Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-10-10
Literary Notes.

LEE & SHEPARD, Boston, send us, of Flake
Frizzle Stories" DooroR PAPA, by Sophie May.
author Of Little Irudy Stories, etc Illustrated
The naxen hair and blue eyes peep ont often in
Sophie Mays stories We hear the childish
prattle and see both the childish glee and the
little grief They are bright and pleasing, at
tractive to both old and young.
THE EASTERN QUESTION. James r. Osgood 4
Co. have added four new books to their former
issues on the Eastern troubles The first, "Mon-
tenegro in Bulgaria" by George NJ. Towle, gives
the history of the two provinces, account of the
government, the church, the education, etc, etc.
The book has an elegant and convenient map,
which greatly facilitates speedy understanding
of what the book contains. The second "Mod-
ern Greece, by the same author, tells us about
the history, king constitution, capital, popua-
tion, language, religion, education, and many
other very interesting subjects which are little
known even among the more intelligent classes
The history referred to above does not include
the history of ancient and classic Greece but only
such as bears on the question now under discus
sion The third one is on the Princpalites of the
Danube, Servia and Roumania, and is by the
same author Considerable portions of this book
dzine To those portions that have appeared be-
| fore additions have been made, bringing mat
ters down to the present time, and making the
| narrative pertinent to events now transpiring.
The fourth, - Asia Minor and the Caucasus" by
Sir Randall Roberts, Bart, gives us information
about the cities of Asia Minor, their Typographical
and social condition, the war in Asia Minor and
the Caucasus" The portion treating Of the wal
in Asia Minor has appeared before in letters IL
the Boston Advertiser. 1t is fine opportunity
for any one who does not know much of what is
going on in the Fast, to post up.
PoErIc INTERPRETATION OF NATuRE.-By
c. Sharp, LII d. Boston: II. o. Houghton S
Co.--The public will gladly welcome any new
work from the pen of the author of Studies il
Poetry and Philosophy" aud Couture and Re
gOn," This latest production il not II viii
below its predecessors either in style, line o
thought or treatment IL is not addressed to peo
pie Of great literary attainments alone; and doe
not presuppose any wide acquaintance with Eng
lish literature. 1t is more particularly designe,
for the use Of students; but will be found wei
worthy the perusil Of more mature and more nd
yanced minds. The opening chapters are ON tn
"s Sources Of Poetry" Poetic feeling awakene
by Nature, VIII Science put out POETRY an
several other topics of similar interest and in
portance Then COMES the consideration of Ma
ture Fl" in Hebrew Poetry and in Homer; in Luor,
thus and Virgil In Chaucer, Shakespeare an
Milton The return to nature in Allan Ramsa
and Thomson and nature in Collins, Gray, Golc
/ smith, Cowper and Burns, followed by WORD.
worth as AN interpreterof nature complete tn
book. II Is a valuable addition to literature an
will be received by the better educated portion
, the public with pleasure, AS being simple an
! direct consideration of its subject, treated COZ
cisey and ably. While some of the statement
4 will seem somewhat startling such as, Tor II
stance, comparing Goethe, Rousseau and Word
worth, and remarking that the latter had sens
bility iar healthier than Rousseau, and FAR deept
than GOethe-the verdict OF its readers Will i
taken and well maintained
The foregoing books may he procured OF T.
L Phinney, Montpelier, VI.