Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-20
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| BLAcKwooD, for September opens with a
lengthy and unusually interesting article on
Rachel" in which the career of the greatest
trageoienne that ever lived is traced with a
sympathetic pen. "Birnam" follows, and the
following in the order given: "The Coming
of the Mandy" "Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick
Ferguson: A Career of the American Revo-
luton" "The Ladies Lindores-Part W."
"The Lights of Msga'-iii. The Heroes of
the 'Noctes.' Hogg;" "Curiosities of British
Politics of the House-The Irish
| Prospect OF Milk and Honey-The Revolt
Against Principles-The Cost of Luxury
affairs at Constantinople." Mansford, on
Main street, has it for sale.
A LONDON special to the New York World
| says that The Longmans' new magazine seems
likely 10 have a large circulation, It's low
price (sixpence) and the prestige of the firm
| being greatly in its favor. / hear that
member of The firm is to assume The exact
| ing duties of the editorship. Macmillan &
/ Co., it is reported, are about 10 publish a
new review on the plan of the FortniehHy of
which Mr.. john Morley-with the fac OF
whose disagreement with his publishers your
| readers have already been made aware-will
take command. If this is true, the new re-
| view will undoubtedly cut out the Forfniehtly
Murray is about to publish an interesting
work on Mexico and its resources, by an old
resident of your sieter republic.
Inc tdDic u CO1tc1to u the 1lOuQOu tkuQT-
terly, for J1ly, is one of the most inviting il
hse presented in long time. The opening
article on @The Fall of the Monarchy Of
Charles j, /" contains much tha. is -urw-a ud-
striking in that fateful period in English
history. Mr.. Matthew Arnold has some
thing interesting to say on Wordsworth and
Byron;" and review of Mrs. Fanny Kem-
ble's "Records of Her Life" is very enjoyable
reading. The other articles are italian |
Literature of the Rsnaissance;n "Chinese |
Literature: Its Connection with Babylonia;" |
Natural Scenery" estate and Prospects of |
English Architecture" Medieval Hymns" |
Monkeys Oxford Remniscences;" "rhe |
Paralysis OF Government" Address the |
Leonard Scott Publishing Company, Al Bar |
clay street, New York City.
MEssRs. G. w. HARLAN & Co., of New
York, include in their fall publications an
exquisite colored book for children, entitled |
Elm Land. The verses BY Josephine |
Pollard, the designs by Walter Satterlee. |
Mary d. Brine is again represented by vol
ume Of child poems, entitled Christmas Rhymes
and Neto Years Chimes. This book is pro-
fusely illustrated with fine wood-cuts from
designs by Jessie Curtis Shepherd, Jessie Nc
Dermott, Miss c. A. Northam and D. Clinton
Peters. Large editions of both these books
have been ordered for England. They will
also issue fresh editions of My Boy and I
1.-THE most widely discussed Of all last years
holiday books), IHttt-FfGti, and Last Days of
KniekebockeT Life IN Nev York. Their re-
cently-inaugurated KadterskiW Series OF novels
is great success. A treat is in store for the
literary public in the second volume OF this
series, entitled The Modern Haear. 1t will
soon be ready.
THE most interesting article in the Edin-
burgh Quarterly, for July, is that entitled
american Society in American Fiction"
based on seven recent works of fction-three
of them by b. james, jr., one by W. D.
Howells, one by Edgar Fawcett, one by Rob
ert Grant, and Democracy novel that seems
to have arrested more attention in England
than in this country. The reviewer in the
Edinburgh Quarterly concludes that it win
not do TO judge America and Americans BY
such works, that he would just as leave
think of libeling the French middle classes
by Daudet's disgusting novels as TO do 30.
The other articles are "Lecky's England in
the Eighteenth Century," "Three in Nor
wsy;" IA Retrospect of the Session. "Note
on Naval Administration" "Don Sebastian
and His Perssnators;;" "Siemens's Theory of 4.
Solar Heat" "Iudian Administration and
Finances" "Littre, Dumas, Pasteur and
Taine;" "The Red Book of Menteith," and
North Borneo" Address the Leonard Scott
Company, Al Barclay street, New York city. |
THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW is one of {
he most useful, because generally read, pnb-
ications of its class in our language. II has i
he solidity and dignity of the review with
he freedom and readiness OF the best con.