Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-02-22
MARCH MAGAZINES.

LITTELL's LIVING AGE for February
2lst contains "The Progress of Time"
from the Quarterly Re Jew; con-
thu ation of "A dam and Eve,n "The
Civil Code of the Jews" Revolutions
airy Laughter" and other interesting
aud instructive papers. II is one OF
the most welcome visitors to our table.
Published every Saturday by LitteIl
Il Co., Boston, at eight dollars per
year.
The March number Of the ECLECTIC
contains portrait which an immense
number of readers will be pleased to
| have-thst OF Charles Resde, the
novelist. M. Rea1e has, until very
recently, elnded all attempts OF the
photographer and portrsit-psinter,
and this pot raft in lhs Electic is, We
| believe, with the exception Of wood
cut Ia recent number of Harper's
Weekly, the first that has appeared 10
America. 1t IL admirably engraved
on steel, and depicts face full of
character and expression.
The literary contents of the num- Der
are OF toe usual excellence and varies
ty, and comprise the folio wing articles;
Russian Nihilism," including trans
lations from the most important Nlhi.
listic writings, by Fritz Cunliffe-
| Owen; First Impressions OF the New
World" concluding paper. by the
Duke of Argyll; "a Teetolaller's
| Wine. Cellar" by DR.. B. w. Richard
son; "a Turkish Effsndi on Christen>
dom and Islsm;" "Justinian,"
poem, by Robert Buchanan; "Fhe
Origin of Species and Genera" by AL
fred Russell Wallace; Fighting Fiiz-
gerald" "White Wings; A Yachting
Romance" by Wm. Black, chapters
XIX. to XXI; THE Chinese Drama,n
by Robert K. Douglas; "To Portia at
Belmont;" "Madamoiselle de Mersae,"
chapters xxx. and XXXL; Re.
jected MSS" THE Autobiography of
Prince Metternich;" Let 1t Pass
poem; "Charles Reade," biographical
sketch. By the Editor; Literary No
tees; Foreign Literary Notes; Science
and Art; Varieties.
Published by e. r. Pelton, Is Bond
street, New York. Terms, S. per year;
single number, 45 cents; trial subs
scription for three months, 81.
The ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March |
Offers sufficiently varied table of con-
tents to suit the most fastidious taste.
Twenty-one articles are given, seven
of them being more or less elaborate
views of new books. The "Reminis-
canoes Of Washington" begin the
number. This month they tell OF
John Quincy Adams administration,
and gIimpses are given of Bushrod
Washington, Chief Justice Marshall,
the anti Masonic excitement, and most
Of the prominent persons and events
Of seventy-fiye years ago. "Pepila"
Is q poem by Mr.. Aldfich OF glimpse
Of girl In Seville, written with bis
usual grace and polish. MIR. Scud
der writes a little love story with
one OF the odd plots peculiar 10 him.
The original editor OF Tue Atlantic,
Mr.. f. ii. Underwood, has a historical
article on Egypt Under the Pha.
raohs," which is timely. Mr. Grant
Whites English in England" may be
vouched for as accurate ia its details OF
the genuine Yankee" pronunciation
Of many of the English. In his at
tributing the pronunciation Of tailor
as "tiier" TO "Reminiscences OF French
taiueur we think he Is little inaccu..
rate; indeed, a common pronunciation
Of q, by the lower classes, 10 as |. The
London Dewsb0ys invariably shout
"Stayndard spaycial, Globe q Echo;
pieeper?" for STANDARD special. Globe
aud Echo; pspef?' play is pronounced
"pliee," aud SO on. Mr.. White sue.
ceeds most admirably, by little bits of
local coloring, id making his philolog-
&c 81 cJmments most interesting, and
we hope he Will give W. sOme more Of
the same sort Mr.. Dudley Warner
writes as ESSAY on Washington r.
wing, which, while 1t is spprecia.
tive and sufficiently thorough, 10 not
noticeable for any Of the WTIler's indi-
vldual qualttieF. Mis- Sarah q. Jewett,
whose honest and pure writing IL too
seldom seen. has an eighteen line
poem Of r. fl -ctive nature on Flow
ers in the D4rk.n Same ordinations
of ChildhoOd" will furn sh material for
the papers to copy from 1t numbers Of
anecdotes OF childhood. which are
brought together 10 show the moral, or
perhaps lack OF moral feeling, In
children. Mrs. Thsxter and Mrs.
Mnulton furnish poems, and the "Con
tributor's Club" we are glad TO see, Is
vastly improved. Madam de Remusat,
Theophile Gsuter and Helene Won
RacoWilzA. DR.. Wines volume on
prisons, recent pathological and literary
manuals, and the recent departure in
introducing nursery books, aud books
OF pure literature INTO public schools, |
are subjects OF other articles which 60 |
TO make this number Of the Atlantic |
far above the average.
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