The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-12-22
Terms $500 per annua,e, in adrance.

,he now famous illustrated Library of Won
Is Just published by c. Scribner & Co,
eA'''eo wonders of Pompeii. In this book
eo up, in very lively aud graphic
sy'e' the results of the discoveries made at
fompell since ths commencement of the ex-
| tensive excavations there. Tue Illustrations
| (ihirty in number) represent the houses. tbe
| domestic utensils, the statues and the various
| works of art, as investigation gives every rea-
son to believe that they existed at the tims Of
the eruption. Over one millions copies Of
this series have been sold in France which
sufficiently attest their excellence. Fer sale
oy Loring, Short & Harmon. Price 81 30.
| Nanny's Christmas" published in Pbila-
deIPhia by Claxton, Remsen & Haffelf nger
and Tor copy OF which we are indebted to
Messrs. Lee & Shepard, Boston, is one of the
sweetest little books that ever tel under our
observation. 1t is story for children and
the contents are "What will be on the Tlee;s
Trip to the Woods; the Day before Christmas
Christmas Day; Where are Nanny and Lucy;
The Sleigh Ride and Good Bye;' by which IL
will be seen that the book is peculiarly appro-
pirate for the season. Reader your little
household gods 1nd goddesses lie awake nights
wondering what will be on the Tree" or In
the stocking. We hope many will Hnd wtep
the eventiul morning arrives that their
thoughtful parents have invested eighty cents
in this little book. Few juvenile books are
better calculated to make a"Merry Christmss''
than this.
Twisted Threads" novel by Miss NJ. D.
Nauman, is published by the Same house, tue
high character of which is suf1 ,ienf guarau-
tee that it is meritorioIs production.
previous work by the same author was re-
ceived with great favor and this is unquestion-
| ably its superior in al respects. For sale by
Lorng, Short & Harmon.
The Zlmzummims or Bible Giants, Is the
name given to a box of cards intended for
chidren's amusement and instruction o t
home, and for sale by Hoyt, Fogg & Breed.
Price so cts. The cards refer TO some remark
| able records IN Bible history and will afford
| many hours of pleasant instruction.
The contents of the January number of
| PHtnam's magazine are as follows: Portrait Of
Father Hyacinthe; Cuba and Spain; Ameri-
can Hotels, by a Cosmopolitan; Sketches In
| Color IL Concerning Charlotte, Part l., by
| the author of 'Stir Lite in Paris" AID Meip-
| sum, by Rev. s. W. Dufield; In the Depart
ments, by w. H. Babeock; Harvest, by Edgar
Fawcett; Thawed Our, by Nary L. Bssell: A
French Salon, by Sidney Hyde; A Woman's
| Right, l., by Mary Clemmer Ames; Linguis-
tics-The New Philology, by Professor &. G. r.
| McElroy; Father HyAcinthe and his Church
| by John Bigelow. Brevities: The Princess
| Biddy, by Louise Palmer Smith; Table Talk
| by Carleton T. Lewis; Literature at Home, by
r. FL. Stoddard Current Events.
| In future this magazine will be published by
| the Putnam Magazine Company. 1t will con-
tain papers on Science and Natural History
| stories, discussions of literature, history, ard
national progress, papers on social topics, and
| on European affairs. The range of subjects 10
| wide, and the treatment will be able and in
| teresting. The January number has q por-
trait of Pere Hyacintbe and paper by Hon.
| John Bgelow. This is significant aud In
| portant article. The paper on "Cuba and
| Spain" gives many good reasons why Cuba
should be free and recognized by our govern
| ment.
Promptly comes the Atlantic with its rich
freight of reading. The contents for January
are as follows: The Cathedral by James
Russell Lowell; Among the Lies of Shoals,
Part II, by Mrs. Celia Thaxter; Joseph and
/
Rospigliosi, by t. w. Parsons; The Study OF
History, by Goodwin Smith; Amercanism In
Literature, by I. w. Higgiuson; Nauhaught
the Deacon, by John G. Whittier; Toe wo-
man Thou gavest with me- by Henry James ;
What to Go with the Surplus, by Francis A.
Walker; Nearing the Snow Line, by Oliver
Wendell Holmes; Was he Dead?; Under the
Midnight Sun, Part IL, b" I I. Baycs; The
| Descent of Neptune to aid the Greeks, trans
lated from Homers Iliad, by William Cullen
Bryant; BY Horse Car to Boston, by w. d.
| Howells; Reviews and Literary Notices.
| Mr.. Tay lor begins bis new novel, which Is to
run through the year, Mrs. Tbaxter writes
| again of the isle of Shoals" the resort OF
many tourists. Professor Goodwin Smith
treats of the study of History, and Mr.. Hig-
| ginson discourses of our Literature, and shows
that the greatest transatlantic successes by
| our authors have been made when they intro
| duced a new element in romance-as Cooper
the Indian, and Mrs. Stowe the negro.
The hundreds cf mothers who have read
| and re-read the exquisite Christmas ballad,
Benny
1 had told him Christmas morning
As he Sat upon my kne.
will be glad to know that 1t has been repro
ducpd in book form, with large, clear type.
choice illustrations aud on the f1est of paper,
| by S. r. Wells OF New York. Ornamental
| borders, in colors, have been used and it IS
one of the most elegant little books that ths
holiday season that has brought to our table
A beautiful and appropriate design in memory
OF little Benny tells pathetic sequel 10 the 10 =.
cident of the story. For sale by Loring, Short
s. Harmon.