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The Atlantic Monthly for December presents
many attractive papers. Henry James, Jr., brings
bis capital story of "Roderic Hudson to close
and w. D. IIowe!ls gives two more chapters of
his new novel, Private Theatricals." Charles
Francis Adams, Jr contributes second chapter
on Railroad Accidents and Mrs. Frances Anne
Kcmble continues her entcrprising "O.d Womans
Gossip" ii. ii. describes Colorado scenery under
the title Of "A Symphony in Yellow and Red;
F. 3. Sanborn narratcs the closing scenes at Har-
pe,s Ferry in 1.-The Virginia Campaign Of John
Brown; ii. ii. Boyeson writes of ".rhc Romantic
School of Literature in Germany" and Louise
Stockton contributes an excellent short story, en-
titled "Kirby's Goals of Fire" The Poetry of the
number is by c. 2. Cranch, John Boyle O'Reilly,
Edgar Fawcett, and others. The departm ent Of
Recent Literature contains reviews of Whittier's
"Mabcl Martini" Russcls Library Notes" Mark
Twain's Sketches" and other recent books; and
those Of Art and Music are well filled, the latter
being devoted to DIR. Hans Won Bulow's first con-
cert in the United States.
Scrbner's Monthly for December has second
liberal instalmcnt of Gabriel Conroy,' Brette
Hartes new story. Some new figures are intro
duced, among them Mrs Markle and SAL and Ga
der and romantic character. DR.. Hollands
"Story of Seyenoaks' is concluded in this num-
Der; and there is short Norwegian story by IL.
ii. Boyesen. About seventy illustrations appear
in the December number of Scribners accompany
lug among other papers, description of a Tour
of the Nile" by c. S. Welles "The Last of the
Narwhale" poem by John Boyle O'Reilly;
curious study Of Japanese art by Noah Brooks,
very copiously Illustrated; 'The Ancient Province
of Tusayan," by Major Powell-one of his most
important contributions to the Magazine, giving
as it does q description of most interesting peo-
pie but one almost unknown; Spanish Sketches,
with pictures from the Dore Series; and 'The Site
of Solomon's Temple Discovered" a paper which
can hardly fail to attract wide attention. The
poetcal contributions, besides Mr.. OReilly's, are
by Walter Mitchell Ia Harvard poem called The
AIockng Bird ]. Soule Smith. Mrs. r. S.
Greenough, John Trowbrdge, II. r. Bowker, and
Elizabeth Akers Allen. There is an article on "Our
Domestic Service" by Gen. Francis A. Walker
and brief paper by the late Amasa Walker, on
"Frcnch and American Curencies." In the Edi-
toral departments DIR. Holland discusses "Ameri-
can Authors hip" winter Amusements," and
The Way we Waste" In "The Old Cabinet are
"Some of the Disillusons of Age" Bacon rersus
SHAKESPEARE" "Ihe Sordid View, "An Uuendura-
BILE Tyrapy," "Mabel Martini" and sonnet on
Longfellows ''Book of Sonnets." The notices of
new books are fuller than usual. and there is con-
siderable variety of topic in both "The Worlds
Work' and "Bric-a-Brac."
The October number of the Edinburg Review is
received from the Leonard Scott Publishing Co.
The contents are as follows 1.-THE Financial
Grieyance of ireland" This article briefly dis
cusses the financial relations of Great Britain and
Ireland, from the date of the Union. "Recent
Editions of Moiere" An interesting sketch Of
Moliere and his works, founded upon facts and de-
tails brought to light within the past thirty years
Forest Management an article which we would
commend to every cultvator of the land 1.-THE
Rereby Memoirs" The extracts here given A.
ford glmpscs of England during the reigns of the
two last Stuarts. "Ewald's History of Israel"
The remaining articles are Progress of the King
dom of Italy" ,'4awson's Travels in New Guinea"
"a Prussian Campaign in Holland" and 1.-THE
Municipal Government Of London" in all Of
which, but especially the first named, will be
found much profitable reading.