The Portland daily press., 1885-11-28
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

From a large number of volumes published
by Lee & Shepard, Boston, and for sale by
Loring Short & Harmon, we note the fol-
lowing: A Captive of Love, by Edward
Grevy is founded upon Bakin's Japanese Ro-
nance, the title of which, translated literally
would be ''The Moore Shining through
Cloud-rift on a Rainy Night" This work
of Mr. Grevy's is not absolutely transla-
ton, but follows Bakin's famous novel as
closely as possible, and copies his quaint
style. The book affords an excellent insight
into the thoughts, methods and supersti-
tons of the Japanese of about five hundred
years agn; relates the love of Saikei and
Hachisuba, and depicts the Buddhistc be-
lief of the masses. 1t contains twenty-six
illustrations from the original work, and is
literary curiosity full of interest.
Miss Amanda NJ Douglass new novel, A
Woman's Inheritance, will be welcome to
the many admirers of the works of this au-
thor, whose stories have achieved quite re-
markable popularity. All readers will fol-
low with interest the singular career of
Christmas Ormiston, who perhaps might
have made a successful business woman, and
toiled through many years of 'single-bles-
sedness," had she not wisely concluded to
become a happy wife instead.
The Lords Prayer. In a Series of Son.
nets, by William c. Richards is finely print
ed on beautiful paper, and has fourteen full
page Illustrations by well-known artists. 1t
forms a pretty and inexpensive gift-book,
and viii doubtless find many admirers, es-
pecialiy during the holiday season, when
such books are in great demand.
The same publishers offer an excellent Sc
ries of books by George Baker, entitled the
Reading Club and Handy Speaker, issued in
pamphlet form at fifteen cents number
and containing prose, poetry, serious and
humorous selections from standard authors.
A larger volume bound in cloth, The Popu-
lar Speaker, includes the contents of num-
bers 10, IA, Is and 16 of this pamphlet with
large variety of other selections. Mr. Ba-
ker's name is sufficient surety that whatever
he presents us in this form is of the best
quality and perfectly adapted to the purpo-
SEES for which it is intended.
PAPER Pc covers 81 PaTIor Varieties which con
tains plays, charades, pantomines. By EN-
ma c. Brewster and Lizzie B. Scribner. This
is very handy to have in house full of
young people, and will be found useful in
furnishing harmless entertainment.
Mr.. Walter K. Fobes' Five-Minute Decla-
nations is an admirable collection for schools
and colleges, prepared by a gentleman
whose experience as an elocutionist and pub
lie reader renders him unusually fitted for
such task. The selections are mostly from
the eloquent addresses and speeches of mod
ern orators, notably Webster, Everett, Phil
lips, Choate, and many others who have
been distinguished and notable in our own
country for their oratory
Last, but not least, on the list of this pub
fishing house. comes a delightful book for
children, Ten Boys who Lived on the Road
from Long Ago to Now. By Jane Andrews
No one who ever read this authors Sew
en- Little Sisters, can have forgotten the
exquisite simplicity and charm which made
this dainty work so dear to the hearts of the
little ones, and so fascinating to older read
ers as well. We find the same distinguishing
qualities in the stories of the Ten Boys, Rab-
bi, the Aryan; Darius, the Persian; Cleon,
the Greek; Horatius, the Roman; Wolf, the
Saxon, and so on down to Frank Wilson, the
Boy of 1885. The author in her preface says
that her purpose in preparing this book has
been threefold. To show her boy readers
that the boys of long ago were as real boys
as themselves. To exhibit in this age of
self-complaceney, some Of the manly virtues
that stern necessity has bred in her children.
And to awaken in the young people of the
present day an interest in the lives and
deeds of their ancestors which shall stimu-
late them to study of the people from
whom they have descended.