The Republican journal., 1892-05-19
Literary News and Notes.

The April number OF Romance contains
Il very interesting story from the pen of f.
Ernest Holman, son of Rev. W. O. Hol-
man. OF Rockland. The story is styled
'.Whitmore' Masterpiece and deals with
an artist love of his own creation. 1t is
cleverly conceived and we'll told. Nh
Holman is evidently gifted as story
writer.
An article of much grewsome interest,
describing First Actions of Wounded Sol
diers will be among the contents of The
Popular Science Monthly for June The
writer. Mr. George l. kilmel, gives his
own experience, and other cases which he
has seen on the battle field or has collected
from various sources and raises Il number
OF interesting physiological queries CON
corning them.
The number of The Living Age for
April 50th and May 18th contain French
Eighteenth Century Art in England, The
Latest Electrical Discovery, New Stars,
and Some Social Changes in Fifty Years
Nineteenth Century: Nh. >purgeon, by
the Bishop of Ripon, Contemporary
Elizabeth Stuart and her family in lIol-
land. Nationals Letters of John Ruskin to
his Secretary. New Review Dangers Of
Modern Finance, Fortni@htlA; Finland,
Macmillan: Scenes in Algeria. Belgravia;
The Milky Way and The Comte de Fersen.
Gentleman $: Sketches from Eastern TRAY
el. BlackWood; An AUTUMN Circuit, Corn
hill: Statesmen OF Europe Russia, Leisure
Hour; The Strange Career Of a Burglar,
Kent and Sussex Courier; with ''Carpy: a
Story OF To-day. ''Doctor Gregory
"A Saul and David OF the Steppe," and
poetry.
The Master OF the Magicians, a novel
celebrated by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
and Herbert ID. Ward is published 10y
Houghton, Mitf1in Il Co., Boston, in the
Riverside Paper Series. Price so cents.
1.-The Master of the Magicians, is a novel
dealing with court life in Babylon six hun
bred years before Christ. The hero is the
prophet Daniel. and the King and the
Queen figure in the novel. Astrology and
divination, which We're characteristic
features of the times: the wonderful city.
its temples and palaces and hanging gar
dens: its wealth, high learning, and low
morals: its Jewish captives: the royal lion
hunt, these form the scenery and accom-
paniments OF a striking love story. The
New York Tribune said: For art, pow
er, scope, tleXibility, wealth of magma
ton and fidelity to that human nature
which changes lite in the course of
ages. The Master Of the Magicians must
be considered brilliant success, and one
OF the very few really admirable produc
tions of its kind.
Lee x Shepard, Boston. have Just pub
lished 1T came to Pass. Il novel by Mary
Farley Sanborn. author of ''Sweet and
Twenty" The cordial reception given
Mrs. Sanhorn first book, ''Sweet and
Twenty. will be extended to this new
story. While not SO distinctively sum-
mer novel as the authors earlier venture
it is yet far removed from the drearN field
of novels with purpose. The thread of
the story is simple: but the deepest inter
est attaches to Alma with her undisci-
plined nature. her romantic longingS, and
her oirlish follies. For the last. however,
she pays the price, as Kildare would
say. In story where all the characters
/ are SO sympathetically drawn that they
appear really to exist to the reader, it is
difficult to single out one that is worthy
OF special mention; but as creation. Mrs.
Martin9ale, the sef-appointed Inspector
OF cobwebs, and general adviser is per-
haps, the most striking. Jack. the faith
! full lover, calmly confident that he will
win his lady. is. next to Alma, the one
who wins our warmcSt affection. Care
/ ridden Lesley. practical unromantic Della,
worldly, whimsical Mrs. I.aney, and the
sweet-faced, loving aunt. all live for us,
as if we had known and talked with them.
The literary style of the book lends to the
story a freshness that cannot but prove
delightful t" the reader
We have received from the publishers a
copy of The Woman $ Manual OF Parlia-
mentary Law, with practical illustrations
, especially adapted to women organiZa
tons The author is Harriette II. Shat
tuck, President of the Boston Political
Class. This manual, although intended
Tor all students, is especially prepared for
the use of women in their clubs unions,
OF any organizations where it is important
to conduct meetings properly. Parlia-
mentary principles and rules are given,
the reasons why certain things are done
are explained, and (Which is still more es-
sentiaD these are supplemented by practi-
cal illustrations, in dialogue form, which
make so clear the points presented that
the most Inexperienced person cannot fail
to understand them. The book is made
as elementary and simple as possible, -
containing all the minute details of presid-
ing, of debating, of making motions, of
voting, ETC., etc. while at the same time
it omits nothing which is essential to a
knowledge of parliamentary law. The
thousands of women who are organizing
clubs, conducting unions, relief corps,
ETC., will find this little book to be just
what they want. 1t will help them to be-