St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-27
Literary Leaves.

Funk & Wagnalls New York. begin the
publication of the sermons of L. Dewitt
Talmage of the Brooklyn tabernacle. The
first series, now ready, contains thirty-three
sermons in his original and forcible style.
There is an introduction by him. concern
ing the mode and matter of his discourse.
Miss Alcott greets the holidays with some
as clever stories as she has written. There
are dozen of them told, as she writes in
the preface. to her little niece during the
quiet hour before bedtime. They are
imaginative and employ an art in order to
entertain that gives them a distinct and
high place in juvenile literature. They in
innate the power to succeed in new and
more classic style of composition. Every
little girl will be delighted with them.
The latest addition to Harper's Classical
Series is devoted to the sixth and seventh
books of Thucydides, with an introduction
and explanatory notes and indexes by w.
A. Lamberton. A. NJ, professor of Greek
in Lehigh university. 1t is neat and very
desirable edition of the famous historian,
and one which students will not fail to ap-
preciate.
Bedford. Clark. & Co. publish for the
holiday season two choice gift books. both
superbly illustrated and in ornamental
bindings. One is entitled Painters of the
Italian Renaissance and the other. called
New Stories from an Old Book, is made up
of Bible narratives in popular phraseology.
The former is from the pen of Edith Healy
and the other is the work of Rev. II. l..
Hammond of this city. Both are adapted
to the tastes of young readers and would
be suitable for Christmas gifts.
WorthingtOn'S Annual for 1885 is a
superb volume for youth, containing inter-
esting stories. biographies and papers on
natural history, and Illustrated by nearly
500 engravings, many of them colored. 1t
is for sale in Chicago by Brentano.
In book just published by Mclaughlin
Bros. of New York Josephine Pollard tells
in words of one syllable of the military
achievements of Gen. Grant. There are
numerous illustrations Of war scenes, and
the style is calculated to interest young
people in the history of their country.
Belford Clarke 4 Co. have published a
valuable work under the title of Two Thou
sand and Ten Choice Quotations, which
contains extracts in poetry and prose from
the master minds of all ages. An exhaust
i've index to subjects and authors renders
reference easy. =
One of the late additions to Harper's en-
tertaining Young Peoples Series is
Wakulla, story of adventure in Florida
The tale is of absorbing interest, and con-
tains nothing to which objection may be
taken. The illustrations are unique and
numerous.
One of the handsomest holiday books for
children is from the press of R. Worthing-
ton, New York, entitled Ring-Around-a-
| Rosy. 1t has many full-page engravings in
tintS, and contains fresh rhymes for the
little ones. Brentano has it in Chicago.
Henry Holt & Co. of New York have
published collection of Roumanian Fairy
Tales. collected by Mite Kremnitz, which
cannot fail to enlist the interest of old and
young. Many of the stories are of rare
merit, and all are particularly appropriate
for the holiday season.
| The Overland Monthly for the current
month maintains its well merited reputa-
ton as magazine which need ask no favor
of its more pretentious Eastern rivals.
The January number of the Magazine of
American History will contain three notable
articles in the civil war series. of which
The Operations Before Fort Donelson,
by the distinguished military critic, Gen.
Badly" Smith, will furnish abundant food
| for fresh thought. Gen. Smith is a con-
scientious historian. and he gives clearer
and more truthful view of that much mis-
understood affair than was ever before pre-
sented to the public by any writer in any
publication.