Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-21


has been published by Sheldon & Co., New
York, in three volumes, in style similar to the
other volumes of their beautiful and conven-
lent illustrated edition of Dickens works. 1t
will be sure to find purchasers and readers.
Those who read it when it was first issued as
serial will desire to have it in this form and
read it again; and those who have never read
it will be tempted to take it in hand now
''Barnaby Ridge" would have made Dickens
famous, if he had never written the Old Curl
osity Shop, David Coppertield. and Nicholas
Nickleby. 1t is rich in mastery sketches,
groupings Of personages and events, and por-
trayals of character, for which Dickens is I'M
rivalled-all given to us with such insight, hui
NOR, and pathos as we find in scarcely any
other writer. One or two of the works from
Dickens pen may be better than "Barnaby
Rudge," and yet who else could have written
the latter and given us Barnaby and his ra-
ven, Warden the locksmith, Mrs. Warden,
Dolly, Miggs, Sim Tappertit, John Willet
and Joe, not to mention, Sir John Chester,
Edward Chester, Mr.. Haredale, Emma Hare
dale, and the others, all interviewer more or
less with the scenes connected with the IA
| nous Lord George Gordon riots in London?
; The illustrations in these volumes are very
good, and this edition of Dickens, In the
hands of the present publishers, fully keeps
the promise made in its behalf when it was
first announced. For sale at Sanfords.
"RAvENsHoE," By Henry Kingsley, Au-
thor of ''Geoffry Hamlyn," published by
Ticknor & Fields, is for sale at Holbrook's.
1t is very large sized duodecimo of 400
pages. The fact that the author is brother
of Charles Kingsley drew attention to ''Geof-
fry Hamlyn" and secured for it a large sale in
this country But that work had merits of its
own that deserved favor, and therefore it sat
isfied those who read it. This new work by
| Henry Kingsley will undoubtedly be still more
satisfactory to most readers, and fully estab-
fish for the author right to be heard and
praised on his own account.
"NoRTH AMERICA" By Anthony Trollope,
published by the Harpers, is for sale at Mel
lens. This is another account of travels and
observations in the United States. Mr.. Troll
lope is known as a successful novelist; and
he has added much to his reputation by writ
ing an excellent book on "The West Indies
and The Spanish Main" He came to the
United States in September, 1861, landing at
Boston. After going all about New England,
he went to Canada, and then onward to our
northwestern states, by way of Detroit. At
forwards he came back to New England, Wis
tied New York, went to Washington, travelled
westward again to Missouri, and then back
again to Boston. This book contains a record
| of his adventures, observations, and reflec-
tons. 1t is certainly worth reading.
"HARPER's HAND-BooK FOR Travellers
IN EUROPE AND THE EAST" will find ready
market among those who are going abroad,
or think of going. Its fullest directions are
for those who mean to travel in first class
style, but there is something for others. The
book would be better than it is if half its de-
scriptions and historical notices of countries
were omitted to make room for minute direc-
tons in regard to the customs, expenses, and
methods OF proceeding, on steamers and rail-
ways, at custom houses, hotels, and lodging
houses, and for everything else incident to
travelling all over Europe and the East. 1t
was prepared by w. Pembroke Fetridge, who
has been over the whole ground. For sale at
Melen's.
The ATLANTIC MoNTnLY.-The July num-
Der will be issued to-day, with the following
table of contents Some Soldier Poetry, by
John Weiss; Froude's Henry the Eighth, by
c. c. Hazewell; Presence, by Mrs. S. NJ.
Davis Chiefly about War Matters, by Nathan
iel Hawthorne; Originality, by d. \. WATSON;
Ericsson and his Inventions, by IEpes Sar-
gent; Methods Of Study in Natural History,
by Louis Agassiz; Lyrics of the Street.-The
Wedding, by Julia Ward Howe; Friend Ellis
Daughter, by Bayard Taylor; The Poet to
his Readers, by Oliver Wendell Holiness The
Children's Cities, by Elizabeth Sheppard;
Taxation no Burden; and two or three poems
by anonymous writers. This number COM
mences the tenth volume of the Atlantic, and
offers great inducements for the renewal of
subscriptions. During the past year it has
greatly contributed to good taste in literature
and sound sentiment in politics; and promises
during the year to come to be more useful and
valuable than ever.