The Republican journal., 1886-09-30
NUMBER 80.
Literary News and Notes.


winter of 1856 include new novels by Robert
Grant, Rose Terry Cooke Julian Hawthorne
and Edgar FaWcctt; SCOTS The Lay of the
Last Minstrel which the publishers feel assur-
ed will be the leading holiday book of the year;
Reeollcctions of Eminent Men and Other Pa
pcrs, by Z. P. WhippIe, and many other attrac-
tive and valuable works.
Mr. Stockton's riddle, ''The Lady, or the
Tiger" has gone nlI over the world The Adj
vance says: "A lady missionary in India writes
to friend: i have letter from a friend who
has been visiting in an out station where there
are a lot Of karcns Zone of the wild tribes of
Burmah) who have learned some English, and
who continually come to her, she says, to ask
if she has not learned which came out of the
door-thc Lady or the Tiger"
A feature of the coming year of The Century
will be a series of papers on "1he Food QucS-
ton written by Professor W. Q. Atwatcr of
Wesleyan University, who for years past has
been engaged in special investigation in this
field. The object of the articles is to present
some Of the results of late scientific research
which have 4 direct bearing upon our daily life.
-Slltn Is Illt >uIls slantCS OF Nllcn our DOClCS
and the food, that nouri>h them are composed;
the di@r>tibility of food; the proportions of
nutrients appropriate to different classes of
peoples food and the labor question; food and
morals, etc., etc. This subject is an important
and almost neglected branch Of the Labor Prol-
lem.
The chief holiday book of Me>srs IIoughton,
Mitllin X co. will be THE Book of the Tile
Club containing twenty-five full-page proto-
types Of paintings by members of the club. a
sketch of the club and descriptions of the pie
lures hy Mr., IIopkin>on smith arc included in
the volume, which has cover designed by Mr..
Stanford White. The text will, moreover. he
illustrated with large number of cuts and
portraits from pen and ink drawings executed
10y members of the club An edition de luxe
limited TO one hundred numbered copies will
also be issued.
Among the forthcoming volumes of verse ali
nounred by IEoughton, Mitlin y Go. are "IIoly
Tides Il collection of religious poems by Mrs.
A. u. T. whitney; "l'he Cruise of the Mystery
and other PoenI>,' hy Celia ThaNtcr; "Arel
and CaIiban," new collection by Mr.. Chrsto-
| pHtt ciNt Nl"i''H' anu me 3ilNcI bIldSc
and other Poems, by Elizabeth Akcrs. This
firm is also bringing out Household edition of
James Parton's "lIumorou> Poetry of the Eng
llHh Language; new edition OF Professor
'hlId Poems OF Rcil@lo"> sorrow comfort
Counsel ana ASPIRATION; ahd new tdltohS Oh
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