The Portland daily press., 1867-04-11
kecent Publications.

IHE CONFINED SPANISH METHOD. A new
iractical and Theoretical System of Learn
ing the Castilian Language. With Pro-
ms mu1unseing Vocabulary containing all the
orus used In the course of the work and
References to the Lessons i'm which each ons
Is explained by Alberto de Tornos A NJ,
formerly Director of Normal Sci ools i'm
Spain, and now Teacher of Spanish in the
New York Mercantile Library New York
Evening High School, and the PoIytecbnio
and Packer Institutes, Brooklyn New
York: d. Appleton & Co.
This work has one essential point of differ
ence from all, or nearly all books designed to
subserve similar purpose with which we are
familiar. Its author instead of being so COM
petely satisfied with his own system as to look
with disdain upon the methods of others, has
made it his object to study all these methods
with impartiality, and judicously combining
'heir several exeellences to add them to his
own work. The result is method more COM
P'e'e and comprehensive than any of the old
ones and which seems to us to offer the very
pest iacliites for acquiring the noble language
OF Cervantes. Its references and vocabulary
are very full and complete, enabling the intelli-
gent pupil to become his own instructor. Wa
think 1T destined to supercede all the other
works now in use.
For sale by Hall L. Davis, also by Bailey &,
Noyes.
SYBn's SECOND LOVE. BY Julia Kavanach
author of Nathalie" "Adele, ,""Oueen Ma6"
etc Three volumes in one. New York.
ID. Appleton & Co.
Miss Kavanagh's reputation as a novelist is
sufficiently well known. Her Nathalie" had
great success at the time of its appearance,
and all her stories continue to maintain a
steady library popularity. She has much skill
in the delineation ofcharacter, her descriptions
of scenes and manners are vivid and striking,
and ths re is always stamp of reality about her
stories which carries with it a peculiar charm
We have not had time to make any very close
acquaintance with "Sybirs Second Love-" but
from what we know of the previous novels of
the author we have no hesitation in recon-
mending it to the romance-reading world as
toerably sure to be good. 1t is for sale by
Hall L. Davis, and also bv Bailey & Noyes.
The HISTORY OF THE SECRET SERVICE, by
General L. G. Baker, late Provost Marshal
and Chief Detective of the War Depart
ment.
This volume, to be issued soon, embraces an
authentic and official account OF the hitherto
suppressed facts and information obtained by
General Baker, during his five years service
as Chief of the National Detective Police The
work will be printed from beautifully clear,
new type, and be comprised i'll one large vol
ume of over 700 pages, embellished and Illus
trated with numerous fine engravings The
agent for this handsome work will remain in
town few days. and we commend him to the
courtesy and patronage of our citizens.
TRIED AND TRUE; or Love and Loyalty; A
Story of the Great Rebellion. By Mrs. Bel
la u. Spencer. Octave. PIP. 394. Spring
field, Mass: w. j. Holland Il Co.
The author Of this book is the wife of one of
our generals in Sherman's army, a loyal south
ern woman at the breaking out of the war,
who followed her husband to the camp and the
field. The plot of the story, and indeed nearly
all its details are drawn from actual life; tho
heroine is real parsonage, and her romantic
and thrilling history is true in its substance,
only thin veil of fiction being thrown around
the actual facts of her life. The style is pleas
ant and graphic. The exciting scenes de-
scribed have been seen by the authors own
eyes, and it is natural that she should deline-
ate them vividly. The narrative is rapid, and
the interest well sustained. On the whole the
book is one the best of the many stories called
out by the events of the war.
g. tis sold only by subscription; and an agent
is now canvassing this city,