National Republican., 1882-07-24
LITERARY NOTES.

Seville and the Alhnmbra are described IN the
August number Of Hdrper's Monthly in n superb
illustrated article
Some of the summer watering. places in the
Northwest have furnished the materials for very
picturesque and attractive article by Mr.. j. A.
Butler with which the August number OF Harper
Adga=tne will open.
"a Womans Perils; or, Driven from Home" I'm
press and TO be issued in fow days by 7. d. Peter
e 81 others, Philadelphia, is brilliant, breezy,
aud delightful Southern novel. Love and trCnch-
cry unite TO gvo it vast interest. Mrs. James @.
Cook, OF Columbus, Ca, is the authoress.
new novel by Zola, The Mysteries of Mar
seilles," now in press by I. b. Peterson & Bros
Philadelphia, will prove n choice morsel for the
lovers OF naturallsIn. II Is love romance Of
colossal power, and exposes the vices of great
city with an unspaiing hand. Every line tells.
Messrs. T. D. Peterson & Brothers, Philadelphia,
are soon to publish "sylvia's B9trothcd' Henry
Grevllles latest novel, love story of the most
telling Kind, Its graf author has never written n
more enjoyable book, and large sale may be pre-
dictedSJr II. twill please old and young alike
Evefy mother and father should read surih
Bridges stebbins' delicious home idyl, The An
nails of Baby which 7. j. Peterson & Brothers,
rhledelphia, will shortly, publish 1t goes
The Daby is darling, aud the changes 1t works
are wonderful.
Emmanuel Gonzales is the greatest Of the French
sensational novelists, and his Ru sian Princess"
which 4. b. Peterson & Brothers, Philadelphia,
will shortly publish will startle and charm oil its
readers. 1t deals with the love of u beautiful
princess for common soldier, aud teens with
w.t. originality, and thrilling incidents.
Mr.. Barnet Phillips, of the New York Times, to-
gether with some brother journalists. hired n
schooner last year, and spent a couple of weeks
in cruising through Long Island Sound and about
the coast Of Rhode Island; very entertaining
pear, with numerous Illustrations, in the August
number of Hdrper's Adgasine, with the title of
I" The Cruise of tho Nameless."
aAmarinop pn1ilipS - pnntaininp
tavo pages, aud being complete political history
Of the United States for the last 100 years, and is
| entirely non partisan. To be appreciated, 1t
| should be examined. No Senator or Representa-
purchasing or subscribing for one at the station.
cry room in the old hall Of the House of Repre-
| sentatives where 1t can be seen.
A new Christmas publication, with page
double the size of that of Hd,psr's Weekly, and
wholly unprecedented in the matter of its illus.
tratlons, will be published this year by Messrs.
Harper & Brothers. Its title will be IIarper's
Club and its Literary Friends a single engraye
ing of picture by FL hu VeddCr, which is being
executed for it by Cole, is thirtythree inches by
twenty one in size.
The Century Muodsine has never hitherto ex-
pressed any opinion OH the subject of the Cesnola
controversy. But circumstances having recently
made it necessary that the magazine should be
informed as to the ruth or falsity of the charges
with relation to alleged "restoratons," the editor
| of The Century has made an independent inquiry
into the subject and will lay the result before tho
readers of that magazine i'll the August number.
The whole department of Topics OF the Time "
will be devoted to the subject.
| The August ST. Nicholas is to bo especially de-
voted to travel and adventure, told in story and
poem and picture. Mr. Boyesrn will writo of
"How Burt went Whale Hunting" the adven.
lures of Mrs. Peterkin in Egypt will be entertain
| ingly described, tt ere will b. some funny verses
about "The Puma, rs of siam" u Turkish story of
| " Hnssan's Water-m l1n,' an Interesting account
| of IA Visit to the He OF Sir Walter Scott
" How Hoosier Boy Saw the Tower of Pisa"
"Slorics from the Northern Myths" :" A Balloon
| Story" &c. One of the most beautifully illus
| mer Days at Lake George"
| "a Portrait Gallery of the Leading Actors and
Actresses of America, with critical biographies by
| Alfred Trumble, is the first of series of works
whose character is explained by its title. to be is
sued by Richard X. Fox, of New York. A hand
some volume, containing twenty nine fine por-
traits of popular players, male and female, with
vivid and .authent.c biographical sketches by q
| we'll known dramatic journalist of New York. 1t
cannot fail to achieve place for itself not only in
popular favor, but among the mos va liable T.
| erature of the stage. The want of authentic
| theatrical biography is one which is constantly
| felt In presenting the first insallment of THIS
series author and publisher have opened vein
which will yield both fame and profit without
doubt. We can predict that successive issues will
be eagerly looked for they will deserve to be ii
they sustain the merit of the first.