Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-01-11
VIRGINIA FREE PRESS.
E.l &F.V.B. GAIIARIl. EDITORS
CharIestown, Jefferson Co., W. Va
OFY1cE TX "JEFFERsoN BUILDING.
Saturday, January IL, 1879. -.
Book Notices.

Blaekroois MqgaziRe for December has
been republished by fhe. LEONARD ScoTT PUB
LlsuING Co, Al Barclay ST., y. Y, e-d fully
sustans the reputation of this famous maga-
zine, as always containing something fresh aud
instructive, and furnishing the best stories
ihat are published in periodical literature. OF
stories we fad here a continuation Of the
serial, John Clldigate," and short one,
complete in this number, entitled The Cot
tage by the River" which touches on the
supernatural, ana is based upon facts which
actually occurred, and Of which no explanation
is attempted. The paper on Journalist"
will attract our brethren Of the prcsc. The
Progress Of Naval Architecture notes the
wonderful increase in the number Of ron-built
ships, end shows where these have a.superiority
over those built Of wood Other ar'ces are
The Fruit and Vintage Of Herefordsbire, p
and The Berlin Settlement" The periodicals
reprinted ty the LEONARD ScjT- PUBLsHING
Co. al Barclay Street, N.Y. are as follows :
Tile London Quarterly, E}hbwgh, Hestmin-
sfer, aud B,jfjsk Quarterly Rerie,os, and
BlacErooa's Magazine. Price 81 year for
ony one, or only $l5 for all and the postage
is prepaid by the Publishers.
THE New VOLUME OF THE LIVING ACE
Tie number OF LiH(H's Liciag Aye for the
week ending January 4th begins its one hun
dred and for,ieth volume. In this volume
F George MlcDonald's new and increasingly
Interesting serial story, "Sir Gbbie," will be
continued from week to week until completed
new serial, The Brides Pass" by Sarah
Tytler. whose stories " What She Came
/ Through" and Rev Adam Cameron's Visit
/ to London" attracted 50 much attention in The
Liring Age, will be begun 10 January; serial
story. The Romance of CAlcot House" by
/ katherine S. Macqaoid, author Of Patty,
etc, is announced to appear early 10 the new
year. choice short stories, Tor which The Lir-
ing Age has become noted, including trans
lations from the French, etc, will continue a
feature Of the magazine; and, through The
year. the leading foreign authors will be rep
resented in this department Of the periodical
10 science, politics, theology aud general liter
aiure, articles are mentioned as forthcoming
from the foremost thinkers. Investigators and
writer's, including ". H. Malock. author Of
" Pcsitiysm on 40 Island, Dean Stanley, 1T.
Hon. W. Z. Gladstone, Jas. Anthony Froude,
Prot. Goodwin Smith, Richard 4. Proctor
Pref. Huxley, Dr. W. B. Carpenter, Prof. Max
Muller. Matthew Arnold, and others, with
sketches BY R. D. Bisckmore, author Of
Lorna Dooue," Wm Black, Mrs. Oliphant,
Anthony Trollope, &c. In short with the
recent great impetus given TO foreign periodi-
cal literature, The LiriRg Age promises 10 be
richer than ever ia the work Of the ablest
minds Of ihe time, and will give heir p'oduc-
iions with completeness no, elsewhere
attempted. The beginning Of new year is a
favorable time for the beginning Of subscrip-
ton and the publishers still present to new
subscribers for 1879 the six numbers Of 1873
containing the frs, parts Of MscDonalds Sir
Gibbie." LrrTELL Il GAY, Boston. Pubs.