The Portland daily press., 1871-12-09

Ardbesques is the fanciful title of four fanci-
full tales of the old fanciful days of chivalry.
1t is faneifully and beautifully printed on
white, red-lined pages, and is bound in a strik-
lngly tancltul and appropriate cover The au-
thor of this book is Mrs. Richard S. Greenough
The four tales are called Monare, Apollyona,
Domtia and Ombra, and each has grace and
beauty peculiarly its own. Roberts Brothers.
For sale by Loring, Short & Harmony
AS we are to have no more of Paul Konew-
ka's silhouettes great interest will be felt in the
lamented artists last work, FalstaG anil his
Companions. There are twenty-one illustra-
tons in this little volume, and the wonderful
resources of Konewka's art are here dis
played as never before Falstaff, Prince Henry,
Bardolph. Pistol, Nym, Pointz, Ford and Page
and their wives, Dame Quickly, Doll Tearsheet,
Slender, Shallow, Francis and the Page give
! ample scope for the artists speciality of apt
and minute Characterization by means of mere
outlines. The introduction by Hermann Kurz,
translated by Prof. Shackford, is real contri-
button to Shakespearian literature. Only
enough of the text of Henry ~, Henry V and
Merry Wives of Windsor accompanies the
plates to suggest to those who are familiar
with those plays the scene represented. The
nrst illustration represents the page on horse
back, the horse being an utter failure. 1t is re-
markable that the pencil that was so cunning
IN representing by mere line the finest shades
OF emotion and peculiarities of character
should fail in so much less difficult an under
taking Roberts Brothers For sale by Ior
ing, Short & Harmony
Lee and Shepard do not mean that the COM
10 cha1 ha ,,aIa ~
and girls by reason of want of good juvenile
books. First comes ''Sophie May'-the Miss
Clark of whom Maine is so justly proud-with
Aunt Malye's Story as an additional volume to
"Prudy' 5 Flyaway Stories" Then Elijah KEEL
iogg, whose rollicking mood would never cause
him to be associated with anything clerical,
If it were not for the Crew prefxed to his
name, with one of his nice stories for boys
me Cruise Of the Casco is an additional volume
OF the Pleasant Cove Series" and is illustrat-
ed. Next comes addition to the ''Beckon-
ing Series In the shape of story by Paul
Golden, entitled The Turniny Wheel This,
also, is illustrated. The series to which it be- /
longs Everything in the book line from Tenny-
son and Longfellow down, is now part of a
"series") is to be completed in six vol
umes. Last but not least is the exuber-
ant, irrepressible, explanatory, sensational
Prof. James De. Mile with 4n1onJ The BTJ-
ans, which seems also to be the first of Sc
res OF the Young Dodge Club" stories. Not
quite so much of juvenile is The Whalenaan's
Adventures in the Sandwich Islands by VIM. II.
Ihomes This is large, closely printed vol
ume OF startling adventures and escapes, and
belongs to the Ocean Life Series" to which
tne same author has contributed previously.
All these books are healthful in tone and afford
without exciting morbid senti-
Ha H. Ihey are for sale by Loring, Short 6,
TT Il p n11.e Is a new novel, written by Mrs.
H. ~ rowtan, and published bv Lee &, sbon.
ara For sale by Loring, Short & Harmon