Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-01

My FARM OF EDGEwooD country book,
by the author of Reveries of Bachelor. New
York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co. Readers
who hope to learn from this book what the au-
thor knows about farming, will be almost as
much disappointed as those who expected to
| find a treatise on horticulture in Mr.. Warmers
| charming, "Aly Summer in a Garden" The
disappointment will not be an unpleasant one
however, unless the desire for practical informa-
ton is inOrdinately strong Mr.. Mitchell has
pleasant fancy and rare faculty of graceful
expression. This is a new edition of a book
first published some years ago, and is now issued
as one of the "Edgewood Series" which in
cludes all the familiar works of this author. 1t
is handsomely printed, bound in flexible covers,
and makes an attractive volume. For sale by
Grout & Putnam.
THREE Books OF SONGS, BY Henry Wads-
worth Longlellow Boston: James r. Osgood
& Co. The first of these "Books of Songs" con-
tains "Tales of a Wayside Inn," second day,
with 'prelude." In the second we have "Judas
Msccab@us," a dramatic sketch. The third
consists of a Handful of Translations." We
need not describe Longfellow's poetry 1t is
ouiiltiCHA ~ dHuOuttC Mldl lie HIS MTlIIeQ. W C
may say, howsyer, that the best things in this
volume are the "Tales of a Wayside Inn" and
that Judas Maccabeus" is a very poor produc.
ton; it is poorer than Mr.. Longfellow's prev-
GUS dramatic pieces; he has no genius for this
kind of writing For sale by Grout & Putnam.
A HIDDEN LIFE and other Poems, by George
Macdonald. New York: Scribner, Armstrong
Co. The narrative poem, which gives its
title to the collection, is the longest of these
poems, occupying fifty pages or more The
Others are arranged in groups under the titles:
The Gospel Women, Book of Sonnets and
Organ Songs. The poems, with much felicity
of rhythmcal expression, display the same
mental characteristic which are conspicuous
in the authors prose works with which the
American public is familiar. Grout & Putnam
have this book for sale.
BROKEN Toys. A novel by Anna C. Steele.
Boston: James r. 0sgood & Co. There is moth
ing 10 distinguish this especially from the aver
| agenoyel. 1t is the story of woman who mar
ried TO please her family, without affection for
her husband. After time, a former lover re
turns from distant country and persuades her
to elope with him, but sooA tires of her and de-
serts her. She still loves him passionately and
dies heart broken. The narrative drags little
at first, but the latter part is exciting, though
sad. For sale here by Grout & Putnam.
GUIDE Book, for the Eastern Coast of New
England; by f. c. Eastman. This is new
issue of book published last year. 1t aims to
secure attention 10 the pleasant places on the
New England coast, which tourists will find at
tractive. For sale by Grout & Putnam.
The OVERLAND MONTHLY for June is the
last number of the eighth volume During the
four years Of its existence it has steadily main
tanned the place, which it took from the first, in
the front rank of American magazines. Its pro-
prietors and the people of the Pacific coast,
which it so ably represents, have reason to be
| proud of its deserved success. The present num-
her contains interesting articles on sheep farm
| ing ia California, Kodiak and southern Alaska;
| the Netherland mettray, reform school con-
Quoted on excellent principles; on American art !;
the third paper on northern California Indians !;
| PAWS north pole expedition; several short
stories, and poems, and some well written book
notices.
BLACKwooD's MAGAZINE for May has install
ments of its two continued stories, the Maid of
Skier and A True Retormer; another of its cap
ital papers on French home life, The Situation
in France, and some clever but caustic sketches
of Statesmen in and out of Parliament"