The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-11
LITERARY NOTES.

The North American Review Is one OF the
best of our exchanges, and a welcome visitor
to the table OF the literary editor. 1t is pub
lished by ID. Appleton & Co., of New York,
and is furnished to subscribers for So per
year.
We have received from the author, James
| Milleson, NJ. D., rare work entitled "The
Embryonic System OF Nature" We have
not had the opportunity of reading the
| work, but propose, after giving the subject
proper attention to make an extended
notice.
The Sunday Afternoon, published at
| Springfield, Mass, has attained front rank
in the periodical literature of the day, and
| is a welcome visitor to our literary table
| lis contents are always bright and readable,
| and choice extracts from the work are not un
| frequently published in the Sentinel, our
readers probably know. IL ought TO find q
place at every cultured tireside.
The Popular Science Monthly, published
| By ID. Appleton & Co., of New York, is an
instructive and valuable journal, and, as
| consequence, is continually increasing in
| circulation. 1t contains instructive and in
| terestiDg articles and abstracts of articles,
| original, selected, and illustrated, from the
| pens of the leading scientific men of differ
ent countries, and is sent 10 subscribers for
S. per annum, or fifty cents per number.
Nothing can well exceed the taste and ele
! gance displayed in some of the holiday books
OF the season. 1.-The Little Cbatterbox,"
| published by L. Worthington, $50 Broad
way, almost deserves to rank as a work OF
art 1t Is printed on thick, polished paper,
| in large handsome type. The letter press is
| on the left hand page, giving an explanation
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opposite side. The pictures, the paper, the
reading and the binding seem to have
| formed q conspiracy to make book as
beautiful as it is entertaining, which every
child will long for, and which all who get
will be delighted with.
The Tile Club at Work." is the title of q
paper in the forthcoming january Serb
ner, descriptive of the origin and life of one
OF the New York Outgrowtbs of decorative
art. The society, which is composed largely
of artists, has no organization, is largely
social in character, but does serious prOfes.
sional work. Among the illustrations are a
tiled mantel piece, by Z. A. Abbey, tile in
relief, by 0'DonOvan, the sculptor. and tiles
or sketches by w. NJ Chase Wimoridge,
Reinhsrt, Homer, Hopkinson Smith, Laffan,
Weir, Quartley, and others. A second paper,
"The Tile Clue at Play" will appear in the
February number, and will be illustrated in
a similar manner.
st. Nicholas, which has OF late been ming
ling with its lighter elements a good many
realistic articles conveying wholesome teach
ing or practical information, will, in its
Christmas Issue, aim at giving the young
folk full store of fun and amusement fitted
10 the merry holiday time. To this end, the
editor has secured an unusual number OF
fairy stories. Mrs. Fannie Hodgsou Bur
] A. - 10 II
contribute long fairy tale. Behind the
White Brick written originally fer some
little friends OF hers, bat never before
printed. Julian Hawthorne, too, enters for
the first time the field OF children's litera-
ture, with the opening iustallm mt of long
fairy story entitled "RumPty budgets
Tower" In addition TO these sUme shorter
| fairy tales are announced for the number,
aud several of the other contributions will
| contain touches of the fairy element, as In
Mrs. Dodge's story of Wondering Tom"
The proprietors of Appleton's Journal an
nounce that they will henceforth devote it
exclusively to literature of high order of
excellence, by writers of acknowledged
standing. 1t is the growing habit OF the
leading minds in ell countries TO contribute
| their best intellectual work TO the magazines
| and reviews; and, in order that Apple atom s
| Journal may adt quately reflect the intel.
/ lectual activity OF the time thus expressed,
| its proprietors announce that they will al
NIT to its pages selection OF the more
| noteworthy critical, speculative, and pro.
gressiye papers that come from the pens of
.hese writer's Fiction will still occupy place
| in the Journal and descri ptive papers will
appear; but large place will be given to arti-
cles bearing upon literary and art topics, to
discussions of social aid political progress,
10 papers sddTe sed distinctly 10 the intel
n. :.
/ subjects in which the public welfare or pub
lie culture il concerned. The subscription
price of the Journal is So per annum.
R. Worthington & Co., OF New York, an
nounce the publication OF a volume of
Famous Stories" by we'll known
and celebrated authors Among
them are: Z" The AveDger," by De
Quincy; Peter Goldthwiie's Treasure" by
Hawthorne; Love and Skates" By Theo-
dOre Winthrop; The DefaulteTs," by
Thomas Hood; "Coldsiream." by Herbert
Vaughan; The Scotman's Tale" by Harriet
| Lee; and other tales quite as excellent ana
entertaining. The volume is beautifully
illustrated by Mast, Sol EyiiBge, Lumley,
Perkins, w. l.. sheppard and other superior
artists. Tnese tales are the canoes of lite
rary art, and are admirably suited to the
present growing taste for short stories of
superior excellence. The importance OF
gathering these exquisite literary treasures
in a collection easily accessible aud taste
fully illustrated, will be fully appreciated
by all lovers OF the best reading "Madon.
ma, by Henry Spicer, is most pathetic and
touching tale, aud love and Skates" is
enough TO keep the memory OF the lamented
Winthrop forever green.
The frequent issue and well-hlled pages OF
LittelPs Living Age enable 1t to present
with freshness and completeness nowhere
else att. mpted, the ablest essays and re-
views, the choicest serial and short stories.
TIE most interesting sketches of travel aud
discovery, the best poetry. and the most val.
liable biogr aphical, historical, scientific aud
political Information, from the entire body OF
foreign periodical literature, and from the
pms of The foremost writer's la short, the
/ Living AGE is the only satisfactorily com
pIete compendium OF the best current liter
AZURE literature which is now richer than
ever before in the work of the ablest write r.
uOon all topics OF interest. Ii gives To
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