The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-31
LITERARY NOTES.

Tho London correspondent OF the
New York Times writes as follows TO
that paper, under date of December 2:
GAS an example of English good feel
ing toward American work, Scribner's
Magazine for November reached sale
of over 10000 copies, circulation larg-
er than Cornhill. Macmillan, Belgravia,
Frazer, Blackwood. or the Contempo-
rary. The portrait of Gladstone
in Scribner has given great satisfaction
to the prcmier's family and friends"
The January Issue of st. Nicholas,
"the New Years NUMBER" will be pub.
lished on Tuesday, December 2S, giving
the young people time TO forget little
the glorics of "the wonderful Christ
mas number" Among the contents are
several capital things which were
crowded out of December, Upright
Eyes," the young Indian girl, makes
her first contribution to literature in q
charming story of Indian child-life.
There is an account of "The Children's
Fan Brigade" another of the novel en-
tertainments for children's festivals
which have been suggested in the pages
of st. Nicholas: "Every Boy His Own
Ice-Boat," describing splendid new
sport for all skaters; the first of Mrs.
Clara Erskine Clements "Stories of
Art and Artists" which are to be one
of the special features of st. Nicholas
during the coming year; one of Frank
II. Stockton's funniest fairy stories,
poem by Ii. ii. Boyescn, pictures of
grave and gay, combinations of the
serials, etc.. etc. The issue rivals the
Christmas number in good things.
Blackwood's Magazine is always
welcome, and the December number
has recently been published by The
Leonard Scott Publishing Co., Al Bar
clay street, N. Y. The principal con-
tents are "The Private Secretary
Part H." the new serial; "Mr. King
lakes New Volume" describing the
winter troubles in the Crimea; DR..
Wortle's School.-Conclusion "Tbe
Indian Famine Report" criticism of
the report presented to Parliament
from 1875 to 1880; and "Winter Sports
and Pleasures" seasonable account of
indoor and outdoor recreations in Eng
land and Scotland during the winter
season.
We observe that the Publishing Co.
are Offering very strong inducements to
subscribers to this famous magazine,
and the Reviews which they publish,
tor the next year. A new subscriber
to any of the periodicals for 1881 can
also Obtsin the numbers of the same
for 1880 without charge, if application
is matte direct to the publishers. AS
the stock available for this purpose is
limited, early application is necessary to
secure such u premium.
| A New VOLUME.-Littell's Living
Age enters upon its one hundred and
forty-eighth volume in January. For
cign periodical literature embraces
more thoroughly every year the work of
the foremost writers in all depart
ments of literature, science, politics and
art; and The Living Age, which gives
in convenient form the best of this lit
erature, can therefor hardly fail to be-
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to its readers. The first weekly num-
Der of the new year and new volume
"a good one with which to begin q
subscription has the following table
of contents ;-Village Life in New
England. by Nonresident American,
Contemporary Review; The Marshal
Duke OF Saldauha, Quarterly Review,
Eyme Regis; A Splinter of Fortified
History, Cornhill; My Holiday in Ja-
maica, Chambers Journal; The Photo
phone, Spectator; Girl and Grandfath-
err, Temple Bar; Sir Alexander Cock
burn, Spectator Jewish Success and
Failure, Spectator; and variety of Sc
lect poetry. For fifty-two numbers of
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with The Living Age for year, both
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