Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-12-26
Literary Notices.

PoFMs Bv louise Chandler Mouton Boston
Roberts Brothers The name Of the author Of this
little volume IL already too wel-lnown and too
well appreciated TO make any comments on her
poems necessary. Thesixty-four poems embraced
~ the book lave been previously published in
different papers and magazines but this IT, We
believe the first time they have ever been col
ltcted together in one volume Several Of them
are particularly beautiful -" Fiat Iustitia d"
LIES Loss, " What She Said in Her Tomb" and
some Others rise above the rest and by their IA
thos, power aud sweetness, show Mt once that
their author possesses genius NJ very high quail
ty For sale Mt Phinneys
ANGELO. BY Stuart Sterne New York Hnrd
Houghton. Boston. II q Houghton 4 Co.
The author Of this poem is known TO the public
only by the above nom de plume. WHO or what
he may be we cannot even conjecture That he
is poet no one who may read his work eau
doubt Two or three years ago he issued vol
ume Of poems which received the most natterng
reviews from the literary critics throughout the
country, though it attracted but little notice from
the reading public at large ingeo" il n poem
of rare merit, 1t represents II page from the his
tory Of Michael Angelo, and does it with 20 much
beauty and In fine n style that one can only
regret arriving ut the hooks end One cannot
help wishing that Stuart Sterne" would not
only make himself known, but continue to charm
Us with his poetic pen as he has in the past For
sale at Phinneys
ONE SUMMER, with illustration, by Augustus
lIoppin. Boston: James r. Osgood & Co This
book published anonymously, is one Of the most
charming stories we ever read. The plot, If there
isany, is 50 simple as to he almost invisible The
great charm of it is it, bright and sparkling wit it,
easy and graceful flow. and its elegant style It
Is story Of city people recruiting in the country;
and their haps and mshal's, their unfortunate
and ninteutiona clashings, are the cause of many
An amusing and embarrassing situation. The H.
Illustrations are by no means its lease attractive
feature. They are elegant extremely appropri-
ate, and very numerous. They are all executed
with fidelity to nature that is remarkable The
book j. gotten up in elegant Style with illu-
minated cover, printed on heavy tinted paper.
and is choice gift-book a. one could desire
For sale at phnnels
MuRLLo. by NJ. f. Sweetser Boston; James
K. Osgood 4 Co.-Ths is another of the Artist
| Biography series, aud will he all the more well
come because the general knowledge of the great
est Of Spanish painters is - limited and incorrect.
| MurillO, born poor, and in early life obliged to
struggle for sustenance by dnt of his native tai
ent and indomitable WILL to the highest
point of artistic excellence ever attained by any
| Smniard. His private life WAS tranquil and I'M
eventiul lie never left is native country, al
| though he is said IA have cherished strong de-
ires To visit Italy and study in the great schools
If art to be found there This desire seemed to
vanish as his success made such trip possible
| Every one who has seen copy of one Of Murillo's
Madonnas, or engravngs of his Beggar-boys,"
will welcome this little volume. The characters
tics of his pictures faithfully given and descrp
tons of the principal ones For sale at Phinney's.
POETRY FOR CHILDREN. BY Charles and Mary
Lamb. New York Scribner, Armstrong & 90 -
rhe authors of this volume have done more for
the literature of children than any other two
writers we know Of The "Taes from Shakes
peare," Mrs Leicester's School," Maria Howe"
I" Su an Yates, and their other stories for young
folks, will be read when one-half of the pre-
tentious poems aud novels Of our time have been
forgotten for centuries. Several of the poems are
very beautiful, notably the one on The three
Friends, l." and many others. The poems are pre-
faced with an introduction, assigning the author
| ship Of the poems to the brother and sister re-
-pectvely The editor Richard Ierne shepherd
lives William Goodwin the founder of two "Ju-
''"''o H'"'"'eS III L'h""n' 'he circuit VI in-
>usaths these poems No matter VINO prompted
them they are the most delightful collection OF
hlIureh poems we nave ever seen FOR sale at
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EDWARD GiBBoN, edited by W ID. Howells
Boston; James r. Osgood Il Co This is one of
Mr.. Howells' series Of AutObiJsm ply aud is fully
as interesting AS its predecessors in the series
Its subject is sufficient to attract the atten-
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