The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-10-06
Recent Publications

~, Yes, and Perhaps; Four Possibilities and
Six Exaggerations, with Some Bits of Fact"
is the queer title which the Rev. Edward E.
Tale has chosen to attach to a collection of
his short stories just published by Tick nor and
Fields, Boston. OF the dozen stories contain
ed in the volume several have attracted much
more than ordinary attention from their quaint
peculiar humor, from the vivid reality
with which they picture common life, and for
the singular force and directness with which
which they inculcate some OF the higher and
more subtle lessons of the moralist "The Man
without Country; THE Skeleton in the
Closet" my Double and how He Undid Me j"
and''T Children of the public;" are among
the most striking in the collection. (Received
by Hall l.. Davis) Esr-sr
Ticknor aud Fields have also published in
pretty little volume, with several charming il
Illustrations, Little Women; or, Meg, 10, Beth
and Amy, by Miss Louisa NJ. Alcott. 1t is a
fresh, bright natural book, painting the real
life of re- girls, their peculiar little trials and
temptations, their pleasures and aspirations,
as only oae who loves them and has studied
their ways carefully can paint them. We are
half promised a sequel to the history of these
LlttIt w OulCu, anu VIC trust Tile nope mus
held out to us may be fulfilled, for the book is
one of the best that have lately been offered to
youthful readers. (Received by Hall L. Da.
Wis., 49, .
From TicknOr and Fields we have also
small bound volume of $50 pages, entitled
Smoking and Drinking, and containing the
three essays on these subjectsre written
by Mr.. James Parton for the Atlantic Month
ly; namely, docs it pay to Smoker" "win
the Coming Man drink Wine?" and "Inebri-
ate Asylums anda Visit to One" These es-
says have been very widely read, and many
persons will be glad to have them in this neat
aud convenient form. (Received by Hall L.
Ddvis.)
d Appleton & Co., New York, have added
to their cheap and pretty "Tsrtan" edition Of
the Waverly novels, The Fortunes of Nigel
(Receved by Bailey and Noyes.) -
Lee a. Shepard, Boston, have issued two
new volumes from the pen of the ever popular
Oliver Optic. These Make or Break; or
The Rich Mans Daughter, and Freaks of For
tune; or, Half Round the World, both of which
first appeared as serial stories in "Our Bows
id Girls" They are full of lively adventure,
them fascinating to youthful readers, and, like
all the works Of this author, unexceptonable
in moral tone. Both are prettily bound and
pleasingly illustrated. (Receved by Short &
Loring) y s.-c. $50, ,,. -.,,.-...',s d..
Mr.. J. T. Trowbridge, the popular author
at 'Neighbor lakewood, ""Cudjo's Cave" &C.,
has prepared with much time and labor a work
on the present condition of the Southern
States of the Union. 1t is called d Picture of
the Desoldted States and the Work of Restord-
ton, and is published by L. Stebbins, Hart
ford, Ct, in s. handsome octave volume of $50
pages. The first part of the work is devoted
to description of the social moral, political.
industrial, financial and general condition of
the people of the Southern States during the
first year after the scOurge Of four years
war was withdrawn, and is abe result of MANY
months of travel and personal observation
The latter part embraces history of the work
of restoring the States to the proper relations
to the Uuion, including the various laws en-
acted, their practical operation, the military
dministration. the strife between the Legsla-
tive and the Executive branches of the gov
eminent, including the trial of Impeachment,
Sc, &C.. 1t covers the whole subject which
has agitated the country for the past three ex-
cited years. In addition to all this, and not
withstanding that there are already more lives |
OF Gen. Grant out than any ten eats are said |
to have there is a short sketch of the same
sort in this work to accommodate those who |
fail to get any other. There is also sketch of |
the lite of the Hon. Schuyler Celfax. This |
work is sold by subscription. Persons want
ing an agency viii address L. Stebbins, Hart
ford, Conn. -s2saE