The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-24


early days of the American Revolution.
and its historic setting is true and perfect.
with thrilling descriptions of fights on
sea and land.
Here again is another story by James
Otis. "Ihe Princess and Joe Potter, ~ and
a prettier and more charming tale one
would 90 far to find The book is a
beauty too with its fine pictures, by clear
prInt. and handsome covers and what a
Christmas gift it will make for some nice
little girl
Joe Potter is dear boy, II he Is little
street gamin, and when he meets little
Essie, and, poor as no is, takes her to his
heart and home until her parents have
found her, we are very proud OF him. IL
nearly breaks Joe's heart to think OF
giving up his pet. but that all comes right
in the end, and Joe gets the best kind OF
q reward.
The Lost City is book for older boys.
Ii Is written by Joseph e. Badger, Jr.,
and reminds one Of the wonderful pro-
duotions Of Jules Verne and that like. 1t
is a history of Professor Phaston Feather
wit, and his nephew5 Bruno and Waldo,
who go careeripg on the wings of whiri-
wind through space In their big air ship,
and fuslly are landed in the wonderful
stlost city" of the Aztecs. Here they find
two beautiful white women who have
been stolen by these people and guarded
rigiuly in their captivity, and of course
our friends of the air ship assist them to
escape, for, did you ever know boys who
could not perform the most wonderful
feats and who were not prodigies OF valor
lin the story hooks. 1t Is wildly. interest.
ng and exciting and the real boys are
sure to think IL allsgreat larks
Still another work for the big boys Is
The Minute Men of Lexington. by Ed
ward Statemeysr; and what we do not
know about revolutionary times when we
have read all thess books is not worth
mentioning. This one tells us about the
lattles Of Concord and Lexington, of
Paul Reyere's ride. Of the strange meet
ing at Urish Bsdwell's house, of
Dorothy Morse's peril, of Sergeant Kegan
surprised, and the home guards to the
rescue. The story is told with great
vivaoity, and there are many full-psgs
illustration by A. B. Shute.
All lovers of fins hooks viii be delighted
,v;<h n raxx- 4ffustrnfad uoItdav Edtftov, ~
Bulwer's Novels. Paul Clifford and a
Strange Story are before me. and the pub
Usher have left nothing to be desired in
the beauty Of these volumes. Size, type
and paper are perfect. the dainty and deli
cate stchings which illustrate them are
excellent adding much to their value,
while the green covers decorated in gold
ara in perfect taste, and exquisitely de-
signed. ! believe that these masterpieces
of Bulwsr will be among the most popu
lar books Of the season, for what pleas
ore 1t Is to occasionally leave the vague
ventures and literary gymnastics which
are so popular today and bark back to the
old standard noveiists, who will give us
wholesome mental food, If it is not quite
so highly seasoned as the modern, and
the witty and clever Mr.. I. Zangwili
declare that assimilation without slim
ulation is the secret Of the dreariness OF
much modern realism
All of the book which have thus far
mentioned nrs from the house of the
Dana Estes Connany, and thsse really
are but few of the many attractive and
Interesting works TO be found in their
long autumn list Of new publications.