Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-17

man of Auerbach, are continued with increasing
interest. Poetry is ably represented by three
charming poems by Chss De Kay. Kate Hillard,
and Sidney Laner. Our Monthly Gossip is full
of good, short, papers, and the Literature of the
Day" includes several able reviews.
The Atlantic for March opens with a striking
story of Constance Fenimore Woolson, entitlcd
"Rodman the Keeper" the "kecper" being an ex-
colonel of the Union army who became custodian
Of one of the national cemeteries at the South.
Mr.. Longfsllow contributes "a Rosary OF Son
nets" five in number, having for their subjects,
Mature" "Washington Irving" "Eliot's Oaks,
THE Descent of the Muses." and Venice" j
II. A. Bone writes of "Old English Guilds and
Trade Unions" describing their origin, purposes,
and customs. Mr. Howells gives the second in
stament of his sparkling little comedy, "Out of the
Question:" and Henry James, Jr.; has two more
chapters of lis admirable story, 1.-The American
which draws near its conclusion. "Oar Last Year
in the Backwoods of Canada is the sequel Of
some interesting papers of experience in the will
derness which appeared in the Atlantic two OF
three years ago, and attracted much notice at the
time. Z. 5. Nadal treats Of Newspaper Litcra-
ry Criticism" in a brief article, and 5. G. Benja-
min describes his ascent of the difficult peak Of
Tcnerffe Mrs. kemble's "Old Womans Gossip"
reaches its twentieth chapter, and is followed by
essay on Dickens "IIard Times" by Epwin 2.
Whippe. The Contributors Club" contains,
like its predecessors, many bright and suggestive
things, aud the department of Recent Literature
i;unusually full Under Education" Prof. Thos'
Davidson announces himself the author of the
tcle on 1.-The Study of Greek in Harvard College"
ia the January Atlantic and makes a vigorous re-
ply 10 the criticisms which that has called forth.
Altogether, the number is very readable one.
The North American Review for January is the
first number Of new series. The new mana
gers propose to make the Review more popular,
not by lowering its tone cheapenng its contents,
but by devoting more attention to subjects of i'm
mediate popular interest, and by treating them so
thoroughly, clearly and impartialy as to make the
Review indispensable to every intelligent and
thoughtful American. The January number fulils
this promise having the following articles points
in American Politics" a careful, bipartisan time
lypaper by II. Ii. Dana, Jr., "D lniel Deronda,"
a brilliant and notable review of George Eliots
latest novel, by f. p. Whipple. Richard Wagner
Theories of Music" by +. Gryzanowski, a cultivat
ed German writer. Bret Harte," critical paper
by L. S. Nadel, author of impressions of London
Social Life "The Triumph of Darwinism, by
John Fiske, who is probably the foremost American
champion of the theory of evolution, and writer
Of rare Intelligence and clearness. THE Eastern
Question" by L. L. Godkin, editor Of the Nation
and exceptionally welinformed respecting the
causes conditions and world-neresting features SO
the Turkish Question which now attracts so large
a measure of public attention. "Contemporary
Literature comprises longer or shorter reviews
Of considerable number of the more important
of recent books. The Review is no longer
quarterly but appears once in two months. Its
more frequent issue, and the eminent writers en-
gagged for it, will enable it TO discuss promptly
and thorough by the vital questions of the time
political, economical social Industrial, scientific
educational, literary and moral. Published by j..
x. Osgood, Boston.