The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-22
W per AMMAN, in adrance.
DAILY PRESS.
Monday Morning, November 90, 1859
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| RECENT PUBLICATIoNs.-Fields, Osoood g.
| Co. have issued in their "Household Editions
| of modern fiction, the second volume of Miss
| Thackeray's works, containing the Story of
| Elizabeth, with a number of other tales and
| sketches Her tales are OF high tone, spright-
| ly and fascinating, and the book is handsome
ly and neatly gotten up, with good, clear type,
and fine paper. 1t is sold at the low price OF
81 co. We predict great popularity for this
lady's writings. For sale by Hall l.. Davis
Exchange 81.
"Wives and Widows; or the Broken Life,'
is the title of a new novel from the pen Of
Mrs. Ann S. Stephens, now in press, and 10 be
published in few days By T. B. Peterson &
Brothers, Philadelphia. Mrs. Ann 5. ste-
phens is not only one of our most popular
writers of fiction, but her powers are in,x-
haustible; nor Is there any dim minution to her
vigor, nor are her IMAGINATIVE faculties 10 the
least diminished by their constant use. In
this, her last production, all tile distinctive
features fher popular bold on the feelings Of
her readers are displa, ed with even more than
and absorbing interest, that the reader 10 cat
rIed on, from the FIRST to the last page, without
| the slightest diminutiou OF that breathless In
terest which is the delight of your practi ed
novel reader. We have in it all the iagredi.
ents which make up the sensational novel
ALI the thrilling incidents and striking char.
ac.ers are so moulded and worked up as 10 pro-
duce an almost bewideriag story, that is sure
to become create favorlte than an Of Mrs.
Stephens previous works. 1t Will be Issued
in large duodecimo volume, In uniform
style with Fashion and Famine" and Ruby
GrAy's Strategy" and sold at SITS In cloth;
or, $3.50 in paper cover.
The GALAXY for December Is out unusually
early. 1t has the last instalment but cne Of
"Susan Fielding" with an uLcentnt
from the publishers that they bave already
secured Mrs. Edwards next move, which will
probably be begun during 1870. 1t hls an
other Of Mr.. Anthony Trollopes clever stort
stories, with promise of more. 1t has the
first Of series of articles on "The Morals and
Manners Of Journalism" by Richard Grant
White. 1t has an account of the late CarGi-
nal d'Andrea, by his private secretary. 1t has
q complete story, "a November Afternoon
by Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis. 1: has sew
eral poems, shor. essays, sketches Of travel,
an anonymous contribution to the woman
question, and az instalment of Charles
Reade's novel.
Messrs. Roberts Brothers of Boston pub
lshed last Saturday DR.. Hedges new book,
The Prinaeval World of He6rew Tradition
by Rev. F. Fl. Hedge, d. d. One volums'
16mo, cloth, gilt. Price s1.5O; Great Myster.
les and Little Plaques, by John Neal; with
frontispiece. One volume, 16mo, cloth, gilt.
Price 81 25; Autibio graphy of a Smal Boy;
with frontispiece; by Percy Fitzgerald. One
volume, 16mo, elegantly bound in cloth, gilt
edges. Price $500.
In rapid preparation, to be published early
in December, The Pope and the Council, by
Janus. This book, just published in London,
is an authorized translation from the German,
aud treats on those doctrines of the Catholic
church which are the principal cause of the
Council about being held in Rome. AS the
whole Christian world will watch with cage
ness the deliberations of that body, tbs his
tory of the Pope and the Council I'll be in
great demand.
The same house announces inat the publ
pesirc ,uidsttm,i.of.n gut g Dfceh, Sb akes--
poned to December 1st. Numerous changes
in the character of the book, which add to its
value and attraction, auu Une unusual care
necessary to the perfect production of this
novelty, render the delay absolutely necessa-
ry.
A M6summer-Nigbt's Dream comprises
the whole text of Shakespeare's comedy, with
tweuty-four designs in Silhouette, by p. Ko-
newka, and superb Stipple engraving repre-
senting Helena. One royal octave volume,
bound in cloth, bevelled and gilt. Price $500.
Morocco, extra, price, $500. We copy the
following notice from the Boston Daily I'D
pertiser:
A treat as novel as 1t is pleasant is in store
for the lovers Of genuine art, in the shape of
su illustrated edition Of Shakespeares IN d.
summer Nights Dream" which Messrs RIB
| erts Brothers intend to issue as a holiday book.
| The work Is q reprint from one lalely puoIisu-
| ed in London and Heidelberg, so far ss the
| engraving and printing have all be n doue IN
/ Boston. The letter-press IL very neat, ihs
| printing admirable, and the marginal ed likes
OF the pages setlipg Of the whole very prsttlly.
| but tDeSh aIc LAe tneri' VI naaDy oooss5 ~ -
! the illustrations which here deserve special at
| tention. Silhouette, as most OF our readers
| are aware, Is the technical name Tor whAt 10
| familiarly known as tue profile picture done
in clear black, the form Of the O,j Ct shown
| being iudicared only by the outline. Before
| the time Of Daguerre and loug before the sys
| OF photo2ra phs, our thrifty graudfathers and
| great -grandfsthers, who could not tud paiut-
| ers in oil, or could not afford 10 empoy them
| used to have their portraits taken by Wander
ing artists whose canvas was Jet black paper
and whose brush was pair Of scissors. A few
| years ago also there was revival OF this sim.
| pie art, and quarter Of q dollar eufdced co
| purchase likeness often excellent 10 It's way,
which d-aed the Northern prejudice aga Use
color. But between PRODUCTIONS of this sort,
lively and faithful though they may be, and
the engraved 81 houstte made after the deNgu
Of q clever srtis', there 10 an immense gull;
and this will appear 10 our readers when they
come to examine the twenty. four illustrations
| OF the new midsummer Nights Dream.