Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-28
Literary N~ses.

Mr.. Howells' literary au,obioy.
raphy begins in the Christina.
Ladies' Home Journal. and will con.
tinse through . years number. Of
that magazine.
worthington's Magazine for Nov.
ember fully sustains the reputation
gained BY previous numbers. In the
conpetiticn for popular favor this
mag.sine holds . leading place. be-
ing bright. fresh and enjoyable in
every detail Of IL. make-up. Its
flavor 10 distinctly American, and
the leading articles are always upon
subjects uPoa which American
resders-mcn. women and children
-shoald he thoroughly posted.
Archdescon rarrar lives in the
very heart Of London. under the
SHADOW oi Westminster Abbey and
close to the Parliament buildings.
In McClure's Magazine for December
he chats most entertainipgly about
his life and work and about Tennv.
son. Macaulay. Phillips Brooks. Dean
stanley. Longfellsw. and many 9TH
ers. The article IL capitaiiy illus
trated with ~ large drawings Nv the
brilliant American artist. Arthur
Jules Goodman.
The November number Of Blue and
Gray is not n fully illustrated as
most Of its predecessors. hut the
subject matter il quite up to the
high standard of this unique publ.
cation. The unknown naval officer,
Union Jack continues hi. seria
with farragut on the Hartford
with description Of the prepare.
lions for the great battle below New
Orleans. The next installment will
he description Of that engagement.
General George T.. BOLTON contrib.
ntes an article on Points Of Dispute
Regarding ChickamaIga. :" which will
interest every survivor Of that mem.
orabie battle. There are other equal.
~. Interesting serials and rcmini..
ccnccs.
The complete novel in the DecemJ
Der number Of Lippincott's l. ..Ser.
geant Cr~so." by CAPT. Charles
King. II IL one Of his most interest
ing tales Of army life and Indian
Sighting in the Wild west. and make.
new departure in having private
and . foreigner for its here. The
teash and last of Lippiscott's nota-
be stories, when Hester Came. y
will be found to be one Of the very
hest. ~ u 10 the longest. Of the Sc
rics. II il BY an entirely new. and
very peomisisg writer. Mrs. Bride
Neill Taylor. of Texas Another
story Of marked power. ut once strik.
icg. delicate. sad pathetic. IL I'm
the Camp Of Philissia." by Virginia
Woodward Cloud. "A Dream IN the
Morning." by Alice Bruwn. il . brief
aud beautiful sketch of q SOM. nm.
dying devotion In the future life.
The most popular little hoy char
setter ever created In story. Little
Lord Faantleroy." live. again In the
Christmas Ladies' Home Journal.
Bat THE time Mrs. France. Hotirsop
Burnett higgins tn tell How rauntle.
roy Really NccWrred. while Mr..
Mrrh. the original illustrator.
sketches faantIcroy again in hi. In.
imisable pictures. Frank x. Stock.
ton. too. gives US hack his most de-
Iightfui character Pomona. - and in
deiiciously funny way this quaint
girl begins u series Of letter. 10 her
FORMER mistress ~ ..lsudder Grange, ="
telliag her II her s.~ial lvom abroad
with her husband amid the aris-
tocracy II England. William Dean
Howells bcgins his literary autobi.
egrsPAy which he happily call. My
Literary Passions. and tells Of the
readiag of his hoyhoed in bis fathers
hosse. tseorge ". Childs IL likewise
sstosieGsapsiraI In . brief narrative
II NY C6rissass ~ . Boy" So.
I'm. r. Hsmlss ssarlasd. who goes
heck tn bic hoyheSa and dcscribss|
"A Ploasss Ch6issmss. - which Reis-
hart Illustrates.