The Republican journal., 1892-01-07
Literary News and Notes.

Literary News and Notes.
Golden Days enters upon the New Year
with undiminished interest and excellence,
and is evidently to maintain its prestige as
the leading weekly and monthly for boys
and girls James Elverson, publisher,
Philadelphia.
Dr.. Lorettus S. Metcalf, founder. and
for five years editor of the Forum, and
previous to that for nine years the mama
ger of the North American Review. is at
his bovhood home in Monmouth. II sting
gard to his eyes which have been overtaNed
Mrs Metcalf is native of Bath
One Of the most interesting things in the
New England Magazine every month is the
critical, chatty talk '.Ina Corner at Dods-
leys." by Walter Blackburn Harte. which
this month comes out under a new and APP
propliate design by II. Martin Beal. 1t
shows a glimpse OF the interior Of the old
booksellers shop in Pail Mall, in which
Pope and all the wits Of London used to
congregate. Halte has plenty Of witty,
wise, and ironcal things to say, and Pope
would have found him congtnial cunpan-
ion.
Our Little Men and Women for January
is a number we'll worth having. The pic
lures are bright. attractive and pretty, the
verses and rhymes expressions o1 melody
and sweetness. and the stories are made
Tor boys and girls, by writers who know
how to make them. On the whole, tie
best thing to be said of our Little Men and
Women is that it is really what it claims
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five to nine years) and this to our mind is
the best recommendation it could possibly
have The price is only @l.00 year: 10
cents number. ID. IothT"p Company,
Publishers. Boston.
The contents of tie january iansy will
delight all its readers as we'll as help to
create more. The Pansy is peculiarly adj
apted to the needs Of the young people,
but every member of the household is al
ways sure to find something Of interest as
we'll as help. Its stories are characterized
by mat high moral tone which stamp this
magazine as the young folk friend, its
sketches graphic and real, its poems. pic
lures and verse replete with incident. in
tcrest and merit, making this publication
one we can everywhere heartily commend
to the family. the reading room and the
home. The price is only 81. 90 4 year; 10
cents number. ID. Lothrop Company,
Publishers, Boston.
In the January Arena, Hamlin Garland $
much talked-of novel OF the modern West
opens brilliantly. The publishers of The
Arena claim that this will be 1.-THE great
American novel. and certainly it bids fair
to be by far the strongest work that has
vet come from the pen Of the militant
.'noveliSt of the West, though this is say
ING much. as those who have read 'Niain-
Travelled Roads and Jason Edwards
will admit. This issue also contains strong
papers by Alfred Russell Wallace on HUI
man Progress: Past and Future: Prof. \.
y. Jannaris, PHI. d.. of the University Of
Greece Athens. on ''Molammeoan Marri-
ages and Life Henry Wood, On The
Universally OF Law: Ex-Gov. Lionel a.
Sheldon. on '.I.ouisana and the Ievees:
ID. g. Watts, Oh walt Whtman: Chas.
SCHROEDER. on "What is BuddhiSm?'' and
several other able papers. Tie Arena full
" maintains its brilliant reputation and
should be in the homes Of all thoughtful
people.
The number Of the Atlantic Monthly for
January is an exceedingly strong one. 1t
opens with Nj. Crawford serial. Don Or
smo and besides the outlines OF an inter
esting story, the incidental picture Of new
Rome as contrasted with the Rome of the
Pope temporal power is Of really great
value. Another feature OF the number is
Henry James delightful article of remin-
scence and criticism on James Russell
Lowell. 1t deals particularly with Mr..
LoWelIS London life. and sketches the
part that Mr.. Lowell played i'll the English
literaryand social world very appreciative-
ly. The paper on Boston 10y Emerson is a
curious treasure trovc, full OF Emersonian
phrases which will long live in the memo
~ and most interesting charaJ terizaton
OF the traits of the town and its inhabi-
tants. Miss Edith NJ. Thomas has pa
per which she wishes considered as "a fond
and unscientitic observation of our winged
friends, interspersed with charming po-
etry. Speaking of poetry, Thomas William
Parsons has a strong poem called Down
by the Shore in December. Poetry being
akin to art reminds one OF Walter Crane
most interesting paper, why Socialism
appeals to Artists which is a defense OF
the socialistic opinions Of William Morris
and others of the modern aesthetic school
in England. A glimpse of the life of an
English thinker is afforded by the pub!ica-
ton of collection of letters from John Stu
art Mill, called out by his connection with
the Westminster Review. which gives in
teresting views of men and things. The
Greed of the Old South, by Professor Ba-
sill Gildersleeve, is not a sketch of the be
lief of the Old South Church. but refers to
the political creed of those who fought on
the Southern side in the civil war: on which
side the writer himself fought from convc-
ton that it was ''the cause of civil liberty
A short story of seashore life by Herbert
ID. Ward, an able paper on The Political
Situation, and Annie Payson Call arti-
Gle on The Greatest Need OF College
Girls with some good reviews close a
number which augurs a brilliant year for
this standard magazine. HougLton, Milf
fin 4 Co., Boston.
Aftera notice of Mrs. Stowe and ''Uncle
Tom Cabin, Charles Z. l.. Wingate
writes in the Boston Journal: 70 1uln
from 4 Northern author writing All ,ut the
South to a Northern author writing about
the East, one finds just issued from the
press a new book Oh Florence q finely il
Illustrated descriptive tale of the lilly of
the -irno. on the title page of which ap-
pears the name OF Virginia johnson. Al
though pen-pictule OF Italian scenes,
writ II in the spirit OF one long familiar
with Italian life, yet the book is the work
OF an American, native of the Pine Tree