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

of life in England which is not always described
in "story books" For sale by Sanford & Co.
BRED IN THE BONE, or Like Father, Like
Son. New York: Harper and Brothers. This
is one of Harpers' Library of Select Novels Ii
is story full of horrors and crimes. L. H,
Bigelow has it for SALE
HEAvENwARD LED or the Two Requests, by
Jane X. Summers. Philadelphia: Porter &
Coates This is weak and unnatural story, in
which the beautiful virtuous and accomplished
heroine is afflicted with scapcgrace of father,
whom, from her high moral standpoint, she lee
lures with severity and frankness which is sur
prising in view of their mutual relations As
she is an heiress, and her father depends upon
her for support, she uses this advantagei in such
a way as to suggest doubt whether he is more
to be blamed for his vices or pitied for his
daughter. l.. H. Bgclow has the book for sale.
FLEETwooD's LIFE OF CHRIsT.-The parts
of this work up to and including the twentieth,
two-thirds of the wholefnumber, have now been
received. Each number has two large highly
colored engra rings from celebrated paintings of
scenes in the life of Christ and his apostles.
| The text is also accompanied with full eXplana-
| Tory IOltS ny CtuluGul NIlttlss anu
tratcd by numerous woodcuts. The colored il
Illustrations in the later numbers seem not to be
so carefully executed as some Of the earlier
ones The work is published by Samuel Walk
er & Co., Boston, and for sale to subscribers
only by his agent in this city, Mr.. John 0rvis.
TIE YOU'VE AMERICAN SPEAKER, for the
use of the younger classes in schools, lyceums,
temperance societies, etc, by j. r. Svpher,
author of the American Popular Speaker,
Philadelphia: Porter and Coates. These selec-
tons are made with judgment and the book
seems well adapted for its purpose. L. II. Bige-
low has it for SALE
The GALAXY for April contains the last of
Mark Twain's Memoranda. The humorous de-
partment will be conducted in future by Dom
Piatt, with the aid of other writers. Mr.. DeFOr-
est's Overland, and Justin McCarthy's Lady
Judith, both continue interesting, and each
leaves its characters in prcvokingly critical
situation. Edward Cropsey's Neither Side of
New York deals with the hitherto undeSeribed
class which he calls "skinners," ingenious and
plausible rogues, who manage TO fleece the un-
wary in Wall street and elsewhere with COM
paratively small risk TO themselves. There are
other good things in this number.
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for April is a very
good number. Its readers nowadays are very
apt to turn at first to "Our Whispering Gallery"
and it will not disappoint them this month.
Harriet Prescott Spofford, under the title of
"Footpads," writes amusingy of the petty
swindlers by whom she has been victimized.
The Giant in the Spiked Helmet, by j. K. Hos
mer, is an interestng:sketch Of impressions of
Prussia and its institutions. "Kate Beaumont"
by Mr.. De Forest, Our Eyes and How to Take
Care of Them, A Passionate Pilgrim, American
Life in France, Castiian Days, and Count Rum
ford, the Halter by Edmund Quincy, are all
worth reading. No Ring is the name of a pa
thetc little poem by Alice Cary.
HARPERs MAGAZINE, for April, gives three
additional chapters of "The American Baron"
and has four other illustrated articles, namely:
the Pitcairn Islanders; the Bowery, Saturday
night; Frederick the Great; and "Along the
Florida Reef" There are nine or ten other ar
ticles, besides the capitally managed editors
department, half of them stories and sketches.
APPLEToN's JOURNAL, Monthly Part No. "a.
All the weekly numbers from March to March
% are contained in this monthly part together
with the supplements which contain Anthony
Trolope's novel, "Ralph the Heir" epic
turesque America" is continued in fine STYLE
and among the other illustrations is a portrait
of Bulwer. OF course we can not attempt to
specify everything that can be found in this
choice collection of miscellaneous reading; but
those who receive this number will see for them
selves that it is excellent.
THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW for January.
| This is the last number of one of the best quar-
terlies that has ever appeared in English. 1t is
discontinued by the Edinburg publishers; and,
hereafter, the Leonard Scott Publish ing Compa-
ny will send "The British Quarterly" instead of
it. "The British Quarterly" begins its volume
with January, and four numbers of it, for 1871,
will be furnished in addition to this number of
the North British. The best possible substitute
for the discontinued magazine has been selected,
and we have no doubt that subscribers will fiud
it satisfactory.
SCRIBNER's MONTHLY, for April, has reached
us, the first we have seen since February. The
number for March did not find its way to our
table. This is an excellent number. The arti-
ces are all fresh, and unusually free from hack
neyed common place. "Life in the Cannibal
Islands" will be read eagerly. 1t gives an ac-
count of New Zealand and is illustrated Hans
Andersen's story is concluded, and "Wilfrid
Cumbermede" is carried on to the twenty,third
chapter.
OUR YOUNG Folks, for April, adds three
chapters to the story of "Jack Hazard and his
Fortunes" and contains ten other articles be-
sides "Our Young Contributors, "The Evening
Lamp" and "0ur Letter Box"
| LIPPIECoTT's MAGAZINE has a variety of
articles of rather unusual interest. The opening
paper, "Wild Ireland" is series ofrather high
ly colored but entertaining sketches. A review
of the life and services of Charles Francis Adams
is well done. Other articles are, "What Shall
we Drink" by DR.. Bell; Emanuel Swedenborg,
by Lucretia Portiff, and several short stories.
The TEcHNoLoGIsT, for March, has an il
Illustrated article on the Pilz Furnace, and
another on an automatic house tank pump.
There are also large number of other articles,
long and short, on various subjects relating to
the industrial arts and inventions.
The MANUFACTURERS AND BUILDER, for
April, has a view and description of the New
York city post Office now building, an interest
ing article on the turning lathe as a means of
recreation; one on the perspective drawing of
landscapes, and others well illustrated on the
subjects TO which this magazine is devoted.
DEMoREsT's, for April, contains short stories,
miscellaneous articles, fashion plates, ETC., with
practical Instructions and hints in regard to va
rious matters of ladies' and children's dress
Jenkins & Whitcomb have it ON their counter,
with other magazines for April