The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-11
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In this volame we have the collected poens
of one of the most gifted singers of our ooun-
try. Mr.. Taylor has been called "the Gold
smith of American - and there are certainly
many points of resemblance between his
poetry and that of the author of "The De-
serted Village" He sings in the same sweet.
ripping and tender strain, and evinces the
same quiet love of nature, and pensive NOR
allzing over home joys and memories in
which Goldsmith comes 80 close to the heart
of all his readers. Many of these poems
have been long and favorably known. "The
Isle of the Long Ago." ga Winter Psalm"
"The Vane on the Spire," "June," "An Old
Time Picture" "Going Home" are old ac-
quaintances, and there are many who will be
pleased that they are now gathered into this
handsome volume, with other favorites, and
some poems never before published. The
volume contains an excellent portrait of the
poet. from painting by Healy.
In Boston Girls Ambition we have the
latest story of Virginia F. Townsend. (Bos
ton, Lee q Shepard.) This particular Bos
ton girls ambition was not for herself. II
was conferred in dearly loved brother. This
brother and sister we're early orphaned, and
when their mother died, left the country vii
lage where they had been reared and went to
Boston to commence the struggle of life by
trying to earn their own living. Young and
totally inexperienced, they endured various
trials before the tide which led on to fortune
came. One point in this sisters ambition
was to realize enough from the struggle of
life to send her brother to Harvard College
very proper ambition for a Boston girl
How she achieved this and other things in
the way of her ambition is the web and wool
of the story. 1t is needless to say that it ia
interesting and pure and wholesome in its
teaching-all this is implied in the state
ment that Virginia F. Townsend is the writer
She is one of the novelists of the day with
hosts of friends, and well deserving of the
environment.
To the December number of Lippincoh's
Monthly Magazine, Mrs. Frances Hodgson
Burnett, contributes the complete novel,
"Miss Defarge," study of life in the house
hoiu Vi q uISeoiutoy spcuutnTlIt EnRilSn lOru,
which affords ample scope for both pathos
and humor. E. P. Roe, the most popular of
all American novelists, contributes story in
his characteristic vein, entitled, "a Ghost
on Christmas Eue." The literary autobiog-
raphy is furnished by John Habberton, who
writes with modesty and dignity. Junius
Henri Browne, in 'Newspaperism' Review
ed" makes very clever, entertaining, and
good-tempered answer to Condo Pallen's ar
ticle on "Newspaperism," in the November
number. Frank G. Carpenter discusses
"The Presidents as Gastronomers," and
gives great deal of curious information
gathered from authentic sources. The de-
partments of Monthly Gossip and Book-Talk
are as bright as ever. There is also some
excellent poetry. ga Bachelors Blunder,"
by W. E. Norris, is concluded in this num-
Der, and in future, as we have already an
nounced, the publication of serial stories
will be entirely discontinued, a complete
novel being furnished with every number.