The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-23
NOVEMBER MAGAZINES.
GALAXY.

The popular historian, j. 7. Headly,
contributes very interesting summary
OF "Burgoyne's Original Order Book" to
the November Galaxy. Jane Grey
Swisshelm's essay ON 1.-THE American
Character" displays much original
thought united with Vig0r and purity of
style. Richard Grant Whites sugges-
tions in regard to "Reading Shakspeare'
will afford unvarying pleasure and
profit, being one of his best efforts on
a subject to which he has
bestowed the study and labor of many
clever production by w. c. Brownell;
"What Snail We EatW by Albert
Rhodes, contains some sensible IDEAS
and much good advice. There are many
curious and entertaining passages in
the article "Fighting by Machinery"
by Thomas MunsUn CVan. The popular
"War Memoirs" Of the lamented Custer
are resumed. "Oriental Legends is a
pleasant little sketcl by Fanny Roper
Feudge. "Madcap Violet" by William
Black, is continued ia four more chap
ters aud is not inferior to any of our
current serials. "Miss Ruth" is Well
written piece of fiction by Ellen W.
Olney.
Como" is one of Joaquin MilIers
spirited illusions. The other poems are
ssrhe Silent Wooer," by q. z. Lathrop,
"Ouly Week Ago." by Nora Perry, and
"Pater Dimitte His" by Mary De We're.
There is long list OF able editorial pro-
ductions in Drift Wood" "Nebula,"
etc.
LIPPINCOTT.
The Centennial article in the Novemy
Der Lippincott contains description Of
the Agricultural and horticultural De-
partments OF the Exposition, with il
Illustrations showing some of the finest
displays in each. Another illustrated
paper is the first of two entitled "Walks
| and Visits in Wordsw0rth's Country"
by Ellis Yarnal, which gives many in
teresting anecdotes and personal rem
iniscences of that eminent poet. "Higher
| Education" is an able essay by Prof.
| Hart, which presents some novel and
Intelligent views, and evinces an init
mate acquaintance with an important
Iisubiect. "rhe Wagner FestivaV is dis
Icussed in short readable paper; Lady
Baker sends one of her South African
Letters: and Lucy Hooper describes in
her elegant and sprightly style the
"CuriosiLes OF the Paris Post-otfice.'
/ In the way of fiction we have the open.
ing chapters OF new serial by George
Macdonald, entitled "The Marquis o1
Lossie;" a contribution of Ellen Olney's
story ''Love in Idleness;" besides neat
little tale from the German, "Ehe Pendu.
lum of Fortune" The Monthly Gossip
contains numerous excellent produc-
tions, including hitherto unpublished
| story of Lord Byron and Mary Cha
worth.
LITTELL's LIVING AGE.
George MacDonald's new serial, "The
Marquis OF Lossie," is begun in the mum
ber of Littelps Living Age for October
III. printed from advance sheets. Its
opening chapters are full of interest, ant
give promise of a remarkably powerful
story.
i The same number also contains "The
Philosophers Pendulum, Tale from
Germany" by Rudolph Lindau; "Soci
ETY. in Italy in the Last Days Of the
Roman Republic" by James Anthony
Froude; ''The Bayreuth Performances"
''rhe Reality OF Duty, as Illustrated by
the Autobiography OF John Stuart Mlll;' =
"Ulster aud its People;" "a Drive il
Devonshlre;" "rhe Pope's Daily Life
and other valuable reading, besides
choice poetry and miscellany. Contain
ing the opening chapters of MacDon
ald's story, 1T Is an excellent number
' with which to begin a subscription tC
this standard weekly magazine.
For titty-twO numbers, of siXty.foul
I large pages each Tor more than 3,00t
pages a year), the subscription price
($5)is low; or, still better, for $40 SO any
one of the American "a monthlies Of
weeklies is sent with The Living Agt
. for a year, both postpaid. LitLell 4
Gay, Boston, are the publishers