Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-29
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


Tribune has said that it and its companion
''St. Nicholas for Young Folks" issued b
the same house, ARE read by every on
person in thirty of the country's populs
tion," and large editions of both are sen
beyond the seas. 1t is an interesting far
that a few years ago it was found that Z 90
copies of "The Century" went to Scotland
quite respectable edition in itself. TIL
question in England is no longer "Wh
reads an American book" but who doe
not see the American magazines?" A few
years ago "The Century" about doubled it
circulation with the famous war Papers,
by General Grant and others, adding many
more readers later with the Lincoln His
Siberian Exile System. One great featur,
of 1891 is to be 1.-The Gold Hunters of Cali
fornia," describing that remarkable move
ment to the gold fields in 40 in series o
richly illustrated articles written by surviv
ors, including the narratives of men WHIT
went to California by the different routes
accounts of the gold discoveries, life in thu
mines, the work of the Vigilance Commit
tees (by the Cbairmen of the committees)
etc. General Fremonts last writing was
done for this series. In November appears
the opening article, 1.-THE First Emigranl
Train to California crossing the Rookie:
III 1Ot1-Ul OCuCldl t1l0W PlOuceT Vi
pioneers. Thousands of American fami.
lies who had some relative or friend among
"the Argonauts of 49, will be interested
in these papers. Many other good things
are coming, the narrative of an American Is
travels through that unknown land Thibet
for 700 miles over ground never before
trod by white mani; the experiences OF
escaping war prisoners; American news.
papers described by well-known journal.
lists; accounts of the great Indian fighters,
Custer and others; personal anecdotes OF
Lincoln, by his private secretaries; THE
Faith Doctor" novel by Edward Eggles-
ton, with wonderfully rich programme
of NOVELTIES and stories by most of the
leading writers, etc. 1t is also announced
that The Century" has purchased the right
to print, before It's appearance in France or
any other country, extracts from advance
sheets of the famous Talleyrand Memoirs,
which have heen secretly preserved for
half century-to be first given to the
world through the pages of an American
magazine. All Europe is eagerly awaiting
the publication of this personal history of
Talleyrand-greatest of intriguers and d.
plomats. The November Century" be-
gins the volume, and new subscribers
should commence with that issue. The
subscription price is 81; the publishers, The
Century Company, SO East Seventeenth
street, New York. The publishers offer to
send a free sample copy-a recent back
number-to any one desiring it.
"LittelPs Living Age has had success
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and criticisms, the choicest serial and short
stories, the most interesting sketches of
travel and discovery, the best poetry and
the most valuable biographical historical,
scientific and political information from
the entire body of foreign periodical litera-
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satisfactorily complete compilation of an
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the constant growth of this literature in
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The Living Age" and any one of the
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the cream of both home and foreign Itera-
ture. To those desiring to take more than
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cation. They also offer to send to
all new subscribers for the year 1891, re-
hitting before January 1st, the weekly
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their subscriptions, gratis. Littell & Co.,
Boston.
The twenty. fourth volume of "Alden's
Manifold Cyclopedia' has been issued.
This cyclopedia is one of the great literary
undertakings of the time. Something of
its magnitude may be seen by the fact that
the closing topic of the present volume is
Montem. Sixteen more volumes will be
required to complete the alphabet, all
promised in 1891. In the present volume
i've States are treated: Michigan is given
over sixteen pages; Minnesota, about
thirteen Mississippi. about nine psges;
Missouri, twelve pages, and Montana,
ten pages. Mexico is also treated at length.
Among the cities described are Memphis,
Tenn, and the historic Memphis Of Egypt;
Meriden. Mexico, Milan, Milwaukee,
Minneapolis and Mobile. There are biog-
ranhies of Mendelssohn and Meyberbeer,
celebrated musicians Michelangelo, artist;
John Stewart Mill, political economist and
philosopher; Hugh Miller, Christian geolo-
eist: Milman, the historian Milton, the
poet; o. NJ Mitchell and Maria Mitchell,
astronomers Moliere, French poet and
dramatist Mommsen, the historian; Jas.
Monroe, President of the United States,
and Montefiore, the renowned Jewish phil
antbropist. Among the important topics
in other lines are Meteorology Methodist
Episcopal Church, Miasma, Michigan Uni
versity, Microscope, Mind, Mining, Mir
acle, Missions, Mohammedanism and
Money. There are, OF course, multsudes
of Others of perhaps equal interest. The
matter is we'll brought down to date, and
the illustrations are numerous and helpful.
Paper. printing and binding are good. and
the prices are rs cents a volume for cloth
binding, 81 for balf-Morocco, with easy
installment terms. Specimen pages mailed
on request. John B. Alden, publisher, New
York.
The frontispiece of THE Magazine of
Art for December is an etching by James
Dobie of George F. Watts masterpiece,
"Fata Morgana" Another notable Illus
tration of this number is "a Distinguished
Member of an Humane Society" engraved
from Sir Edwin Landseer's famous paint
ing by P. kahdemann. II is the picture of
Paul Pry," splendid Newfoundland dog.
The opening article of the number Is War
wick Castle and It's Art Treasures" which
is fully illustrated. This is followed by a
paper on 1.-THE English School of Nina
lure Art which is also fully illustrated.
Claude Phillips continues his papers on
Tine Modern Schools of Painting and
Sculpture as illustrated by the Grsnds
Prix at the Paris Exhibition" A most
ente' tanning article is that on "a Great
Painter of Cats" by NJ. H. Speilmann,
being an account of the celebrated Dutch
painter, Nine. Henriette Ronper This
article is illustrated with reproduction il
half tints Of some delightful cats and kit
tens. A portrait of Nine. RoEner shows
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