The Portland daily press., 1868-05-18
erms $500 per an,au,,,. i,, od,once
Recent Publications

CIV. Carleton & Co., New York, publish,
each IN neat duodecimo, two new novels by
American authors. The first of these, Fair.
J"5' or he Muster Of Greea1oay Court, is by
oon" ES.en Cooke, the author of "The Virgin
!" Oo'ieulahs, and some other books 1t is
story Oh virginia life in the middle of the last
century, ana paints with good deal of spirit
and Ilvaclty that period OF Wild adventure and
picturesque contrast. Its central ,orsoro,,o
is that Yscouut Fairfax who is A consn;cro,,s
figure in the history of that time, and var;ons
other historical characters are introduced
Ihe scene is laid in the valley OF the Shenan-
uoahi the story is interesting and told in a viv-
~ anu animated style. 1t Is much better than
'ne average OF novels called historical. The
companion volume, MaiJrook, is a domestic
| mover, evidently by n female hand and one
! not yet much accustomed to WELD her mem
| The story is somewhat com nonplace and the
the style marred by vulsarisms which are sel-
dom heard off southern plantations, but it ia
a book of an innocent and harmless charac-
ter and will doubtless find it's share of readers
among the youthful aud uncritical (Received
by Bailey and NOyes.)
Ticknor and Fields, Boston, have published
young people. The first of these, FCo7niag for
Boys, by the clever author of "Ten Acres
Enough" SITS forth in very lively and inter-
estins way what a boy upon a farm may do to
his own pleasure and profit. IG tells what to
ann at, how 20 begin and how to prpceed in
the cultivation OF farm and garden, and is we'll
adapted to counteract that too prevalent dis
position OF farmers boys for rushing from the
country into the city.
Akin to this in spirit, though somewhat diff
ferent III plan, is The Butterfly Hunters, by
Mrs. Helen S. Conant, book admirably fitted
to interest children and to win them to low
ing observation and careful investigation of
the facts of nature. In the form of q simple
story of the rambles and adventures of some
children through single summer, the author
has given accurate and easily intelHgible .
descriptions of the principal butterflies and
moths found in our climate, with some account
OF their habits, food, &c, and also a general
idea of the principles of classifying insects.
without any of the formal character of a sci
entitic treatise, it is yet accurate as far as it
goes, and is very favorable instance of what
may be done to make the recreatons of chill
dren intelligent and profitable without being
dull. 1t has numerous illustrations, carefully
drawn and engraved from specimens in the
possession of Mrs. Conant (Received by Hall
L. Davis.)
From Harper & Brothers, New York, we
have the first volume of The Old World in its
Neo Face. Impressions Of Europe IN 1867
1868, by Henry w. Bellows. 1t contains such
Of the letters of DIR. Bellows to the LIBERAL
Chr1sttdn as were published in that journal
up to last November. Not for long time has
any series OF letters embOdying the results of
European travel attracted the general interest
and attention which have been awakened by
these; and the public will be glad to have
them in this connected and permanent form.
The present volume includes the letters on
France, Prussia, Holland and Switzerland, on
the Alps and the Tyrol, and ON Geneva, Vien-
ma and Trieste. 1t is to be followed by a Sec
ond, which will contain the record of the au-
thor's eastern travels. (Received by Hall L.
Davis)
Harper & Brothers nave added to their Lii
brary of Select Novels new work by the au-
thor of Guy Livingstone" 1t is entitled
Brdkespedre; or, The Fortunes ofa Free Lance,
and is a tale of the old days of chivalry, and
very good specimen of that muscular" school
of romance, which its author may almost be
said to have created. (Received by Hall l..
Davis)
Sheldon & Co., New York, nave published
IN neat, well printed octave, very readable
novel by Mrs. Edwards, called "Steven Law
renee, Yeoman." This story, which has been
running as a serial in the pages of the Gal
axy, is one of the authors best 1t is hand
somely illustrated by Castor Fay. (Received
by Short & Loring