Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-01-09
Ne7O Publications.

A reviewer In one of the best of our
religious weekles appreciatively aud truly
lays of this volume that "a book like these
Records has peculiar grace and mean
ing. II comes to many of us like mes
seuger from some sertner cline, with aglit
OF healing in lis wings 1t is so full Of a
patient. calm, and heavenly spirit that It's
benedicion falls even upon poor humani-
ty tDiling in the highways and noisy thor
oughrares." The book is one whose real
and intrinsic merit commends II TO every
| thoughtful earnest reader. In lis perusal
we are privileged TO move in the upper
| circles of English thought and influence
and to gain real insight into their best and
| truest lle." The stoly, as the reviewer al
ready quoted observes, is chiefly concern
ed with Maria, the wife of Augustus Hare,
| one of the authors of "GueSscs at TRUTH"
Her letters and her Notebook" furnish
| the greater part of the volume; but we
have also frequent glmpses of Julius and
! Marcus Hare, Esther Maurice (sister OF
| Frederick D. Maurice), Bishop Heber,
Bunsen, Wordsworth, John Sterling and
many others of greater or less celel rity.
There is, of course. nothing . f striking or
|
shows, simply and plainly, what an invit-
ing charm a true religious faith and trust
mlvcast about the lowly, everyday life of a
cultivated and refined mind-and we wish
that every inveterate novel reader could be
induced TO try the experiment Of its perus-
| al, being sure, as we are, that they would
close the book, feeling, not dull and dispir-
tied, but rather refreshed, invigorated and
| inspired for the real work OF life. For sale
by j. Steen.
From Mcssrs. Roberts Brothers we have,
also, CHESS MINoRITY, an English story
for boys, bright, wide-awake, and of
healthrul tone throughout-just such a
book, in fact as boys in their teens ought
to read. Also, from the same publishers,
WHAT KATY DID AT SCHOOL, by Susan
Coolidge, than whom we know OF none who
writes moro charmingly for Tour young
folks" Both these volumes are illustrated,
handsomely printed, and bound in blue
and gold. For sale by ]. Seen.
NEW SONGS FOR LITTLE PEOPLE. BY Ma
~ Il. Anderson. illustrated bv Lizzie
b. Humphrey. Boston: Lee 4 Shepard.
1874
The songs are new in reality, as well as
in name, rs the author states that only two
Of them have before appeared in print.
They are all of just the character to please
the little ones, the movement being light
and easy, and the idea conveyed such as
they will readily comprehend and appre
cate. Several of them There are some six
~ in al) have real mert-for instance the
Engine Song" Lullaby" "March,"
"Questions," and others. 1t is issued in
gay and attractive form and Is for sale by
Cheney & Clapp.
THE EGYPTIAN Stretch Book is good
sized volume by Charles G. Leland, the we'll
known author Of the famou, "IIans Brett
mann's Ballads in which he tells what he
saw in a journey to Egypt. The narrative
is plentifully mixed with jokes and funny
stories, some of which we have an Impress
ion that we have seen in print before, but
the book is, on the whole, an attractive one
with which to while away leisure hour
now and then. II. o. Houghton & Co.,
publishers, Riverside, Cambridge, Mass.
For sale in Brattleboro by ]. Steen.
Which SHALL II BE? is tine taking
title of LoRING's latest issue in his series
|
Mrs. Alexander, is a bright, lively one,
. full of incident and the interest well sus-
, TUNED. The brilliant success of Mrs. Alex
anders previous works ensures the popu-
y larity OF this. Price, in paper covers, 81
cents. For sale by Cheney & Clapp.
t THE GALAxY.-The Galaxy" is just
> entering on the eighth year of its existence.
4 | II ., I, bn C,rp m lsrl-
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t mere pictorial attractions and strictly local
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D each month the choicest possible literary
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be thoroughly up to the times in the choice
OF subj scts Which it has discussed, anc
most of lhe live questions of the day are
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T. view Oi our ma al operations during tn
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Is on Mr. Lincoln and Mr.. Seward has give,
o many exceedingly Interesting revelation
IL as TO the position, views and acts of MI
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at has an article on his relations with Mr.. ST
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, Mr.. Thurlow Weed has given many in
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10 touching on the most important events I
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40 Tue articles which he has already published
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