INER SPRING. It is written with clearness and
strength, and contains several passages of chaste eloquence. The author
would establish the position of woman on the old platform, without
yielding to the modern outcry for the extension of her rights. (Published
by M. W. Dodd).

A volume of _Select Poetry for Children and Youth_, with an Introduction,
by TRYON EDWARDS, D.D., is published by M. W. Dodd. It is based upon an
English selection of acknowledged merit, but with important additions and
improvements by the American editor. Excellent taste is shown in its
preparation, and it must prove a welcome resource for the mental
entertainment of the family circle.

_The Sovereigns of the Bible_, by ELIZA R. STEELE (published by M. W.
Dodd), describes, in simple narrative style, the influence of monarchy in
the political history of the chosen nation. Closely following the Old
Testament account, it is in a great measure free from the tawdry finery,
gingerbread work, and German-silver splendor which shine with such
dazzling radiance in many modern attempts to improve the style of the
sacred records.

_The Snow-Image and Other Twice-told Tales_, by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE.
(Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields). This collection of stories is
introduced with a racy preface, giving a bit of the author's literary
autobiography. The volume is not inferior in interest to its fascinating
predecessors.

_Summerfield; or, Life on a Farm_, by DAY KELLOGG LEE. (Auburn: Derby and
Miller). This volume belongs to an order of composition which requires a
true eye for nature, a genial sympathy with active life, and a happy
command of language for its successful execution. The present author
exhibits no ordinary degree of these qualities. His book is filled with
lively pictures of country life, presented with warmth and earnestness of
feeling, and singularly free from affectation and pretense. It finely
blends the instructive with the amusing, aiming at a high moral purpose,
but without the formality of didactic writing. We give a cordial welcome
to the author, and believe that he will become a favorite in this
department of composition. The volume is issued in excellent style, and
presents a very creditable specimen of careful typography.

_The Podesta's Daughter and other Poems_, by GEO. H. BOKER. (Philadelphia:
A. Hart). The principal poem in this volume is a dramatic sketch, founded
on Italian life in the Middle Ages. It is written with tersene