The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-28
LITERARY NOTES.

MRS. FREMONT lie now ahsorb'ngly
occupifd vi h Gen. Fremont a. on his
Memoirs, hut she written four papers
for Hide AWdke fr 1887; three OF them
are "Tsfiy and Buster" storifs-stories
Of her Shet and ponies aud ali mixed
up" with our civil war. The fourth
ia "My Day in Copenhagen with Hans
Andersen"
The lon looked for "color-book, "
Bdbyo Baby Ballads, with water color
d gins ty + Onilde Ha SAN, accom-.
paying ballads by Coarlts 3 mart
Pratt, editor Of Wide AwdEe and Baby
land, is now ready at the botk stores.
1t fully meets the expectations con-
cernirg it, and may we'll be called
che m ost beautiful book Of the year"
A CALRNDER OF BsAvE DEEDS, to
which sre added "Lu ky DAYS" aud
a 80 some Happy Though B." @ I'M
piled by Mira. S, L Nickerson. Des gn
by M ss " bilman in red and bronze,
81. 0ne of the most unique and at
tTactive calendars of the year, having
for its motto the famous Look up
Legion" waichwords, 10 k 10, aud
not down, 10 k forward, and not back
wark, look out, and not in, and LEI d a
hand" The selections are wonder
fully bright and apt. II is issued by
d. L7throp < Co., Boston.
The Magazine of American History
closes its sixteenth volume W th az ex
ceptionally bright and readable De.
Cember number. The vigor and grace
with which this periodical moves for
ward in its we'll regulated and prosper
GUS course, inspirii & fresh love oil
country with every monthly ifsue, Is q
source Of special pride to the Ameri-
can people. The frontispiece this
month Is an admirable portrait Of
Msj II General Halleck, made ex-
'pressly for this msg,Eite fiom the
pointing in possession Of Gen. George
W. Gull m; 1t accompanies a paper Of
surprising interest TO all classes oil
readers, entitled, "Misunde, standi gs
Hslleck and Grant," by Gen. Jane;
b. Fry,
The career Of Mrs. George E. Spen
Ger, who. as May Nunez, was ole o.
the most popular actresses in Mr.
Days company, is quite as romantic
and in ertstiDg as any story she has
ever written. MIS-. Spencer never
thought Of putting pen to paper as {
novelist until about three Yeas ago
since when her success has been eC
marked that she will probably con
tinue to delight thousands OF reader
with stories still unwIitien. Writing
| simply because she felt moved II
write she cared nothing for fame, ant
her two first books we published
anonymously. Her friends, however
urged her TO claim her own, so tina
she was persuaded to put her nam,
upon the ut Q page OF A Plticky OK
| iust pub i,hed by Cassell & 90, o
| New Yolk.
| MBssRs. OAssELL q COMPANY, Limit
| ed, will issue as their leading holida!
publication q collection Of twenty-five
etchines or engravings Of notabl
American pictures, under the title o
american Art" They are bound II
one large volume, with scarlet moroe
90 cushion covers, designed Ia gold
The letter preep, which Is both de
tcriptive OF the plates and Retrospective
In its treatmc3t Of the subject as
whole, is by Mr. s. r Koehler. II
gives en- interesting account Of tn
the progress Of American art in II
modern phases from the time OF viii
lam Hunts return from Europe witt
the ideas OF a revolutionary cast, an,
| dmallg NJ lanOlh unnn the event I'M
period OF 1877. Mr., Koehler ha
chosen for reproduction in this in
poitant work the most reprts n'ativ
examples Of American arr which
Yves poss bic TO procure.
The Critic Of November 18th is, i
some reepecs, holiday number. II
leading article, "Mr, Howells in Be-