The Portland daily press., 1869-04-23

I. b. Peterson & Brothers, Philadelphia.
publish The Curse of Gold, a new novel
by Mrs. Ann s. Stephens, known as the
author of Fashion and Famine" MARY Der
went,' "The Old Homestead" and numerous
other stories which have enjoyed great pop
ularity 1t has a romantic and exciting blot.
strange and startling incidents and situations
follow each other in rapid succession from its
beginning o its close. If popular approval
be the proof of merit Mrs. Stephens must be
admitted to be nearly the best novelist in
America Her books have an enormous sale.
[Received by Bailey & Noyes.l
From j. Lippincott & Co., PHILADELPHIA. We
have The Rife and Hound IN Ceylon. a narra-
tive of fhunting adventure, by the celebrated
English traveller, Sir Samuel White Baker.
1t is intended especially for boy readers, and
is admirably adapted to suit the healthy tastes
of that uncritical but not undiscrimmating
class The sports of Ceylon are very veried
They include elephant shooting, buffalo
shooting, elk hunting and deer eOursing, be-
sides hunting the wild boar, the leopard
and the bear, y ] say nothing Of the
crocodile and other reptiles, and OF jnnumera-
BILE game birds. This variety of game supplies
an almost endless variety Of sport, and Sir
Samuel seems to be at home in them all, and
his fund OF anecdote and adventure never
fails. He is just the man to write Tor boys,
and his book is sure OF their hearty approval
(Received by Loring, Short & Harmony
Lippincotts also publish, from the author
advance sheets, Breaking Butterfly, by the
author of Guy Livingstone" The latter
a1a ind ..fa
pearance several years ago. 1t was coarse,
overstrained, and somewhat snobbish, but
there was kind OF animal strength and vigor
| In 1t which attracted a large class of readers
and went far to redeem its defects. Butin the
later productions of the same writer even this
particular vein has been so far overworked
that it begins to peter out" as the saying is,
| and we really do not find much metal of any
kind left. Breaking a Butterfly is grandil0-
| quent, verbose and sensational. 1t is crammed
with crime, with villains and sneaks. Its fine
gentlemen are merely titled puppies, and its
women are not quite as interesting as the Sat-
urday Reviews "Girl of the Period Very
few people are likely to be amused by reading
it; and no one can be improved (Received
| by Loring, Short & Harmony
/ Is
OF very pleasant collection OF tales, by some
of our best writer's selected from Lippincott's
Magazine. Several of these are uncommonly
| good, and attracted considerable attention on
their first appearance in the periodical from
| which they are taken. They are very neatly
printed, and bound in paper covers; are lust
the thing to while away the hours Of solitary
railway ride or while waiting for train or
steamer (Received by Loring, Shert & Har-
/ mon.)
| MAGAZINES.
In The GALAXY, for May, the chief attraction
is Charles Reade's novel, ''Put Yourself in
His Place. It is in the authors best vein.
When, fired by indignation at some great
wrong or outrage, Reade iorgets his afiecta-
tions his impertnences and his fondnoss for
cheap dramatic effects, he is admirable, and COM
pels the sympathy of his reader OfMr Justin
McCarthy's clever article on English Tory
ism and its Leaders, we have already given
our readers specimen, as also of Mr.. 1. Il.
Clarks pleasant sketch Of James 7. Brady.
The novel "Susan Fielding is continued;
Miss Lucretia Hale contributes a short story
called pairs and Repairs and Mr. Richard
Grant White indulges in "A Desultory De-
nunciation Of English Dictionaries. . "A
Choir OF SOnesters' IL the title given 20 a
batch Of something Ike dozen pleasing short
poems. The shorter articles comprissd under
the head Of "Driitwood = NebalR,- &C.. and
the notes on literature and ART are a. eoo1 as
usual.
Tss Rirsrsids Magarins has lor ftontiruiees
iull page design BY Ia Fargo reprssenflnE aa
encounter with = giant Hans Chrintlan
Andersen appears again in his mumbsr. ns Do
also Porte crayon with his ''Younx vIrEin-
ians." Abbott. and other fssoFites Ned
accOunt of How Amber vas Founl On an
Island In the Baltic" WI b. fosni ven en-
tertaining; and the ''Fairy's Cradle ssnw'' a
charming. TIE number = god one. and al
" susiains ths reputation q the Rissrsids a.
shs very best magazine ieF chilarsn m this
| country