The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-12-07
keceni Publications.


among which is Illustrations TO Goetbe,s Foust
in silhouette, by that famous artist, Paul
Konewka. The designs are thirteen in num-
Der, aud the English text is Bayard Taylor's
new translation. 1t is an elegant quarto, and
will satisfy the most critical staste, Bailey and
Noyes have il.
The same publishers have sent us, through
the same agents, an elegant ,edition of Jean
Inselow's Monitions Of the Unseen, and Poems
OF Love and Childhood, q neat 13 mo. volume
with twelve beautiful illustrations. 1t con-
tains some Of the finest evidence of the author
ess' poeticagenius and wil.add much to her al
ready secured popularity. Without doubt the
demand for it will be !great.
The Cgoven Foot lis the variously-suggestive
title under which the American Aristophanes,
Orpheus G. Kerr, presents to the public,
through the press of Carleton, a most whimsi-
cal, diverting, and witty comic novel. quantity
put forth as 'anIadaptatonlof the English novel
of The Mystery Of Ed,oinl lDrood,(by Chas Dick
ems to American Scenes, Characters, Customs,
and Nomenclature" it reduces the unfinished
foreign romance to domestic equivalents of in
cident and Characterization, with ludicrous
effect equal to the most ingenious comedy; TIE
assumed serious intent of the process, as an
artistic Illustration Of the difference between
an old and new country in point of
romantic material, giving an esthetical zest TO
the fun. Carrying the unfinished English
Mystery" to wholly American solution
the C2o0en Foot, while initiating the style and
manner of the great British writer, is an
original and powerful satire uponI society, pol.
itics, sectionalism, art, literature journalism,
and even fashionable theology (Ritualism')
here at home; and, in the character of Mr..
Bumstead, Miss Potts, Judge Sweeney, Me-
lancthon Schenck, the Rev. Mr.. Simpson, the
Tendragons, and Mrs. Skammerhorn, presents
a series of mrthful and sarcastic portraitures
and limitations exceedingly laughabe. The
preface, or Apology of the work. makes q
fine critical introduction; and the burlesque
"SketchofI the Adapter," with view of ,"Be-
gad's Hill Place. is very quizzical. Loring,
Short & Harmon have it.
Italian Life and Legends, by Mrs Anna Co.
ra Richie, just issued by Carleton, will, with
out doubt, meet with all the success which
this charming authors works have always
commanded. There is two-fold interest at
tached to the work; a sad interest to the many
who mourn her recent death, and that growing
out of the value of the work itself. 1t is
marked with much power and felicitous de-
lneation of Italian life and character, possess
ing all the charm and grace of Mrs. Ritchies
former writings Among the most inter-
esting chapters are an admirable sketch of Sa-
vonarola, the friend of Michael Angelo and
Fra Bartolomeo; a thrilling account of Cata-
rina Sforza, delnesting the great social evils
OF Italy in the days of the Sforzas and Medlcs
The grand storied-sketch of the pure life oi
Vittoria Colonna-another of Dante-a of
Calico, would bs ample material, aided by
correct facts from veritable history, to make
the work deservedy popular.
We have not space to cite the headings of
all the chapters; but will name a few others to
show how much there is to engage the atten-
tion of the lovers of italian romance and his
tory. "Florentine Feuds, ,"-feuds of the BIZ
ance and Neri-a delightful sketch of Vallom-
brosa-graphic accounts of Ms. Browning and
Mrs. Trollope, of Ristor and Piccolomini, with
the sad story of Ginevra, of a kind only to be
found in the dark superstitions and myths of
Italian history of the middle ages. The book
is beautifully got up and illustrated. For sale
in Portland by Loring, Short & Harmon.
Another elegant book for the season when
works of art are especially sought the edition
of Dickens Child's Dream of a Star, issued by
Fields. Osgood & Co. and for sale by Hall L.
Dayis. 1t is splendidly gotten up on heavily
calendered paper, each page having a rubricat-
ed border, and faced with full page illustra-
tion, Hammett Billings best creations. Itis
anprOpriata SEat for h, ufif f,.I oIra oh
which will be admired and cherished by our
children as it is by the contemporaries of this
aqthor.i
We Girls, by Mrs. A. d. 7. Whitney, has
occupied prominent place in the pages of
Our Young Folks for the past year. 1t is en-
phatically home story, and has fascinated
thousands of our young ladies-and young
gentleman too. 1t is honest and healthy, and
ought to be still more widely read For sale
by Hall l.. Davis.
The Commercial La,cs of the States: A sum-
mary of the Laws Of each State relating to ar
rests, assignments, attachment, collections,
commercial paper corporations, depositions.
dover, deeds, damages of bills, execution, ex-
emption, factors and consignees false pre-
tences, homesteads, imprisonment for debt, in
terest, usury, liens, statutes of limitation, re-
ceivers, redemption, stay laws, partnership,
the rights of married women, &c. This work
has been prepared by competent legal counsel
IN each of the several States; and will be
found to contain complete summary of the
law OF each State, on the subjects named. One
volume, 32S pages, neatly bound. New York,
1870. Published at the office of the Bankers
Magazine and Statistical Register, No. %,
Murray street. Price, Three Dollas. For sale
in Portland, by Augustus Robinson, under the
Falmouth Hotel.