The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-29
LITERATURE.

The Boston Advertiser thinks the best
made books are manufactured in Boston
The work of New York, it says, is the more
pretentious, but not as good.
The general impression is that Lorna
Doonen is MIR. Blackmore's best book by
far. The author. however. considers "Alice
Lorraine" his best work.
Rev. DIR. Driver, whose notes on Samuel
are nearly ready for publication, is prepar-
ing an ''Introduction to the Study of the
Old Testament. Such book from a com
petent hand is much needed.
Rev. p. Hay Hunter has in press in Lon
don the first volume of work, AFTER the
Exile" treating of Jewish history and lit
erature during the century following the
Babylonian captivity.
Lord Tennysonis volume will he a small
one, containing twenty-eight poems, most
1.-THE Throstle'' and verses on Queen Vic
toria's Jubilee and on the Marquis of
Dufferin.
Several important manuscripts, showing
Rants struggle with the royal censor at
Berlin in 1892, have recently been discov-
cred in the university library of Rostock,
Professor Dilthey has undertaken the edi-
torship of the papers.
A process has been invented by means of
which photographs can be printed almost
as fast as newspaper, and without Deepen
dence on sun or light They are said to be
of the first quality. That, of course, would
make Illustrations by photographs much
cheaper.
1t is said that six novels by popular
writers of fiction are to be published the
coming year, based, like "Ben Hur,' on
scenes and incidents of the Bible. Joshua,
David, ST. John, st. Paul and other Bible
personages are to figure in these novels.
Wilkie Collins left his 'sBlind Love''
about three-fourths completed, although he
had drawn up an elaborate synopsis of the
concluding portion, which Walter Besant
has undertaken to use in completing the
work. In England, as well as here, the de-
mand for Collins stories has greatly in
creased since his death.
The December 18th issue of The Journalist,
New York, is holiday number, and the
editors and publishers have right to be
proud of their work
SESAME AND LILIES" BY John Ruskin, L. L..
D. New York: G. p. Putnams Sons. Price 81.
This is charming little volume in the
Knickerbocker Nuggets series, 1t con-
tains three of Ruskin's famous lectures
"Of Kings Treasures" "Of Queens Gar
dens' and "Of the Mysteries of Life"
There have been few pleasanter, more forci-
BILE or more frank writers than RuskiD,
and these three papers are among the gems
from his gifted and trained pen. Not the
least interesting feature of the volume are
the two prefaces by the author, one to the
first editor, and the other written in 1871.
HARPER'S MAGAZINE.
To follow a brilliant Christmas number
and yet not suffer by contrast is the happy
distinction of Hdrper'S Magazine for Jan
uary. 1t presents list of contents rich in
variety and interest The Russian general
who writes on 1.-The Russian Army has
taken a new point II view from which to
consider the empire of the Tsar, and allows
an insight into Russian national character
that no mere outsider could obtain. How
ard Pyle has brought back from recent
trip to Jamaica a portfolio of illustrations
in his best manner, and he supplements
them with the first of two articles on ia
maica. New and Old,'' Joseph Pencil,
anotl e artist wi reveals the very soul of
place by his syLnpathetic drawings, has
illustrated paper by Andrew [ G upon
"St. Andrews" Anna G.. Bracket tells,
in practical common seEse paper, what
"a Woman on Horseback" should know.
Other articles which create interest in
their subjects are 1.-TWO Phases of Ameri-
can Art" by Mrs. Lucy c. Lille,
1.-THE Smyrna Fig Harvest describ
ing picturesque industry; and 1.-THE
Philosophy of Chinese" a plquant account
of peculiarities in 1.-The idiom of All Sin,"
by John Heard, Jr. Lafcadio Hearn con-
tributes the first instalment of a novelette,
in two parts, entitled ''Youma, illustrated
by Howard Pyle. Three other story
writer's Katharine S. Macquoid, author of
SAT the Red Glove" ETC.. Elizabeth Stod-
dard, whose novels have lately been re-
pub ished; and M. E. M. Davis, of the
southern school in American literature
each contribute short fiction. In the
Drawer Charles Dudley Warner presides
over the assembly of humorists, and makes
an opening address upon the reasonable
ness of the chewing gum habit as aiding in
the evolution of woman
New York: Harper & Brothers.