The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-07

love OF beauty and of q sense OF humor.
Inc reader Is taught how to read ana what
to read. how to choose companions, how to
train the will. and there are chapters on
moral culture. on the duty of cultivating
a spirit of love, justice aud truth. The
book is written for clever girls, dull girls;
and all girls in whatever circumstances
of life will find it greatly to their adyaut-
age to give 1t !careful perusal. The au-
thor emphasizes all her suggestions and
advice by some experience or incident
making the volume wise. entertainin1
and eleyatiDg one. New York noddS
Mead s Co.; Portland; Loring, Short <
Harmo ois
Strall t On. A Story for Young and
Old. BY the author of Colette. with
eighty-six illustrations by Edouard Z,ar
New York: ID. Appleton & Co: Portland.
Loring, Short & Harmony This story
tells of the life of little French hoy
Philip Bailleul. His mother diving when
he was mere child, he became his fatho,,s
constant companion, and the first fo,r
chapters Of the book are devoted 10 des
criptions of the hunting and fishing ana
other pleasures which they eniopad -
gether. After his fathers death he MOS
thrown upon the unwilling care of rela-
tives. strangers to him, and sent TO schoo,
The remainder of the book tells Of his
many trials and adventures, sufficiant,v
exciting to please the boys, and how ba 81
last won the respect and liking of even his
enemies by his steady adherence n arc
charge given him by his diving fatbar.
straight on through life, Philip. strsIsbt
on to the end. Once feel sure thinSs IL
right, 90 straight on. fear nothing and do
Men of Iron. By Howard Pyle. author
of The Wonder Clock, The Rose of Para.
disc. &c. New York: Harper g. Broth
ers; Portland: Lorlng, Short & Harmon,
Probably no holiday book for this season
will prove more fascinating to the bows
than this one. The story told is of the
time Of Henry w., and opens Just after
the secret iplot to massacre the king ana
his adherents had been BETRAYED and the
conspirators had taken to flight. Ono
after another were caught and killed and
their friends. however innocent of the plot
who afforded them shelter or help were IN.
VOWED In their ruin. Such case is that
of the boy hero of this story, who is in
hiding as an outlaw. The boy, Miles Fal.
worth, Is taken as an esquire into the
family Of powerful Earl. The adyen-
lures which daring and courageous char.
acter like that of Miles must enconntar
the sports and tournaments, the winning
OF his spurs, the saving of his fathers
honor-ail are described 10 a manner to
nf fha ~.
OF this book. Not the least among its
many attractions are the twenty-five full
page i'll ustrations done In the authors
best style.
Christopher Columbus and How He Re-
ceived and Impaired the Spirit of Discoy-
cry. By Justin Winsor. 1t would have
hardly been possible to commit the work
of writing an accurate and exhaustive his
tory of Christopher Columbus to a more
competent historian than Mr.. Justin Win
sor, the well known editor of the Nara
tive and Critical History of America, The
near approach Of the celebration of the
400th anniversary of the landing of the
great explorer on the shores of the New
World makes this peculiarly appropriate
ZINE for the bringing out of work of this
kind. This work'of Mr.. Winsor's makes a
volume OF more than 600 pages, and is by
far the best biography of the great nayiea-
tor extaDt. Mr.. Winsor has not contented
himself with merely accepting the results
Of previous investigations by other histori-
ans; he has himself made much original
research and investigation, with the re-
suit of producing work which will be ac-
cepted as containing the most authorita
tive answers to the mooted questions in
the life Of Americas discoverer. Added
to the biography proper is an appendix
of 100 pages, in which the author has set
forth the results of Columbus's discover
les. Numerous maps and illustrations add
interest and value to the work.
The book Is one of the most notable
and valuable of the year, and should adorn
the library shelves of every student of
history. Boston: Houghton, Miff1in &
Co.; Portland: Loring, Short & Harmony
Zigzag Journeys in Australia, or A Visit
to the Ocean World. By Hezekiah Butter
worth. Fully illustrated. Boston: Estes
q Laurlat: Portland: Loring, Short &
Harmony There are no more popular and
valuable books of travel for the young
than Mr.. Butterworth's Zgzag series, an
yearly. Australia. though land little
known to the majority of people. is yet
one OF the most interesting on the globe
not merely for its physical features, but
from the fact that In this comparatively new
country are being tried by its people some
interesting social and governmental expe-
riments the result Of which may nave
great influence all over the civilized world.
Mr.. Butterworth has a very happy way OF
presenting facts, and he understands how
to catch and hold the attention Of young
readers.