Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-06-26
"THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND"
Appleton's journal

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APrLETON'S JOURNAL. is an Illustrated MAGAZINE
Of weekly issue. devoted To popular lteraurc science
art, education, an ] social development.
lts Characteristic feature is coHiyittrr-IvfNEss;
the puro., IL To furnish periodical which will rive
10 addition to aLundanrc of entertaining popular
Literature, coltrihuied by writ p. ~ ACKNOWLEDGED
standing, thurou 90 survey of tno progcs Of morglt
the advance # the arts, 5ud tho doing, IN all hc ll-
er branches 4 Intellectual onoft.
1t should be- noted that in pui auco If this plan the
space at disposal Is far extensive than that Of
the magazines issued in monthly FORM at the same
yearly subscription. The hfty-two numbers If Apple
tons Journal forming years is-He contain one.
third NOR literary nIatetiaI than the twelve
corresponding tissues Of the largest Of the innnthes
and of course, much larger proportion in excess Of
the smaller ones We may add that candid eNAIninA-
ton viii SHOW That III greater oUASIIrY, there il
Inferior QUALITY II htelry PRODUCTION
The Journal is made up in several Iii tnct DEPART
menH. a. follows:
General Literature, consisting a. already described
Of fiction, essay, tal of adventure aud tray. Illus
tratei papers, aui ariicrs Of the usual magazine char
actrr.
Under Miscellany the r,aer finds brilliant extracts
from new books; many highly entertaining sketches
Of notable persons and things, translated from CONT
mental journals aud cNtfGcts giving the core Of tia.
more noteworthy papcrs IN the English maga1in.s.
In the Editors Table, social topics Of interest are
discussed and gances given a: current incidents aud
dUings.
In Art Notes given criticisms II new paiutiurs
observations on decorative aud household art, aud
general survey Of art in all it, branches.
In Music and the Drama are afor ed reviews Of
whatever is noteworthy ON the lyric aud dramatic
stage with criticisms u music in the concert roam,
aud papers upon the various mAuii' stations III the
world u music aud thu stiR-.
Literary Notes devoted e. reyieys II new books
and intelligence in regard to literary progress.
Under Scientific Notes. the progress Of invention
and discovery Is carefully noted and thu, duings Of the
scieutinc world are recorded.
Contemporary Sayings CLEANS the brief br litor ut
trfAnces OF Journalists, eHsayis orators, prcAchtrH
current In the passing lit rAtur,.
The Record gives retros pectivc summary Of events
in a form convent mt for reference.
For those who prefer il, the Journal is put up in
Monthly parts, and in this form its scope and variety
a. compared with ther magazines, become couspicu-
ousiy apparent.
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