The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-22

twelve papers comprised III the VOLUME
three app cared in Longman's Magazine
two in SeIibners, two in the Magazine
of Art, one in Temple Bar, one 10 tue
English Illustrated, one in The studio,
and one lin part) in The Graphic. The
remaining essay on Lady Mary Coke,
has never before been printed. These
essays deal with the literary characters
of the last century whose names are SO
familiar to ALL Jonathan Swift and his
Journal to Stella, Robe t Dodsley and
his booksellers shop in Pail Mall,
known as Tully's Head; Richardson,
the author of Clarissa Harlow, at home;
Little Ronbellac, the sculptor: DUKE
of Nivernas, grand-nephew of Cardinal
Mazoni, noted for his diplomatic talents
who couched his farewell to the plumed
troops and the big wars of Louis Quinze
in the unusual form of rhymed epitre
to the regiment he commanded; Tobias
Smollett, whose Humphrey Clinker has
been read by every student; the Prison.
er's Chaplain" the preacher, who in the
days of Hogarth was satirized by that
artist in" Industry and Idlel e's." prooa-
bly, from a misunderstanding, for no
more fervent. honest preacher ever exist
ed than Silas Todd, the chaplain to MALE
factors, condemned to death; Johnson's
library, of which he said, "these are my
friends, these are my books, to which
nave not yet bid FAREWELL" the two
Paynes, "honest Tom," the first of the
second hand booksellers who issued
catalogues, and Roger Payne, his eccen-
trio and disreputable namesake. the
book binder; Chodowiecke, the Berlin
Hogarth whose work stands on level
with that of Mo5eau lie jeune of France;
Lady Mary Coke (of whom but little
was known until Lady Larissa Stuart's
admirable account of her was written in
gyIe, who was present when Jeanne Dean,
the heroine of "The Heart of Mid
Lothian, was presented to the Duchess
and her daughters by the Duke, and
whose marriage to Viscount Coke de-
scribed in her letters and curious jour-
nal has attracted great attention; and
last of all, description of Rawleigh
House and gardens, the fashionable re-
sort of the people of its day. The book
is illustrated with choice etchings of
the people and places described. For
sale by Loring, Short & Harmon.
A Bread and Butter Miss. A S ketch
in Outline by George PASTOR, author of
A Modern Amazon, is in many particu-
lars fresh and winning story, noticea-
bly, SO in the description of large
family of English young folks. SO indie
pendent and happy in the absence of lux
ury that one is drawn at once to "Theo-
dora" and her younger brothers and sis
tiers. When the scene changes to a fash
ionable country house, and the child
learns for the first time of intrigue and
unprinclpled conduct in the guise of
wealth and elegance, the reader himself
is sufficiently disturbed to be glad of a
fnal protector for this really sN eet and
lovable girl. Her early impressions have
much naivete: IN. Serene, accompany
ing himself, sang very softly two or three
songs in a strange language, which l
afterwards heard was Norwegian. He
had small, but pretty voice, and a
conviction that was strong enough
to be infectious, of the charm of his own
performance. /. for he went
from one song to another without wait
ing to be asked for more" "Of all the
new ideas that I had imbibed in the
course of the last few hours, the one that
startled me most was the fact that any
family could habitually breakfast at
ten O'Clock without bringing down fire
from heaven upon their heads. So
closely is early rising connected with
virtue in the minds Of the very young.
An occasional Inconsistency, and here
and there a careless use of tense or pro-
noun, does not alter the opinion that we
have in A Bread and Butter Miss we'll
told, interesting story. 1t has no preten-
ton to anything but lightness of touch,
yet it teaches a lesson of the priceless
quality OF goodness simple and undefiled.
New York: Harper & Brothers. Port
land: Loring. Short & Harmon. Price
ST. O0.)
Told in a Hammock, by Margaret
Wendell Huntington is full of taking
pictures and pleasant rhymes for young
children. London!: Belfast and New
York. Marcus Ward & Co.. Limited.
Price $1,000