Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-10-20
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Miss GrBERrs CAREER; An AMERICAN SToTY.-
BvL q. Holland Author Of "Bay Path" Bitter
Sweet "1hc ritcomb Settlers" "God Foil" &C.
New York; Charles Scrbner.
Dir. Hollands writings are Indigenous the native
products Of our New England soil and atmosphere
They illustrate common New England life and society
They teach good wholesome odinshioned virues,-
thrift honesty trlh, the domestic clities aud good
common-sensc also which ought to be ranked among
the virtues. They ire cmineny adverse to nonsense
of every kind. Ills new novel "Mss Gbert's Ca-
reer hits oil good many things and persons. Every
body has seen just such people, among lis neighbors
ms are there portrayed. II contains some sharply de-
fined portraits Of Yankee and vulgarity 1t
is orthodox ON the subject Of "Womans Rights. -
Miss Gilbert aid her Career go into happy matr-
mouial subsistence in the end. But the heroine is one
of the least interesting characters In the story Ar
thur Bague and his fortunes cnchan us. lie Is n
youth Of so much pluck and vitality that he cant be
crushed nor worn out, nor rusted out. While watch
ing his struggles with destiny we lose our interest in
Ms, Gilbert and her Career, but care great deal
for her father and Aunt Katharine for the brutal old
Buggles and the funny "Cheek," for Mary Hammet
and for Joslyn and the lively Frank Sargent by the
way the reviewer of "Aliss Gilbert and her Career in
the Springfield Republican makes a funny misnomer
All the secondary characters Of the Story interest
Us, but the heroine fails to enlist ones sympathcs,
however hard she STAMPS in her slippers" in her dis
appointments.
1t is not unlikely that the Author has keencr in
sight into the heart and soul Of noble yo.ug man.
beset with difficulties than he has into the nature Of
Young girl with great deal Of cover SOUL II Miss
Glbcrt's aspirations at first lad been truly noble she
would have enlisted the readers sympathetic interest
instead Of that, She made herself rdiculous and
though great many very good girls, in real life, do
the same somehow In tho heroine Of q novel, can't
get over it, But we have not undertaken to write a
crtque on this work only to recommend it Il fresh
and lively story which will not fail to and in
struci the reader.
For sale Mt +. j. Carpenters Periodical Depot and
at Fcton's and by NJ. Bessey & Co. Springfield Ms.
We are furnished by FELrox with some elegantly
got up Sunday School Books from the Publishing
House Of HENEY IloYr No Cornhil Boston.
Tmr Losr WILL is a small moral novel, by Ann Z
porier and Is written in a style calculated to interest
young readers.
PITY ANp PRIDE is similar work. and is got NJ
in the same style 1t !, written by L. L. Lewellyn.
LAZY SrrrntS j. a pretty little book in red bind
ing containing about forty pages; and is pretty il
It's intrinsic character it in its exterior 1t should
be read by every boy who is ambitions to rise in thC
world.
LEAVING HoME book in blue binding of nearly
the same size a. LAZY STEPHEN, is another fine story
for Boys.
The last in the catalogue is " The Childs illustrated
Scripture Question Book" which is work more es
pecialy designed for the Of Sunday School Teach
II will greatly facilitate aud mpro tho labuI'
of that class of persons, and should find place it
their hands a manual Of instruction. To BE- had a
Feiton's.