The Portland daily press., 1873-02-01

TuDnsneu Dy Lee anu .outpalu- FOR saie
by Loring, Short and Harmon.
i1E TREASURE OF THE SEAS: BY Prof.
James De Mile.
r ne present volume completes the "B. o.
=, Y oeries,' and relates the adventures of
'o.ns hcroes aud their venerable, eccen-
", .r,e anu anectlonate friend, Cantain Corbet.
Iney search for the treasure said 20 h,vs
been buried by Capt. Kidd, they dr;s, .ro,.a
IN the most aimless style, under the puidance
OF the above mentioned ancient mornor
captain Corbet, and his compass which wa.
"ieetle rusty" and at last bring up in sasa,v
as heroes Of adventure books are bopra a.
In short, the b. o. W. C. Series is one Of ~.
very best of the many lately written fer The
boys.
Published by Lee & Shepard. For sale
by Loring, Short & Harmon. ~,
Social CHARADEs AND PARIoR Oprp.s.
By NJ. I. Calder
Another book, intended to afford aid and
comfort to aspiring young actors. II contain,
several operettas arranged to popular airs.
and some charades, tableaux, &c. very nice
for home or school representation.
Published by Lee & Shepard. Fer sale
by Loring, Short & Harmon.
HISTORY OF THE PRESS OF MAINE, edited
by Joseph Griffin, Brunswick, Me-, pp. 2s4.
Svo.-Baiey & Noyes
One of the handsomest and best books OF
our days-best, that is for reference and his
torical purposes.
Inc iacts accumulated and clearlA present
ed are OF general interest and will become
hereafter treasure house for the people Of
Maine. I
Little or no criticism have we 20 bother
over; but simple, straightforward and
Truthful record of our Maine literature and
Maine writers, and Maine publishers. Alike
honorable to the State and to the author.
who, by the way, only claims to be editor. IL
is book that must have place in all our
best libraries. private as well as public.
]. n.
SALLY WILLIAMS; THE MOUNTAIN GIRL:
By Mrs. Edna ID. Cheney. -r
A hook for young girls, from the pen of
Mrs. Cheney cannot fail to receive warm
welcome; and this will be found a very in.
teresting story of New England life, in the
picturesque Francona region. II is fresh
and unaffected in style, and is one of those
delightfully."- natural stories Of healthy, happy
everyday life to which Miss Alcott and Miss
Susan Coolidge have already accustomed us.
The book is very tasi efdlly bound and print
ed, and several illustrations by Mss L. B.
Humphrey add to the attractiveness Of this
choice little volume. ISIS
Published by Lee & Shepard. For sale by
Loring, Short & Harmon,
Cross AND CRESCENT; OR You've AMEsr-
CA IN TURKEY AND GREECE. BY Oliver
Optic.
This Is the ninth volume of the series of
books of travel and adventure with which
the old favorite, Oliver Optic. is at present
dehghting the rising generatiop--1t 1t describes
the voyage from the Baltic to Constantinople,
and contains many interesting particulars OF
Oriental manners and customs. The story Is
in itself remarkably good one, and we are
sure that the boys viii seize eagerly upon he
book, and all agree upon favorable verdict.
Published By Lee & Shepard For sale by
Loring, Short and Harmon.
KENrucKY's LOVE Oh RouaHINe 1T AROUND
PARIS, by Edward King, author OF ''My
Paris"
This is remarkably fine story of much
dramatic power. The scene is laid within
the German lines during the investment Of
Paris and presents very vivid picture OF
camp life. The heroine, an American girl, Is
the center Of a spy system organized for the
purpose of conveying intelligence from the
beleaguered city to the French forces outside.
Three Americans are the heroes two Of whom
fall in love with the heroine, one coming to
death on account of 1t, and the other to mar
riage. A very interesting and absorbing
book.
Published BY Lee e Shepard. Fore by
Loring, Short & Harmon.
LOVE IS ENOUGH. By William Morris.
This latest work of Ensland's sweetest and
in many respects strongest singer. cannos
fail of a hearty welcome from the American
reading public. We doubt If the poem will
receive SO warm greeting as did the '.Earth-
ly Paradise for there is in 1t less of the art
Of the trourere. Its atmosphere Is even more
dreamy, and we miss the realistic touches of
the earlier poem.
Glove is Enough" is written for the great
er part in the old Anglo-Saxon alllterative
metre. Tho this measure had fallen into
total disuse, the latest production Of Mr.. Nor
ris has shown that 1t adapts itself with ad-
mirable pliability to the peculiar genius of
our Language, and we trust it viii never be
| a1lnvvod "a fall into dis,,sc aoain
| The argument of the poem is this: "This
story, which Is told by way of morality set
before an Emperor and Empress newly we'd
ded, showeth of a King (Pharamond) whom
nothing but Love might satisfy, who left all
to seek Love, aud having found it, found this
also, that he had enough, though he lacked
| all else.''
The drama-lke quest of Pharamond, en-
bracing three years Of weary seeking, is told
with mystic weird sweetness, which ever
has about it tinge Of regret. The quest Is
a vague and shadowy one, as King Phara-
mand is vague and shadowy King, but the
poet has thrown about 1t an exquisite en-
chantment an indefnable glamour, which
transports us for the time into a land of gold
en- romance. The poem Is permeated with
sweetness, rich, heavy and Intoxicating as the
perfume Of some great tropical plant. The
crowning beauty of the work Is its songs.
With the shortest of these we close our In
sufficient notice. ----
| "Lope Is enough: tho the world be a-waning,
And the woods have no voice but the voice OF COM
Tho the sky bo too dark for dim eyes to discover
The gold cups aud daisies fair blooming tnereunaer
Tho the hills be held shadows, and the sea aark
| wonder,
And this day draw veil over all deeds passed over,
Yet their hands shall not trembie the ieet sna not
The void shan not weary, the foar shall not alter
These lips and these eyes of tne ioveu ana sno ioVer
| published by Roberts Bros. For sale by
I,orinc, Short and Harmon.
PHYSICS AND PoLrTIcs; or, Thoughts on
the Application of the Principles Of ssNat-
ural Selection" and sInheritance', to Po-
litical Society. By Walter Bagehot-
The above work Is volume of the very ex.
cellent International scientific series'' pub
llshed by d. Appleton & Co. Its scope is
shown by Its title. 1t is work full Of fresh
thought, written in most readable style, and
singularly free from techuicalities. Its opin-