The Portland daily press., 1868-11-24
Terms $500 per aan,.ns, "a, adronce.

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and to the truthful picture it presents of car.
tain phases OF our New England life which
have been left very much unuoticed by novel.
writers in general. And there are not a few
persons, in this city and elsewhere among our
readers, for whom it will have a tender inter-
est as rejecting in some slight degree the char
acter and modes of thought OF one who in life
was known only to be loved, and who in pass
ing away has left the shadow Of an abiding
sorrow upon many hearts (Received by Lor-
ing, Short & Harmony
from Lee & Shepard we have likewise Tn.
.1''''o stage, series of dramas, comedies, bur
- ~ 'Sfees for private theatricals. II
inherent pieces, originally prepar-
eu Ioi soo'e'y oehents and parlor theatricals,
and all of which have stood the test ot ,,rhITa
approvai; while none Of them require any
more scenery than parlor can furnish or auS
other wardrobe than can be supplied from the
stores of careful aunts and graudmeth hers.
The book will be found extremely useful to
managers OF fairs, public exhibitions, Christ
mas entertainments, and the like. 1t Is very
tastefully printed and bound. (Received by
Loring, Short & HARMONY
1t may not be generally known that Mr.. W.
j. Linton, the celebrated designer on wood, 10
skillet with the pen as we | as with the pen.
Gil. He has used both these Implements In
the production of alittle volume of fairy tales
for children, called The F7olcer and the Star.
and Other Stories. The stories are graceful aud
lively and the illustrations daintily and fanoi-
fully suggestive, as BELTS the illustrations of
fairy tales. The book is published by Fields,
osgood & Co., Boston. (Received by Loring,
Short and Harmony
Fields, Osgood & Co. publish little volume
entitled The Gates Ajar, and written by Eliza.
beth Stuart Phelps. The purpose OF the book
seems to be twofold, first, to show the uses OF
sorrow in aiding the growth of a true religious
life; and, second, to exhibit the tortures Of
that most exquisite OF inquisitions, the con-
dolence system" 1t is a kind of diary of the
thoughts and feelings of sister who, having
lost dearly loved brother, is pursued and ag-
onlzed by the well-meant condolences of those
who felt bound to call on her and taIk to her
about her bereavement. She is driven almost
to madness by this clumsy intermeddling with
the sacredness. OF her sorrow, and there are
lew who have mourned who will not appre-
ciate the trial which this diary describes The
elevated sentiment and pure religious spirit of
the book will commend it to the feelings of
thoughtful readers. (Received by Bailey g.
Noyes.)
From Fields, Osgood & Co., we have also q
small, handsomely printed volume containing
a collection of Poems, by Lucy Larcom, lady
well known as one of the editors of Our
Young Folks Her fugitive poems, published
in various periodicals, have attracted more
than ordinary attention and admiration. So
high an authority as the poet Whittier says Of
them: "Their author holds in rare combina-
tion the healthfulness of simple truth and
common sense, with fine and delicate fancy,
and an artists perception of all beauty
Wholly without cant, affectation, or imitation,
the moral tone of the more serious poems is
noteworthy. The religious sentiment Of New
England never had more winning and grace
ful interpreter, for she has succeeded In recon-
Cling Puritanism with the liberal yet reverent
spirit OF modern inquiry. Her ballads have
the true flavor and feeling of the breezy New
England sea-coast." (Received by Bailey and
Noyes.)