The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-01-22
LITERATURE.
Magazines.

imnortan, papcr on 'The Gospel History in ital
ian Painting" tracing the progress OF Chrisli"'
art In Italy from its symbolic period In the Gaia
combs through its realistic period in the middie
ages IN TO its later idealstc period, illustrated
with pictures showing the line of progress, some
Of the pictures being engraved from photographs
of the original paintings Mr.. Conway concludes
his series of delightful papers on the English
Lakes. A second paper is contributed by MT
q. w. Sheldon on the Old Volunteer Fire Depart
ment Of New York, with numerous pictures u
p I.athrop discourses entcrtainiagly on Literary
and Social Boston, with cosby sketches OF many
OF the more prominent lions OF our American
Athens. The subject Of American pottery is ex'
haustively treated in paper by Mrs. f. +. Fryatt;
and John Bigelow contributes an admirable pa.
ner IN Charles James Fox. In fiction, third
installmen, of Mrs. WoosOn's "Anne" is given,
with illustrations, and "a Laodicean" is contin-
ned. There is an admirable short story, russ
Tanners Defense" by Richard Malcolm John
atom. and heartless one by Mrs. Margaret Nc
Lean. In a small way this last Is nearly as afro
cioas as Miss Shelly's Frankcnstein. The hdl-
torial DEPARTMENTS are well sustained as usual.
The Easy Chair discusses Beaconsfeld's new
novel; Mefistofels as recently produced in New
York, &c.
THE MIpwINTER (FEBUARY) SCRIBNER has al
ways been special number. as rich as the
choicest literary matter and the most beautiful
wooo cngravlngs can make 1t. or last year s
mid winter nun Der the London Times said: ut
is a really magnificent triumph Of American pic
toral art and literary genius" The English pub.
Usher Of scRIBNER has telegraphed for 1900
copies of the present number,-an advance OF
5000 upon his orders last year, and the largest
edition of an American magazine ever sent to
Fnrland--i fact, it is said TO be larger than the
monthly sales of any Engt,sh magazine. The
American edition Of SCRIBNER has grown during
1880 about 1000 copies
A delightful feature OF the magazine this year
is a series Of sparkling novccttes, or condensed
novels, instead Of serial story. "A Fair Barba.
rian," the story OF a pquant American girl In
England, by Mrs Frances Hodgson Burnett, be-
gins in this February number with n twenty two
page installment and will run through three is
sues. Since the death Of George Eliot 1t may be
sald that Mrs. Burnett commands larger Eng
lsh. speaking audience than any other woman.
Her novelette, will be followed by one by George
W. Cable, author Of "The Grandsslmes," etc.
and aftarward Boyesen's Queen Titana" will
be published. "Peter the Great" Eugene Scbuy-
ler's historical work, begun in February 1880,
will be finished in October of this year. BY
means Of the recently published special offers of
Scrlbner, the whole Of this great work, with it's
wealth OF Illustrations, can be had at a very low
price, in connection with years subscription.
All book sellers can give the terms
In the same ratio that ScRIBNERs MONTHLY is
prospecting, ST. NICHOLAS, the famous magazine
for girls and boys issued oy the same publishers,
grows apace About 1907 600 copies Of the Christ.
mas (December) number were sold, while the
January number has been for some time oat Of
print. In February there is full account ofthS
Obclisk richly illustrated from sketches and pho
tograpbs showing the great monolith In all
stages Of moving.
The MIDwISTER SCRIBNER will be ready Janu-
AIRY 20lh, and ST, NICHOLAS hve days later.
The NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW for February is
the literary phenomenon Of the month. First we
have an earnest and patriotic article by General
Grant, advocating the Nicaragua Canal project.
The genial Autocrat OF the Breakfast Table, OH.
yer Wendell Holmes, follows with an essay emit.
tied The Pulpit and the Pew" written in the
best spirit OK the Christian philosopher, in which
he endesyors 10 show the need that he believes
10 exist for q revision OF the prevalent theoogi.
cal creeds Under the quaint title of "Aarou's
,zes the obligation, imposed upon the Republi.
can party by the Chicago platform, of making
provision Tor educating illiterste voters. James
Freeman Clarke makes a valuable contribution
10 the discussion Of the authorship Of Shakes.
peare's plays The grave eriis that may result
from the partisan character Of the United States
Supreme Court are pointed out by Senator John
T. Morgan. The sixth Of Mr. Charnays papers
on the Bruins Of Central America" Is devoted to
. description Of the Pyramids Of Cemalcalco,
which must rank among the most stupendcus
monuments ever erected nv man. Finally, Walt
Whitman writes OF 1.-THE Poetry Of the Future"
THE PENN MONTHLY OPhadelphia) for Janna.
~. besides it's admirable editorial comments on
the Irish situation, on the death OF George Eliot,
&c. contains a strong article on penal and Re.
formatory Institutions% by Jos. G Rosengarten :;
by S. b. Buckley, Pa. D. and "A Plea for
Strong Navy" by Samuel W. Mccall In add
ton, under the head Of THE Other 5. P. c. A."
there is a keenly sarcastic take.ofr on Bergh's
well.known society for the Prevention OF Cru.
city 10 Animals" under the fiction Of reporting
the proceedings OF Society for the Promotion Of
Cruelty, &c. The drift OF the irony shows itself
in the repeal OF bylaw OF the supposed society
admitting lady drivers as honorary members, on
the ground that II numbered the society with too
large membership Of that classl The number
closes with the usual review of New Books
AYEE's ALMANAC ron 1884, The enterprising
firm at Lowell, Mass, who, under the name OF J.
c. Aver & Co, manufacture pills and potIons for
all mankind, send us copy Of their almanac for
1881, equally adapted, with their medicines, to
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