Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-24

THE SILENT PARTNER, by Miss Phelps, au-
thor of the Gates Affair." Hedged In, etc. Boston:
James K. Osgood & Co. Miss Kelso, the hero
inc of this story, is luxurious and self-indul-
gent young lady, who by her fathers death,
becomes part owner of extensive factories at
Five Falls. Her application to become an active
partner in the business having been denied, she
B Obliged TO content herself with being silent
partner, and conceves il to be her duty to inves-
tigate the condition of the operatives in her
mills. This work soon fascinates while it shocks
and pains her. She finds more misery, sin and
degradation than she had supposed possible,
some of which she can remove and some allie
viate. Miss Phelps writes with earnestness and
force, and some Of her characters are very
graphically drawn. Aside from its interest as a
story, which is considerable, the book will be
useful in making known to the public the hard
ships and Sorrows of factory operatives, arising
in part from the necessities of the situation and
their own ignorance, improvidence and vice,
and in part from the selfshness and iudiffer-
ence of their employers. Her facts, the author
says, can be substantiated from her owe obser-
Walton and the published official reports of the
bureau of labor statistics. The book is TOR sale
here by L. H. Bigelow.
BLUE JACKETS; or the Adventures of j.
Thompson, A. b., among "the Heather Chinee.'
A Nautical Novel. By Edward Greey. Boston;
j. E. Iilton & Co. The aim of this story is TO
show the life of sailors on board British man.
Of-war. 1t is written with much spirit, and
seems more like a narration of actual occur
rences than a work of fiction. The author
Lu.-a ,,.oI 4
witnessed such scenes. He exposes the brutali-
ties still practiced in the British navy, by GER
tain class of officers; and, in doing this, tells
really interesting story in which we see sailors
as they are, and are entertained with a spirit
ed narration OF variety of nautical adventures,
on the coasts of China and Japan. Thompson,
one Of the men, is captured by Tartar baum
ermcn," while ashore, and is compelled to spend
some time among the Heather Chinee." There
is a description of the attack on Canton and the
capture Of Yeh the Chinese governor This
story is much better worth reading than nine
teen-twentieths of the novels found in the mar
ket. 1t deserves to be very successful.
JACK HINTON, THE GUARDsMAN. By Chas
Lever. This story was first published and read
years ago; and it will continue to be published
and read for years to come. Lever has an adj
mirable faculty for storytelling; and, in this
work, the illustrations Of life in Ireland, the
cleFerly sketched characters, and the general
management of the story, deserve the success
they have won. For sale by Z. H. Chamberlain
Peterson, publisher.
HE MUTIsEERs OF THE BOUNTY, and their
Descendants in Pitcairn and Norfolk Islands.
BY Lady Belcher With Illustrations. New
York; Harper 6 Brothers. The story of these
nueneers has been told before; but, in this vol
ane' there ~ continuation of the history of
tnen descendants, which has never before been
puonshed. The story is told from the beginning
ooNn I" the year 1870. In 1855, all their de-
sCenosnts were removed to Norfolk Island; but
several families soon returned to Pitcairn. The
Illustrations IN This book consist Of portraits
and views 10 the islands For sale AZ sigeIo,v's
IhE FARM os THE MOUNTAIN. nv Rev r
Arnold. Boston: Henry Hoyt. This il an ~
tsresting story of English life, written in IN.
land and TePublished here. 1t has a relIs,on.