Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-07-17

gifted writer. The characters, male and fe
male, are drawn with a master hand stongll
indivdualized and admirably constrasted. -
The descriptions Of scenery are graphic 10 tn,
extreme, the dialogue flows smoothly and Da
iurally, and My Hero will meet with ,
great success, such as il really deserves
Phinpey has it.
Tue LOVE- MArcu. BY Henry Cockton
This is the second volume of the new, cheaT
and popular edition Of the works Of Henry
Cockton now in course Of publication by T
b. Peterson & Brothers, Philadelphia, Pa
1t created great sensation 10 London wher
it appeared, and doubtless will be as popular
here. The works Of Henry Cockton ar,
among the most popular ever published, fol
they dress useful truths in such enchantmen
that all will cherish their good and wholesom,
influences as food congenial TO the soul, anC
they cannot fail to exercise beneficial TO-
auence upon society. 10 vigor and style
knowledge Of character, power Of delineation
and the rare faculty of combining incident
into compact and well ordered and deeply
interesting plot, he is far superior to any oil
his contemporaries. His style is clear and
iorcible, being pictures from life, brilliant in
narrative, full Of bumor, simplicity, beauty Of
dictiou, and great interest in plot, but yet
chaste 1t may be procured at Phnney's.
SYLVESTER SOUND, THE SoMNAMBumsr, By
| Henry Cookton, forms the third Of Peterson,
popular edition Of the works Of this celebrated
author. 1t contains the unconscious adyen.
tures Of youth, the hero Of the story, who
Of a quiet and docie disposition in his wax.
ing moments, is transformed in his sleep into
a very spirit Of mischief. His quietude by
day, aud his perfect inconsistencies of what
he has done in his night walks" form al
amusing contrast and. as the faculties in thi,
state are known TO be in a state of exatation
it may be conceived that adventures of seri
Gus, as well as an amusing character, may be
wrought out. 1t is accompanied by eight
spirited illustrations. The accounts Of what
has been done by persons endowed by his fac
ulty are so extraordinary, that It is impossible
for the widest fiction to exceed them. For
sale at Phinney's.
SIX YEARS LATER; OR, The TAXING OF THE
BAsTILE, being the third series Of The Me-
moirs ofa Physician" By Alexander Dumas
7. b. Peterson & Brothers, Philadelphia, Pa.
publish this day this celebrated historical
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fertility in his literary resources which arc
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master Of light literature is set upon all hi.
works. The better known Of his romantic
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if we eau use that word to denote all that is
attractive in incident, startling in effect, and
grand in magnificent proportions. The " Three
Guardsmen Series" " The Memoirs of Ply.
>cian Series" and the Count Of Monte.
Christo' became popular from the very mo.
ment Of their publication, and are even now
so long after their first issue, recognized as
standard romances Of that class of literature.
For sale at Phinneys.
The WESTMINSTER REVIEW for April has
the following contents Trial by Judge and
Trial by Jury, The Political Reconstruction
of Germany, The University College Of
Wales India, The Mussulman Panic Chris.
tian Theology aud Modern Scepticism, Ma.
poleon the First The Man. The Migration oi
Labor, The Question of Race in France, Spr-
Ituaism aud its Evidences, The Distribution
of Representation, Contemporary Literature
The EDISBuRd REVIEW, Contents Burns
Rome and the Campagna, The Royal Institu.
tion, Guizot's Memoir of the late Duke de
Broglis, Mr. Mall on Disestablishment, Let.
ters and Discoveries of Sir Charles Bell
Oceanic Circulation, The Works of Johr
Hookham Frere, The Life and Times of Henr,
Lord Brougham, The Claims of the United
States
THE BRiTIsH QUARTERLY, Contents Tn,
Poetry Of Matthew Arnold, The Moderr
Newspaper, The American Civil War, Pope
aud his Editors, The Licensing System, Sil
Henry Hollands Recollectons, Kidnappirl
in the South Seas, The Conference Of Non
conformists, Contemporary Literature.
Tue LONDON QUARTERLY, Contents Tn,
State of English Architecture, Thomas Car
lyle, Trade with China, Mason's Life Of Mil
ton, Modern Scepticism, The Duke Of Somer
set, The British Parliament its History
and Eoquence, Diaries Of a Diplomatist
Education, Secularism and Noncouformity
Concession to the United States.
The Jubilee is over, but one of the bes
things called out by it, BosroS ILLUSTRATED
published by James II. Osgood Il Co., re
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visiting this honored but somewhat Intricate
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Hub" Price so cents, and Phinney has it
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J sections.
philadalnhinn took advantage of hi