Litchfield enquirer., 1866-02-22
Literary Notices. s

The American Confict, by Horace Greeley, tion to our readers, The first volume. which
 has been before the public several months, has attained g sale unparalleled by any other his tory of the war. It contains, as it's little indi- koates, not only history of the Great Rebel lion, but record of its causes and results In tracing and establishing these. the author has amassed the greatest amount of documentary and incidental proofs that were probably ever united in one volume. The scrupulous care and immense resources that Mir Greeley ex- pended upon this work. make it the asosisAal, thentic and comprehensive histass ofs ,the great struggle. We are not alone in giving it this recommendations. Thousands of MT Gree ley's enemies even unite in declaring itstorbe the most reliable and impartial record of the WAT that has yet been published, Besides the reading matter, the first volume contains nearly one hundred engravings, maps dia- grams Sc. and the second volume will con tain over one hundred and fifty such illustra- tions. The first volume. contains $40 large double column octave pages. and is substan- tially and elegantly bound the second volume which will be ready for delivery very soon, will probably be much larger The. price is very low, considering the expense and value of the work, being, in embossed cloth, but $4.6o, and in embosse or plain leather, but $5 per volume. The book is for sale only by subscription, and M Kellogg of Warren is sole agent for this vicinity. See his adver- tisement in another column @at
 Beadle's Monthly for March is received, and ontains m unusually good assortment of lit- erary matter. Among the new periodioais,
 that have been started since the war, we con
 sider Besdls's the best for the price. It's read
 ing matter is ent ertaining and reliable many of its articles are handsomely illustra- ted, and it is got up in good style. Published by Beadle and Co. N Y at $s per year. six copies for $16 ss a' dss aesaq aid sa3
 The Lady's Friend. The March number of this magazine is on our table. {" The 1mpen- ding Ruin," fine and expensive steel engra
 ving Illustrative of 8 story of the same name leads off the number. The double colored steel Fashion Plate is a beautiful one.a Then we have engrayings of a Carriage dress, Pel- erine, Home-dress, Child's-dress,3 # Fanchon'' Bonnet. &c. The:music for this month is the !" Richmond Polk.'' The literary contents are excellent. We may specially note ..,s3 " The
 impending Ruin;'' "victoria Regina ;'' Poems by Florence Percy and August Bell;
 !" Rachel Dana's Legacy " At Last" by Mrs Bella 2. Spencer ;ss Marrying an Indian, and How came to do it. : very well told story; Price $2.5o : year. with Enquirer s4.
 The .YoutRs casket and Playmate, edited by Frank Forester, is very attractive children monthly. It contains large quantity of amusing and instructive reading including stories. historicle sketckes, editorial talk, puzzles &c, and is sold at the low price of $l. .25 per year. Specimen copies sent for 10 ctsst Published by W Guild and Co. No. Ss School St. Boston Mass. 3 'a'ia aalsiiii' Ii tssgs -------------> . .--------e ssx2 al | D% The Union Convention of the Fifteenth