The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-10-31


As the season advances, the activity among
the book publishers increases. From the
principal houses of New York and Boston
eoadly number ot valuable aud interesting
works have already appeared, and many more
ore announced, to be issued at an early day
ID. Appleton 4 CO., New York, have issued
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia, another OF
the popular romaIlces of the prolific German
author, Miss Muhlbach. The success which
this series of novels has enjoyed in this coun-
try is most extraordinary. Thousand after
thousand has been called for, and the demand
for each one of them at the bookstores and the
circulating Libraries is SO great that often it
has been impossible to meet it, Miss Null
bach, or Madame hlundt, is now about fifty
three years OF age, and her literary life has
lasted only since the death of her husband
some fifteen years ago. During that time she
has produced no less than Twenty-Five separate
works, some seventy7fiye volumes in all, an
amount of literary labor not often equalled-
She has herself related the method which she
pursues preparatory to writing an historical
romance; she says: Il have never written a
book without having studied beforehand the
theatre of events. must get acquainted
with the land and people; must know the
country, its Inhabitants and cities exactly, in
order that may represent wildly and correct
ly'' iaF hs ads ynlai bIR shmoT T.
The Appletons have brought out these works
in excellent style. Each novel is complete IN
single volume, handsomely printed, and fine
ly illustrated. Bailey & Noyes.l ,.a,a,.
From Appleiop's we have also the Hand
Book Of Prdcticdt Cookery, by that great gas
tronomical authority, Professor Pierre Blot,
| the founder Of the New York Cooking Acade-
| my. 1t is intended for the use alike Of ladies
and professional cooks, and purports to contain
the whole science and art of preparing human
| food The first part of the book is devoted to
directions, explanations of the terms used
4 and descriptions of materials and utensils
the isecond portion contains receipts, for
every department OF cookery; and these are
followed by hints for arranging bills of fare t.
| suit any number Of guests, at a greater or less
| expense, and for every season. In the preface
we find these golden maxims for cooks: MAKE
use Of everything good; "Waste nothing
| however little it may be-" "a Have no prejudi
| ces"; 'Be careful, clean and punctnalni The
book is q valuable one OF its kind and will be-
an authority. (Bailey & Noyes) az.'lii 81 n
Lee and Shepard, Boston, seem to be bust
just at this time in catering for the entertain.
ment of the young folks. They have lately is.
sued two more of the extremely taking stories
| of "Oliver Optic.o One of these, entitled
Bs'eaking Aaody; or The Fortunes of a Sta
dent, has already enjoyed much popularity in
the pages Of Our Boys and Girls, where it has
| been running as serial. The other, Shamrock
and Thistle, is the second of the series of sto-
| ries called Young Amerfca abroad, and con
tains the history of the Academy Ship, and
the students who sailed in her, on the coasts Of
Ireland and Scotland, with their excursions
into the interior 1t is as full of instruction as
it, OF interest and adventure, and is sure te
be prime favorite with the boys Both these
books viii be found at Short g. Loring's.
Messrs. Ticknor g. Fields, also, are not I'M
mindful of the children's claims. A beautiful
book, just issued by them, is entitled Queer
Little People, and contains in a handsome
small quarto volume something over dozen
of the charming, sketches with which Mrs
Stowe has enlivened the pages of Our Young
Folks. Mrs. Stowe writes even better for chill
"iSh 1hdh uOesl grown people, winch d
saying great deal. The illustrations of thi
book are delightful; the first, accompanying
the story of the hen that Matched ducks, is es.
pecially humorous. Hall L. DavisD 'ho Ba
Ticknor & Fields have also published, as the
fifth number of the autograph edition Of Dick
ens's works, Dombey and Son, with the orqna
illustrations. This is a favorife among thu
cheap editions of Dickens, being issued il
neat. compact volumes, with clearly printed
legible page, the type not small enough t.
strain the eyes, and illustrated with the inim
liable designs of Cruikshank, Phiz, Seymour
Cattermole and others-who have made tn.
various creations of the, author as familiar t.
our eyes as the men and women we meet il
our daily walks upon, the street. Thesevol
umes are sold at the low price of ST. 30 each
HAL L. Davis.) 'i' jury Aii''N" *i'itsi 80
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