This charming story fills a void long felt for something for a young girl, growing into womanhood, to read. It depicts that bewitching period in life, lying between FOURTEEN and TWENTY, with its noble aspirations, and fresh enthusiasms. It is written by a very accomplished lady, and is "_the best book ever written for girls_." A lady of rare culture says,-- "'Faith Gartney's Girlhood,' is a noble, good work, that could only have been accomplished by an elevated mind united to a chaste, tender heart. From the first page to the last, the impression is received of a life which has been lived; the characters are genuine, well drawn, skilfully presented; they are received at once with kind, friendly greeting, and followed with interest, till the last page compels a reluctant farewell. "'The book is written for girls, growing as they grow to womanhood.' The story has an interest, far beyond that found in modern romances of the day, conveyed in pure, refined language; suggestive, pleasing thoughts are unfolded on every page; the reflective and descriptive passages are natural, simple, and exquisitely finished. "In these days, when the tendency of society is to educate girls for heartless, aimless, factitious life, a book like this is to be welcomed and gratefully received. Wherever it is read, it will be retained as a thoughtful, suggestive--if silent--friend." MAINSTONE'S HOUSEKEEPER. By Miss Eliza Meteyard (Silverpen). _1 vol., 12mo. Elegant fancy cloth. Price $1.50._ Douglas Jerrold gave this distinguished English authoress this "_nom de plume_," and her style has the point, brightness, and delicacy which it suggests.--This is not a cook book as the title might mislead some to suppose, but a fresh, vigorous, powerful story of English country life, full of exquisite pictures of rural scenery, with a plot which is managed with great skill, and a surprise kept constantly ahead so that from the opening to the close the interest never flags. There is life in every page and a fresh, delicate, hearty sentiment pervades the book that exhilarates and charms indescribably. The heroine--Charlotte the housekeeper--is one of the finest characters ever drawn, and merits unqualified commendation. As a whole, for beauty of style and diction, passionate earnestness, effective contrasts, distinctness of plot, unity, and completeness, this novel is without a rival. It is a "midnight darling" that Charles Lamb would have exulted in, and perhaps the best as yet produced from a woman's pen. SIMPLICITY AND FASCINATION. BY ANNE BEALE. _1 vol., 12mo. Elegant fancy cloth. Price $1.50._ It is not often that such a sound and yet readable English novel is republished in America. The due mean between flashiness and dulness is hard to be attained, but we have it here. There is neither a prosy page nor a sensational chapter in it. It is a nice book for a clean hearth and an easy chair.