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events which precipitated the great struggle
upon u.s. Ine character of his mind, his hab-
its OF thought, and splendid powers of analy-
SIS together with his.great honesty and truth
fulness as statesman, rendered him in the
eyes oil the whole country the proper historian
o' tue events in which he acted so conspicuous
apart. The indomitable energy which. in the
must oil failing health, he brought to the prep
ara'r'h Oh TINS work, was remarkable. and has
resulted IN the production of the hest history
OF the war we have yet seen, and the onlv
Southern history OF real merit that has vet an.
pearel.
The history of the earlier days of the Con.
| federate Government, and partieularlv that
portion of it's existence at Montgomery ga a
provisional Government" is given To tha
| world for the first time in these pages. Mr..
| Stephens took part in the Provisional Con-
| gress as delegate from Georgia, ard was en-
trusted with many important duties His
statements concerning these affairs are of
great value His narrative of the conference
between President Lincoln and the Confeder-
ate Commissioners at Hampton Roads is the
fullest and most valuable yet given to the pub
lie. MIR. Stephens was the principal negotator
on the Southern side in these proceedings, in
the history of which the people of the whole
country are SO deeply interested. The vexed
| question of the non-exchange of prisoners of
| war is laid bare before the reader. and the
peace movements in the South are thoroughly
explained.
| The present volume is a narration of the
events of the war, and is as graphic and enter
| tanning as romance, while possessing all the
Oharu ali nr n L..
be certain to find its way into the library of
every man who desires to hear both sides of tbs
question, and future generations will regard it
as the principal authority on the Southern
s:de 1t is for sale by subscription only, and
agents are wanted in every county.
The Princes Of Art: Painters, Sculptors and
Engravers. Mrs. S. r. Urbno has translated
from the French, in a very entertaining man
ner, sketches of the lives, habits and promi-
nent traits of thirty of the old masters, in the
then great divisions ofsart. OF the architects
and sculptors she selects seven, beginning
with Phidas and ending with the time of Ca
nova. Aristdes leads the array of twepty-ope
painters, of nearly all the schools; while only
two engravers, Albert Durer and Callot. are
treated. The translator has given, in the be-
ginning of the book, twenty pages of introduc.
tion, in which she gives the reader much valu-
able information concerning the fine arts,
their history, method, classes, &c. Published
| by Lee & Shepard, Boston, and sold in Port
land by Dresser & Aver
Bear and For6ear is the last volume of Oil
yer Optics Lakeshore series. Mr.. Adams
pleasant style of narrative and ready sympathy
with boys sports, hopes and aspirations, has
piven him an unhoundad nonrIar;t-, xr;tL
them. He has done good deal OF good with
his pen, which we hope he will not diminish
in the future by too frequent publication of his
stories. Published by Lee & Shepard, Boston,
Dresser & Aver, SO Exchange street, have it,
Hardscrabble closes the Elm Island series, by
Elijah Kellogg. These are capital stories,
teaching boys the value of selfreance and in
duslry, The scene is laid somewhere in the
Casco Bay in the times OF early settlers and
natrates the success of a small colony of po-
neers, with whom industry, perseverance, up
| right dealing and neighborly sympathy, are
the leading traits; and walking in the steps Of
their fathers and friends the boys grow up
stalwart men, both in body and mind. They
are safe books to buy, aud no boy will turn
away from them after he has got taste of
their contents Lee & Shepard, Boston, are
the publishers, and purchasers can find them
at Dresser & Ayers, on Exchange street.
The Women of Israel We have spoken o.
each volume of this new edition of Grace
-Aguilar's books as they have appeared from
| the press of Appleton s. Co. New York. Hav-
ing edited former generation they are ayarn-
offered to the reading public. The author took
for her text the fair and renowned women of
the Old Testament, and the book is calculated
to make its mark in the world of literature
On its original publication the book had then
the comparatively novel inierest-ap.rt from
the biblical-ef discussing the influence of wo.
men in society, and that intarest has largely
increased, since that time, as everybody is
| aware. For many reasons, the republication
| is an opportune one, and a second generation
of readers will be as ready as the first to recog-
rize the merit of the Israeltish authoress.
Messrs. Bailey & Noyes have all the volumes
| of the SERIES
THE MAGAZINES.
The September number of Harper contain
twenty articles besides the five Editorial De-
partments. "The Mediterranean of the Pa
| cific," with which the Number opens, is de-
scripton of Puget Sound and its vicinity In
connection with the projected Northern Pa
cific Railroad. which will have one of its ter
mini on Puget Sound, this paper, which is pro.
fusely illustrated, will have peculiar interest.
| "Among the Peaches" is a timely paper, also
| illustrated, and is replete with interesting in
formation regarding the Peach harvest Three
serial stories are given in this Number. "The
Old Love Again." by Annie Thomas ap-
proaohes its conclusion: "Anteros" is still con-
tnued; and "Anne Furness," a new serial by
| the author of "Mabers Progress" "Aunt Mar
/ garet's Trouble and Veronica - COM
menced, promising TO be the most interesting
| serial of the season. Two excellent short sto-
rcs are given, and four poems-one cf the lat
| ter by Harriet Prescott Spofford. "Female
Suffrage"-a letter 10 the Christian Women
| of America, by daughter of Japcs Fenmore
| Cooper-is concluded. lis strong, earnest
| and womanly appeal against the theory that
| women sha,rfd exercise political function "a
| Day Among the Quakers" tells the story of
the visit Of an old Quaker and his wife to Pres
ident Lincoln in 1S62-a visit that more than
anything else seems to have decided the Presi-
dent to issue his Emancipation Proclamation
Frederick the Great still continues to in
crease in interest The sketch OF the "Old
Dessauer,' in this part is brilliant and efiec-
Il 1--WE picture. lu wall Olreet, WHICH feVeaiS
| the inside operations aud characters of a great
banking house, is novel, and as entertaining as
story. NJ. ID. Conway contributes two pa
| pers to this Number-the second part of his
"Saunter on Canterbury" which among other
things gives graphic description of the in
stallation of the present archbishop, aud 'Foot-
| prints of Charles Dickens" which is thought
full and interesting paper ON the connection
between Dickens's works and the localities in
and about London, which furnished the nov
eist with his most striking pictures and char
| acters.
Pssenan came TO us as the pioueer of the
September magazines II Eand itsis a very res
pectable number. The opening paper, which
is the best in the number, gossips about the
old Knickerbocker society Of New York.
"Salt Water Ethics" is a.quiet piece OF morali-
| zing ON sea sickness and kindred topics
Other articles treat of the Brontes and their
home, the Danish peasants, Arctic travellers
apartment houses, and society versus insanity.
There are two or three short. stories, several
ordinary poems, and the usual amout of edi-
torial and literary notes. Loring, Short &
Harmon have it regularly.
Cooley for September will be welcomed
hearty by those who have ''nothing to wear