Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-05-14
NEW PUBLICATIONS..

Illustrated Boston: Lee & Shepard 1t
is fortunate thing, not only for the
"Young Folks" of the United States. but
for all reading people, when an author like
Col. Higginson takes it upon himself to
write brief, simple and comprehensive
history of our common country. Very
few of us, comparatively, ut this day, have
the time or patience to go through with an
extended history of any kind, and hence a
lamentable Ignorance "n many points
which school children, even, are supposed
to know by heart. The book is u small
and compact one Of $40 pages OF clear type,
and yet ia this compass We have a COM
plete record OF events from the earliest
times down through the settlement of the
colonies, the struggles Of the forefathers,
the Revolution. the rapid growth of the
country, the conflict over slavery, result
ing in the war of the rebellion, TO
the present time, all concisely given, and
yet without a "dry" page between the COW
ers. The method by which SO difficult an
achievement has been successfully accom-
pIshed, may be briefly stated in the au
thor's own words, viz. "to omit all names
and dates not really useful, and to make
liberal use of the familiar traits and incl
dents of every day." while, furthermore,
"less space than usual is given TO the
events of war, and more to the affairs of
peace" The careful critic of the New
York Times in speaking of the book says
1t is one (which no American boy or girl
can fail TO read with pleasure, while he or
she learns from it all Of the essential facts
in the progress of the country from the pc
Rod of its discovery 10 the present day.
Mr.. HiRginson has not attempted to write
down TO his expected readers-he is hard
ly the man to do that. His work iss mans
work, worthy Of a mans reading; good
for reference, and yet well suited TO the
young. 1t is discreetly illustrated with
maps, portraits, and views has an appen-
dix of public documents and statistical ia
bles, and full index. It Is an excellent
book of its kind" We believe that every
careful reader will fully endorse this judg'
ment of a book of unusual merit. For
sale in Brattleboro by Cheney & Clapp.
In "THE ISLAND OF FIRE, or, a ThOus.
and Years Of the old NOithmens Home"
from the pen of Rev. p. c. Headley,
well-knOwn and popular author, we have
a volume which is quite unique, as COM
bining all that could be desired in the way
of story aud romance with matter OF real
aud standard historical value. The book
is in fact a well edited compendium of the
most interesting aud valuable information
now ext1nt in regard 10 Iceland aud her
people, together with numerous fiscinat-
ing extracts from the store of legends aud
fables which form 80 large share OF the
literature of that strange country. The
book is the natural ou,growth of the mill
lenial celebration of Iceland, which took
place last year, and in which many of the
Lending participants were Americans. We
have no doubt that in the minds of many
of our readers, IS in our own, the desire
was awakened in childhood to know more
of the wonderful land or fire aud ice, aud
Mr.. Headley's graceful narrative will 60
far toward gratifying The popular appetite
for such knowledge. 1t is published by
Lee Il Shepard, Boston, aud sold in Brat
teboro by Cheney & Clapp.
1t is rarely that one finds book of for
eign travel, sketch aud incident, which
seems 10 be so real aud life-like as does the
tasteful and attractive volume now before
us entitled "SPAIN AND THE SPASIA RDs."
The author Of this work, as stated by Lee
{ Shepard, the publishers, is Mr.. n. L.
Thiebin, now for the tirst time appearing
before the American public. He began hiJ
English journalistic career as the foreign
correspondent of the London Pail Mall
Gazette ard achieved wide reputation by
his bright contributions TO that journal.
Daring the Franco Prussian war he Joined
the French army as special correspondent
OF the same paper, and his letters in this
capacity were widely quoted even in this
country. At the conclusion Of that war
the New York Herald engaged Mr..
Thieblin TO go TO Spain, and this volume is
the result of his travels and sojourn in that
country, this edition being a careful revis-
ion and abridgement OF the original Lon
don edition published in April last in two
volumes. We believe that American read
ers will cordially endorse The Spectators
estimate of the work:
"Mr. Thieblin's grand merit is that lie
takes his reader with him. Having read
these sketches, we seem TO realize tho sen
satiou of having actually plodded with a
Carlist column through the arid gorges of
Navarro, or looked out over the Plaza in
Madrid while revolution was going on.
We have visited Spain in Mr.. Thiebin' =
company and enjoyed our visit-this is the
best thing we can say Of the book"
Sold in BrattIeboro by Cheney & Clapp.
In WARRISaToN's MANUAL we have a
neat pocket volume Of intrinsic merit. The
author Is the we'll known William s. Rob
inson, who has achieved national reputa-
iton as a newspaper correspondent nder the
nom de plume of Warrington. In this
Manual he has tried "lO furnish 10 officers
aud member of legislative and other delib-
erative assemblies, and to societies of all
kinds, a concise and practical guide in
what is called Parliamentary law" The
book seeks "to give the reasons for the or
binary aud the best practice OF the best Or
dered bodies" aud is written on ''the as
sumption that members of societies, or
ders, municipal bodies and legislatures
are on an equality" Probably no man In
the country is better qualified to make q
book of THIS kind than is Mr.. Robinson,
from his long experience as clerk OF the
Massachusetts, House of Representatives
The work Is very concise, aud a complete
Index adds materially to ITS value. Pub
lished by Lee & Shepard, and sold ln Brat
tleboro by Cheney & Clapp.
From Lee & Shepard we also have
"SowED BY THE WIND" an attractive sto
ry by Elijah Kellogg, who is we'll aud ia
vorably known rs the author Of numerous
excellent books for the Young. This vol
ume is the first of six of the same charsc