The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-29
Recent Publications,

A""S A1"PPy 1Houytto, ny ". DuTDduu,
has just been issued by Roberts Brothers as a
continuation OF their "Handy-Voume Series"
For those who enjoy a rather thin and forced
vein OF humor this hot weather, it will be ex-
cellent. The first series was popular, and we
have no doubt that the second will also find
hundreds Of enthusiastic admirers. But to us
there seems more vigor and point in our
American humorists (For sale by Loring,
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Edstndn's Eastern Coast Guide is q valuable
addition to the tourists library. 1t gives a
concise but sufficiently definite account of all
the principal summer resorts in New England,
with directions for reaching them and de-
scription of the main objects of interest. Nat
urally Maine receives good share of atten-
ton. 1t is accompanied by fine railroad and
township map of New England, prepared ex-
2ressy for this work. Compiled by Otis F. r.
| Waite, and published by Edison G. Eastman &
| Co., Concord. (For sale by Loring, Short &
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There is no more common error that SUPER
fcial readers of history commit than to under
rate Thomas Jefferson, and to form wrong i'm
| pressOns of his character. To him more than
to any other one man We owe the thoroughly
democratic spirit of our institutions. He was
not only the most accomplished scholar among
the brilliant and famous meu of Lis time, but
his country has even up to this date numbered
very few among her citizens who are his
| equals in this respect. So many misrepresen-
tations of his private character, growing out of
the fierce political contests in which he was
engaged, have continued to have currency
even down to this time, that those who have
accurately apprehended his character must
hail with delight the appearance of that charm
ing book, The Domestic Life of Thomas Jefer-
SON, compiled from family letters and reminis.
cences, by his Observation-Disclosures, Sarah N.
Randolph. Here We see the statesman who
has been represented as an atheist gambler
and libertine, in the most enviable light. His
relations to public affairs are of course only
secondary here, but we catch incidentally
many glimpses of the man as politician. We
know Of nothing il history more pathetic than
the reconciliation of Jefferson and Adams 10
their old age, after both had retired from the
active employments which had estranged them
1t is truly affecting to note the correspondence
of these two old men who in earlier years had
been such distinguished actors in mighty
events, each telling the other how he Jared on
the downward road, and cherishing the old
friendship with increased care as he approach.
ed that national anniversary which released
them from the life than had become burden
to them both. In the history of condolences
there is nothing more remarkable than the
simultaneous departure of these two states
men on the fftieth anniversary of their great
est achievement (Harper & Brothers. Fol
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Harper & Brothers have issued a Latin
Grammar for Beginners that is peculiar in two
respects-it is the work of professor in q
Southern college, and it contains no "fne
print" This is the little work of Prof w. H
Waddell of the University of Georgia. 1t il
modelled on the same authors Greek Gram
mar, and is all comprised within Sc pages
There are no remarks, notes and observa
vatlons' to be omitted, but the whole is to bt
memorized from cover to cover the first time
going over. (For sale by Loring Short 8
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Part First of a Terrible Temptation, by
Charles Reade. has just heen published b,
Harper & Brothers in paper covers. Price q
cents. For sale by Loring, Short & Harmon.
The Boston Dip and Other Verses is modest
little volume containing some of the pieces
contributed by Fred. w. Loring to the Har.
card Advocate. The poem which gives the
name to the volume is entirely new. Mr.. Lor-
ing's numbers do not always flow very smooth.
ly, but they often have genuine humor. Pub
lished by Loring, Boston. For sale by Loring
| Short & Harmon.
The Life That Noao Is, by Robert Collyer, is
published by Horace B. Fuller, Boston, the
publisher of Theodore Parker's Works Mr.
Collyer's volume consists of sermons, sixteen in
number, which are replete with the power thai
the admirers of this eloquent preacher will SC
readily recognize once more. Next to Beech
er, Collyer is counted by many the greatest
preacher in America. For sale by Hall l..
| Davis.