Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-25
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

The Atlantic Monthly" for January
,Houghton, Mifflin d Coz, in addition to
the Contributors Club, the reviews and
editorials, has these articles The Second
Son." by NJ. o. w. OEphant and T. 3. AL
drich Serial; The City Of the Violet
Crown" by Samuel Y. Cole What Chill
dren Read, by Agnes Repplier French
and English by Philip Gilbert Hamerton
Zenas Smiths Ride to Roxbury," by Ed
gar Mayhem Bacon Men and Trees" by
Edith NJ. Thomas; The Physiognomy Of
the Days" by T. R. Sill; " Unawares," by
Alice Williams Brotherton; Paul Patoff,' y
Notes from the Library of Mathemati-
oian,n by a. S. Hardy The Saloon in
Society" by George Frederic Parsons 4;
Everyday Life by Andrew Hedbrooke 4;
% Frederic the Great and Madame De Pom
padour;" The Clue" by Charlotte Fiske
Bates; The King Who Went Out Govern
ing" by Margaret Eandegrift; - Alexander
Hamilton.
Thomas W. Knox, whose success as q
writer for youth IS known to the public
has presented as his latest literary effort
The Life of Robert Fulton, and History
of Steam Navigation It must not be as
sumed, however, that this volume is for
children. On the contrary, while compact,
simple in style and brief in method, it is o
concise history of steamboats, that may
well enlist the interest Of any reader who
has not had the privilege of more extended
and elaborate works on the subject. It is
freely illustrated, and Mr.. Knox has put
into its pages a compilation of all known
history OF steam navigation, which, in fact,
makes il a compendium for popular reading
that has not been equaled or even attempt
ed before him. Published by G. p. Put
mans Sons, New York and London. For
sale by A. I. Bancroft & Co., San Fran
cisco.
The Christmas number Of the San Fran
cisco Nclgs Letter comes to US in handsomely
illuminated covers and no less than rs
pages There are also two loose supple
ments, one an excellent engraving in tint
of An Oriental Maiden from a photo
graph of the original painting in the Mu-
Mich gallery, the other colored sheet of
lithographic pictures of the exterior and
interior of the Palace Hotel San Francisco.
In the magazine proper are numerous good
wood engravings, the subjects being fine
art works also full page of colored views
in Golden Gate Park in December"
There are several complete stories, the
usual critical articles and business reviews,
an original poem and other interesting
matter. The whole makes up splendid
number, in the highest degree creditable to
the good taste Of the NeieS Letter manage
ment.
Frank Leslies Sunday Magazine" for
January has come to hand. 1t is bright
number of this very excellent illustrated
publication. A paper by the Rev. James
f. Riggs upon American Schools IN the
Turkish Empire is given, also concerning
Arab schools in Cairo; the women OF
India are described and their methods OF
life, including the Nautch girls, are inter
estinglv told. A new story by Fannie A.
Mathews and n. @. Hastings is commenced,
entitled His Banner Over Me-" and an
interesting paper on Moscow, its churches
and people, is told by Antonio Gallengs.
Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York;
The Book of Eloquence is from the
press of Lee g. Shepard, Boston, and Is q
collection of extracts from the most famous
orators and poets of the ages. 1t is by
Charles Dudley Warner. and is intended
for use in exercises of defamation in col
leees and schools. 1t is a superior and
weIl-arranged collection. 1t differs very
materially, and for much the better, from
most of the works of this kind. for breVity |
has been an aim and the rejection OF the
frivolous rule, while dialogues are omit |
ted. For sale by Samuel carson q Co., IZO
Suffer street, San Francisco.
Holiday books abound, and how beaut-
full and ohaste they are too. Besides the
many already noticed in these columns, we |
have now for remark, from the Aldine |
Book Publishing Company, Boston, q |
ouarto entitled, Young America" 1t is |
of large print and hundreds of illustrations, |
all GOOD and choice in subject. There IS q |
very Great number Of short stories in the |
volume. together with scores of articles on |
subjects of interest to children and calcu- |
lated TO give young readers great deal OF |
valuable information.
The Christmas number Of the . Brooklyn |
MAGAZINE /" is filed with interesting stories |
ard matters concerning Christmas tide. |
Among them, Harriet Prescott Spoford has !
a description of Christmas in New Eng |
land VIM. Kerry Brown writes upon |
Christmas in the Tennessee mountains q |
Christmas chorus is given from the pen OF
Lee G. Hardy; a story OF three Christmas
Ewes is told by Florence L. Snow, and an
other is told in six parts by Sophie Schenck.
mo. I Murray street, New York;
Macnillans Magazine " for December
Macmillan & Co., London and New York; |
presents these papers The Woodland
ers.'' serial, by Thomas Hardy NJ.
Feuillet's La Morte a Sonnet )"
q Mrs. John Taylor, of Norwich" by Mrs.
Richie Miss Thackeray); Life in the