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. A Defence of the United States Patent System. By J.S. Perry. Boston: James R. Osgood & Co. Brief Biographies: English Statesmen. By T.W. Higginson. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. The Best Reading: Hints on the Selection of Books. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. How to Make a Living. By George C. Eggleston. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Ralph Wilton's Weird: A Novel. By Mrs. Alexander. New York: Henry Holt & Co. Warrington's Manual. By William S. Robinson. Boston: Lee & Shepard. Home Talks. By John H. Noyes. Published by the Oneida Community. Spain and the Spaniards. By N.L. Thieblin. Boston: Lee & Shepard. Social Pressure. By Sir Arthur Helps. Boston: Roberts Brothers. In the Camargue. By Emily Bowles. Boston: Loring.