Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1856-12-18
Book Notices.

GoDEY's LADY's Book for January COM
mences the fifty fourth volume of that favor
ite magazine with an arrayof embellishments
and literary matter highly creditable to that
able caterer for the fair The Only Child, the
Family Scene and Fashion Plate-three su-
perbly executed engravings-are followed bv
long list Of cuts Of such matters as ladies
take especial delight in considering, together
with Tales, Sketches, Poetry, Recipes, &C.,
rendering it at once both useful and orna-
mental. Terms, cash in advance. One copy
l year, So Two copies year, So Three
copies l year, Sc. Five copies year, and
an extra copy to the person sending the club
making six copies, for $40. Godey's Lady's
Book and Arthur's Home Magazine both one
year for $3.50 Address, L. A. Cooley, No.
ll3 Chestnut street. Philadelphia. The Ga
zetto and Lady's Book can be had at this of
fee for So.
LITTLE DoRRIT.-We are indebted to r. B.
Peterson, l02 Chestnut street, PHILADELPHIA,
for copy Of the illustrated edition of "Little
Dorrit," by Chas. Dickens Like many 9th.
ers who read the works issuing from the pro-
life pen Of Dickens, we have gone through
this work with some disappointment 1t has
many good scenes, but in plot and develop
ment falls far behind most works which have
appeared under his name Characters are
introduced who figure for moment as i'm
portant reappear perhaps once or twice and
are then lost sight Of entirely; omissions that
would not be overlooked in a new candidate
for public favor. Little Dorrit Clennam.
and the father Of the Marshalsea, are sustain
ed with interest, bat beyond these there is but
little in the work that reminds US of the au
thor Of the Pickwick Papers. The price of
Little Dorrit, in paper cover, is so cents and
for that sum it will be sent free of postage to.
any address. All the works of Dickens are
published by Mr.. Peterson in thirteen vol
umes, at so cents volume or the whole fer
50.
First Book in Composition, for the use of
schools, on an entirely new plan, by F.
Brookfeii. 4. S. Barnes & Co.. 81 4 SO
John street, New York.
"
ed to meet the difficulties encountered by chill
dren in constructing sentences that we have
ever met with. 1t sets before the pupil, IN
der each subject, series of definite thoughts,
each of which he can readily develop, and
then arrange with other thoughts in the form
Of a composition. lie thus obtains a clue to
what is to be done, and in his own simple
| language gives utterance to his ideas.
The JareaHe Dctiaer: A collection and elias
sifcation Of familiar words and names cor
recuy spelled, accented and defined. By
Wm. w. Smith author Of the SpelIer's and
Oedner's Manual. l20pages, l2mo. New
York: A. 5. Barnes & co.
This work in part supplies want long felt
by teachers in imparting knowledge of def
initions to new beginners, but the author has
fallen into the common error of most writer's
/ in getting up books for the young in not
bringing himself down to the subject By
TINS we mean that his definitions must fire.
qucntIy lie as much of puzzle to the pupil
as the worI intended to he defined, of which
we could give a number Of instances. The
book, however, is we'll got up, and the words
being classed under appropriate heads, spell
ei, accented and defined will do much to-
wards aiding beginners in understanding the
meaning Of familiar words.
Mr.. f. J. Thomas, at Cogley's bookstore
is the agent for Messrs. Barnes & Co, from
whom all their works, or any information re-
lating thereto, can be obtained.