Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-24

KATE BEAUMONT. BY J. W. De Forest.
With Illustrations Boston JamcsR, Osgood 4
Co. All who read the Atlantic Monthly have
seen this novel before and watched with some
interest, from month to month. for the "con,iu-
uea" portions of it. 1t is well counivei
story, and gives admirable sketches OF the so.
cial life it deals with. Fer sale by Grou, 6
Putnam.
PUBLIc AND PARLoR READINGS, bv Louis D.
Monroe. Boston: Lee & Shepard. This book
contains miscellaneous, but choice collection
ofprose and poetry, for the use ofrcadins clubs,
and for public aud social entertainment. The
compiler OF this work has previously giYcn 10
the public volume OF Humorous Readings
which was well recejved, These selections are
of more serious character They are careful
ly selected from foreign and American authors,
and are well adapted for the purpose they are to
serve. For sale by Grout & Putnam,
DREAM LlFE, AND OTHER poEMS, by Stock
ton Bates. Published ny Claxton, Remsen &
Haffclauger: Philadelphia. This is a collection
Of short poems of dreamy character,
as the title of the book indicates. They do
nor seem OF a very high order as regards their
poetical merit, but VIII doubtless please some
readers. The book is prctiily bound with tinted
paper aud good pint. For sale by Grout &
Putnam.
MUSINGS OF A MIDDLE AGED WOMAN by
Ailenroc. Published by Chxtou, R2mseu &
Haifednger, Philadelphia. This Is small vol
ume, containing readable, but not very brilliant
chapters on the incxhaustible theme of woman
and her rights. Some OF the headings of these
chapters arc middle Life" cam an Oyster?'
"Girlology," etc. For sale here by Grout &
Putnam.
Poems. BY J. G. Brinclle. Philadelphia;
Claxton, Rcmsen & Hafelfugcr. We find these
poems readable ard good. There are twenty
five or thirty of them, including translation
of the Antisone of SophoclcS. For sale by
Grout & Putnam
APPLEToN's JOURNAL, Monthly Part No. So,
containing all the weekly numbers for Febru-
airy, has been issued. 1t begins with an Illus
trated article on Richmond. Among the other
illustrations is portrait of Mr.. Gladstone The
piquant illustrations entitled "Habits of Good
Society" are continued; and there are illustrated
"reminiscences Of the "Pme Woods in Maine,' .
which will not escape attention. The admira-
bic editorial management Of this periodical APP
pears constantly in the abundance and variety
of articles OF the best character pure In senti-
timent and influence, instructive as well as en-
tertaining, and remarkable for literary excel
lence There are three serial stories; ''Lady
Sweetapple," which has reached the 18th chap
ter" Goodbye, Sweetheart" of which this
monthly part adds five chapters to the previous
ten, and "a Doubt" by the author of Morton
House." which begins in the last weekly num-
Der for February.
ScRIBNER's MONTHLY, for March, comes to
us with no abatement of its constant tendency
to improvement 1t opens with an illustrated
article on the Chesapeake peninsula, in which
that little known and rather mysterious part of
the country, is described by pen and pencil,
which bring to view even the whipping post
The best thing in this number of Scribner is
Charles Dudley Warmers third paper in the
second series of his Backlog Studies" This
second series is better than the first, In fact, it
is so admirable that some of the critics describe
Mr.. Warner as the "rivaI of Charles Lamb;" but
he is too original too much himself; to be de-
scrbed as the Second" anybody else. This
number is well illustrated, and among the "pic-
lures" are portraits of Page and Berstadt, the
| artists, with biographical sketches
TIE EDINBURGH REVIEW, for January, has
ten articles; 1. Yule's Edition of Marco Polo;
?. Lace-making as Fine Art; 3. Tyerman's
Life of John Wesley; 4. Tylor on Primitive Gull
ture; 5. Grove and Cavalcasele on the History
OF Painting; G. Railway Organization in the late
| War; 7. Irish University Education: s. Grant,
Central Provinces of India; 9. Mr.. Browning 5
Balaustion; 10. The Church, the Land, and the
Liberals 1t is a good number. Re-pubished
in New York by the Leonard Scott Publishing
| Company. We petition earnestly for dscontin-
uance of the dark blue paper cover. The table
of contents on these covers is horrible reading
| LIPPINCoTT's MAGAZINE for March contain,
a continuation of "Scrambles amongst the
Alps" by Edward Wymper, with its admirable
Illustrations, "The Strange Adventures of q
Ph@ton," by WIN. Black, "Avtouu," chap
tiers 4th and 9Th, "The First American Art Acad.
envy" second paper, with other articles of in.
terest. stories, poetry, monthly gossip, literature
of the day, &c.
| lHE OVERLAND for February comes late, de.
famed, no doubt, by the snow blockade. The
table of contents is attractive "Wine Making
ia California;" "The Gleichen Legend ''Seth
Davis Revelation" are the titles of the contin-
ued papers, which, with the usual stories, poe
try, etc., make up the number.
OUR YOUNG Folks, for March, continues the
story of Jack Hazard, and the usual variety of
articles adapted to entertain young readers.
This magazine is always good.