The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-11-02
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Spirit and Life. Thoughts for To-Day.
By Amory II. Bradford, d. d. DR.. Brad
ford. OF the First Congregational Church.
Montclair, New Jersey. has published vol
ume of very interesting sermons, the scope
OF which will be best shown in the list of
topics treated The Holy Spirit the Funda-
mental Doctrine of Christianity, The Holy
Spirit in Individual Experience,-in Chris
tan Work and as as constant factor In the
problem Of human progress; Theological
thought Of our time. the Incarnation, the
vicarious principle in the universe. the ap-
peal to experience, the life'thelightof men,
the invisible realm and endless growth.
These subjects are included In twelve dis
courses, and the writer's voice gives forth no
uncertain sound. he being convinced of the
truths Of Evangelical Christianity, DESTROYS
that the fundamental beliefs should be
tested and examined in all new ways. and
feeling sure that Law will be established
by Gospel, and that Gospel will be confirmed
by the deepest modern scientific investiga-
tion into the operations of Law-physical.
mental, moral and spiritual" Several of
these sermons have been printed before in
"The Christian Union" "The Advance"
christian Thought" ETC., and the volume
also contains the Baccalaureate Sermon
preached before the class Of 1884 Of Wellesley
College. while the remaining discourses now
appear in print for the first time. New
York: Fords, Howard & Hubert: PORT
land; Loring,::Short & Harmony
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Shoshone and Other Western Wonders.
BY Edwards Roberts, with preface nv
Charles Francis Adams. Illustrated. Mr..
Roberts new volume on the wonders of the
West-Conntry will be eagerly read at this
Time when so many New England people are
turning their faces in that direction. in
search OF health. wealth or pleasure. In the
present volume we start with the author.
lwno Is no ordinary tourist or vague impress
sonist.) from Omaha and traverse the great
plains, the mountains and summer resorts of
Colorado, the Canons Of the Arkansas and
the GunnisoD, the Marshall Pass and Utah.
Visit the wonderful Falls of the Snake. the
magnificent Yellowstone Park, and end our
Journey at st. Paul Mr.. Roberts observes
SO keeniy. describes 50 wildly and knows his
visit so well that we could not have better or
more satisfactory guide nor take trim more
fascinating and enchanting. recommend
lis book as of great interest and as giving
much practical information, in which the
excellent Illustrations greatly assist. New
YORK; Harper d Brothers; Portland: Lor-
ing. Short & Harmony
The School Pronouncer. By William
Henry p. Phyfe. This is a much-needed
text book, based on Webster's Unabridged
Dictionary, and is intended as a guide 70
correct pronunciation by means of exercises
IN the elementary sounds and their symbols.
drills In the phonetic analysis of words. and
lessons in words liable to he nispronounced.
~ Is carefully adapted to the use Of the class
room, ana must be extremely useful to both
teacher and pupil as obyiating the pernicious
growth of dialects. (New York: G. p. Put
mans Sons; Portland: Loring, Short &
Harmony
The World Went Very Well Then. A
novel. By Walter Besant.s illustrated
This novel, with excellent illustration. has
been running through the recent numbers Of
''Ihe London Illustrated News" which fact
ought to be sufficient proof Of the yalne Of
the story. That Mr.. Besant's works are of
nne quality, that they have many and yari-
GUS merits is undoubtedly true; but life is
zoo snort, unless one has endless leisure-for
tne reading OF many such novels. To speak
hippantly, they belong to the .sslow and
sure" class, slow indeed they are in moyo-
ment ana one is sure to weary Of them
before the last page is reached. New York:
Harper q Brothers; Portland: Loring Short
q Harmony
Behind Closed Doors. BY Anna Rather
Inc Green. It's little singular that quite
the most successfuLof American writers of
so calied-"de detective stories should be a
woman, The Leayenworth Case, The Mill
Mystery, and A Strange Disappearance
made decided impression and had an
enormous sale, SO that Behind Closed Doors
Miss Green's latest work, being quite as
clever as these win probably be as popular.
one hardly cons iders this sort of literature
OF the highest grade either morally or intel
lectually, and yet it requires in its compos-
lion good deal of certain kind of ingenu-
lily and Imagination. We should almost be
inclined to apply the word UNIQUE" to the
book with the rather peculiar definition of
The word given by man who understood II
TO mean good Of its kind, but a-poor
kind" New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons:
Portland: Loring Short & Harmony
The Boy Broker. BY Frank A. Munsey.
This is very handsome book, paper, print.
ing. Illustrations and binding being all of
the best. The sensational title of the story.
however, is rather misleading, for the au-
Inors purpose has been to give true idea
VI ne In great city, as boy would find it
VINO went there helpless and alone. to inter-
EST the boys who shall read the story and at |
The same time inculcate lesson which shall
be OF service to them. Vice is punished and |
virtue rewarded, and if all the poor bows who
eek their fortunes in New York are as snc-
'essful as Bob Hunter and Herbert RAN
lolph it will probably be because they de-
erve It, New York: Frank A. Munsey &
Jo.)
The Last Of the Huggernuggers A Giant |
tory; illustrated by C. p. Craneh. Kohbol.
ozo; A Sequel to the Last Of the Hugger-
nuggers; illustrated by c. P. Cranch. The
Alng OF the Golden Rivee; by John Ruskin,
H. a.; Illustrated by Richard Doyle. These
niee pretty volumes belong to The Little |
JACKET series, and contain stories that the
- i'iqreh love. There is nothing so delight
=, " 'he little ones as the old, old fairy
ales' and they are never weary of hearing
neni over and over again. 1t is singular
hing' but true, that child Infinitely pre-.
ers familiar tale or rhyme that 1t knows
y heart, to anything new, and since we can