Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-03
Literary Notices.


MEssRs lIouGHro., Osaoop Co. have Just
ready "Keramos and other POEMS" new vol
ume by Mr.. Jongfeilow, comprising the poetryhe
has written since 1875, when 1.-THE Masque Of
Pandora was published. A very large circle Of
renders will give this book a hearty greeting.
MEMoIts OF WnLdAM FRAscfs BARrIEnr,-by
General Francis w. Palirey, will be published
Immediately by Houghton, Osgood 4 Co. Cen
eral Bartlctts brilliant record "a a soldier, and
his conspicuous and patriotic efforts to bind North
and South in new and lasting union, after war
was over, won for him the admiration and love Of
the whole country. General Palfrey, who was his
comrade in war and his intimate friend has told
the story Of his life 40 as to enlist eager attention
The volume will contain a portrait Of General
Bartlett The public may be interested ~ know
that the authors profits on the sale OF the Me-
mor " will go TO General Bartletts family.
MEssRs. RoBERrs BRorHRRs publish "Philo-
christus, the new life of the Saviour purporting
10 be written by one OF his disciples, which has
attracted considerable attention in Europe II is
successful in attaining the manner and the atmos-
phere Of the period in its literary composition
Gemini, the last-and some say the best--No-
Name novel, from the same house, is clever and
readable. It's scene is laid in New Hampshire,
and II carries back to the ant-slavery days be-
fore the war The sketches of character and Of
manners in the town in which its scene is laid is
very good The authorship is worth guessing
Roberts Brothers also publish little volume of
selections from the German preacher, Tauler.
UNDER THE Lu.Acs.-This story rivals in inter
est Miss Alcott's first great success, Little
Women" The scene is laid in a fine old New
England homestead and the neighboring country
town, and the half-dozen jolly boys and girls who
form the chief characters are described, and their
thousand FRANKS and scrapes detailed, in the
authors very best style. Two characters that
will especially delight the readers are runa-
way crcus-boy and his Wonderful trained dog
Sc Sancho," who, for ways that dark and
tricks that van,' almost rivals the " Heather
| Chnee." "Under the Lilacs " was begun in 81.
| Nicholas, Scribner's Illustrated Mdgazine for girls
| and boys, for November, 1877, and will he COM
pleted in October 1873. The publishers offer the
twelve numbers, from November, 1877, to Octo-
her, 1873, containing Under the Lilaos' COM
| pete, besides three shorter serials, and short
stories poems, pictures, rhymes, and iinges al
most innumerabe, for two dollars and fifty cents,
or they can be had of any bookseller at the same
rate. Scribner & Co., Publishers, New York City
| SEoIA, published by Lee & Shepard, Boston
This book, from its authorship, Is of peculiar in
terest to Vermonters, and of itself is Of peculiar
interest to everybody The writer tells us that it
| was revealed to her "whie listening to the per-
Torrance Of an extraordinary musical compost
ton" 1t pretends to be neither history nor theol-
ogy The book is founded on tho theory that in
the early ages Of the world angelic beings became
incarnate, assumed the likeness Of men, left the
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