Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-12-23
LEE IND SHEPARD PUBLICATIONS.


recently examined by us are the following:
GRAN DFATHER GREY companion 10
Grey-is handsome illus
trated vol ume made of Kate Tennatt Woods
graceful New England Idyl called Grand
mother Grey. The verses are supposed 10
record the memories of an old man as ne
sits in his easy chair, clio Sc by the open fire.
and thinks of his boyhood The drawings
by Charles Copeland are vigorous in design
and exquisite in detail, the landscapes be-
ing particularly charming The printing
is on heavy, smooth paper, and the binding
is in two harmonious colors, with medal
lion head and title in gilt
THREE GEMS OF THE BIBLE. comprising
Our Father in Heaven" The Lord is
my Shepherd" and "The Mountain An
them" is 4 dainty volume for gift, which,
unlike some books of its class, has lasting
value, for its sacred theme appeals to all
ages and classes, and the book will be as
great a treasure in years to come as II Is
now fresh from the publishers hands. 1t
is quarto, handsomely bound in cloth and
gold.
ALL AROUND THE YEAR 1892 is Cal
endar entirely of new design in colors by
]. Pauline Sumter. printed on heavy card
board, gilt edges, with chain, tsssels and
ring. The drawings are in Mrs. Sunter's
picturesque style, so quaint and bright and
sweet that one is charmed beyond express
sion. On the cover we are introduced to
two quaint little figures, elbows on knees,
as they sit reading in each others eyes all
the secrets of'92
THE FLOWER CALENDAR, 1892. a series
of new Flower Studies, in brilliant colors,
by first-cass artists Every month shows
its peculiar flower in sprays and clusters,
among whose petals or stems nesties bit
of charming landscape. The coloring is
brilliant and soft, with delicate shading.
The designs are printed on heavy cardboard
and confined by silver chain and tasselled
cord.
"NEw AND True" volume of original
verses for children, elegantly illustrated,
bound in cloth, black and gold. Something
entirely new and original for the little ones
is Mrs. Mary Wiley Stever's purpose in
publishing this volume OF nursery rhymes
and iingles She enters into the happy and
Joyous spirit Of childhood, and tells them
delightful stories about their friends, or fan
cies, or childish pleasures. The rhymes oil
the cover will indicate better than anything
else the exact character of the volume, and
they are rs follows -
Rhymes and rhythms
And histories droll
For boys and girls
From pole to pole
THE HEIRS OF BRADLEY House, a novel
by Amanda NJ. Douglas, is bound in cloth
This is the twentieth novel from the pen Of
ia vorite author. Skilllully constructed
and developed, with interesting characters
and a delightful setting, it is an absorbing
story.
EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES OF LIT
TIE CAPTAIN DoPPLEKoP, by lngersoll
Lockwood. The ingenious writer has de
vel oped a fantastic vein all his own, and
his latest extravaganza abounds in quaint
mncies and odd and groteSque situations, al
the bottom of which it is not impossible to
detect Il modicum of sound common sense
The book is profusely illustrated from draw
iugs by Clifton Johnson, who has entered
fully into the spirit of the affair, and actu-
ally told the whole story over again in a
series of extremely expressive pictures.
\ MIssING MILLION, by Oliver Optic, is
the first Of the An-Over.the-W World series.
1t is a charming book for boys. In cloth
and illustrated
Il OLD QUINNEBAssEr, by Sophie Nay,
illustrated by Charles Copeland. Sophie
May has given Us, in this sixth and conclu-
ding volume Of the "Quinnebasset Series, "
glimpse of the QuinncbaSset in its nine
teenth century days, as it was at the close
OF the Revolution, and in this quaint set
ting hiss introduced US to the grandmothers
and grandnthers of some of our modern
Ouinnebasset friends 1t is 4 story for the
youngest and the oldest. The charm and
naturalness of the book are admirably sup
plemented by the illustrations drawn by
Charles Copeland.
The LITTLE MILLERS, in cloth, illustra.
ted. Mrs Merriman has opened up mine
of undiscovered treasure in these bright and
original stories of child life among street
urchinS. They bear unmistakably the mark
of GENTS, aud have already placed their au
thor in the foremost rank among writers of
child ems stories.
LITTLE Folks EAST AND WEST. Illus
trated. Tu;- ,olume comprises prairie
Stories" "Nother Goose Stories" and
True Stories nicely written series,
which will prove very interesting reading
for the young, either As supplementary
reading in schools Or Is home reading.