The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-11-30
LITERARY NOTES.

THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for 1888 will contain, in
addition to Its usual variety Serial and Short Sto-
ries Essays, Sketches, Poetry, and Criticism, the
following specially attractive features rat
oliver Wendell Holmes, author of 1.-THE Autocrat of
the etc., whose inimftable series of
Breakfast-Table papers, poems and essays has been
so conspicuous and delightful of the maga
zine, will write frequently and exclusively for The
Atlantic. -as1
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow left a completed dra-
matte poem entitled "Michael Angelo,p which he
was more than ten years in writing The first install
ment of the poem which is In three parts will appear
In the January number.
Nathaniel Hawthorne left among his manuscripts
the plan and sketches of novel, which will appear in
The Atlantic under the ttle 1.-The Ancestral Footsteps
outlines of an English Romance The first portion
appears in the December number, with an introduce
tion by Mr. George p. Lathrop. 1t will be continued
In the earlier numbers of 1888.
Mr.. Henry James, DR., author of The Portrait of a
Lady,, will contribute to the volume of the year
Daisy Miller: A Comedy,'-a dramatization by Mr..
James OF his story 'Dasy Miller,r which has had SO
great popularity in England and America, New
characters and situations and incidents are intro
duced the entire story is re-cast and Rewritten,
as to render 1T more dramatic; yet the features
which made the story, originally told, attractive
are all retained. Mr.. James will also write for The
atlantic some critical and literary papers, such the
readers of the magazine has heretofore found admi
rable. --.,
Mr.. w. d. Howells, author of "Their Wedding
Journey, etc., whose stories essays have often
delighted the readers of The atlantic, will from time
to time send to the magazine from Europe sketches OF
travel, character, and literature.
Mr.. Charles Dudley Warner, author of my Winter
on the Nile" MY Summer in Garden" Backlog
Studes, etc., promises several papers for the coming
year. HoUGHToN, MIFFLIS & Co., Boston,.
HARPERs MAGAZINE for December is exceedingly
rich in Illustrations and literary attractions The
beautiful scenery of the Columbia River is finely IL
Illustrated by Cleveland Rockwes picture the artist
contributing also the descriptive article.
Joseph Hatton contributes very interesting arti-
Gle, entitled 'wiiliam Black at Homen-full of de-
lghtfu gossip about this popular novelist, in which,
pictures of Blacks London lodgings, PASTOR House.
his Brighton residence, and of his yacht.
Under the title of 'The Great Seaport of Western
France" Thomas w. Knox gives a charming descrip-
tion of Havre which is attractively illustrated by
| Reinhart and Vanderhoof.
Mr.. Bishop concludes his articles Southern Cali
forna with description of Los Angeles the San Ga
brie Mission, Riverside, San Diego and Santa Bar
bara-beautifully illustrated.
Two poems by Herrick are given, each with full
| page Illustration by Abbey.
Colonial history receives especial attention in two
interesting cOntributions-one illustrated, by the
Rev. p ID. Hay, entitled "CameOs of Colonial Caroli-
na,n the other, by Professor John Fiske, entitled
''New England in the Colonial Period" Both arti-
cles valuable for the pictures which they give
social life in the Colonial Period, but Professor
Fiske's is something than this since 1t is al
admirable philosophical treatment of the Puritan
idea and It's development.
In notion, Miss Woolson's new novel takes natural
ly the first place in the readers interest," and seems
likely to hold it TO the end of her story. Blackt
Shandon Bells" has reached very interesting stag,
, OF development There three short stories
"AmoDg the Rose-roots,' by Working girl, is
very pathetic SKETCH full of meaning; its sombre ea
| lures find pleasing contrast I'm the humorous char
acteristcs of the other stories-"The Singular vot
OF Aut TIlbOx." by tho NGthor of "Cape Cod Folks,
and Toms Moniment,h by Susan Hartley SWEET.
scientific paper, "Storing Electricity" by Pro
fessGr Henry Morton, treats very clearly subjec
which is just now of especial interest in connection
with recent novel applications OF electricity as mo
tive power.
| The Editorial Departments are wyIl sustained.