The Portland daily press., 1862-06-27
NOTICES OF NEW PUBLICATIONS.

NORTH AMERICA, by Anthony Trollope, au-
thor of the "West Indies and the Spanish
Main" The ThrecsClerks," Orley Farm
&c. New York: Harper d Brothers, 1862.
This is a neatly got up book of 624 pages,
written in popular style, which will be read
with interest by those who care to know what
an intelligent Englishman thinks of them. Mr..
Trollope seems to have made an extensive
tour in this country and Canada, and the book
before us is filed with his notes of travel and
observations relative to men and things.
Messrs. A. Williams & Co., Agents in Bos-
ton for the Messrs. Harper, will accept our
, thanks for copy. For sale in this city by II.
L. DAVIS, Exchange Street.
Harper's Hand Book Tor Travellers in Europe
and the East; by w. Pembroke Febridge,
with map. New York: Harper & Broth
ers, 1862.
The title of this book suggests its object and
uses. 1t is very neatly printed and bound,
and makes volume Of nearly 500 pages, with
copious index, and memorandum blanks. Per-
sons purposing to travel in Europe should pro-
cure copy.
For sale in this city by II. L. DAVIS, Ex-
change Street
AMONG THE PINES; or, South in Secession
Time, by Edward Kirke. New York: j. r.
Gilmore, 1862.
book exceedingly tasty in appearance, con-
tanning 80 pages, and while truthful in point
of fact it possesses all the witching interest of
n romauca The Inad;uv f;tIas o., +. e., s. a.,
chapters is about all we have room for to-day.
These are, "Wayside Hospitality . "The Black
declines his Freedom, and his reasons for so
doing;;" Poor Whites !" "On the Plantation. !.
The Negro Hunter" "The Negro Fune-
rail-" The Yankee Schoolmistress !. "The
Barbacue;" "One more Unfortunate.v &c
The book has been extensively heralded, and
will be sought and read with interest The
literary editor of Forney's Press-R. Shelton
Mackenzie-says of it, " 1t is the best and most
truthful sketch of Southern life and character
we have ever readr
We are indebted for copies to Messrs. BAI-
LEY & MOVES, AUGUSTUS ROBINSON and III.
l.. DAVIS, Exchange Street, all of whom have
it for sale.
A PRIMARY Cook Book, by Mrs Putnam. for
New Beginners in Housekeeping. Boston:
Loring, Publisher, 1862.
This is one of the best cook books of its
class we have ever seen. 1t gives information
found in no other work. 1t shows how COM
Portable young married couple can make
themselves, who begin housekeeping in three
rooms; gives list Of articles required in each
routine of work for every day in the week
what to purchase in the market, and how to
select it, and its quality; and then how to cook
it. 1t gives one hundred receipts for cooking
me ats, soups, fish, puddings, cakes, &C., clos
ing with directions for bachelors meals, teach
ing the latter how to make their own coffee, to
cook chops and eggs, to stew oysters, &c.
For sale in this city by II. L. DAVIS, Ex-
change Street.
THE CONTINENTAL MONTHLY, devoted to
Literature and National Policy. New York
and Boston: j. II. Gilmore
The July number of this live periodical has
been issued, filed as usual with vigorous arti-
cles, many of which are designed to, and will,
touch and move the popular heart 1t discuss
es such questions as What shall be the end
of the present National Struggle, "Freedom
and Nobility, or Slavery" &c. The latter ar
ticle was written by man who for fifteen
yeas was one of the most prominent citizens
of Texas.
For sale in this city by AUGUSTUS ROBIN
SON and III. l.. DAVIS, Exchange Street, to
whom we are idebted for copies.