Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-12-29
Literary Notes.

Literary Notes.
Fields, Osgood & Co., of Boston, have
published volume of short poems by "H
H."-some of which are familiar to the
readers of the atlantic. 1t contains more
good poetry than is often crowded into
one volume.
Fields, Osgood & Co., of Boston, have
also special regard to the little folks in
issuingt three paper covered volumes giving
the story of Little Red Riding Hood, Gin
derilla and the Glass Slipper, and Brave
Ballads, including The Famous Discover.
er, The Wonderful Sleepers, The Brave
Patriot and the Good President. They
are illustrated with full-page colored il.
lustrations by Alfred Fredericks, and are
very pretty books. They cost but %
cents and so cents each.
Henry A. Brown & Co., of Boston,
have received an English book, handsome.
ly illustrated with colored plates, entitled
TIE Story Of tie Robins, the object OF
which is to teach children the proper treat
ment of animals. 1t is very pretty book
for Christmas present.
--Dodd & Mead, New York, have pub
lished another story by the author of the
Schonberg Cotter Family. 1t is entitled
The Victory Of The Vanqu5dted, story of
the first century.
james Miller, New York, has pub
lished large quarto volume containing
several popular tales, such as The Fairies,
Blue Beard, Cinderella, Little Red Riding
Hood, The Seven League Boots, etc, with
fun pogo illustrations by Gustave Dore /;
A Visit from Santa Claus. with illustra-
tions by Soattergood and Book of Nom
sense, by Edward Lear, with full page
colored illustrations. They ars all suit
able for Christmas gifts.
--Eoe,y Satu1doy for the current week
is an excellent number in point, both of
illustrations and reading matter. The
next is to be Christmas number, with
original illustrations by barley, Hoppin
and others, and there is soon to be an en-
largenent to twentyfour pages, with the
price unchanged,
-FdjthfuJ to the Light and IN tic Clear.
tngs are two volumes issued by the AM
erican Unitarian Association, and are
stories written in response to the liberal
offer made for best stories, two or three
years ago. They are excellent books for
Sunday School and family libraries, and
they complete the series of eight volumes.
They are offered in very handsome style.
The latest issue of the celebrated River.
side Press, Messrs. H. o. Houghton i
Co., is Sam Sbirk. This is tale of the
woods of Maine, by George H. Devereaux,
a faithful and striking picture of rural
life down East" full of dventure as
well as of character, aud one of the most
entertaining books of the season,
MeFsrs Little, Brown & Co., publish
tn .-Fir~t nrrdfoai zani eurgfoaI Report
of the Boston City Hospital" a most
valuable and interesting volume, edited
by J. Nelson Borland. physician, and
David ". Cheever, surgeon. 1t contains
fourteen articles on the various classes of
disease treated at the hospital, with
minute reports of individual cases and
tabulated statements of much value 1t
is handsomely published, making
volume Of 688 pages.
Among the children's books is a pro.
fusely illustrated volume entitled Home
Chat with our Young Folks" by G. I.
Mateaux, published by D. Appleton &
Co. 1t is a very pleasant book, touching
a vast variety of subjects, and will be
found treasure house for young readers.
It's pictures are handsome, and it is bound
in finely illuminated cover.