Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1888-05-29
Book Notices.

| ALDES's LIBRARY MAGALINE.-Among the
notable articles in The Library Magazine for
May. are the following: The Negro Question
| in the United States, by Geo. W. Cable the
| concluding paper on the Constitution of the
! United States. by Hon. E. j. Phelps. q. s. Min
lister to Great Britain; the fourth of series of
scholarly articles on Post-Talnudic Hebrew
Literature. hy DIR. Bernhard Pick Hans Sachs.
| the cobblcr-poet of Nuremberg, from the West
| minister RerisIc: Snowed-up in Already, by Rev.
DIR. Jessopp. The editorial MISCELLANY. entitled
Current Thought" is unusually full and in
terestng. The issue contains 1856 pages. in
large type: an extraordinary amount of high
class literature for the price of S1.00 year. or
| 10 cents copy. John B. Alden, Publisher. 1913
Pearl Street, New York; 2iS Clark Street,
| Chicago.
THE NOVELIST. Alden's new weekly Maya
zine. which is devoted entirely to American
| Fiction, is q remarkably attractive and popular
enterprise. Every reader interested in high
| class fiction should send to the publisher for a
| free specimen copy. The first completed story
is Robert TimsOl's. A Pessimist, an uncommon
| ly bright. readable story. making about 200
pages. which is sold in paper for Is cents. or
! in cloth, 81 cents. postpaid. 1t would not be
easy to name novel in which the conversa-
tion has so much wit, humor and clever badi-
mage. sustained throughout with such unfiag-
gine vivacity. There is not single dull page
| in the book Moreover, it has-what was so
much desidered by Charles Darwin-a good
ending The hero is thoroughly cured of his
pessimism. John B. Alden, Publisher, New
Orh ana chicago.
HARPER's MAGAZINE for June is au example
of what a magazine for early summer ought to
be. II contains a judiciOus mixture of the best
things in literature. and Is thus suited to all the
moods of Il June day. Fiction Is provided for
lazy hours By W. d. Howels. Henry James and
William Black. and there is much charming
poetry. Neither are solid articles for serious
reading lacking and the artistic features of the
number are most delightful. Reinhart, Abbey.
Charles Graham, z P. Sanguinetti. ALFRED
Parsons. w. Fl. Hyde. and +. Barnard, all
contribute specimens of their best work. The
frontispicce is an excellent portrait of the late
| Mrs. Craik. and belongs to the article on
London as Literary Centre" which abounds
| il good IikeDesses of English Novelists-
LITERATURE, AIden's new illustrated weekly
Magazine. is certainly one of the brightest,
handsomest and most readable of the literary
papers-of course ii Is the cheapest. for Alden
publishes it: Sl.OO year; Specimen copy free.
Especially interesting papers in the last issue
are: Lew VandcrpoOle on Romance in Fiction:
Frederick Hastings on John Ruskin's Forge.
and Edmund Goose Henrick Ibsen. the
Scandinavian poet. which is accompanied by a
fine portrait 1t is good paper for every
home library. John B. Alden. Publisher. 1913
Pearl Street, New York; 21S Clark Street
Chicago.
PETERSON for June gives the fullest de-
| scription of everything in the way of summer
fashions. Theillustrated article announced for
the July number. How Great English Noble
Lives. VIII prove OF unusual interest al TINS
time. being prOfusely-illustrated paper de-
scriptive of Hatfield House and its owner. the
Marquis of Salisbury, Prime Minister of Eng
land. In August. serial will begin. BY the
author of a Transplanted Rose" one of the
most popular novels of American fashionable
life which has ever appeared.
BRAIsABD's MUSICAL woRLD.-The May
number contains the following pieces: The
Old Finger Post" ]. L. MoIloy; "Spinning
Song" Albert Ellmenreich: '' Embarrassment" !"
Franz Abt, and Away With the Wine" s. 8.
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