The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-05-05
Recent Publications.


Messrs. Hurd and Houghton, New York, are
the American publishers of a delightful vol
ume entitled Life, Letters, and Posthunous
Works of Fredrika Bremen, edited by her sis
ter, Charlotte Bremen, and translated from
the Swedish by Fredr. Milow and Emily Nom
men. 1t contains first biography OF the an
thoress from the hand of her sister, by which
we get an excellent idea of the peculiar circum-
stances of Fredrika's early life and the OBJ
stacles which impeded her efforts to work out
for herself noble career and a harmonious
development The iron wall of a convention.
alism more narrow and rigid than can even
be conceived of in our country and time shut
her in on every hand; and it is easy for any
one who reads this record of her dwarfed and
thwarted early years to perceive whence came
the somewhat melancholy view which she was
accustomed to take of the position and destiny
OF woman. She spoke with feeling Of these
things because she had herselfb been a sufferer;
and it was one of her chief sources Of hsppi-
ness in later life than her swn efforts and ex-
ample were largely. inatumextai in bringing
about reforms which have greatly ightened
the burden Of legal and social disability under
which her country-women were compelled to
labor.
Following the Biography, we have brief
Autobiography, which is charmingly artless
aud naive in its revelations Of character and
feeling; and breathes throughout the brave
CHEEKY spirit, and the rare purity Of thought
which characterize Miss Bremer's novels.
About half of the volume is occupied by selec-
tons from her correspondence, and from the
sketches and poems which were left unpub-
lshed at the time Of her death. Some Of
| these have great merit and beauty. The book
is published in very handsome style. Though
but few days have elapsed since its issue the
first edition is already exhausted by the orders
of booksellers, and new one is in preparation
to be ready Immediately. (Received by Hal
| L. Davis.)
Roberts Brothers, Boston, send us a pretty
little volume entitled d Sisters By Hours, by
Jean Ingelow. 1t contains seven short sto-
ries, written in the simple, natural and touch
ing style for which the author is SO well
known. The many youthful readers who re-
member the tender and beautiful story Of
"Poor Matt" and that other volume the
Studies for Stories" will hail with pleasure
this fresh collection from the pen of q writer
who has so eminently the power to mingle in
terest with instruction. (Received By Bailey
& Noyes.)
Harper & Brothers have added to their Ii
brary of Select Novels Jeanie's Quiet Life, q
story by the author of "St, oaves. -" Janita'a
Cross" etc. 1t bears upon its title page the
motto: "Tis noble only to be good" and seems
mild, sentimental, harmless sort Of story.
(Received by Hall L. Davis.)
Loring, of Boston, is publishing, in cheap
pamphlet form, a series OF short stories by Miss
Louisa NJ. Alcott, illustrating various popular
proverbs. The latest of these are AUNT Kipp,
or, "Chadren and Fools speak The Truth," !" Q
droll and sparkling story, full Of liielike touch
es; and in a more serious vein, Psyches Art
or Handsome IS that Handsome does" These
little books are just the thing 10 brighten an
hour of waiting, or vile away time in raj
car. They are sold every where at ten cent,
each.
The latest issue in the autograph edition o.
Dickens, published by Ticknor & Fields, 4
The Old Curiosity Shop. 1t has ten OF the orig
inal Illustrations, and an tine otuvr ~xveueus
features of this beautiful and favorits edition
| (Receiyed bv Hall i. Davis