Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-11-27
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The December Magazines.
The December number of the ATt,vr,.
MoNTnLI is in every way an excellent oro
Its contents are summarized as follows.
Poetry -Cadenabrid, by II. w. Lonpfeuov.
Visit Of tho Wrehs, by Paul II. Havno
Land and Sea, by Hiram Rich, and o,bo.
poems. Fiction aud Narrative-A Fora.
gone Conclusion, by w. d. Howeu,
About Barrel Of Lard, by Ajax r. To-
mon a Rebels Recolleclions, by Georye
Cary Egaleston. Nature and the Suner
natuial-Contra,t between English Seem.
ry and Our own, by T.. S. Nadal. ora
Trees, by J. S. Barry Martha's VINEYARD
by n. S. Shaler; Some Results from ms,
Spiritual Studies, by Robert Dale Owen
Ethics-The Righteousness ofMoney- NAL.
ing, by Edward Atkinson. Art-Waler.
Color Painting, ty Henry S. Macklntosb
and editorial criticism on The Dram,
Critcism-M Mr.. Aldrich's Poetry, by Edo,,
Fawcett, and reviews of American and
German Literature, with criticisms on neyy
Music, AMI interesting papers on Ednc,.
ton.
This number closes the first wear Of lLe
Atlantic under The prUprietorship Of Messr.
ii. o. Houghlon q Co., and ii is only ius.
tice to say that during the. year the old
time high standard of excellence Of tho
magazine has been fully maintained. For
the coming year contributions from nearly
all the prominent writer's in the cr.-
are promised aud -" managers S1ninGce
their determination "to keep the magazine
! where it has always Stood at the head If
! American literature.
The December number Of LIPPINCorr'.
MAGAZINE, completing The fourteenth vol
ume Of this delightful monthly. is here
bearing upon the face Of it unmistakable
! indications of constant and confident i'm.
provemeut, and growing success. Lin.
pincotts is the most cosmopolitan Of our
American magazines, and it is rapidly So.
curing for itself an enviaDle individuality.
and filling place in our literature pecu
arly it, own. In the present number.
"The New Hyperion by Edward Sra.
! han, illustrated, which Will be completed
in the January number, is continued. and
in it, A. usual are some rare bits Of drolI
Dimi'ry, is a charming description Of the
vicinity of Mentone, in the Maritime Alb,
Region, with numerous suggestions re-
garding the customs of the people, and /.
very richly illustrated. The December in
slallment Of Mr.. Blacks "rnrpe Fealb.
ers" is thoroughly absorbing. physical
Effects OF Emotion on the Heat" by II. C.
Wood, Jr., NJ b., i a short paper on sub.
iect Of universal interest. Hung and Ia.
hung. tale Of the Old Brick Church Of ST.
Stephens" by Robert Wilson. is an odd
weird story, in which tragedy and comedy
are strangely blended. Mr.. T. Adophus
Trollope give some recullec,ions Of his in
tcrcourse with that singular genius, Charles
Lever. The present installment Of "Mal.
colm,' bv George Macdonald, well sus.
tlins the interest in the story, which will
be completed in the January number. In
the paper on 1.-THE Political Life of the late
Lord Lytton." by his son Robert. Lord
LYtton, we Get a brief but lucid insight in
10 many Of the important questions ths,
have occupied the English parliament and
nation during the past thirty years. The
poems Of the number, Mystery" by Char
iotte +. Ba ties "Rcvcrie," hv Emma Laz.
arus and Farewell" by James Maurice
Thompson, are all delightful reading. Our
Monthly Gossip is iull Of happy selections
and the book criticisms are able and dis.
eliminating a usual.
ST. NICHOLAS for December opens with
a handsomely illustrated article on the GEL
ebrAted "Garden Of the Gods" in Colorado.
Among the other instructive articles are
The Boy Astronomer" by IIezekah But
terworth The Chickadees," by Harvey
Wilder; african Fashions" by Olive
Thorne "Auolf and William Tell" by
Emma d. Southwick aud Holiday Hsr-
bor," an excellent article by Mrs. s. B. c.
SImuels, showing the boys and girls how to
build city, with all the public buildings
steamboats,, railroad trains, etc., necessary
10 its prosperity. The stories in the mum.
her are remarkably good. The wonderful
adventures of "Tchumpin" are concluded;
Mary Y. Prescott writes charlningiy about
"Prue's Doll - there is bright, fanciful
story called "Mabels Troubles" with a
picture by Eytinse, a characteristic tale
trausI ated from the Swedish. Helen C..
Weeks tells about Fourteen Monkeys"
and all the boys will be glad to read The
CJmanchcs' Trail" There are numerous
poems, some Of them finely illustrated.
| Very interesting announcements are
MADE tor the January issue of st. Nicholas,
which will be tine Holiday number, and
will contain, besides ever so many Christ
mas stories, the opening chapters ofthe new
serials: Tine Young Surveyor" by J. 7.
Trowbridge, and "E ghi Cousins" 10y Lou
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