New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-07
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

The appearance of the first number of The Review
Of Reviews" in London year ago, was one OF the
literary events of the day. Its editor In CHEZ. W. T.
Stead, has highly developed newspaper instinct, a
fact which those who have little sympathy vita
some Of his cratic and visionary ideas most cheer
fully acknowledge and It was therefore believed when
the In regard 70 the new magazine was
made. that it would for time Mt least attract gen
eral attention. But IL has done more than tlat mas
sprung into permanent success with circulation OF
searly 100000 and its reception has been so coroa
In America that 1t has been deemed advisable to issue
an American edition. DR.. Albert Shaw OF Mime
opols whose reputation writer is deservedly mga'
was secured as the American editor, and the rs NUM-
Der under his management has Just appeared
Many people who have heard that "The Review Oh
Reviews" Is sort of clearing house report o. All c
important magazines in Europe and America nav
formed a very imperfect idea OF the magazine IL ~
indeed such clearing house report; but IL Is also
much more. II contains in addition a large number
OF original articles some of them profusey ustraeu'
m the men and topics Of the day, prepared Dy wen
known writers Of Europe and America. IeS'ucs ''a'
the American edition will contain matter esPoo"l',
interesting TO Americans But, perhaps inc scope 'u
character OF Tho Review can be most clearly '"u
Gated by brief mention Of the contents OF the apr"
issue First of all comes carefully written art'cic
entitled "Thc Progress of the World" giving Orei nc
count OF ell the great events OF the world during ''s
last month This article is embellshed win many
portraits of men who came prominently Deloro ''0
world during that period Next come repfouuouo'S
Of recent caricatures the comic papers oil Europe
and the United States. then daily recoro
:, .rrr.rt events for the month OF FED
ruarv and half Of March, with excellent portraIls
nj Secretary Window, General Sherman ana Au''4r@l
Porter; a sketch of Charles BradlanSh Win Por""'
by Miss Annie Besant sketch OF John Wesley ~
Mr. Stead; a review Of recent American leSlsa''on' ~
which there is a resume of the work OF The Lis'
DzTtI In
view with Sir John Go,St, in which that gentleman
rives an excellent picture Of the present pohuca'
situation in England.
Tho feature which gives the magazine its name Is an
exhaustive summary Of the leading articles ol INC
month IN all the magazines OF Europe ana hH'e''cd'
evidently done by discriminating haho' Aiuo"e ''O
nerodcsls not generally accessible to Americans uluS
Summarized are the "Revuc des Deux Mondes'" Lei
snre uours "Tha Nineteenth Century, Merry eng
lands "Thc Contemporary Review" Ihe new
berry House Magazine" "The SUNDAY Masa
xine.s "Good Words" "The New Review u'v
SRevue des Revues,' tho "Deu'seue he'uv,
GThs Fortnaghtly,n the "Nouvelle Revue the
Dentsohc Rundschaup Die Gessellschaft" the Kon-
ssryatye Monatsschrft,5 the q" Krltlsche Revue aus
Ocsterrech, Nord und Sud-" the "Dreusssche Jaiir-
bucher,, "Uebcr Land una Meer' "Fom res Iu'n
Mcers ala Nuova Antologh,' ia Kasseeha Ma
kionalcn "La Civta Cattolica,' "Revista HVern@
kionale d'Igiene," La Jeune BciSique,' La KeVue
Beige" the "Dogny,' ule 1oIush =
vSamtden," the "RGTsta hero Americana" ana
many others. All the American periodicals are SIM
ilarly summarized Next comes list OF all lhe
pocms and articles on art in the last months period
icals with the names of their authors TINS is fonoweu
nv list of new publications, classified, after wh-ch
there is given the table of contents of all the important
periodicals published in England and America Las'
OF all there IS complete list of all topics treated III
the English and American periodicals, with the names
of the authors and Of the magazines In wmch tney
appear.