The record-union., 1894-11-02
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

opening OF its twenty-fifth year by the
beginning of one of its most important
enterprises, the Life of Napoleon" by
william NJ. Sloane, Professor of History
at Princeton College. 1t is believed that
the time has come to make new and un-
preludlced review of the facts of Napo-
Icons life in the light of the documents
now accessible and the memoirs of which
tne last twenty years have been so pro-
Hnc. The first chapters deal with Ma
poieon's childhood and youth, including
the Corsican period and MS school days
IN france, and IN this period the history
has the value of unique fullness. Much
care has been bestowed in the selection of
Illustrations from the large amount of
accessible material, and the installment
is rich in portraits, in pictures of
places, and in carefully drawn views
OF typical scenes in Napoleon's life.
Among the illustrations are a hith-
erto unpublished portrait of Napoleon
at sixteen, drawn by a school fellow,
and facsimile OF the last page of his
eXerclse-b book at school, containing a
curious reference to st. Helena. The
frontlspIece of the magazine is an engrav-
ing OF GreuZe's portrait of Bonaparte as
Lieutenant OF Artillery. Charles Dudley
Warner contributes an article on Prof
Sloane and his work. Mrs. Rose Haw-
thorne Lathrop contributes TO the mum Der
series of letters by her father and mother,
Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne, and by
Herman Melville and others, which set
forth Incidents of the life of the Haw-
thornes in LenoX, with the embellish-
ment OF hitherto unengraved portrait
OF Hawthorne made from lie by LeutZe.
Apropos of the war in the East, there is
an illustrated article on the City of Can
ton by Florence O'Driscoll, NJ. p, setting
forth how the Chinese live and work. 1t
was at Canton, 1t will be remem bered,
that thousand lives were recently lost
by fire among the flower boats on the
river.
With November the "Arena', (Boston)
concludes its tenth volume, and it
gives promise of even greater achieve
ment and prosperity for the coming
year. A glance at the index for the
SIX months shows what an inn
mense amount of reading on all SUBJ
Jects is afforded in one volume of this
progressive review. The opening paper in
this issue ofl64 pages of matter, more than
any other American monthly, deals with
The Religion of Emerson" kuma
Olshl, a. NJ, Ph. D., a well-known Japa-
nese scholar, writes on 1.-THE Causes
Which Led to the War in the East.''
Congressman John Davis contributes
The New Slavery" Catherine IL.
Spence, the Australian, whose lectures
on proportional representation aroused
interest this year, writes on Effective
Voting the Only Effective Moralizer in
Politics." w. IL. Carver describes the
Freeland University. Martha Louise
Clark deals with an important subject in
The Relation Of Imbecllity to Pauperism
and Crime" Rev. Byron A. Brooks
considers christianity as it is Preached.'
G. J. Buell. takes up Immigration and
the Land Question" DIR. Henry A. Hartt
and DR.. j. NJ. PEBBLES, NJ. D., contribute
opposing views on THE Bible and Mod
ern Spiritualism." B. Q. Flower begins
series of papers on 1.-The Century of Sir
Thomas More" Thomas f. viii, a. NJ,
has live and timely subject in ''Politi-
cal Corruption; its Methods and How to
Defeat It," Walter Black burn Harte
winds up a number of solid worth and
timeliness with good laugh i'll humor-
Gus essay called 1.-The Advent of the
Young Man."
"McClure's Magazine" for November
opens the promised Napoleon series with
fifteen portraits of Napoleon, most of
them reproductions of famous paintings,
and portraits OF his father and mother
and other persons closely associated with
him, accompanying an account by Miss
Ida NJ. Iarbell of his career. The editors
announce that they have $50 notable Ma
poleon pictures yet TO present. In this
number is presented also the first OF a
series OF true detective stories, the dis
covery and Illustration, by Allan Pinker-
ton, OF the plot to assassinate President
Lincoln. interesting portraits of Lin
coin ana Plnkerton accompany the ar
ticle. One of the features peculiar to
McClure's is 'Real Conversations be-
tween well-known authors. The No
yember number supplies a particularly
sprightly one between DIR. Conan Doyle
and Robert Barr. Portraits of DR.. Doyle
and Mr.. Barr, views Of their respective
workshops, portrait OF Mrs. Doyle and
portrait Of sherlock Holmes" accom-,
pany the article. Other articles are Rud-
yard Klpling's account of the writing
and publication of his first book: illus
trated account, by Hugh Robert Mills, of
the parts of the world that remain to be
explored; words of a new song by Cy
Warman, author of sweet Marie': de-
scription by IL. j. w. Dam of some won
derful experiments by Professor Dewar
in temperatures of nearly 1902 below
zero. There are four short stories (illus-
trated) by Conan Doyle, Robert Barr
Charles +. Lummis and Anna Robson
Brown. S. s. Mcclure, New York, pub
Usher.
The Atlantic Monthly" for November
(Houghton, Mifflin q Co., BOSTON, presents
ii. Z. Merwln in a paper entitled "Tam-
many Points the Way" wherein he urges
that the same agencies-etficient organlz-
alton and leadership-which have assisted
Tammany TO do evil, might be equally
helpful in good cause. George i3irk-
beck Hill reviews, in a very readable
fashion. some of "Boswell's Proof
Sheets Reginald Pole" by II. w.
Preston and Louise Dodge. is an interest
ing study Of one of the most notable per-
sonage5 of the England OF Henry VIII.
William Everett discusses "Hadrian's
Ode to His Soul" Lafcadio Hearn shows
some curious phases of Japanese life. ].
NJ. Ludlow speaks from an English stand
point Of THE Growth of American In
fuence Over England" Stewards At
titude Toward Compromise and Seces-
sion in lS60-lS5I," is treated by Frederic
Bancroft. II. Il. Scudder contributes
The Academic Treatment of English
Richard Burton considers the dramatic
impressionist. Maurice Maeterlinck. Fic-
ton Is presented in the first installment
OF tWo-part story, The Trumpeter,n
by Mary Hallock Foote, and Rosa: a
Story OF Sicilian Customs,' by DIR. Giu-
seppe Pitre Of Palermo. The poems of
the month are Indian Summer" by
John Vance Cheney, and 1.-The kitten,''
by Marion Couthouy Smith, and the
department of reviews is as full and va
ried as also is the Contributors Club.
One of tho leading features of "St
Nicholas" Century Company, Now
York; for the coming year begins in the
November number, "A Boy of the First
Empire" by Eibridge s. Brooks. Itisa
romance of the days of Napoleon. The
hero is street boy who renders service
to Napoleon and is made one OF his pages.
and finally an aide. MIR. Brooks has
made careful study of French history OF
the time. Professor Brander Matthews
has sympathetic critical sketch OF Brv-
ant, in his American Authors series. a
rafting football story is 1.-The Generous
Side," by A. L. Dudley. Myron B. Glib
son relates an exciting bicycling advent
ure in "Against Time and Iide.u ]