The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-11-30 00:00:00

Literatum

TA. Goeleissan's Anemia —Ttia volume for 1880 le
perhaps is... attractive than any of its predominate. It
contains three complete "tunes by good authors.
"fl. Powlf Misr," be Mrs, Alfred Hunt ; "Skelotoe
Ker." by D. C.irls tst Homey; and "Love thst Purifies,'
by Henrietta A. Duff. IS ich of these ill a thoroughly good
and well-told rousatim, sod Use Gestkisisien's Anneal for
the present year will fully metals the reputstion of the
publeaters, Mes•r.. Chat eo sod Winds*, of Piccadilly.
Tits &formes denim!, also publish,d by Chaim and
Windua, contain. • vast amount of light and entert•inists
reeling. Tne illudratioe• aro extremely good. Among
the urinated features area complete story by Julia Haw-
thorn, d P. pie- u Sgroni's Wife:" "The
Colonel." by H. W. Lucy ; "11. she on Heir's.," by Percy
Putterif: and " The Trausgetioes of the Ciao Club," by
Dot".,. Co b. Reviles these tier. we Several poems
deride Ily abe, lb.avera,e —.nine pretty venom entitled
"Sybil, by B. M. Rankine : "Ballad or Antique Days,"
lir W. E. Heol.y ;" and 'A Proverb," by J. LibtteL
Altogether the annual will hold its own against any of its
numerous rival, till. rer.
The Leisure Hour. —A 'sew ..nd improved esti.. of ibis
a•el ex,lle it Inagas.ne will les commenced
with the Januely part S•veral surd:eve stories and
articles ar. promise.', besides new musie sad eon's
by (mil:put amp) The p-e out number con-
tain. further cbapters "Ide-s. 'and there ie, among
other paper., an aids arlieM rut " The Chain of Lib. in
Go-dogical Time," "Ddatb and its Superstitions," "Cori-
... Ale. or C mutton. and Trade," and othere—stitogether
nuking Up. most unt.r.o.tma and useful pelt
71is Sondem at Boos (Religious Tract Socerty).—We see
by l's anniiuntserarot. made iiy the publiatiers of this
excellstit en-game this month that there are some good
things in "tve for the rosebud of the new volume, com-
mencing In January W.V. The number for this month is
of usual excellence The Rev. W. Urwick, IM A., contri-
butes a furl in-talinent I his "Incidents of • Journey
Round the World," and tel:. in his at resting manner of
tho Mohammedan cities, D 'hi, Agra, sad Allahated. The
RAY. Paton Hod lota ueether pusper on "The Pulpit
Ancient and Modern," and the Dean of Chester In his
"Horse Peteirxe" tiles in an able manner oa "Si,
Pete. as • Witness ..1 the Re-nrrecifon." The lighter
reading is also or A flrsi -rate character, and the f rootispiem
" Wintrt " I. very pretty.
The Boy's Own Paper (Lewis'. flour 0810.),—The
Prclucnt number is aus uual • ue. A coloured frontispiece,
"A Roman Bullfight,' is we I executed, and admirably
a !anted t the tete .0 it. rester,, There it a capital
account of the re,ent tour by the Austral.an Cricketers,
with the portraits of the lead.. There are several good
tales running, and s ime useful article., such as
"Gymnastic.,. "E it imalugy in November." and " The
Boy's Own Moroni,"
In the Girl's 0104 Paper (the companion to the last).
—Professor Maelarrsti has an able article on "Whet
is a correct Musical Taut,," and he-aides this there is
muss song cniiii•-•1 "Trust," by thlt ruaine•l composer.
Rev tbobt Tour.. The serial uto. ieu—" Hcr Street Revenge,"
" Queen of the May,' and "That Aggravating flthoul-
girl"—advance • slug', an I thefts ars some useful 'and
sound articles just suitsd tor this magazine, which has
now &come so popular.
We have elan received Friendly Greetings, The Child
Companion, The Tear Magazine. he Collage, and Artisan.
anti other useful little publications, all good and interest.
log in their several sphere'.