The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-22


Another installment of Zells Popular Epcy.
clopedia and Universal Dictionary has lust
been laid upon our table, and comprises Nos.
Z, 8, 9 and 10 of that valuable work. There ia
no danger of saying too much in praise Of this
book, which in our opinion will become
standard and indispensable not only to people
of small means, but to professional men and
others who have the pecuniary ability to graft
fly their taste in the selection of books. It NAV
almost be said that this book contains almost
everything. 1t is not simply dictionary, but
an encyclopedia, dictionary, gazetteer and gen.
eral repository of useful knowledge upon al
most every conceivable subject which one
would ever be likely to inquire about man
cannot we'll afford to be without it. Sold in
monthly parts by subscription only, and de-
livered to subscribers with great promptness
by the agent
Loring. Short & Harmon have supplied us
with the fourth volume of Harpers Library
edition of George Eliot's novels containing
Silas Mariner and Scenes of Clerical Life. This
is very neat, handsome and convenient form
of these interesting and standard novels.
which are we'll deserving of this style of pre-
sentation. The "Clerical Scenes consist of
three stories; '"The Sad Fortunes of Rev. Amos
Barton" "Mr. Cliffs Love Story and "Js-
nets Repentance" The story Of Silas Mar
ner's kindness to and love for forsaken or
phan and the beneficial results to him and to
his village, benefited by his example, is one of
deep interest and Of good tendency. The book
has number of illustrations and how it can
be afforded for the small sum of seventy-five
cents is mystery only to be accounted for on
the principle of ''large sales and small profits"
showing the popular appreciation of the au-
thoress who writes under this pseudonym.
The fifth volume Of this edition of her works
is Romola, by many considered her chef d ouvrs.
We do not know if this has yet been received
for distribution here and therefore suspend any
further comment upon it. The same enter
prising young firm send us No. $50 of Harper's
pamphlet Library of Select Novels" entitled
.'7ne Minister'S Wife by Mrs. Oliphant Who
has written SO many popular stories. Messrs.
Harpers have found it for their advantage to
publish fifteen of her novels and all of them
and a great many other books, can be had in
every style and at the lowest prices of Loring,
Short & Harmon. They have Harpers 80
cents edition of Charles Readss novels, having
just received his earliest and lin our opinion)
best stories,-"Peg Wellington" and "Christie
Johnson" In the same pamphlet are to be
found (by the same authOr) CLOUDS and Sun
shine" cart" 'Popiea Quae Maribus," 'The
Box Tunnel and Jack at All Trades" The
preceding numbers of this edition of Reade
have contained fewer pages and sold at less
price-but any of them are cheap enough at
twice the sum charged.
By way of light reading we are indebted to
the same kind gentlemen for "a Greek Gram
mar for Beginners by Prot w. II. Wadden.
The book is published by Harpers. In most
establishments the fact that the editor cannot
read letter of it would be no obstacle to q
long and learned criticism of the grammar but
we have not been in the sanctum long enough to
get over this difficulty. Ofooursewe have abun-
dant time for study after getting off our daily
edition of this paper and attending to q teo
other matters, so we mean to study this work
and be ready to criticise Gin words of learned
length and laundering sound" any ne " edi-
ton of Plato, Thucydides or Herodotus that
may be hereafter published.
One thing we do know, if we don't know
Greek! That is that the Abott' series of his
torical biographies furnish the best class of
reading for children and they find them high
ly entertaining-''a good as novel;" Har-
per has Just published the History of Joseph
Bonaparte who was king of Naples and Italy
when his brother dispensed crowns and king
doms to all the members of his family. And of
course Loring, Short and Harmon have it.
o The Atlantic Monthly for November is out
1t contains very readable and apropos article
upon The Small Sins Of Congress, and many
continued articles(too many, We should say)in-
Guiding the senseless story of The Brick Noon
and reviews of late publications. For sale at
all bookstores.
We prefer Folds, Osgood s. Co.'S Our
Young Folks to their more preten,ious maya
zine For November the contents are fair
average, containing another installment of
The Story of Bad Boy and a seasonable ac-
count of The First Ney England Thanksgiving
that has now become a national festival For
sale everywhere.
Loring, Short g. Harmon have Put,am's for
November, containing articles by Prof. T. B
Maury, Edward Spencer, E. Fawcett, G.
Putnam. Karl Blind, G. M. Towle, Jas. NJ
Trimble, Geo. Kenan, w. B. Redfeld, Ellie
Reclus, r. B. Kim oall Mrs. f. G. Austin and
Lucy Fountain