The Portland daily press., 1876-07-08
Recent Publications.


PRINCE BISMARCK, by Julian Klaczko, translated
from the Revue Des Deux NIondes by Frank p.
Ward. New York: Hurd e Houghton For
sale by Loring, Short s. Harmon.
This remarkable work, the appearance of
which excited so wide an interest in Eurone
has at length received an English dress. NJ
Klaczko has long been known as brilliant
and trenchant writer upon European politics
and prominent men. The unfolding of the
part played by the great Russian and Prussian
ministers in the recent great events has
furnished him theme peculiarly adapted to
his capacities and style. The work is not
formal history. 1t is not set biography 1t is
blending Of the two, with suggestive com
ment, fine satire and racy anecdote copiously
intermingled. 1t is at once an artistic delinea-
ton OF human character as exhibited by the
foremost two of European statesmen, and
profound study of the drama in which Prussia,
France, Austria and the other great continent
al powers have taken of late years so moment
Gus part. 1t is especially adapted to the
American reader because it puts in relief the
salient features of events with only enough de-
tail to give point and pungency to the nara
tive. The work will find many readers Like
the issues of the Riverside Press in general the
book is well gotten up, and the translation, so
far as we can judge, without the original text
at hand, is faithfully done. The translator
Mr.. F. p. Ward, is a recent graduate of Har-
ward College, and is the Oldest son of George
Ia. Ward, Esq., so widely known in railroad
and manufacturing circles in Maine and Massa-
chusetts.
GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF
THE BARTLETT FAMILY IN ENGLAND AND
AMERICA, by Levi Bartlett Warner H.
This book compiled by the venerable Lev
Bartlett of Warner. well known as u writer of
agricultural articles for the Country Gentle
man and other agricultural papers, traces the
genealogy of the Bartlett family in the United
States, from Adam Bartlett, an Esquire who
came with William the Conquerer and seated
himself in Ferring, County of Sussex, and was
buried at Stephan A, d. HOO. Besides the
Genealogical Register are short and interesting
sketches of Israel Bartlett, born April 3Oth
17l2, one of the early settlers of Nottingham N.
II. ;of Euoch Bartlett of Haverhill, well known
as business man throughout New England
of the Hon. Bailey Bartlett of Haverhill, Ed
win Bartlett of Amondale, N. Y and many
others. The author has devoted years of labor
to this volume which must be of great interest
to all bearing the name of Bartlett. But three
hundred copies have been printed. Any one
desiring copy can obtain one by remitting
five dollars to the author.
New ENGLAND LIFE. A Century of Gossip. or
the Real and the Seeming By Willard G. Nash.
Published by w. b. Keen, Cooke & Co., Chicago
Our readers cannot fail to feel an interest in
this novel as it is by Maine man, resident
of Addison Point, and the scene is laid among
us as is evident from the illusions to Sac.
carappa and Portland. The story is simple
and natural relation of country life in New
England village, the title referring especially
to the fact that the pictures are mostly
seen through shoe shop where the village
| gossips assemble. Lady readers will be
pleased to see the male gossip properly des-
cribed after SO many sketches as we have had
of the female of that species, and the knavish
deacon will be appreciated by all who have
ever submitted to his grinding oppression and
tyrannous bigotry. The concluding paragraph
with its alusion to the baby stocking is very
bright and pretty.
The GLoRIEs OF THE SACRED HEART. By Car
dinal Manning. New York: D. and j. Sadier s.
Co. For sale by T. P. MCGOWAN.
This volume by Cardinal Manning, dedicated
| to the students in the Seminary of st.
Thomas of Canterbury, is given to an ex-
| position of the dogma of devotion to the Sacred
| Heart. The author holds that one cause Of
shallowness in the spiritual life is superficial
| apprehension of the dogma of the Incarnation,
and that one divine purpose in the Institution
and diffusion of the devotion of the Sacred
Heart is to reawaken in the minds of men the
consciousness OF their personal relation to
| Divine Master. To that pupose the present
| work is a contribution.
| Two YEARS IN CALIFORNIA by Mary Cone. Chi
cago, S. G. Griggs & Co. From Loring, Short s.
Harmon.
| Instead OF gossipy sketch of California life,
as the title would lead one to expect, the lady
| gives an excellent geographical and historical
description of California its climate, rainfall,
typography and agricultural facilities, with in-
structions to settlers and tourists, closing with
an excellent chapter on China and the China.
man, and fine description OF the Yosemite.
1t is illustrated with some excellent engravings
/ of natural scenery.