The Portland daily press., 1869-12-24
Recent Publications,

OLD AND NEW, being No. /. of a magazine
published by Hurd s. Houshton, is received
by mail and deserves a more extended notice
than our space will allow.
Considering how well occupied the field al
ready is, it must be confessed that the posses
sion of faith equal at least to grain of mus.
tard seed must be accorded to the proprietors,
and their anxiety must have equaled the sus-
pense attending the launching of a ship We
can imagine the sense OF relefl they feel now
that the undertaking is fairly started and by
force of its own good qualities, making its way
In the world and winning friends in every
quarter. This magazine, notwithstanding the
good words spoken OF it in advance will be a
surprise to the reading world, and as the say
ing is, produce sensation. Its quite large Of
Its age, being almost the size of the North
American Review, and well filed with a
great variety of matter, contributed by well
known and able writers, among whom may
be mentioned, Revs. Henry w. Bellows E. Z.
Hale, c. Carol Everett Robert Collyer and
Mrs. Stowe. We would like to speak at length
OF its contents, but really should not know
when to stop were We TO undertake the job
The best thing the reader can do is to buy this
number and read it,
A tale of Eternity and other Poems, by Ger
aid Massey has been received by Hall L. Da-
Wis from Fields Osgood & Co. and we hope
will not be overlooked in making selections for
the holidays. 1t is not so gorgeous In out
ward appearance as many books, but the quali-
ty of the poems fully compensates for any lack
in this respect. Gerald Massey stands high
among the poets and his poems are worthy
nlapa " ha la Of 7
This edition is gotten up so that the million
can buy It.
Hall L. Davis sends US a book which we
know.is good without reading it, and we would
not fear to make an affidavit to that effect be-
fore any Justice Of the Peace ia the county of
Cumberland or elsewhere
The scriptures assure us that grapes and figs
are not to be gathered of thorns and thistles
and experience has abundanty proven that
nobody gets poor book who bays one written
by James Russell Lowell. There are some au-
thors who could not write cheap book though
they tried never so hard and Lowell is one of
that sort. This book is poem and is called the
Cathedral" Why it is called so we are un-
able now to state but prodose to find out
Christmas day. The fame of Mr.. Lowell is so
thoroughly established that it is safe to pre-
dict large sale and happy are those booksell-
ers who have his works for sale. Like -four
and coal and boots and shoes they are in con-
slant demand, and there is little danger of
having any left over. Published,by Fields, Os-
good 81 Co. F ...
We have also received Tennysons new vol
ume, 'The Holy Grail, and other POEMS" 1t
has been impatiently awaited and is likely to
satisfy the highest expectations Like the
"Idyls of the King" it reproduces picturesque
legends of Arthur and the Knights of the
Round Table. The volume contains four
idyls,-The Coming of Arthur, The Holy
Grail, Sir Pelleas and Ettarre. aud The Pass
ing of Arthur. To these are added mscellane-
Gus poems, some of which are now printed for
the first time. To meet the tastes and means
of all classes, the work is brought out in three
different styles: in cloth, unlform with "Idyls
of the King" one dollar; uniform with the
Fdrringford Tennyson, in paper covers, twen-
ty-five cents; uniform with the Half Dollar
Tennyson, paper covers, ten cents. Fields,
Osgood & Co. are the publishers and it is for
sale by Hall l.. Davis.