, 1873-11-14
LITERATURE.
The Atlantic Monthly for 1914.
what Tt VIII Contain During tho
Coming Year.

:" Asee IL Will contain 1PuFfHE tllo
Coming Year.
DusroH, Nov. 8, 1878.
Tho announcement Of tho
ATLANTIC MoNTnLHs rnodnAMstE Fon THE conf
ING yEAn
ie quite An event; at least, wo DostoniAns, who
have road overy number, and conBldor ourselves
virtually pledged to road eyery numbor yet to
appear, regard It with untoigned interest. Aud,
making all proper deduction for local pr1do, no
honestly think this magazine has dono 80 good
scrvioo In tho ca11ao OF American lottors that
Intelligent magazinc.roalora tho country through
justly account It a Doston notion that may bo
accepted with than1tB.. Tho mustor-roll Of its
contributors from tho beginning, in November,
1857, until now iucludos almost ovory namo of
any note in recent American literature and
some Of tho most distinguished writors havo
been nmong its most frequent contributors.
Longfollow Inns told many Waysido-Iun"
talos Holmes has ohatted, gossipod, looturea,
and preached most charmingly at its "Droak-
1at-Table; Whittier haa sung "hly Psalm"
with countless variations, and related nu-
mcrous, legends Of Now England. with
tho true Whittler-Hpirit of juatico and
pages some Of the wieeHt ard wittiest easays
In the English language, and somo pooms-
"under tho Willows" " Commemoraton-O Ode,"
and "Tho Cathedral (which nrc likely to DO
read ahd admired by generations to come; En-
s1son has enriched it with hls sterling essays,
almost every sentence puro gold, which now
form tho two volumes, "The Conduct OF Lifon
and "socloty and Solitude y; Bryant has up
poared less frequently yot hardly year hns
passed without eomothing-a striking passngo
from his Homeric translation, or O noble poem
Of bis own-to renew our admiration Of tho high
and majestic movement Of his genius but tho
mere mention Of tho brilliant namos TINT havo
lent their lustro to tho atlantic those sixteen
.yoarH-h1rs. Stowe, Mrs. Lowon Putnam, Nlrs,
Dali, =. Miss PholpB, Mrs. Tha1ter, HigginAon,
: Whipple, Curtis ..Harto, Aldrich, James, aud Ill
army besides-would fill lotter's space. What
is the promise for 18747
PROF. AoABsHz
Ia to furnish a series Of articles Of scientific
character, principally on tho Evolution Of Life.
As everybody knows, he is strenuously opposed
to Darwinism, and, not having due feAr Of Alr.
John Fiske, who recently denolishol him III
the Popular 6aienco Monthly, he purposes to
give his views on this voxod question, which
Just now rulos tho scientific and-in no small
degroo-tho theological world. He Is go firm
believer in Ills own theories, 40 enthueiasto
student in his scentiAo Researches, and writes
with such wealth Of illustration and guoh freeh-
ness Of foeling,-aa it tho FREQ mir Of his nativo
Alps constantly aerated his mind and heart
That his articles will possess great interest.
Mr. WHITTIER
will doubtless have ap occasional poem but the
special promise made for him is sorica OF prose-
papers, giving "reminiscences OF tho Anti
Slavery campaign His connection with 1t was
so long, his relations with the loading spirits 80
intimate and his opportunities so abundant for
knowing the aeoret history Of many incidents
the world, that his articles must bo ouriouply ut
traotive md Of remarkable value. Nobody will
now he alarmed by tho ghost Of tho old Anti
Slavery fond; indeed, has not time shown it to
have bean an angel Of light We all aro Anti
Slavery now, and each anxious to date aR far
back as possible his participation In 30 knightly
q crusade. Besides, Whittier IL conspicu0usly
down naught in malice. Ho has Tho genius to
be man and to tell the truth, and--as his two
volumes. Of prose give ample aud delightful
proof-to tell It in . most chayining way. It ID
anid that AIr. Whittier himself thinks Ills prose
botter than bis poetry. Tho world Inns not yot
Endorsed this opinion, but mny do 30 after read
Ing his promised remlniaconcea.
TIE HON. DAVID A. WELLS
has agreed to writo several papers on topics OF
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