Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-18
MAGAZINES.

The Gdlarg crowns its sixteenth volume
with the December number, which we find
one Of the most attractive we have ever ex-
alnined. The variety of its contents and
the Uniform excellence of the articles are
lairly noticeable. The Bell-knomn writer's
Rich'd B. Kimball, Hon. Gideon Welles.
Col. De Forest. Justin Mccarthy, Rich'd
Grant White, Gen. Custer, and ,Iu-
MUS Henri Browne are all repre-
scented by Characteristic articles; after
which come three spirited short stories
and the usual departments. The leading
article, upon the Gzaroyitch of Russia, be-
sides its graphic description of the future
Gar, goes back TO compare the leading
spirits of the last century in Russia--Peter
the Great, Elizabeth ar$ Catherine-with
the enlightened sovereign of the present
gigantic empire. The revolving pictures
of the licentious and degraded court of Cath
crime LII. are almost past belief. Gen. Gus
ter, the dashing cavalry officer, gives a
thrilling narrative of his expedition in
search Of some white women who had been
captured by the sayages OF Arizona. An
article upon the Othellos of the stage com
pares the acting of the great Italian TRACE
gian, Salvini, with that of Booth, Macready,
Forrest, Davenport, and other actors cele-
brated in that character. '.What became of
Louis XVII?" is curious bit of
history, reviewing the cases of the
seven aspirants to royalty who have
claimed to be the sun of Louis
XVI. Of France. supposed to have been
Struggled out of prison in childhood. A
suggestive and well-timed article upon the
American system of money and the recent
panic is contributed by Richard kimball,
whose reputation as an able financier, as
well as author, attaches peculiar value to
his article. Besides these are several very
readable stories and some excellent poetry.
Sheldon & Co., New York, Publisher.
The December number of Demorest's
Monthly Magazine is sparkling with holt
day material, holiday fashions, holiday
stories, household matters for the holidays,
holiday poems, ETC., etc. But the most at
tractive Of its holiday features is the offer
of the large and truly beautiful oil chrome,
"The Old OalSen Bucket," to each sub
scriber as a holiday present. ssThe Old
Oaken Bucket is 17x26 inches in size-re-
tailed at SIS, and the best and most popu-
lar chrome ever published, and yet is pre-
sented free to each So yearly subscriber for
1874. This throws all other premiums in
the shade. w. Jennings Demorest, New
York, publisher.
The fact is becoming more generally
recognized every year that Titles Living
Age affords the best and, all things con-
sidered, the cheapest means of keeping
well-informed in the most valuable current
literature; literature that embraces the
productions of the best writers in science,
fiction, poetry, history, biography, politics,
theology, philosophy, criticism and art. a
list Of some of the distinguished authors re-
presented in its pages will be found
by reference to the prospectus of the maya
zine published elsewhere in our columns,
and an unequalled array of names
it is. The new series, which was begun
Jan. !, 1873, already embraces serial and
short stories by eminent French, German,
Russian and English novelists; and during
the ensuing year, as heretofore, besides the
choicest fiction by the leading foreign au-
thors, the usual unequalled amount win be
given of the ablest essays and reviews, the
best poems, the finest sketches of travel
and discovery, and the most valuable his
torical, biographical, scientific and political
information from the pens of the
foremost living authors. The extra
inducements to subscribers for the
ensing year are worth noticing. The
amount of the best current literature of the
world thus offered certainly cannot other
wise be obtained so economically. The
highest critical authorities pronounce The
LiUing dye the s.best of all the eclectics,'
as it does, with freshness and
what is essential TO Amer
lean readers in great and indis-
pensable literature. In the multiplicity
of quarterlies, monthlies and weeklies, all
of which it represents with satisfying
not elsewhere attempted, it
has become almost necessity to every per-
son or family of intelligence and taste, and
TO those who must limit the
number Of their periodicals. The pros
pectus should not be overlooked by our
readers in making their selection of period
icals for the new year. Littell q Gay,
Boston, publishers.