The Portland daily press., 1867-07-24

"Ten Months in Brazil" is the title of
pleasant volume published by Lee and Shep-
ard, Boston. 1t is written by Capt. John Cod
man, the "Ringbolt" of the Boston Post, and
Is inil OF racy sketches of character, good de-
Scripnons of scenery, intelligent accounts Of
0"nilte' crops, commerce, &C., with much val
uaDie and pleasant information in relation to
politics, society, religion, and to other aspects
OF Brazilian life. 1t is written in a dasbine.
oft-hand style, and is very readable. (sbort r.
Loring)
1t absolutely rains Dickens. Messrs. Tick
nor and Fields have issued the first number of
an entirely new edition of the great novelist's
works, which promises to be, in some respects,
the best yet offered. 1t is called the Charles
Dickens Edition" is in form a handsome, COM
pact 16mo., each novel being completed in
single volume, printed in clear type ON fine
toned paper, and strongly bound. The page is
an open, flowing one, and descriptive head
line, prepared by the author is printed on every
right hand page The specimens before us
contains the PickWick Papers, and has eight
Illustrations from the original designs bv
Seymour and Phiz. This edition combines in
remarkable degree legibility with durability,
beauty and cheapness. (Hall L. Davis, SO, Ex-
change street.
Two moie issues of the Diamond" Dickens
of Ticknor and Fields are also at hand The
first of these contains DOmbey and Son. the
other The Old Curiosity Shop, and some Re-
printed Pieces from Good Words, and All the
Year Round. Sixteen original illustrations by
Eytinge adorn each volume. Some of these
lrotl co. NJ
Mrs. Garland and the pony, Mrs. farley, and
Mr.. Chuckster. Little Nell and her grandfa-
ther is also very good considering the Difficult
ty of dealing adequately with such a subject,
while Toots, Susan Nipper and Mrs. Pipchin,
Rob the Grinder, aud Mrs. MacStinger are ex-
cellent. Eytinge's conception of Captain Cut
tie rather disappoints one, but old Sol Gills is
capital. HAL L. Davis.)
The GALAXY, for August contains the fol-
lowing articles: "Steven Lawrence, Yeoman,"
by Mrs. Edwards; London Amusement" !" by
W. Winnwood Reade; ''The Zons Of Cams;''
"Why we left the Homestead, }" by Sophie May;
"Croquet," by L. Clarke Davis; Burglars"
by Clifford Thompson; "Pestalozzi in Ameri-
ca" by G. d. Gardette; "Under the Daisies"
by Julia Fletcher; "The Leg Business" by
Olive Logan; "Waiting for the Verdict" by
Mrs. r. HI. Davis; "Who Invented Sewing
Machines?" The Pacific Railroad" by Will
liam G. Church; "Nebul@," by the Editor
The paper on the Sewing Machine advocates
the claims of Walter Hunt as against those of
Elias Howe. Mr.. Reade writes very readably
of London Amusements. An extract from
Miss Olive Logan's article on Ballet Girls will
be found on the fourth page of to-day's paper
The Serials of Mrs. Edwards and Mrs. Davis
proceed with interest, and the editorial Nebula
are excellent as usual.
THE NORTHERN MONTHLY and New Jersey
Magazine for August has an excellent table of
contents. Mr.. Parton contributes number two
of his papers ON the" Past Presidential Nomi-
matte ns:" Mr.. j. w. Wall writes of Boiling
broke and his Times" and L. Lee Glew of the
sinner Life of the British House of Commons"
A writer whose name we do not know commu-
nicates some rather original views of the char
acter and peculiarities of Mr.. Horace Greeley
Miss A. NJ. Douglass, author of stephen
Dane," begins a new novel which promises
well, and there are some readable short stories
The Northern Monthly has a niche to fill and
fills it well-Published by the State Literary
Union, Newark, NJ. .....
THE RIVERSIDE MAGAZINE, for August, has
for its frontispiece another of Stephens charm
ing illustrations of nursery rhymes. Gas was
going to st. Ives" Other illustrations by Hop
pin, Champney, and various artists adorn the
number. The reading matter by Jacob Abbott,
Vieux Moastache, Miss Helen Weeks and 9TH
er fayorite writers for young folks, will be
found very interesting. The Ballad of The
Heir of LinnA,n and .Harry O'Hum and Both
Sides of his Drum" can hardly fail to lind ad-
mirers.
OUR YOUNG Folks opens with the COM
mencenent of DR. T. 1. Hayes story of "Cast
away in the Cold" Mrs. Stowe CON ibutes
short story entitled PUSSY and Emily at
Sixteen;" "Good Old Times and "Round-the-
World Joe" are continued, and there are vari-
GUS other pleasant things in the number. The
illustrations by Eytinge, Fem, Winslow Ho-
mer and Magrath, are excellent.