The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-04-30
LITERARY NOTICES.


thcr view Of Madame Recamer;
" Partisan English; 81" Tho Dream
Child" "New York and its People !"
d" MademoiSrlle; :" "a Bird Song : "Art
Criticism Reviewed." "Steven Law
renee, Yeoman;" "Words and their
Uses" "Russian America and Ne
buae."
REMARKABLE CHARACTERS AND PLACES
OF THE lloIY LAND; Comprising an
account Ut PatrIarclis, Judges, Prophets,
Apostles. Women, Warriors, Poets, aud
Kings, with descriptions Of ancient
cities and ytnerated shrines by
Charles W. Elliot, author Of the New
History, &c. IL rtiord. Conn, j. Is.
Burr & Go.
THIS is Il handsome octave volume #
GAO pages, illustrated with twelve cngrnv.
lngs on steel, and "A III p of Palestine.
Combined with the work Of Mr.. Elliott
are articles from Revs. Theodore ID.
Woolsey, Thomas Nj. Clark, Joseph l..
Cummings, Charles a. Stoddard, = +
Smith, WIN. Adams, and Henry Ward
Beecher, constituting series OF pictures
Of lite in the Holy Land, from the palri-
archs to the death OF CHRIST. The work
is necessarily biblical, tor there can be no
true history or description of the Holy
Land Or its people that doe, not find it,
materials aud illustrations largely IN the
Bible yet this book il not Theological.
!, ain- "a uvs,iiuc the iiuulan side at
sacred history, showing us how pnt:archs,
judges, prophets, APOSTLES and king, lived,
what manner Ut mcn they were, an
what the scenes i'll when thy acted
Hence this book is designed to interest
every body, and We think will he emi
ncniIy p puiar. The cn2raNlngs are ex
eel cnt. For instance, the scene ot The
Departure from Egypt. with It's reprcscn-
tatiun~ Uf the wonderful architecture OF
the time OF the lharauhs. gives a better
conception oi the grandeur ot Egypt than
tnan most eloquent language can do
lh,s book will be sold 10y subscription
only, for winch agents are wanted. Adj
dress }. Il. Burr & Co., Hartford, Cunr.
Tie ATLANTIC MONTHLY for May L. Of
more than ordinary interest Its table Of
contents embraces Fart 3 OF The Guar
dian Angel. tv Holmes, History CT the
Sewing Machine by Parton. Heart and
Hearth by j. Read, The Genus Of D'ck
ems, critical essay by WhippIe, Germ my
in New York, by G. ". ohaney, pat
of katherine Morne, The Plaintiff Non
suited, Some unappreciatcd Characters
humorous statement of the possible, but
not popularity credited virtues of such
per,onages as Soomun- Sluggard, tic
Old Man OF the Sea, Nnnnppr, Blue
Bcard, .Gallio, and CalIban, ty &. G..
llazsell, Heroes Of Central Africa, 10y
W. W. Roade, Reviews, etc. The high
an established character OF the Allanilc
Monthly, has secured tor it Il wide and
commanding inhucnce. not only in New
England but throughout this country and
abroad.
EVERY SATURDAY, from the same en-
terprislng house, is promptly on our table.
Mcssrs Ticknor e Fields are also issuing
the Diamond Dickens in beautiful style,
elegantly illustrated Taste, accuracy
and the highest style of art characterize
the publications Of this popular establish
ncnt
Cooley FOR MAY-this old time friend
in the way of literature has made its vel
como appearance IN our sntum. Two
riding dresses, aud nine full length spring
4, a.,
patchn ork. printed in blue. Sleeping in
Church-an engraving for tie juveniles.
The novelties Tor this month embrace the
fDlluwiig: La DIS liats,a culirne, and a
full set vi floral ornaments .or the toilet.
In The fancy work department, will be
fuunI many useful and ornamental arli.
clcs. -Four designs for drawing lessons.
There are articles from the best writers
in the literary department. ~ per year.
L. A. Cooley, n. +. corner sixth and
Chesnu, Sis Philadelphia, Pa.
A. we turn The pages of the IloME
MAGAZINE, by T. =. Arth"r, the first
that greet, our eye. is the steel engraving
entitled "PlaylnS May Party lis fash
ions are furnished by Madame Domurest
Of New York, which cannot fail to please
Writers OF the best talent contribute to lis
pages It, standard is very high and its
morals pure. The reading public have
long known lis excellence. and we need
not repeat It's encuniums. 1t speak iol
itself $3.50 year. L. 5. Arthur &
Co. 500 and Sll Chesnut 81. philadel-
phia, Pa
HARpERs WEEKLY for April 9th CON
tains IL shocking picture of house hunting
in the great lnelropoIi~,a speaking take-oi
on waterfalls, an affecting picture OF Pres.
ide Lincoln and The little drummer bog
and IN excellent Likeness of Daniel Drew
Esq, who acquired not "a little celebrity
as "A stelmbua, man on Lake Champldir
and stands At the head OF Hudson rNel
buniing.
Pcte,Sons for My received. The en-
craving entitled The Children's llar'
vest Home Is very fine. lis co!oret
fashion plate contains 1 figure Partisan
fashions lis work table viii b. OF inter
est 10 the ladies' This department is o
great utility and is always well supplied
Ii also contain wood cuts of the nrwcs