The Portland daily press., 1866-01-02
Recent Publications

FIGHTING JOE; OR, The FORTUNES OF A STAFF
OFFICER. story of the Great Rebellion. By
Oliver Optic, author of "The Soldier Boy" etc.
one vol. Illustrated. Boston: Lee AM. Shepard.
That very popular author and devoted friend of
YOUTH known as "Over Optic" here gives us another
Of his pleasant sketches of boylife or rather young
mans life, tor the hero of this story, though boy in
years, is called upon to enact the part man. Its
book full of fresh and healthy pictures vivid in in
terest and faithful to nature as photograph. The
narrative is exciting without, at the same TIM, pos
sessng that vicious character which we call sensa-
onal the lessons incucates being those of rcct-
tude and purity. We hope this writer will long con-
nue to devote his talents to field in which he is so
well fitted to excel for boys cannot well have too
many of such books as his. ..-.,.,t r.-. -
For sale by Davis Brothers. "a
Across THE CONTINENT: A Summers Journey to
the Rocky Mountains the Mormons, and the Pa
cifc States, with Speaker Colfax. BY Samuel
BOwles, Editor of the Springfield (Mass) RepsJIi-
can. One vol. 12mo. Springfield: Samuel Bowles
OF this very interesting series of letters originally
written for the paper of which their author is one
of the editors here collected in neat and attractive
volume we have already had occasion to make favor
able mention. A number of extracts + ON them
have they appeared, been laid before our readers
who will be prepared to agree with in our express
sions of qualification at seeing them in this agreeable
and permanent form. They are remarkable for their
fresh and vigorous style, for the cearness and aecu-
racy Of the information they contain, and for their
lively and racy descriptions of the novel scenes which
fell under the writer's observation. The book is not
only one Of decided interest but of much value for
the clear and practical information it contains.
TIE ARaosy; Magazine for the Fireside and the
Journey. New York: Strahan and Company.
Promptly with the New year appears the openinp
number of this promised magazine 1t is issued
simultaneously in England and this country, Strahau
and Company, New York, being the American pub
lishers The table of contents is rich the names Il
bears being among the most Brilliant in their several
departments which English literature can boast
The contribution of the editor, Mr.. Charles Reade
is that portion of his novel of 'Grit Gauntn which
has already appeared in the atlantic Monthlv By
an arrangement with the Atlantic publishers the
story is to appear at the same time in the two maya
zines 1.-THE Round of Life in Bokhara," is a very
interesting sketch of Tartar le from the pen of the
distinguished traveller, M. Arminius vambery. Gan
Essay on an Old Subject" is by Alexander Smith;
Miss Frances Power Cobbe contributes ssThe Fenans
of Ballybogmucky," an Irish sketch which will sur
prise by its spirit, vvacity and truthfulness those
who know that lady only through her more serious
writings; Robert Buchanan, Jean Ingelow and lisa
Craig have poems in the numbers San Apology for the
Nerves" is by Matthew Browne, and ga Journey Re-
iourneyed . by George Macdonald. The remaining
articles in the number are anonymous, but of fully
average interest.
j. Messrs. Short and Loring are the agents for this
city. John j. Dyer and Company the Boston agents.
1t can also be had at Fessenden's corner Of Con-
gress and Centre Streets,