Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-18
NO. AZ.

much-read novels, in which the talent of the
writer to interest is placed beyond dispute.
In paper covers. Price so cents
For sale by Clapp & North.
Harper Brothers have reproduced from
the press the adventures of Caleb Will
liams," written in 1894 by William Goodwin.
an author of rare ability and much industry.
The author says in his preface to the first edi-
ton that it was proposed, in the invention of
his work, ''to comprehend, as far as the pro-
gressive nature of single story would allow,
q general review of the modes of domestic
and unrecorded despotism by which man be-
comes the destroyer of man." The volume
is one of exciting interest. Price 81 cents.
For sale by Clapp & North.
Hoyt, Breed & Fogg publish book for the
boys entitled GLOW Bennie Did It," Beside
being an interesting work the design of this
volume is to teach boys that the best founda-
ton upon which business can be done and
business character formed, is that of truth
honesty and Christian principle.
For sale by Clapp & North.
Ihose VINO are I0nd OF ancient, CLASSIC lore
will greet with pleasure new volume from
Harper & Brothers, containing in the Latin
three plays selected from the writings of
Plautus, viz: Captivi, Trinummus, and
Rudens. There are critical and explain atory
English notes and numerous illustrations. Of
the many plays which Plautus wrote these arc
considered his best. He wrote as is well
known, about two hundred years before the
birth of Christ, and, though poor, became a
writer of great national popularity.
For sale by Clapp & North.
| Harper & Brothers add to their educational
works previously published, a German
Course adapted to use in colleges, high
schools and academies, the author of which
is Geo. T. Comfort. The author claims that
this book has all the features Of the most ap-
proved works for the study of modern Ian
guages, and some others not yet found in text
books, but used by our ablest professors in
their personal instruction. The work is divd-
ed into four parts part first contains practi-
cal lessons for learning to read, write and
speak the German language; part second
contains familiar conversations in German
and English models of letters, and forms Of
business and selections from German 1itera-
ture; part third contains compend of Ger
man grammar, with an introduction upon the
history, characteristics and dialects of the
language; part fourth contains tables of Ger
man moneys, weights, measures, abbrevia-
tions, personal and geographical proper
names, and German-E English and English
German vocabularies.
For sale by Clapp & North
The Galaxy for March has the following
contents: Put Yourself in His Place; At
Cambridge University; An Editors Tales !;
The Lost Bird; Letters from Havana; The
Prince of Wales; Ten Years in Rome; Me-
dusa; Hand to Hand The Clowns Real
Pigling; Glimpses into Portrait Gallery
Miscellany; Drift-Wood; Literary and Art
Notices.
The Riverside Magazine for March opens
with story about The Cat, the Weasel and
the Young Rabbit, in which the cunning old
cat plays cruel trick upon the others. The
| other stories are in different humor from
this, but animals that speak and think like
human beings, and fairies, are introduced in
them. This favorite magazine continues to
please the children.