The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-24
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VIEW OF NEW BOOKS

by Francis Eastbrook published by Dodd
Mead, is a story of Roman life in the early
DAYS of the Christian Church, in which the
trials and tribulations of the believers in
Christ are narrated in a manner calculated to
excite the interest and sympathy of young
readers. The author has endeavorod, with
success, to give correct local coloring to the
surroundings of her heroine, and the tale is
one that is worthy of perusal as graphic
description of old Roman life, Independently
of the value of the religious truths it sets
forth.
'sLawrence's Adventures Among the Ice
cutters Glassmakers, Coal-miners, Iron-men
and Ship builders" by J. Z. Trowbridge,
published by Fields Osgood & Co., is an at
tempt to combine entertainment with in
truotion that is more than usually successful.
The various chapters of the book originally
appeared in Our Young Folks as separate
srticles, and they we're highly appreciated by
a multitude of the readers of that popular
juvenile magazine, many of whom will be
glad to possess them complete in q neat
volume that will be an ornament to the shelves
of library.
cinderella and Her Little Glass Slipper,
'Little Red Riding Hood and ''Brave Ballads
for American Children" containing "The
Story of Columbus" "Trip Van Winkle,"
t'The Story of Putnam the Brave" and ''The
Ballad of Abraham Lincoln" are three holi-
day brochures, filled with clever designs by
Alfred Fredericks, which are printed in the
most brilliant colors for the qualification of
the peculiarly critical order of taste that pre-
walls in the nursery. These attractive pamph-
lets are published by Fields, Osgood & Co.
j. B. Lppincott & Co. send us GLOW
Nelly Found the Fairies, very pretty little
story that will please the fancy of young
readers of both sexes.
From the same house we have received the
following recent juvenile publications of Lee
& Shepard
'Arthur Brown, the Young Captain, by
Rev. Elijah Kellogg, is the first of the "Plea-
SAINT Cove Series," to be completed in six
volumes, the idea of which is to illustrate the
power of kindness.
The 'Kathie Stories" by Miss A. NJ. Doug
las, entitled "Kathie's Three Wishes"
''Kathies Summer" and ''Kathie's Aunt
Ruth" are pleasantly written, and are sure of
appreciative readers. The three volumes are
bound in ON attractive style, and are con-
tanned in a neat box, SO that they will make
a very nice holiday gift for some boy or girl
of literary tastes.
From d. Ashmead we have received the
following
Glove; or, Woman's Destiny" is the title
of the leading poem in q little volume of verse
by Sarah j. Hale. In this poem the ideas in
regard to the sphere and the mission of women
which have been advocated by Mrs. Hale
for many years are set forth in graceful and
melodious verse, which may win for them the
attention of those who refuse to read didac-
tical treatises in prose. The leading poem is
supplemented by several shorter ones which
have appeared from time to time in Godey's
LadyS Book, and have been met with sufi-
cient favor to warrant their republication.
''The Mothers Legacie to her Unborne
Childe," by Elizabeth Joceline, edited from
the edition of 1925, by Mrs. S. j. Hale, is
touching little manual Of godly counsel that
Mrs. Hale has done good service to Ameri-
can readers by presenting with an appro-
pirate introduction explaining its purport and
the circumstances under which it was written.
Among all the beautiful books now before
the public there are few that are better worth
putting into the hands of thoughtful child
than this, and we commend il to the notice
of those who are searching for appropriate
holiday gifts for the young folks at home.
From Porter & Coates we have received
specimen engravings of 'Boydell's Shake
speare, the most stupendous piece of artistic
folly ever perpetrated. Alderman J. Boydell,
afterwards Lord Mayor of London, about the
year 1885 conceived the idea of establishing
grand Shakespearian gallery and expended
a magnificent fortune and brought himself
to BANKRUPTCY by having series of paintings
made by the first British artists of the day,
among whom were Sir Joshua Reynolds, Ben
jamin West, Fuseli, Romney, Northcote,
Smirke, Buchy, and Opie. These works were
engraved and were published at two guineas a
copy, or about $1,000 for the whole series. The
entire cost of the paintings and engravings
has been estimated at more than $5, 600, 900,
and up to the present time ''Boydell's Shake
speare" has been a work to be found only in
the largest public libraries, or in the collec-
tions of the wealthiest connoisseurs. Messrs.
Porter & Coates have limited number oi
copies which they offer to subscribers at the
very low price of $40 for two magnificent
volumes, half bound in the best Russif
leather. This is an opportunity to Obtain
possession of series of impressions of these
engravings at low figure that may never
offer again, and connoisseurs should make
note of the fact. The impressions sent t.
us, if not equal to first proofs, are very salts