The Portland daily press., 1869-03-02
Recent Publications.

erS, among the great parks and mountains of
Colorado. The region he describes in its wild
ness, sublimity and beauty has only Just be- o.
gun to be known to us, but it is destined at no
distant day to be the frequent resort of travel.
ers. 1t was Bayard Taylor, We believe, who
applied the name Switzerland of America"
to this interesting region. Mr.. Bowles' little
book does not appear to contain the whole Of
his pleasant letters to his paper, the Spring
field Republican, but their concentrated es-
sence 1t is fresh, easy, graphic and readable
besides being full of information. (Received
by Loring, Short & Harmony
Lee q Shepard, Boston, have published The
Gold Hunters IN Europe or the Dead Aliue, by
William II. Thomas. 1t is story of excite
ment and adventure of knowing accidents by
flood and field" in which the readers of a for
mer tale, "The Bushrangers, or Life in Aus.
tralia," will recognize some familiar acquaint-
ances. Goodness, courage, and the most as
tonishing good fortune carry the heroes Of the
tale safely through rapid succession of dan
gerous adventures which would be quite too
much for ordinary people; but there is alter all
an air of reality about the whole story which
keeps incredUlity in the background. Boys
will be sure to like the book and good many
older people will certainly read it and with in
terest. (Received by Loring, Short & Har.
mon)
From Hurd & Houe hton of the Riverside
Press, Cambridge, we have two volames of
poetry, thin duodecimos, neatly printed and
tastefully bound. The first, entitled Western
Windows. contains complete collection Of
the poems of Mr.. John James Piatt, already
familiar to the readers of the Atlantic, Put
nana's and other magazines, in which most Of
them have appeared. 1t is dedicated 10 George
d. Prentice Of Louisville. The contents of
the other volume are of a more ambitious
character. The Planet; Song of Distant
World, by Larry Best, which we take to be anon
de plume, is poem partly epic, partly dramatic
in its structure. We have not been able TO
examine it very carefully, but the following is
the argument" "The Poet dissatisfied with
the vanities of earth, longs to dwell upon a
favorite star which he conceives TO be the
abode of of unsullied purity and bliss. The
Muse comes to his relief, and he is translated
thither There he finds that Evil has pre-
ceded him, and that majority of the inhabi-
tants have yielded to its influence, leaving but
q ACAludAo 6tCAuAacb Ii lucIE lALSSIAty. GOE
the destruction OF that remnant plot is
contrived by their enemies, the progress and
result of which are reeited." (Received by
Loring, Short & Harmony
Messrs. Hurd & Houghton have also done a
very good service to the lovers of choice liter
ature in adding to their series of Riverside
Classics" daintily printed volume entitled
Uadine, and Other Tales by Friedrich, Baron
de la Motto Fouque. In addition to that pearl
of stories, Uadine it contains the scarcely less
beautiful tale of Sintran and his Conaranions
The Too Captains, and AslauSa's Knight,
the last perhaps the most perfect expression in
all literature of the pure sentiment OF old
knighthood, unselfsh devotion to a lofty ideal.
The volume is, in paper, type and binding, all
which could be desired, and has several charm
ing illustrations, with appropriate head-peces
and finals designed by H. w. Herrick. IRE
ceived by Loring, Short & Harmony
Harper & Brothers are the American pub
fishers of Mr.. Hepworth Dixons new book,
Her Mqjesty's Toa0er which is very enter
tanning book indeed, full of information, his
torical and descriptive, about the old Tower of
London, and things and persons connected
with it. A BIRDS eye view OF the tower as it
was in Queen Elizabeth's day forms the 'front.'
ispiece. (Received by Loring, Short & Har-
mon.)
Fields, Osgood & Co., Boston, add to their
excellent and cheap edition of Charles Reade's
novels The Cloister and the Hearth. 1t is the
longest of the author 3 stories, and the only
one claiming to be historical One more issue
viii complete this admirable series. (Receiyed
by Hall L. Davis.)
Felt & Dillingham;, New York, reprint for
American circulation, The Life of John Bright,
III. p, by John McGilchrist. 1t is a small,
paper-covered volume, sold for fifty cents
(Received by Fessenden Brothers.)
Children in the Temple, is the title by which
the Rev. H. Clay Trumbull designates his lit
tie Handbook for children's religious services,
and especially for the Sunday School Concert.
1t is intended to serve as kind of guide to
the children's preacher, and contains history
of children's worship; hints on Bible reading,
prayer and preaching; forms for opening and
closing service; concert exercises; sermon
plans, sc. 1t seems admirably adapted to the
purposes for which it is designed, and we doubt
not will find its way into numerous Sunday
Schools. (Received by Hoyt & Fogg.)
BOOKS IN PRESS.
Messrs. Hurd and Houghton, of New York,
make the gratifying announcement that they
will soon issue a new (authorized) edition of
that delightful Danish author, Hans Christian
Andersen. This edition, the first complete
one ever issued in English, will be revised by
the outhor in the original, and by MIR. Scudder,
editor of the Riverside Magazine, in the trans
lation. 1t will comprise, 1, Novels; 2, Wonder
Stories and Tales; 8, Sketches of Travel;4,
Selections from Dramatic and Peetical Works;
8, The Story of My Life The Stories will DO
illustrated by new original designs. "The
Story of My Life" will now for the first time
be published in unabridged form, and the au-
thor will furnish for the American edition
supplementary chapters, bringing the work
down to the present date, the original autobi-
ography having been published in 1855. The
various portions of the edition will be bound
and lettered as separate publications. The
first volume to be issued Is "The Improvisa-
tore; or, Life in Italy" The April number of
the Riverside will contain story by Andersen
written expressly "for my young friends in
America"
Charles Scribner & Co., New York an
nounce, to be published early in March, under
the general head of "The illustrated Library
OF Wonders" three books translated from the
French which cannot fail to have a large sale
These are The Wonders of Optics, by f. Mar.
ion; Thunder and Lightning, by w. d. Fon-
vielle; and Wonders Of Heat, by Achille Cain.
These volumes belong 10 series now in
course of publication in Paris, where thew
have met surprising success from the popu-
lar and entertaining manner in which thew
discuss the varied phenomena of nature and
exhibit modern advances in science. They are
peculiarly adapted not only to interess the
young and develop their taste for studies of
this character, but to instruct older readers in
the latest inventions and discoveries. All tho
volumes will be profusely illustrated and will
be sold at the uniform price of S1.50.
THE SPANISH TONNAGE DUEs.-Our mer-
chant have felt the burdensome exactions to
which American vessels in Spanish ports are
subject as retaliatory measure for dues col
lected of vessels of that nature in our courts as