Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-04-15
TIE M4GAZLNE.S

Hsrpeis Magazine for May opens with be au-
tifully illustrated paper, entitled Coast Rsmbes
in Essex" by S. A. Drake, the author of "Nooks
and Corners of New England Coast" The "Song
Birds of the West" is contributed by Robert
Rdgeway, our great archaeological authority, and
lie illustrated by Gibson and Beard. Eugene
Lawrence contributes an illustrated paper on the
italian Poets )" and this is supplemented by Mrs.
Margaret j. Prestons "The Silent Tiyst"-a po.
EN- about Petrarch and Laura by Mr.. Howlands
trasston of Sonnet aud three Malrgals bv
Michael Angelo and 10y DR.. Coans poem The
Italian Poet in Exile" Mrs. Frances l.. Mace,
the author of "Israfil," contributes a beautiful
poem, entitled Easter Morning" which is illus
trated by Fredericks An illustrated story, The
story of Jean Macomb," is by Susan Archer
Weiss, the pictures by Abbey. rhe thnd paper
OF the series of cold Flemish Masters" is about
Rubens, and contains some beautiful engiavings
after his most celebrated pictures. The Emperor
Williams summer palaces are described In an il
ustrated paper entitled Along the Havel," by
Arthur Nenner. The two great serial novel. of the
Macleod of Dare" )" by William Black, and
The Return Of the Native by Thomas Hardy
grow III interest with every monthly nstallment.
There also III this Number, besides the lustra-
ted story already mentioned, two short stories
MY Nephew's Crotchets, 10y Lucretia I. Hale aud
"Why Jack went to Europe, by Julian Hawthorne.
A suggestive paper is contributed by William
Bake. entitled Free Muscular Development" "
showing by how simple methods tue best physical
training may be secured. The Hon. +. IL. Morse
contributes paper the English CIvtl Service,
with especial reference TO It's consular and diplo-
matte branch. Henrietta Hardy poem, May
Flower" concludes the body of the Magazine,
Ihe "Easy Chair" opens WITH an article on Daniel
Webster aud follows with some interesting
g.impses of the old Walton House, in connection
with which it quantity describes Flemish Interior
IN the publishing house over the way. 1t intro
duces us again TO a Ssssairas Club discussion. and
concludes with notice of the Tender Recoec-
tons of Irene Macg gillIcuddy." The other Editor
al Departments are as entertaining and ipstruc-
tive as usual.
The numbers of Littelrs Living Age for the
weeks ending April 9th and l3th-tne first two
numbers of new volume-contain Equality, by
Matthew Arnold, Fortnlshtly review; The Eng
ish Language as spoken aud Written, by Franci,
W Newman, Contemporary Madonna Dunya, by
Emily Pfeiier; Florence aud the Medici, Fort
nightly; The Three Cities, by w. c. Palgraye,
Csrnhill Within the Precnts, by Mrs. Ohphant,
from advance sheets; "ll Re Galantuono, by
James Montgomery Stuart, Macmillan; "Onlv
Jean, Black wood; On the Decay of Fine Man
ners, Cornhill; On Teaching English, by f. W.
Newman, Fraser spenser's Irish Rivers, by P. W.
Joyce, l. LID, Fraser; Erica, translated for The
Living Age from the German of Frau Won Inger-
sleben; The Centenary of Volaire, Pail Mall Ga
zette The Last of the Gases, Nature How Great
Men Work. Csssel; The Green Flag OF the
Prophet. Chambers's Journal; etc, etc. For
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