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��Book Notices.

��ANNOUNCEMENT OF

Ben : Perley Poore's Book.

Sixty years of a busy journalist's life at Washington are epitomized in Maj. Ben : Perley Poore's two superb volumes. One of the admirers of the Major recently said that " at a ju- diciously ripe period of life the Major stopped growing- old, and since then, like some of the choice Madeira of which he writes with so much feeling, he has only been accumulating bouquet and flavor." Maj. Poore has been one of the best known and one of the most knowing men in Washington society for a half a century. His is the sunny temperament delighting in bright, social interconi'se. Yet his connection with daih' journalism and his position in the U. S. Senate placed him always in the thick of political affairs and social gossip. He was ever in the Washington " Swim," breasting the waves with jovial vigor, and never failing to hear or see what was said and done.

The Major could never be very sol- emn, and in his ripened sketches of Washington life every phase reminds him of half a dozen amusing anec- dotes. He has a rare gift in telling a story, and his anecdotes are inex- haustible.

His book will not only add lustre to his fame as a writer, but it is of so unique a cliaracter and so intensely interesting in matter that it will prove a valuable contribution to the litera- ture of the country. It lias mirth for the mirthful, wit for the witty, information for all, and we doubt if it has been equalled by any subscrip- tion book since the war.

It is being issued by the well known house of Hubbard Bros., and is sold exclusively by subscription.

��The Mentor, a little book for the guidance of such men and boys as would appear to advantage in the so- ciety of persons of the better sort, by Alfred Ayres, published by Funk & Wagnalls, is full of good sense, good advice, and wise counsel. It would not come amiss in the hands of any young man who is striving to be a gentleman.

The History of Sanbornton. which by many is considered the most perfect model for similar works, is in two volumes, aggregating about 1600 pages. It can be obtained of the au- thor for $5.00. He has a few copies deficient in plates, for S4.00. In cor- responding with him, please mention this magazine. His address is Rev. M. T. Runnels, East Jaffrey, N. H.

��An Unfortunate Woman and Ars' Ya, by Ivan Turgenieff, a Russian writer of great force and originality, has lately been published by Funk &

��Wagnalls.

��From Messrs. Harper & Brothers, New York, we have received the fol- lowing of Harper's Handy Series :

Regimental Legends — by John Strange Winter, author of '' Mignon ; or, Bootle's Baby." 16mo, 25 cts.

A Child of the Revolution — an in- teresting French novel. Illustrated. 16 mo, 25 cts.

A Strange Inheritance — a novel by F. M. F. Skene. 16mo, 25c.

Locksley Hall, Sixty Years After — etc., by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. 16rao, 25 cts.

Yeast, a Problem — by Chas. Kings- ley, author of "Alton Locke," " Hy- patia," etc. 16mo, 25 cts.

Of the Franklin Square Library, we have received :

No. 556. A Wilful Young Woman — a novel, by "Who is Sylvia?" 25

cts.

No. 557. The World Went Very Well Then — a novel, by Walter Be- sant. Profusely illustrated. 25 cts.

No. 558. She ; a History of Ad- venture — by H. Rider Haggard, au- thor of " Solomon's Mines." Pro- fusely illustrated. 25 cts.

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