The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-11-14
D. LornRop AND co.'s FALL BOOKS

No publishing house In the country Is
making more active preparations foI
the holiday trade than ID. Lothrop n
Co., and their list of announcements
exceeds in extent and attractivcness that
of any past year. AS usual, the strong.
est effort has been made in behalf OF
Young readers, and the books offered
for their delectation are as beautiful in
their outside appearance as they are
fascinating inside. Stories in prose and
stories in poetry, funny stories, pathetic
stories in natural history and stories
about people and places, delightfully."-
written and charmingly illustrated,
form large proportion of the catalogue,
while books adapted to the needs and
capacities of older readers are not want
ing.
Among the larger and more impor-
tant books are Mr.. Benjamin's Amer
lean Artists, an elegant quarto volume,
filed with portraits of some of our
most famous painters, with illustrations
from their own hands, drawn expressly
for the work; second volume of
Poets Homes, brought out in the same
manner, containing portraits aud biog-
raphies of Holmes, Bryant, Emerson,
Paul II. Hayne, John Boyle O'Reilly,
and other prominent authors; a new
edition of Out of Darkness into Light,
a volume which New York critic calls
=" a rich work of art;" a red-line quar-
to edition of Pilgrims Progress, on
plate paper, with II full-page illustra-
lions, splendidly bound; Story of the
Prayers OF Christian History, by the
author of Story of the HYMNS !;
Thoughts that Breathe, consisting of
choice extracts from the works of Dean
Stanley, with an introduction by Phil
lips Brooks; new edition of Jesus,
Lover of My Soul; a gift book for
young ladies called Christmas Pie, illus
trated by Miss Lathbury; Christmas
now-fakes, large and elegant quarlo
volume of original poems by American
authors, with choice illustrations, richly
and uniquely bound, and DIR. Smiths
America. our National Hymn, with sew
eral exquisite engravings and a sketch
of the author.
OF the books for young people, prom
inent is Wide Awake Pleasure Book
"F," uniform with the five volumes
which have preceded it, yet with a
richer and more attractive table of con-
tents than either of them; Don Quixote,
Jr., being a history of the further adj
ventures of Miltiades Peterkin Paul :
Miss Yonge's Young Folkss History OF
France and Rome; The Dogberry
Bunch; ROYAL Lowrie's Last Year at
st. Olnve's; and Breakfast for Two, by
Joanna Mathews. Others are in prep
aration and will be early announced.
. 80 Tho al; x..bA hnx-a
ticular reason to feel grateful to the
Messrs. Lothrop, who have provided
for them list perfectly bewilderng in
ITS variety and attractiveness. One OF
the first books to tempt the eye of little
patrons is Child Lore, a beautifully
bound quarto volume with engr1vings
and colored illustrations. 1t contains
the /" Babyland Classics" old and new
with short rhymes and jingles, com
piled and edited by Clara Doty Bates.
and is good for all times and seasons of
the year. Once upon Time, by Miss
L. e. Brown, is charming book OF
story plays, illustrated of course, and
bound in taking style. Then there are
Stories and Pictures of Domestic An
finals, and Stories and Pictures of Wild
Animals, companion books, in large
type, in chrome board covers; new
edition of Little Lucy's Wonderful
Globe; Children's Funny Book, big
quarto, full of pictures; the birthday
Picture Book, with thirty full-page en-
cravings and notices for each day in
the month; and several "baby books, -
chief among them Babvland for 1879,
Baby's Objcct-Lesson Book, and Baby's
Portfolio.
Unusual attractions are also offered
in the little Libraries and /" Series. )"
The Wide Awake Library, containing
the eight volumes of the magazine,
ought to be in the possession of every
family where there are children, and
no cheaper or more fitting present
could be made by parents than this.
The Out of School Series. consisting of
four volumes by popular writers, is a
special attraction. Then there are the
Merry and True series of ten volumes:
Little Chats with Little Folks, six
books in box; Baby Classic Toy
Books; Favorite Quarto Toy Books
the Natural History Series and Stories,
and Johnny's Discoveries, in three vol
umes.
The presentation book upon which
the Messrs. Lothrop are bestowing par
ticular attention, and which, from its
peculiar character, ought to have special
attraction for every patriotic American,
is DR.. s. f. Smiths America, which
for nearly half century has served as
our national hymn. 1t is to be brought
out in large quarto form, magnificently
and bound, and containing,
beside the hymn, an illustrated sketch
of the venerable author, who is still
living. 1t would be interesting if we
could know the various important occa-
sions upon which this hymn has been
sung since it was first written. During
the war it exerted wonderful inllu-
ence at home and in the field in the
way of Strengthening patriotic feeling,
and it has lost none of its popularity or
power since. The volume which pre-.
sents it is artistic and beautiful, and it
should be found in the household Of
every true American.
The five handsomely printed volumes
which constitute the Idle Hour Series.
and have put off their light summer
for tasteful cloth covers, claim
The attention of all lovers of choice lit
erature. They have all been warmly
praised by the press, and in their cheap
err form have had large and steady
sale. Their character is not ephemeral,
nor are they simply intended as " sum
mer books" One can enjoy the expe-
riences of the Two Girls who Tried
Farming, by coal fire as we'll as in a
hammock, or narrative of the trio
who sailed Up and Down the Merrimac
when that famous river is frozen as
well as now. My Daughter Susan and
Priscilla Hunter are acceptable acouain-
tances at any time of year, and there is
no particular season to be set aside for
Poor Papa.
There are two other series which
seem TO require special mention. The
irst, History and Biography, contain
ng five volumes, aud Famous Ameri-
cans, containing the lives of Franklin,
Sumner, Webster, and Amos Lawrence.
HheY are books which every hoy shnnld |