The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-06-22
New Publications.

Three Generations" by Sarah A. Emery.
A story of the times from 80" to 1872.
Without any remarkable brilliancy, it is a
good delineation of the wants, and the condi-
tion of things in our own country in the early
part of this century, and will repay the read
ing. Published by Lee & Shepard. For
sale by Loring, Short & Harmon.
"Sed and Shore" the sixth and last of the
"Onward and Upward F" series by Oliver
Optic. The story includes the cruise of a
first class youth to Bermuda Islands across the
Atlantic, up the Baltic and through the Med
iteranean, and is continuation of the travels
by Sea and Land of Phil. Farringford. OF
course. all the little folks who have followed
Master Phil. in his wanderings VIII DO ans
ious to know how he finished his travels.
The closing book of the series will be to them
one of unequalled interest. Published by
Lee & Shepard. For sale by Loring, Short
& Harmon.
The WHISPERING PINE, or the Graduates of
Radcliffe Hall by Rev. Elijah Kellogg.
College Lite, with its peculiar trials, joys,
perplexities, fun and sometimes, sober ex-
periences, a miniature world is set forth with
the freshness and earnestness so characters
tic of our old friend.
Under the whispering pines," of Bowdoin,
of which institution Kellogg is an alumus,
there are still cherished traditions of many of
the incidents portrayed in this volume, and
some ne,o grave and reverend men, are
chronicled as active participants, if not chief
mourners at the ''burial of Calculus" Kel-
logg is himself Portland boy, aud we may
well feel a just pride in the success he has at
tanned, and the high position he occupies as a
writer of fact, fiction, prose and poetry.
There is no one of living writers for the
young, who has stronger hold upon the
| youthful mind of this country than Elijah
Kellogg. published by Lee and Shepard.
For sale by Loring, Short and Harmon.
HAPPY THOUGHT HALL, by F. C. Bur-
nand, author of "Happy Thoughts 'More
Happy Thoughts" &c.
A nonsensieal, happy go lucky sort of book,
with many bright things scattered through it.
Light, airy and rather pleasant summer read
ing. Published by Roberts Brothers. For
sale by Loring, Short & Harmon.
WAITS FROM THE WAYBILLs OF AN OLD
ExPREssMAN, by d. W. Tucker. An ac-
count of the origin of express companies, and
prior methods of doing carrying business
the growth and advancement of the occupa-
ton with sketches of many prominent express
men and stage drivers, interspersed with ex-
press anecdotes, jokes and "reminiscences
A neat little book with a portrait of Alvin
Adams, the distinguished founder of Adams
Express. Published by Lee and Shepard.
For sale by Loring, Short and Harmon.
James r. Osgood & Co. publish guide
book of Boston for the benifit of Jubilee Wis
itors, called ''Boston Illustrated" In paper,
price so cents. For sale by Albert Colby.
Lee & Shepard publish Little Grandmoth-
er," of the Little Prudy Flyaway series by
Sophie May. A pretty little book for chill
dren. For sale by Loring, Short & Harmon.
practical Horseshoeing," Treatise by c.
Fleming member of an infinite number of
veterinary societies. Different kinds of feet,
and shoes are discussed, methods of obviating
the whole subject made. Published by d.
| Appleton & Co. For sale by Bailey & Noyes.
| GoETHE-HIs LIFE AND WoRks--an Essay
by George II. Calvert. ,..4 -- - -..-e.,
Perhaps writer can set himself no harder
or more ambitious task in the form of an es-
say, than this which Mr.. Calvert has under
j taken. The writings of Goethe are so full of
| his own mental experiences and powerful per-
| sonality that they form an exhausted autObi-
ography, and the valuable works by A. w.
Schlegel, and others in the German and by
Mr.. Lewes in our own language are fine COM
mentaries;upon the man who was his own
best bographer. , g+..se. 7.e-.
To do effectual work in such field, a writ
er should be able to bring forward
facts previously unknown, in regard to
the life of the subject, or be so
peculiarly en- rapport with his genius, as to
4 guide the reader to more clear and entire
appreciation. 1t seems to us that the pres
ent volume fulfls neither of these conditions.
The style of the writer is wordy and exagger-
ated, and the extracts from poems which he
! translates give no evidence OF poetic talent,
either in versifcation or sense of the fitness
| of words. At the same time, the essay
will be of interest to many readers, as pre-
senting in condensed form the principal
events of the life of Goethe. Published by
Lee & Shepard. For sale by Loring, Short
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