New Britain herald., 1914-04-16
For Farm and Garden.

small space. 1t gives special empha- sis to perennials and will be useful to the amateur gardener in any local ity. Contains d flower list and direc- tions for obtaining seasonal effects" Garden Farming, by l.. $. Corbett.
 "Comprehensive, scientific but prac- tical and easily understood manual of American methods of cultivating veg etables both in the field and under glass Valuable to market gardeners, truck farmers, home gardeners and students"
 Pigeon Raising, by Alice Macleod.
 For the inexperienced fancier and market breeder this book contains practical suggestions
 Plant Culture, by G. w. Oliver.
 Sheep Farming in America, by J. [.
 Wing.
 Sheep Management. A handbook for
 the shepherd and student, by
 Frank Kleinheinz.
 Both books were recommended to the library by the Storrs Agricultural college"
 Suburban Gardens, by Grace Tabor.
 Author feels that the highest beauty is attained only when a sane utilitarian spirit is suffered to guide; when efficiency leads and beauty fol- lows after to adorn.' She gives val
 uable suggestions for planning grounds and gardens for the real
 benefit of the owner.'
 Literature American Literature, by w. J. Long. "A companion to the authors His tory of English Literature. A fresh, inspirational treatment in which the distinguishing feature is the empha- sis placed upon literature as an ex- pression of the national spirit. Very full on colonial and revolutionary lit erature with little attention to recent writers" 'It is something of an event to be confronted with a text book which fairly burns its way into the mind and heart of it's reader. Despite the unpopularity of such ex- pressions We are tempted to say that he had vision, an inspiration which he has turned into concrete book form. m."-Boston Transcript. Complete Poems, E.. A: Poe. .... ''The most nearly complete collec- ton ever published. Eight poems now first collected are given. They are of
 no great merit, though "An enigma" is extremely ingenious The memoir is based on F. w. Thomas manu.
 script Recollections of E.. A. Poe and contains much new and valuable in. formation.'' Tires, by W. w. Gibson. -.-... By the author of Daily Bread,' remarkable dramatic monologues in l unrhymed verse.
 "No one can tell better story in verse or invest common things with a subtler romance. Among these grim and moving pictures of plain folk it is hard to choose, but we should single out The Wife for it's tragic irony, and 'Flannan Isle and The Flute for their ima ginative pow | er!'-Spectator.
 From the Porch, by Lady A. I. Ritchie.
 | "Thackeray's daughter has drawn upon her store of memories for the l most entertaining of these papers. There are "reminiscences of Dickens, 1 George Eliot and Charlotte Bronte, 1 Mrs. Gaskell and Mrs. Oliphant, the | founding of the Cornh11l Magazine, l and monographs on the artists More
 land and Alfred Stevens and some lit
 tie known literary people, all in the
 authors own graceful style. Thack- 1 cray figures but slightly"
 Greek Lands and Letters, by Francis
 G. and Anne Allinson. l "A work that is original in plan ! and very successful in execution.
 Each Greek province is presented
 with its modern characteristics, and
 the incidents of mythology and his- l tory associated with it pointed out,
 largely by means of extracts or sum-
 maries from ancient Greek authors. Many of the translations from Greek l literature are the work of the au- l thors, who have striven to render the
 thought as literally as possible"
 Kindling; a comedy drama in three 1 acts, by Charles Kenyon CDrama ] League Series of Plays.) 1 '"The first of a series which is to l include the best plays current on ] the American stage and some of the
 most important European plays of
 recent years, not otherwise obtain ] able in English"
 I Modern Short Story, by l.. l.. Note- I stein, and w. H. Dunn. t'The theory is made clear by analy- I sis and discussion of a dozen short l story masterpieces; treats the sub- l ject as work of art"
 1 Poetic New World, compiled by l.. H. Humphrey.