The Portland daily press., 1867-10-21

TIE ATnANffc MONTHLY, for November, is
at hand. 1t contains: THE Guardian Angel" |
XII, by DR.. Holmes; "Opinons of the late DIR.
Mott Respecting Books, Studies and Orators"
by e. D. Sanborn; "Cretan Days" by Wm..J.
Stillman; "Chanson without Music" by O.W.
Holmes; sThe Rose Rollins" Part H., by Alice
Cary; "Are the Children at Home?" SIN the
Gray Goth,"by Miss E. Stewart Phelps; Busy
Brains" by Austin Abbott; "The Autobiogra-
ply of Quack," Part H.; "The Lie" by Chas.
Sprague; "The Bowery at Night" by Charles
Dawson shanly; "Stephen G. Foster and Ne
gro Minstrelsy," by Robert P. Nevin; 1.-THE
Feast of Harvest," by e. @. stedman; "a Great
Public Character" by James Russell Lowell;
and "The Conspiracy at Washington"
The "reminiscences Of Dr. Mott are entertaining;
Mr. Spragues account of the verses entitled
1.-THE Lie" usually attributed to Raleigh, will
be read with interest: DR.. O. W Holmes poly
glott "Chanson without Music" we print in
another column; Busy Brains" by Mr.. Alb
bolt, is chapter of literary anecdot., pleas
antly told; and Mr.. Lowell's paper is an APP
preciative estimate of the late Josiah Quincy.
In the Grey Goth" is better than the average
OF the short stories in the Atlantic, while per-
sons interested in negro ministrelsy will find
much to entertain them in the paper referring
to Stephen G. Foster. CD sa
THF GALAXY. for November contains: este
ven Lawrence, Yeoman," by Mrs. Edwards;
with an ilustration); Loves Largess" by H.
ii; "Grotesque Songs" by George Wakeman;
Journalism az Profession by Julius Will
cox; The Good Physician by T. w. Par
sons; !. Concerning Kissing by a Connois-
seur; "To-day,' by Eugene Benson; Our
Doctors in the Rebellion" by Fred B Perkins;
Chromatic Alteration" by B. L. Sinna, Cor.
Secretary U. G. s.; waiting for the Verdict"
by Rebecca Harding Davis; Ancient and
Modern Cookery" by Pierre Blot; Words
and their Uses," by Richard Grant White;
Autumn Song" by e. @. Stedman;" "Nebu-
| lac" by the editor. os s ea 4..lt.i ..e ~
| Mr.. Whites article is vigorous protest
| against the big-worded style of writing which
has come to be so common among us that it is
| ordinarily described as newspaper English,
| style the result of ga pitful desire to seem
| elegant when one is not so; Mr.. Benson
| writeSaeloquently, but perhaps not very sound
| ly of What he deems the inaterialistic tenden-
cies of our day; Mr.. Wilcox shows how bad
| ly the Journalistic writer's of this country are
| paid. The two serials are full of interest this
MONTH waiting for the Verdict" will soon
be published in book FORM. 4aiJ o.,.. l.,5.r
The RIVERSIDE MAGAZINE grows better and
better The November number is really de-
serving of the adjective splendid" which all
the young folks are sure to apply to it. 1t has
two full page illustrations illustrating the old
nursery rhyme sI'ih e.
|
Two little dogs were basking in the cinders &c.
beautifully executed by Stephens, aud the 9TH
er showing an old fashioned Husking Party.
| Besides these there are eleven illustrated arti-
Giles, all finely done. One of these, by Hoppin
| Africa's War with Turkey is extremely
| droli. The present volume of the Riuerside
| VIII close with the next number, and the pub
fishers promise rich variety of attractive
Things tor next year, such will make this
| prime fayorite with the young people still bet
| ter than it has been. -H 't'9