Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-02

eressiye Series of Lessons, prepared expressly for
use in Schools, Book First BY b. Jepson This
is the title page of a book publisher by Charles
c. Chatiicld 6 Co., New Haven. 1t was prepared
by teacher of music employed in the public
schools of New Haven, and he seems to know
how to communicate instruction to children.
This book seems to be very good; and it ought
to be so for il is the result of revising the Gle
mentary Music Reader" and the authors expo
rience in teaching must have qualified him 10
make this revised issue of the work worthy of
general favor
"THE INFANTS DELIGHT" and "THE Chill
DREN's TREASURE" are titles of two books for
the younger juveniles, published by Lee 6
Shepard, Boston, which are sure to get atten
ton, and find their way into most of the juye-
nile libraries. The first named contains easy
lessons in reading, and the other has stories,
sketches, and verses Both are filled with pic
toral illustrations, part of them colorcd and all
sufficiently well executed to satisfy the little
folks and furnish them with an abundance of
wholesome entertainment. For sale at Bige-
lows.
Docs AND THEIR DOINGs; by the Rev. F. o.
Morris, b A. New York: Harper & Brothers.
This is an English book. The author is an
English clergyman, who has written several
works on topics connected with natural history,
one of them being "A History of British
Birds" In this volume he has collected great
variety of variations and sketches which illus
trate the sagacity of dogs, showing that he has
taken much interest in dogs and studied their
ways with cordial COOL will The book is
splendidly printed and bound, and is not likely
to be overlooked during the holidays. 1t is
filled with pictorial illustrations, portraits and
views of remarkable dogs ofall kinds, which are
very finely executed. For sale at Bigelow's.
FALsTAFF AND HIS CoMPANGoNs.-Twen
one illustrations in silhouette by Paul Konewka.
Boston; Roberts Brothers. 1t is wonderful how
much character and spirit can be expressed in
these simple, plain, black surfaces. Konewka
is the first to demonstrate the capacity of the
silhouette, and no style Of engraving could be
more effective than this is in his hands His
figures have a grace and freedom of movement
that is very remarkable and attractive. The
twentyo one groups in this volume represent
various scenes in the merry Wives of Windsor"
each with its appropriate extract from the text
of the play on the opposite page, These are pre-
ceded by an introduction by Hermann Kurz, in
which the author endeayors to trace the origin
and dcveopement of Shakspeare's character of
Falstaff. The whole is beautifully printed on
smooth, heavy paper, with gilt edges, and en-
closed between handsome covers. 1t makes
very appropriate gift for the holidays. For sale
at Bgclow's.
HISTORY OF LOUIS PHILIPPE, King Of the
French" with illustrations, by John S. G.
Abbott author of the French Revolution, ETC.
New York; Harper & Brothers. This little
book is, as all Mr. Abbott's histories are, enter
tanning, and to some degree at least instructive.
His works are criticised as having more of ro-
nance than history. In the preface of this,
by way, we suppose, of refuting that charge, he
claims that "every event narrated is sustained
by documentary evidence, beyond the POSSIBLE
ty of doubt" He doesn't give his authorities,
and we havn't found time to read the book care
fully, and so cannot youch that he sustains
his position, but in any case, we are sure he has
written in his own popular style. The book
may be found at Bigeow's.
HALF Hours WITH MODERN SCIENTISTS
This volume contains the University Series"
of scientific tracts, heretofore published in sue
cessive numbers by Charles c. Chatfeld & Co.,
New Haven, and now bound together in a neat
volume ofwhich the mechanical execution is in
all respects admirable. The contents include
Professor Huxley's famous essay on protopasm,
The Physical Basis OF Life" and James II.
Strings answer entitled, CAS- Regards Pro-
toplasm," Professor G. f. Bankers g." Correla-
ton of Vital and Physical Forces, Professor
Cope on the hypothesis of ey Jlution, and Pro-
fessor John TyndalPs addresses on the Methods
and Tendencies ofPhysical Investigation" on haze
and dust and in the scientific uses of the i'm
aginatiOn. We need not say to any who are
interested in the subjects OF which these essays
and addresses treat, that their authors are
among the foremost thinkers and workers in the
development of modern science, and that they
have also beyond most men the gift of clear and
iorcible expression. For sale at Bigelow's.
"THE PREY OF THE GoDs," Florence Mar
ryaPs novel, has been published in paper covers,
at a low price by Harper & Brothers We have
already published notice of this book For
sale at Bigelow'S.
CHARLES c. CHATFIELD & Co., New Haven,
have published in very neat little volume, two
sermons by President Woolsey entitled Serving
our Generation" and Gods Guidance in YOUTH
For sale at Bigeow's.
ARABEsQUEs: Mouare, ApolIyona, Domitia,
0mbra BY Mrs. Richard S. Greenough. Boston,
Roberts Brothers. These "Arabesques" are four
web told stories in which the movement is deter
mined chiefly by supernatural agencies as repre-
scented by sorcerers, witches, magic rings, and
the like. The book is very handsomely printed
and hound, and there are a few illustrations. For
sale at Bigelow's
DURNToN ABBEY; a novel. BY T. Adophus
Trollope, author of Lindisfarn Chase, etc. Har-
PEI & Bros, New York, publishers. Mr.. Adolf
phus Trollope has had considerable success as a
novelist, and a story from his pen will find
plenty of readers. This one a tale of English
life in a country town, is not without merit,
The characters are well drawn and well sus-
tained but we confess to a cordial dislike to the
delineation Of so much evil and wickedness as
we find in this book. For sale at Bigelows.
M BlCh AMI LAlol CEhlEby ny MISS A Il.
Samuels. Published by Lee & Shepard Boston.
This series consists of four pretty little volumes,
entitled "Adrift in the World" Fighting the
Battle" "Saved from the Street." and "Grand-
father Milly's Luck" They are continued sto-
ries of a brother and sister who, being left or
phans and poor, by energy and industry and
unsefshness made home and friends for them
selves. They are nice little books, well iustrat-
ed, and look very attractive in their neat red
binding, with gilt backs. For sale at Bigelows.
"THE RIGHT ONE" by Marie Sophie Schwartz,
translated from the Swedish by Selma Borg and
Marie Brown. Lee & hepherd, Boston. We
must acknowledge to finding the stories by Miss
Schwartz, which have preceded "The Right
One" rather duh reading. This novel is an i'm
provement on the others, however, in design and
finish; the translation is quite smooth, and the
story not undressing. For sale at Bigeow's
We have received the January number of the
"ALDINE," and with it the chrome called
Dame Natures School," after the painting by
Seis This chrome is sent to all subscribers for
1872, and is a pleasing picture, well executed.
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