Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-05
Book Notices.

OVER THE OCEAN, or Sights and Scenes in
Foreign Lands BY Curtis Guild. Bos-
ton Lee K Shepard.
This is a we'll and spicily written volume
of 500 pages, Just issued by those well-known
Boston publishers, Lee & Shepard No other
assurance of its typographical excellence Is
needed but the fact that it is from the press
of WEIGH, Bigelow x co. Its author, Mr.
Guild, is editor Of the Boston Commercial
Bulletin, and this volume gives d vivid and
pleasing idea Of the sights and scenes he
with essed during a seven months tour
through Europe. We believe this book
Over the Ocean, originated in a series
of letters written by Mr.. Guild to his paper,
and that they attracted public attention to
such a degree as to justify and call for a re
vision by the author, and their publication
in book form OF all men the experienced
and gifted journalist is probably the better
qualified to accurately and pleaslngly define
ate and bring home for the reader enjoy
ment the many scenes and incidents connected
with a tour through country old almost as
time itself in historic associations and mem
cries, and vet ever new and fresh to Ameri-
cans. most of whom hope sometime to see it
with their own eyes and tread the soil OF
Fatherland with their own feet. 1t is no
wonder then that Mr.. Guild has given Us a
most readable and entertaining book, and
those who cannot just at present 60 .' over
the waters inlperson can at least pass pleas
ant hour in reading the editors g" Over the
Ocean
The book is for sale by T. c. Phinney,
State Street, where may be found all of Lee
* Shepard's publications, and rare assort-
ment Of standard literary and miscellaneous
works
The ArRIL MAGAZINES Most of the mag
azines and periodicals for this month came to
hand ten days since. From Harper and
Brothers. New York, We have Harper {
Monthly Magazine, with its usual rich and
varied table of contents. The publications
of the Harrers are equalled by but few
publishing houses in America and the Month
ly Magazine is always fresh, racy and reada-
bic as well as instructive and valuable Our
- table - would lose one of its most appet-
zing deserts should it be deprived Of Harper's
periodicals.
The Magazine may he obtained of 7 c.
Phinncy, where also may be procured Har-
per's Weekly and Harper's Bazaar. which
should be found upon every lady's table
throughout the land
From j. X. Osgood & Co, Boston, We
have The Atlantic Monthly and " Our
Young Folks. The Atlantic is for the
staid and conservative thinkers and toilers Of
that portion of the world of which Boston is
~ the hub while = Our Young Folks . is
eagerly sought for by joyous, fun-loving and
progressive Young America. Since the
" Riverside = became merged in " Scribner s
Magazine y it has become almost a matter OF
pride with New England youth to be reck
oned among the readers of " Our Young
Folks" The terms of the " Atlantic y arc
$500 per annum, while the price of " Our
Young Folks " is but 50 90. Subscriptions
may be sent to the publishers at Boston, OF
will be received by T. c. Phinney, at his
Book Store on State Street, where single
copies of these periodicals can always be
/ procured.
Seri6ner's Monthly fer April, has for it's
opening article a second of the series oil
sketches of . Life in the Cannibal Islands, -
with excellent illustrations. An attractive
tale by Hans Christian Andersen is contin.
ued, and the other articles are spicy and in.
teresting. This number concludes the first
volume, and it has had a brilliant success
thus far. Phinney has it.
The GALAXY for April, keeps on with Lady
Judith, by Justin Mccarthy, Overland, by
J. W. DeForest, and Ought we to Visit her
by Mrs. Edwards These tales are all frs
class, and would make the reputation of any
monthly. There are ten or fifteen other at
tractive articles by able writers. Published
by Sheldon d Co., 667 Broadway, n. Y.
OLD AND INV for April has an excellent
table of contents, among which are the fol
lowing articles Old and New The United
States of Europe; A Country Girl at the
Opera The Growth and Power of Plant
by Robert Dale Owen Pink and White
Tyranny, (chaps. xvi. and xvii } by Mrs. II