The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-02


Florence Marryat (Mrs. Rosa Churcb) has
given to the world another of her popular nov.
els entitled The Prey of the Gods. Paper COW
ers. Price 30 cents. Harper & Brothers. For
sale by Loriug, Short & Harmon.
1t was not bad idea of that most prolific of
historians John S. G. Abbott, to add to The
series of 'Abbott's Histories" a H,story of
Louis Philippe, at time when the family of
the "Citizen King" seems likely enough to re-
gain the throne which that monarch lost. rbe
work is done in the ordinary Abbott style. and
the weliknown red binding, Illuminated title
page and several very familiar looking cuts
will commend it to multitudes of readers Sbo
have derived their historical knowledge, like
Abraham Lincoln, from this series. 1t will be
remembered that the present chief executi 70
officer of the socalled French Republic was
prominent figure in the events of Louis
Philippe's reign. The readers of this hook
therefore, will get passing glance at M.
Thiers, who is Justly suspected of desiring to
restore the Orleans family to power Publish.
ed by Harper s. Brothers For sale by Loripe.
Short & Harmon
Morning Glories and other short stories by
Miss L. NJ Alcott, author Of Little Women
&c, are published in volume issued by Carle-
ton, New York. These stories are intended
for children of from five TO ten years old They
were written before fame crowned their an.
| thor, but they give most satisfactory evidence
of the genius and especial adaptation to the
work of writing juveniles that the world has
| since acknowledged. The volume is prettilv
bound and illustrated. For sale by Bailey &,
| Noyes. .H Ult- sI'lI
Morton House is novel by the author of
Fdferae Aytmer, work which gained sucb ex
traordinary popularity that it is being npbl;sb.
ed serially in some of the newspapers Tho
young Southern author has made go no,,ohI,
hit" Morton House is published by ID. Annlo-
ton & Co., in thick, paper covered volume
Illustrated. Price 81. For sale by Bailey g
| Noyes.
Mrs. A. d. I. Whitney has gained for her.
self ina wonderfully brief time an enyiahle
| place among the brilliant women writsrs .,
America. Ths publication Of her Real Peo,,e
in book form will consequently be receivaa as
good piece of news everywhere. prh.
lsned oy o'good & Co., and for sale by Hall
l.. Davis.
Ine Land Of Lorne by the poet, Robert Buch
anan, Is one of those books which are calcula.
TED TO awaken that passionate love OF nature
and that mad desire for intimate acquaintance
| with her that come at some time in the life of
| every man. The scenery o. the Highlands O :
Scotland, and especially of the outer Hebrides
which Buchanan adveutuously reached in n
tiny yacht, is enough to awaken desire for
travel in any breast. The imagination is now.
erfully affected by the authors description Of
an idle, meditative life among the heather on
the moors, in the crofter's or fishernan's brt
by the side of mountain tarn or lonely loci
1t is unexcelled by anything of the kind NC
have ever seen. Nor is there a lack NJ ,,a,..
ling adventure to spice the otherwise monoto.
nous narrative. These Enolisbmen have
rare way of enjoying themselvesl While Tyn-
dali risks the happiness of the whole seienti-
tic world by climbing Alpine glaciers and rid
ing on avalanches, Mr.. Buchanan pnts out in
the toughest and most dangerous of seas In
little boat for the sake ofthe novelty OF the SEN
sation. 1t may add to the interest OF the oook
with some if we add that it was dedicated 10
tho Princess Louise the occasion OF her
,,orr;ape with the Marquis of Lorne Pub
rsbad bv Francis b. Felt & Co., new xork.
For sale by Loring, Short & Harmon.