Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-10
AUGUST MAGAZINES.
Current Literature.

Current Literature.
A most delightful summer number is the
August Current Literature. 1t gives q
birds eye view of the progress of the world
for the month, as reflected in art, literature,
science, religion, etc. 1t does not merely
criticize the new books hut gives most ap-
petizing samples Of the best. 1t seems to
solve the problem of an ideal eclectic,
carefully preserving the balance be-
tween the serious and the light, poetry and
prose, the critical article and the one of
mere information and amusement, giving
something for every member of the family.
This issue contains dramatic scene in the
desert from 1.-THE Two Legged Wolf by
N. N. Karazin beautiful descriptive
might Ride with the Sheriffs Party" from
Charles Egbert Craddoek's story ''His Van
ished Star" and what has been termed''on
of the most pathetic chapters in literature"
from George Moore's much discussed novel
Esther Waters" An excellent sketch of
George Moore appears by Gibson Willets
whose good work as an interviewer is rapid
" winning recognition. Current Literature
Publishing Co., 1884 Lafayette Place, New
York.
Short Stories.
The special feature of Short Stories for
August is curious story by Edward Pay
son Jackson whose novel "a Demigod"
made decided hit few years ago. There is
also striking Western tale called Beyond
the Mesa" by Walter Juan Davis, and
Henry Tyrrell contributes clever sketch
of Italian life in which quaint bird-catcher
figures. In addition to those already men,
toned as contributors there are tales in diff
ID
Hill, w. L. Alden, Ella Terre, Frederic
Morris, Hans Arnold, and Alphonse Daudet.
Altogether the contents of August Short
Stories is interesting and varied, and the
selections are well chosen and especially
adapted for summer reading. [Current
Literature Publishing Co., 1854 Lafayette
Place, New York.
The Eclectic Magazine
for August begins with paper on "The
Nationality Movement of the Nineteenth
Century," a subject of decided intereat to-
day. Of similar class is George Wash
burn Smalley's article "Checks on Demo-
cracy in America" in which bis views may
be thought more optimistic than considera-
ton of recent labor difficulties will warrant.
A very different feeling appears in Mr.. W.
L. Stead's incidents of Labor War in
America" "Market Gambling explains
and comments upon principles and methods
of the Exchanges CT New York, Liverpool,
and the great Continental cities. Prof.
Binet's article on "The Mechanism of
Though" describes some new psychologist
theories A timely paper by Frederic Har-
rison is an essay in view of THE Centen-
airy of Elwart Gibbon." The number
contains good many charming descrip-
tive sketches and essays, among the
best being 'Scme Recollections of Yester-
day." selected from Temple Bar-Mrs.
Cameron's Impressions of Rsjputana Zen
ana Life"-"A Lady's Life in Colombia"
and from the Cornhill Magazine, bright
account of the celebration of Richard Louis
Stevenson's birthday at his Samoan home.
A graceful lyric poem, Sin Praise of Per-
feet Music" and an excellent short story,
are among the best features of this number.
E. R. Pelton, IA Eighth ST., New York.
Frank Leslie's Monthly.
''Road Coaching is pre-eminently the
sport of millionaires; and few of their
many sports are better worth encourage
ment," writes Martha McCulloch Williams,
in splendidly illustrated paper on "Road
Coaching in America" which is the leading
article in Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly
for August. Besides this seasonable con-
tribution, there are, among the illustrated
features of this number, ''Silver" by Robert
W. Sloan; "Closing Scenes of the French
Revolution" by M. j. Jordan; "Jules
Cheret and his Partisan Posters" by Robert
H. Sherard; elsie of the Dead" by Ed
ward B. Mcdowell; "Chess and Chess
Players" by that eminent expert G.. H. D.
Gossip, accompanied with portraits of
Messrs. Lasker and Steinitz, and Mrs.
Showalter; Pictures of Wild Orchids"
by Helen M. Ingersoll; "Falconry,' by
Mary V. Worstell; and continuation
of Joseph Becker's thrilling reminis-
cences of war artist, devoted this month
to "Fort Fisher and Wilmington" There
is an excellent variety of short stories by
Charles d. Lanier, j. A. Walworth, W.
de Wagstaffe, Champion Bissell and Violet
Eytinge Mitchell; and poems by Ellen
Thornycroft Fowler, Clara Dargan Nc
Lean, Edward A. U. Valentine, Chapman
Anderson, Amy Elizabeth Leigh, and others.
Frank Leslie's Pub. House, 42-44 Bond
st. New York.
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