The Portland daily press., 1872-01-20
Recent Publication.

The February atlantic is hardly inferior to
the magnificent January number DIR. Holiness
delightful papers called ''The Poet at the
breakfastTable' is the first thing we read
and what is there better in modern literature?
Hawthorne's newly discovered tale is contin-
ued So is "a Comedy of Terrors," and obi
versions of the Echo Club Edward Atkin-
son has another thrust at the disciples of Carey
in his article on 'The Visible and Invisible in
Protection" Jefferson as a Law Student
is by Parton. Higginson contributes 'Tn
Wherry." The poetry is contributed by Mrs
Piatt William Ellery Charming and Miss
Phelps. "A Morse Stew is by Hjalmar Hjorth
Boyesen, whose Scandinavian birth is beyond
question if there is anything in names. The
editorial departments are full, able and inter-
esting -@ q saAAts SfR no lf HIT
The City is a new illustrated magazine. the
January number of which has been issued by
the American News Company, New York. 1t
is great success geographically and it's en-
cravings are OF the highest order. Its contrib
utors are such men as Greeley, Sumner Sted-
man, Bellows and other prominent writer's
The January number of the american Jour-
nal Of the Medical Sciences, edited by Isaac
medical publications in the country. The
ground covered by the present number of the
journal in its 300 pages is surprising 1t con-
tains a complete review of all that is new and
fresh in the medical profession, in this and 9th
er countries. Published quarterly at So a wear
by Henry G. Lea, Philadelphia. @
The new theory of Tides by d. X. Chase, Sem
tor for Washington County, lis published by Rich
ard l.. Gay & Co. Maine is to be congratulated
on having man of profound scientific attain
ments among her law-givers. His new theory
OF tides only occupies twelve pages of a PAM
phlet, but there is good deal in it, neyerthe
less. . .
The Poems of Celia Thaxter are published in
mce' prettlly bound little volume by Hurd &
houghton, New York The mechanical execu-
ton OF the book is worthy of the fine poetry
which it contains (For sale by Loring. Short
& Harmony
Book Second of the Chronicles of Gotham,
has been published by G. W. Carleton & Co.,
New York. 1t is like the first part. yery
amusing, and the same drunaatis perso,,g are
introduced
MIS- Jane Thurston has issued from the press
OF some Portland publisher A Ne,o Art or
f,Taaceple an Laao, ''for settling national oues-
lions without war" 1t is pamphlet of 20
pages, and is marked by the legal subtletv
logical argument and persuasive eloouence for
which 'fJane the First is distinguished.
d. Appleton & Co., New York have issued
the following: Ballads Of Good Deeds, by Henry
Abbey, is made up of the authors contributions
to nearly all our leading American periodicals.
and is dedicated to George VIM. Curtis Many
of them have become popular favorites There
is wide range of topics in the little volume.
from classic to modern, and from pastoral to
oriental. Mr.. Abbey verse is far better than
common. DaUid Copperfeld is the volume of
the "Handy-Volume Edition" of Dickens last
published. Bound in flexible cloth covers and
SOFA at the very reasonable price of rs cents
treasure, holiday book of prose and verse;"
mas decidedly outre appearance externally for
the publishers of Darwin, Huxley and Spencer.
the designer of the highly-colored paper cover
having apparently taken his hint from the king
Oh diamonds or the queen of hearts But it |
contains variety of pleasing matter, the selec-
lions being from Hood, Kingsley, Swinburne.
Mrs. Norton and other well-known ENGLISH
writers. To "Appletons Illustrated Library Of
Romance" has been added Mohannaed Al
and HIS House. a historical romance by L.
translated by Chapman Coleman
Paper covers. Price 81. (For sale by Bailey
& Noyes.) atIit. If'lf{It
Scrtbner's Monthly for February is rich in il
Illustrations, having over fifty soft, clear and
well executed engravings. 1t has the second
paper on the Yellowstone, an interesting and
fuly illustrated paper on the Mormons an ar
ticle on the Banking System, renewal of War