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Nilfs Ellen GEhnlA tlhIk VI NGNkUH,
Mass, contributes study of Spencer and
his Faerie QaeeGe to the pages of the
Audover Review for December which will
be admired by all lovers of this fsvorite
oil poet Prof. Ladd writes of the iBfu-
ence Of Modern Psychology upon Theo-
logicsl Opinion; and Mr.. Wendell Z. Gar
rison begins his review Of John Brown and
his influence upon the abolition of Ameri
can Slavery. Editorials, and departments
Of Social Economics, English Notes
Reviews, etc, make up~a good number
which completes the fourteenth volume of
this Review. Fer the new year the editors
promises a rich feast of able articles from
distinguished thinkers. Boston: Hough-
ton. Miilln & Co., $500 per year
A new feature of The Arena for De-
cember which is one of much interest Is the
publication Of four full page photogravure
portraits Of leading contributors. These
are Count Leo Tolstoi, Rev Lyman Abbott
ID. D.. Helen II. Gardener, and Hsmiir
Garland The number is full. of strong
articles, the table OF contents embracing
seventeen contributions, among the writers
being Rev. Mnot J. Savage Prof. n. s
Sbaler, President +. =. Andrews. and the
late Rev. Adm Balloon besides those whose
portraits are given. The number is the first
of a new yolume--the third, ani the Review
is becoming the repository for many able
contributions upon vital subjscts. Boston
The Arena Publishing Company, Pierce
Building, Copley Square. 50 90 per year.
The Forum for December maintains it,
high position as one of the abless of the
American reviews. President Andrew d
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Eliot Of Harvard University. Maj }. " Pow
ell, Frances Power Cobbe and Andrew Lang
are among the great namss which appear ia
this number; and the subject' treated are
The Government Of American Cities; The
| Stability of the French Republic; Doe;
! China Menace the World? Armor War
Ships; The Speed of Railway Travel. and
City Growth ard Party Politics, These
titles are sufficient 10 show that the Forum
keeps abreast Of the rapid advance o!
I thought aud sentiment on all great public
| questions. Mr. Metcalf has msde n mar
Vicious success of his Review. New York
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The Christmas number of The Century
4 is one remarkable for both its literary and
artistic features Both are so positively
attractive that they lisp over upon each
/ other and it is difficult 10 tell whether
/ b. sltT Of Illustrations or charm of literary
( contributions is the more hewiidering. The
opening articles. three in number. are
devoted to Life in Caiifornis before the
days Of gold discovery, richly illustrated
Mr. Charles Henry Hart contributes an arti-
Gle on Franklin in AilegorY, which is
/ illustrated by a copy of Pesle's fam ous por
trait, ard seversl other illustrations. Lsu.
rels Of the American Tar in 1912, is 40
| illustrated article which recounis the vic
tories of our Navy during the last war with
Great Britain, by Eigsr 5. Maclsy. The
! Border Land of China, is most entertain
| ing article with fourteen engrayings. The
number also contains five short stories ihs
authors Of which are Richard Harding
Davis, Maurice Thompson, Geo. Parson,
Lathrop. joel Chandler Harris and Eliza
beth Stuart Phelps. Austin Dobson, Cells
ThaSter, Kate Putnam 0.good and Jane.
whitcomo Riley contribute poems; and
there are also numerous articles which We
have not enumerated. New York: The
Century Company; Union Square. 81 0C
/ per year
| The Eclectic Magazine opens with the
| fret chapter of story by Count Tolstoi
Work while We have the Light" a tale OF
| the Early Christians. The number il also
| conspicuous from having in its rsses tue
articles hv that grand old man." Righ
] Hon. W. Z Gladstone. One of these is il
reply to Mr. Csrnesie's article in late
number Of the North American Review th,
other Is on the recent confederation Of IN,
truth of scripture from history aad nstura
science. There is an interesting review
! copied from Biackwood's Magazine, Of
Capt Msh,D's recent American work or
the infiaence Of sea power upon history
| and snosher article dealing with an Ameri.
can subject /. The Decay CT Rural New
England, from the Saturday RevieS. thi
writer of which seems very we'll informed
upon American subjects. Other sr,ic e