The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-25
LITERARY NOTES.

THE CENTURY MAGAzrNE.-One of the
handsomest OF the holiday publications,
and certainly book unexceled as regards
the variety and interest OF Its contents. is
the bound volume of the Century Magazine
for the six months ending with October,
1892. IL includes great number of articles.
historical, biographical and descriptive, be-
sides stories and sketches BY the best
authors. The hundreds of illustrations are
so perfect as TO defy criticism. 1t was the
Century which reyolutiOniZed magazine
Illustration by making its engravings equal
those in the most expensive books, aud 1t
still leads all of its rivals in this attractive
feature. An important feature Of this
volume is the beginning Of a Life OF
Columbus" by Emilio CASTELAR,, the eminent
spanish statesman. Judging by the brilliant
chapters already published this work is
destined to become the standard biography
OF the great navigator. There is not one OF
the $50 pages Of this handsomely bound
book that will not be found OF interest from
either literary or artistic point Of view.
Puhlished by the Century Company, New
York.
ST. NICHoLAs.-No better holiday gift
for boy or girl can be found than the
bound volumes OF ST. Nicholas for 1892.
They contain most that is best of the liter
ature adapted to juvenile readers which ha s
appeared during the past year. and as usual
the various articles are profusely and ex-
qulslleiy illustrated. A few days ago the
publishers received the following tote from
Oliver Wendell Holmes. 10 which nothing
need be added: 81 thank you for the two
beautiful volumes of st. Nicholas. 1 find
the magazine almost too captivating. 1t
makes me bOmesiek for my far-off boyhood
and childhood. III / could 60 back seventy
i've years and carry St. Nicholas and few
more. OF our illustrated books for young
people with me, what happy half decade
Of years could spend. The boy-world is
all made over again since the days when /
was led On the canned literary fruits stolen
from English nurseries. and new American
children are making good blood as the
Frenchmen say, out of the brain products of
their own fresh and fertile SOIL" Published
by the Century Company. New York.
Price 81.
The YOUTHS CoMPANIoN.-Th splen-
did publication for young folks has issued
neat souvenir prospectus commemorative
OF the beginning Of its sixty-sixth year. 1t
Ia the Oldest juvenile periodical In the
United States, and easily stands at the head
Of its younger rivals. Its circulation, u ow
over half million copies q week, is phe-
nomenal, and enables the editors To com
mand the pens OF the leading authors Of the
world. The most eminent statesmen, story
teilers, historians, soldiers and business
men now living are Oh its list Of contribu-
tors. Ii Is always bright. instructive and
reada Die, but never trashy. Sensational
fiction Is excluded from its pages though IL
has always made feature OF exciting tales
Oh adventure by writer's OF acknow led ged
literary skill. IL comes very near the ideal
children's paper, and we'll deserves its won-
derful success. The souvenir for 1893 coz
lains exterior and interior views Of the
great hve-story building erected In Boston
for the exclusive use OF the Companion.
THE CHICAGO HoRsEMAN Christ
mas number OF the Chicago Horseman is a
veritable cyclopeda Of horse lore for '92.
With it come two large and beautifully exc
cuted Autographs for framing representing
The two fastest harness horses In the world
up to date-Nancy Hanks, who has set the
trotting record at 2:04. and Mascot. the
Whlrlwind PAGER, with the same wonderful
marx TO his credit. There are also many
other fine portraits of leading sires and per-
formers In the book. and the cover Is hand
somely executed In gold and white with a
medailion head OF Nancy Hanks, 2:04. The
text OF the number is full of in terest and
value 10 every horse-lover, and will be found
useful for reference as a convenient and
permanent record of a phenomenal year In
the history OF the trottiug turf.
Poems BY DoBsoN, LOCKER AND
PRAED.-A dainty volume Of dainty verse
is Poems by Dobson. Locker and Praed !"
There is touch of Gilbertian lightness
about the poems Of each OF the three au-
thors represented, and there Is also SINH
larty of style that makes the grouping n
harmonious one. The fac-simile water col
ors from the originals of Maud Humphrey
are subdued IN tone and delicate in shading.
ana so true Is their drawing and Iithography
mat they create In one strong desire to