The New York herald., 1878-12-19

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Among the features Of 1879 specially worthy of
HOLMES and WHITTIER continuing the familiar series
Of frontispicce portraits begun with Bryant and Long
THE EMPIRE or BRAZIL series of illustrated papers
Of the region but also tsatns in prae,eaI way
tns and industrial relations between this
expense has been spared in the preparation Of these
@ be The %sp"s Of he S
The Mediterranean of America"
STUDIES IN THE sIERRAs by John Muir the Cali.
forna naturalist graphic and picturesque studies of the
TIE TILE CLUB AT WORK and AT PLAY de-
serton oi the orgn and life Of Of the New York out
Ianins The ins,s,ions by members Of The CLUB
THE OLD MASTERS" series by Clarence Cook begins
@ h LA ""1F n q" a the
Mona Lisa"
The three last papers the January number.
oLp MAEy5ANp MANNEES po,,rsy,nS the quaint
also in January.
Sidney Laner contributes a series, THE New south:'
Allan 4 Redsood Of baltimore, lighter series, The
S"ys%Scr Bosea viii have articles on THE
noted universities Of Britain the Continent
m"nE "sr pape1 may be and
Lawn Panng; for small Places" A%eriean Art and
begun with EdsonJ, &C, &c.
by Mrs Frances IIodgson Burnett is the leading seriato
run through the year
The Springfield Republican, says that "Haworth's~
res;' that larger number of strongly ndvidualzed
already Indicated and the authors power
NOR Is perfectly sustained Mrs Burnett is advancing
original force in literature"
The London Academy says that for vror humor ands
renaerng dialect aud a OF the scenes OF
life IN North Lancashire the opening chapters deserve to
be put very high indeed
Boyesen's novel "Falconberg. tale of Morse life be-
IN August to end in April will be followed BY of
Life in New Orleans" by George W Cable .. che
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