The Republican journal., 1888-11-01
Literary News and Notes.

en- of Edward Atkinson, with an account of
! ! his life. and his work in economic science.
The departments are full Of choice bits of sci
entific knowledge.
t The American Magazine has a new manae-
l ing editor-Mr John Gmer Speed. He is well
| known iD Kentucky New York and Europe,
: as an all round journalist a good fellow and
!. man of high literary taste lie is 4 grand
| nephew of the poet Keats. and was born in
. the state of kentucky. II he docs not make
the American worthy competitor Of the older
: monthlies. the blame viii belong Oh other
} shoulders than his.
Mrs. Frances lIodgson Burnett. tile well
known and popular novelist, has signed
+ tract With New York weekly paper to write
story. for which she will receive $4,000. the
+ largest sum ever paid women for any single
story. Amelie Rive> Chaner is under con
tract to write story. for another New York
. weekly, for which she is to receive $1,000, aud
this was thought to he remarkable price hut
here is another woman. and an American. TOO.
who is to receive more than twice the sum.
In the November Harper'> i long short
story (l9 pages), called "a Pink Villa" by
Constance Fenimore Wo0son, which il i'll
pleasing contrast (from bealthfui, cheerful.
optimistic point of view With her '.Neptune',
Shore" in the October Number. No attempt
ed murder and accomplished suicide will de-
light Miss Noolson'> morbid admirers this
time, but the sketch of the American mann
ma abroad with her daughter will entertain
tIen III Il more wholesome way. IhC tale
is beautifully Illustrated with drawings hy q.
). Reinhrt That lovely spot. Sorrento. is
the scene Of the story.
One O. the most charming little volumes Of
the seasons Warwick Brookes'> Pencil Pictures
OF enid Life. from the pen Of an English
author. 1. LetherbroW. personal friend of
the artist. Mr.. Brooke> is little known in this
country. where. we believe. none Of lis pictures
are owned, but in England his name il ~
1anliliar to the lovers of art r. that of Sir
Joshua Reynolds Indeed. some Of bis work
is as true to Nature and a. full besides Of ideal
charm rs anything that ever came IRON Sir
Jo>hua'> brush. In the volume before Us.
twcnty-eisht ch-pictures are reproduced.
The innocenceo Of childhood and its unrc>traineA
| freedom and grace We're never more faithfully
or Sympathetcally depicted than here, and to
the artistic eye they will be / continual delight
Boston: d. Lothrop 90. Price <i.25.
Mrs Mary ITartweIl Cathcrwool. who's, Sc
rial story. The Romance Of Doar,i," begins
III the coming November Century,. is an Amer
lean lady residing in iioopeston. III. Among
her previous writings are two books for young
people entitled Rocky Fort and ..o!d Cara
van Days" She has been greatly interested in
Canadian subjects since her visit in Canada
four years ago. when >he was the guest Of AN
American consuls family aEl >aw the inside
of Canadian life. She herself has lately said:
The story of Dollard at first impressed me as
Incredible | thought over it long before hunt
lng up records, historical evidence. ana
temporary life. Finally began to make It a
story. The historian parkrtan na~ written
4 preface for Mrs. Catherwood'> novel. and
Mr.. sandman. lately Of Canada and now of
Boston. has made Illustrations for IT, a:id it
will run through four numbers OF 'rh. Century.
OF the volumes which ANNUALLY come to de-
light the hearts of the little people Of the
nursery not one brings out hcarticr shout OF
welcome than Babsand. The publishers. from
long experience have come to understand
pretty accurately what the babies lhc to look
at in the way of pictures. and what they like
to have read to them in thc way Of stories.
And that is why Babyland is what It is and
why it appeals so strongly 10 little cves and
little ears. Baby|and for l>SS is a. beautiful
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and back. with their pictures il color Of the
babies blowing bubbles and the babies going to
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stories TO ingenious papa> and mam,nis 1.-The
Nursery Finger Plays. the ''>inry Of the
Boofer Kitten" and the no EN-, Of calf, and
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or ~" the twenty-Iirh volume Of Wide
Awake it may be said that two special article,
in il make it il book to De placed in All libraries:
The Boyhood Pursuits and Companions o1
George Washington" hN Wm +. Carne of
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Constitution. with fourteen historical pictures
made at Independence Hall. Philadelphia, and
fac-sin,iles of all the ''sgner>." names Still
another feature is the historical >crie. with
thirty-three pictures. "Concorl: Her High
ways and By-way>." hv Margaret Sidney.
Still another,i> the Illustrated historical. Indian
Corn paper by Miss Harris. Charles Eghert
Craddock's fine novel. The Story Of kee,lon
Bluffs. scene laid in the Great smoky Noun
tains, is given entire in this volume; it was
written for Wide Awake ~" and is richly
American. sN pathetic stories Of 4 Conteder-
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authentic as delightful, recording most inter-
e>tin@ phase of our nations history The
Lost Medicine of the lteS" is Il picturesque
and romantic Indian story. written ~ one who
has been over the whole region making studies
of the Indian. ''The Secrets at Rose-latlicS"
oYertlowng with fun, is full-hlooded Indian
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Lower Wabash, and could have been written
nowhere except in America; neither could the
short stories, The Chase OF the Meteor "a
railroad story, "IIow Ned Sealed MI WASH
ington' ia White Mountain story. "a Dart
Nights Work. ia land-claim Storyl. "i'attys
Cabbage "a Western gra>shoppcr story,
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these tales are "in,ligenouS to the >oil. I;os-
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p. Lolhrop Company in their Fall Announce
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Forthcoming holidays which il will be Wen for
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|
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