The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-12-20
Recent Publications.

DlucE Teter SCISSOR pictures Dy TSul Ao-
newka is one of the brightest chld's books Of
the year. 1t has twenty of Konewka's sell
houettes, which have so many admirers, each
accompanied by a little poem from the Ger
man. 1t can be purchased p-''--& 4 Noyes'
for Is cents. Published BY Hurd y Hough-
ton, New York. a, llE,5.i
The book-makers have given the public al
most every conceivable varietyof books this
year; but among them all none have given US
more d eight than the perusal of Ny Summsr
in a Garden, by Charles D. Warner, and pub
lished by Fields, Osgood G Co. 1t was origin
ally published in the Hartford Courant, OF
which Mr.. Warner is one of the editors. The
papers are of course eminently practical,
quite as much so, at least as Horace Greeiey's
essay on Farming. But they abound in wit,
wisdom and humor, and the moral reflections
are so thoroughly spicy that one Is kept in a
roar of laughter from the beginning to the
end. Hall L. Davis has it.
Mar and Maurice is a juvenile history in
seven tricks, by William Busch, translated
from the German by Charles T. Brooks, and
published by Roberts Bros. of Boston. 1t is
not book merely for the edincation Of young
folks, but is intended also for the amusement
of older heads. 1t is a series of grotesque de-
signs, 100 in number, illustrating the career of
the two "Scallawags" whose phizes peer at
.yoN from over the title line, and is so irresis-
tby droll as to be quite dangerous ito but
tons). Not little of its humor is owing to
Mr.. Brooks admirable translation. For sale
by Bailey & Noyes.
Travels of an american Opl by Virginia
w. johnson is pungent satire on the passion
of Young America for European travel. The
portraits OF quite number of the most seHsa-
tional events of the last few years furnish
material for the book, such as young Dsn-
nett's yacht trip, the opening of the Suez ca
nal, the Ecumenical Council, &C., furnish ma
terials for very amusing volume. 1t Is en-
bellished with sixteen silhouettes by Hopkin.
1t is got up in elegant form by Claxton, Rem
sen &c Haffel6nser, of Philadelphia, and is
sold here by Hoyt, Fogg & Breed.
Mrs. Anna G. Lowell has collected over one
hundred charming little poems for children
from the best literature of the day, few OF
which are familiar to the general reader; and
she calls her pretty little book by the happy
name of Posies for Children. Roberts Bros.
OF Boston publish it and Bailey & Noyes have
it just in time for somebody's stocking and 1t
will just 60 into little one. tF
Pericles and Aspasia by Walter Savage
Lander is issued by Roberts Bros. of Boston
new edition Of remarkable book which has
long been out of print in this country-a book
Of special charm to classical scholars Of every
degree. Prof. Lowell describes it:
As book that we are frequently forced to
n
and memories, soft or sad, which its memories
awaken, or cause to pass before the mind. Its
pages take you to the theatre where "Promo-
theus" is played; to the house where Socra-
tos ard 1tristupnanes meet, 10 the p-onaiso of
the youth Thucydides; and to the statesman
who dies remembering in the fullness of my
heart that Athens confded her glory and As
pasta her happiness to me-" a.s sees
Bailey & Noyes have it In their holiday col
lection. 4 i+.l n5htns Es4igs
The North British Reriew for October
contains articles on the Moabite Inscription;
the Poems of Shelley; Growth of Trade,
Union; Philosophy, Psychology and Meta.
physics; Russian Church and Clergy; Uses
and Requirements of English Diplomacy; the
Vatican Council; together with the usual no
| tices of contemporary literature. Printed by
the Leonard Scott Publishing Company, 40
Fulton street, New York. sg3 s11a
The Nursery for January begins new vol
ume. Good as it has been the past year the
publishers promise TO increase its usefulness
| by the introduction of new contributors
(while they retain the old favorites,) and the
newest and freshest Illustrations for its pages.
Published by John L. Shorey, & Co. Brom-
field street, Boston. -.--
The Advertisers Hand Book published by
S. NJ. Pettengili & Co. advertising agents is
an elegant volume, and handy compact and
well-arranged order of all periodical issues
published in the United States and Terrific
ries and the British Possessions that insert
advertisements. All periodicals are arranged
by counties, and the daily newspapers, Ielig-
ious aad agricultural publications arranged
separately. 1t is very valuable book for sys-
| tematic advertisers and agents OF travelling
companies. .,