The Portland daily press., 1878-11-25
Magazine Notices.

Probably the articles to which most readers
of the December Atlantic will first turn are
the paper by the author of Dangerous Tenden-
cies in American Life on Three Typical Work
ingmen, and the second part Of Mr.. Howells'
story, The Lady Of the Aroostook. In the for
mer, the writer describes three workingmer,
widely different in character, whom he has
personally known, vividly sketches their sue
cesses and failures and reports their opinions,
hopes and grievances. Mr.. HowelPs story Is
marked by his usual grace of style, subtle and
delicate humor and insight into character. The
article on Sheridan at Winchester, written By
Major B. w. Crowninshield, who was on the
Generals staff during the Shenandoah cam
paign and was present at all the battles, viii
be read with much interest, Is an authoritative
account of the campaign and the man, and
especially of the battle at Cedar Creek. There
is discriminating critical paper on Colonel
Dunwoddie and other Novels, in which dozen
new American novelettes are noticed. The
conclusion of Charles Eliot Norton's Florence
and st. Mary of tie Flowers given and there Is
q very noticeable article on the Pictures at the
Exposition. The short story of the number is,
ds usuaI, cACollout III quaisg5 ahd 70 tnAo H-oAs-
contributed by j. W. De Forest, who In The
Other Fellow introduces Us to . certain dis
creditable phase of Washington life. Richard
Grant White has q readable article on the
Nature Of Music, Brooks Adams furnishes
paper on Oppressive TarAtiAn - ! 'sS r'nieuJ'
auu U. Crocker, one on Saving versus
Spending. The principal poem of the number,
one might say of the year, Is E. @. Stedman's
Death of Bryant, poem that By its largeness
of thought, and simple dignity Of diciion
will take rank with the great threnodies. There
are besides this, A Flower in . Book, By j. j
Piatt, One Out-of-Doors, by Mrs. Piatt, and
The Spider, by III. S. Cornwell. The Contrib
utors Club is bright, varied, and entertaining,
and fall, careful and discriminating reviews Of
several new publications are given in Recent
Literature.
The publishers of the Atlantic evidently in
tend to maintain the high character of the
magazine in all departments during the con-
ing year. Topics of political, economical and
social interest will be treated by the able writ
ers whose articles have Of late attracted such
wide attention. The critical papers, so striking
feature during the last year, will be contin-
ued, and the book-notices will be as full, varied
and carefully written as heretofore. Seria
stories by w. d. Howells, T. B. Aldricb, anS
Miss E. w. Olney are promised, as well as on'
| by Biorpsen, the Norwegian novelist. Mrs
| Stowe will write frequently, and Miss Jewett
| Miss WoolsoD, Mrs. Cooke, and others equally
| well known are amongst the regular contribu
tors. Henry james, Jr., will furnish transat
lantic sketches; W. W. Story, studies Of Italian
locality and travel: Colonel Waring will writ
| of English country life, and Charles Eliot Nor
toms studies Of art and history in his essays OIL
italian cathedrals will be continued. The New
York letters will be resumed, and during tn
Session of Congress, letters from Washington
will be given. The Contributors Club so pop
ular with all Atlantic readers, will continue
be medium for the expression Of opinion an
desultory criticism on all social, literary, an
aesthetic topics. All the old and fayorite cor
tributors of the Atlantic, list containing tn
names of the greatest American writer's, wi
appear as heretofore.