“Dürer,” düˈrer. (1471-1528.) A German painter and engraver. P. 145, c. 1.—“Thiergarten,” teerˈgar-ten. A park in Berlin. “Schierelbein,” shĕˈrel-bīn; “Dirschau,” deerˈshow. A town of Prussia. “Rietschel,” reetˈshel; “Friedenskirche,” frēˌdens-kerˈka; “Hähnel,” häˈnel; “Brühl,” brül; “Schwanthaler,” shwänˈtä-ler; “Bosio,” boˈsi-o; “Duret,” düˌrāˈ; “Pradier,” präˌde-āˈ; “Barye,” bäˈrēˌ. P. 145, c. 2.—“Steinhäuser,” stīnˈhow-zer; “Carlsruhe,” karlsˈroo; “Hildebrand,” hilˈde-brand; “Kessels,” kĕsˈels. SELECTIONS FROM AMERICAN LITERATURE. P. 146, c. 1.—“Whately,” hwātˈlĭ. (1787-1863.) Archbishop of Dublin; author of several important works, chief among which is his “Elements of Logic.” “Thackeray,” thăkˈe-rĭ. (1811-1863.) An English novelist. P. 146, c. 2.—“Steele.” (1671-1729.) An English essayist. “Addison.” (1672-1719.) An English poet and essayist. P. 147, c. 1.—“Benjamins,” “a smart coat.” It is said to have been so called from a tailor of that name who first made it. Perhaps also from association with the “coat of many colors.” “Purlieus,” pûrˈlūs. The outer part of the inn, here. The word means _pure place_, and was first applied to that portion of the forest around the castle which was free or pure from the forest laws; hence it came to mean the outer part of any place. P. 147, c. 2.—“Plethoric,” ple-thorˈic; over-full. “Negus.” A drink made from water, wine, sugar, nutmeg, and lemon-juice, and said to have received its name from its first compounder, Colonel Negus. “Sunnyside.” Irving’s home on the Hudson, near Tarrytown. The house is an old Dutch mansion. It was near here that Rip Van Winkle lived. “Eildon Hills,” eelˈdun. A group of hills in southern Scotland. BOOKS RECEIVED. “Putnam’s Handy Book Series of Things Worth Knowing.” Work for Women, by George J. Manson. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 27 and 29 West Twenty-third Street, 1883. “The Primer of Politeness.” A Help to School and Home Government, by Alex. M. Gow, A.M. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. “An Introduction to the History of Educational Theories,” by Oscar Browning, M.A. New York: Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square, 1882. “The Life of Washington and the History of the American Revolution,” by Washington Irving. With illustrations. Centennial edition. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1883. “Mother Truth’s Melodies.” Common Sense for Children—A Kindergarten, by Mrs. E. P. Miller. Chicago and New York: Fairbanks, Palmer & Co., 1883. “The American Girl’s Home Book of Work and Play,” by Helen Campbell. Illustrated. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1883. “Beyond the Gates,” by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1883. “Mary Lamb,” by Annie Gilchrist. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1883. “Bright and Happy Homes.” A Household Guide and Companion, by Peter Parley, Jr. Chicago & New York: Fairbanks, Palmer & Co., 1882.