The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-13 00:00:00

MAGAZINES.

DUBLIN.—" Sweet Anne Page" is very sad in this
number, and the dark fate which enshrouded the
heroine is a warning to those who persist iu sacri-
ficing others to suit their own views and prejudices.
Stephen Langton seems to have a bright future before
him, and thus one portion of the tale is less
chequered. "My Queen" is continued, and gives a
pleasing account of the Charades and Tableaux,
but the fair heroine's fortunes do not flourish in
accordance with her success on the mimic stage here
so quaintly represented. " Haunted Lives" is con-
tinued in a long instalment, which is very eventful.
" Pleasant Passages from Early French History"
refer to some interesting scenes that occurred among
our neighbours, and are well worthy of perusal.
" Music in Poetry" is a suggestive article, that will
interest the attentive reader. It is said that some of
our greatest prose writers have been poets of the first
rank often, " but their works, even while they illus-
trate the points of family-likeness, show yet more
clearly the gulfs of essential difference between
verse and prose." A paper on Dr. Doran's " Saints
and Sinners" is very interesting, and some of the
anecdotes are very amusing. " Ireland in 1868"
is the concluding article, and it is said that of the
three countries Ireland has her interests moat con-
sulted. The first question is already before Par-
liament, and the Irish difficulty occupies the leading
statesmen of the day.
FRASER'S MAGAZINE.—" The Culture of Emer-
son" is the title of the opening paper, which takes
an interesting survey of the gradual process by
which the author of " Representative Men" has
reached his present position as a leader of American
thought. Nearly 40 years ago he stood a young
preacher in a Boston pulpit, and one of the listeners
to his earliest sermons has recorded the inefface-
able impression which was made upon his
mind by the preacher. " The last thing,"
said this gentleman, " that any of us who heard
him would have predicted for the youth whose quiet
simplicity and piety captivated all was that he
would become the religious revolutionist of Ame-
rica." Leaving this more thoughtful and serious
article, we find ourselves in the midst of a pleasant
artistic discussion on the Portraits at South Ken-
sington, introducing, too, a short discourse on
Bores. Bolsover Forest" is of a very different
sort, taking us into the midst of birds' nesting,
forest rambles, and all the other wonders of a boy's
life in the country. Among the remaining papers we
find the third instalment of the Life of Sir Philip
Sydney, by the late Robert Southey ; and a criticism
on Kinglake's recent instalment of his "Invasion of
the Crimea."

COLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE—(Bent-
Iey, New Burlington-street).--" The Overland
Route to China" is growing to be more a matter of
importance and interest to the British traveller than
it used to be, and accordingly a full account of the
district lying between India and China will attract
some readers, especially as the article before us
contains some curious information. " The Wind
among the Trees" is a slight but graceful paper,
quoting the various impressions which the changeful
voice of the wind has made on some of our principal
poets and writers. " The Mail of Orleans" sup-
plies the subject for a biographical sketch. A
memorial essay of more recent date on " Henry
Lord Brougham," comes from the pen of the veteran
Cyrus Redding. The stories now in progress are
" The Arlingtons," " The Llst Days of an Old
Country House," and " Christine," all which pro•
ceed as usual.

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