The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-26
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Lovers of Edgar Allan Poe will be
greatly pleased with the elegant edition
OF his complete poetic works, with seleo-
lions from his stories which has been is
sued by the Frederick A. Stokes Company
of New York and London. The book is
elegantly prin ed on thick paper, with
wide margins and contains one hundred
illustrations by Harry C. Edwards. 1t
will make an elegant present for the
holidays from the Publishers Price
ST. so.
In the Path of Light Around the
World A Missionary Tour. By Rev.
Thomas H. Stacy. This volume is prac-
tically description Of missionary tour
by the. author Through Japan, China,
India andEgypt and back to
America, the starting point, through
Italy, France and England.
The chief value which the author
claims for the work is that it deals with
missions at Bengal and Orissa which were
established nearly three-quarters of CEN
fury ago, ana whose work has not been
presented in this form before. About
one quarter of the book is devoted to
these missions. The work is entertaining
and instructive and the illustrations,
which are very numerous and very good,
are a great aid. (Fleming H. Revels
Company New York, Chicago & Toron-
to: From the Publisher.
Aunt Billy. By Allyn Yates Keith,
author of A Spinster's Leaflets. (Bos
ton Lee & Shepard; Portland: Loring
Short & Harmony Price 81. % Readers
who are familiar with A Spinster'.
Leaflets and A Hilltop Summer will
find in these sketches the characteristic
qualities of the authors previous work.
Aunt Billy. A Wayside Character, A Day
of Days, and Miss Hetty are all delight
full sketches which seem to bring with
4 them breath of fresh air FROM the ooun.
try, while The Desultory Club discusses
in manner appropriate to it's name a
variety of topics of special interest to
thoughtful women. Uncle Billy. Mehit.
abel Prince, Dan'l, and the others are
all denizens of some New England village
with which we are acquainted, but some
Of us fail to recognize the picturesque
side Of country life, SO full of mingled
humor and pathos, unless it is presented
with the skill and charm possessed by
the author of these interesting sketches.
Broken Notes From a Grey Nunnery.
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Boston: Lee & Shepard; Portland
Loring, Short & HARMONY Pricce 81. 25.
1t must be understood that the Grey
Nunnery, from which these Notes eman.
ated, was not a convent of cloistered
nuns, but this was the familiar title giveI
the pleasant old country house by the
author of the Notes and her companion
Here this bright student of nature passed
happy year, which is described in al
elegant and charming manner in thu
Notes. The occurrences of the year
from January to December, ar
noted, ana nothing of :interes
seems to have been allowed IL
pass unnoticed. Nature in all it's phases
is depicted with great skill, showing keel
observation and wonderful powers o
description.
/ 1t is a series of charming realistic wor,
paintings, such as is rarely presented
The work is beautifully illustrated b,
many half-tone vignette scattered through
the pages.
The Lottery Ticket. BY J. T. Trow
bridge. Eight full-page illustrations
Like all of Mr.. Trow BRIDGES books 70
youth, this one tells a most wholesom
story, while it possesses much d1amati
interest. The temptations surrounding
Weber Lockridge are similar to thos
which have to be met by many youn
men entering upon business lifeV IN
told in the authors delightful STYLED h
story is one that cannot fail to have a
elevating influence on the career of al