The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-01
! LITERARY NOTES.


striking of Tissot's famous pictures il
Illustrating the life of Christ, and they
will appear in the Christmas number.
When the originals of these pictures
were shown in Paris, they were given
a special suite of rooms at the Salon,
and people were often seen to go away
weeping from the exhibition; and wo-
men sometimes made the tour of the
rooms on their knees.
The November number of McClure's
Magazine, containing the opening
chapters of the Life of Lincoln, was
out of print in two weeks after publ
cation, increasing the circulation by
$4,000 new subscribers. The first edi-
tion for December viii be over 100000
copies, further increase of 25,000.and
will contain other chapters in Lin
coins early life with Is pictures, four
portraits of Lincoln. One of the Lin
loln pictures and many Of the other IL
1ustfafions have never before been
published.
The "Last Poems OF James Russell
Lowell is the title of an artistically
bound volume containing the poems,
written during the last years of Mr..
LOwell's life. which it is believed he
would have desired preserved. Two
are published for the first time in this
volume. The portrait attached from
a photograph taken of Mr.. Lowell at
seventy is very fine. He has a great
face fitting his greatness. Price
$1.25. Published by Houghton, Milf
film y CO., Boston.
my Sister Henrietta" by Ernest Re
nan, volume of "reminiscences of his
.aia1er Henrietta, .sthe person who ex-
erted the strongest influence upon my
life, and once my sister Henrietta. The
frst edition of t his work was very
small, only 100 copies, and was circu-
lated only among the authors friends.
The present reprint was prepared for
publication by Madam Renan since
her husbands death and contains some
Of his most delightful essays. The il
Illustrations are by Henri Scheffer and
Aug Renan, and are reproduced in Pho
togravure. Price $125 Published by
s Roberts Brothers, Boston.
ssThe Life of Nancy" adds another
to the already long list of delightful
stories of New England life, written
by Sarah Orne Jewett. The story of
Nancy is bright and wholesome, not
without touch of pathos and a bit of
sermon. Anybody will be the better
and more encouraged for having read
it. Bound very attractiveiy, with 9th
err stories BY the same author. Haugh-
ton. Miffin & Co, Boston. Price $1.25.
THE One Who Looked On by i. r.
Montreson, is 4 fresh, simple story of
the experiences of very observant
young Irish girl. In telling the story
Of the two people in whom she was
most interested. she unconsciously
tells the story Of her own life, which
in its purity and unselfishness cannot
fail to touch and charm. Bound in a
very tasteful style and published by
ID. Appleton q Co.. New York. Price
SIPS.
Ellis Fathers Son, novel of New
York and Wall Street, tells the story
of gilded youth, who, left to his own
devices, with great deal of money
and very little to do, slips away from
the s.primrose path of dalliance" and
travels fast along the road to ruin. 1t
is written in the attractive style of
Brander Mathews, which insures that
it is entertaining. Illustrated Har-
per 81 Bros. Publishers. Price $1.50
THE Mystery OF Witch-Face Noun
fair,.'' and other stories by Charles
Erbert Craddock. These are charming
stories of life ia the Smoke Noun
fains Miss Craddocll knows all the
characteristics OF the people, and
shows that, although they are very SUI
perstitious, yet they have noble and
brave hearts. This last is one of her
stseetcst and most enjoyable stories
I'll people fun Of interest.
..Tie Blue Ribbon at the Comfy
Fair., gives fine pen picture Of a
cxuntry girl at,a County Fair where
tn father has gone TO ride against the
foEvn sports. IT shows, IN rollicsome
All thoroughly delightful way, the
stS9eriorify Of the country hoy ia such
aeontest. This delightful little book
II published hy Honghton. Mifin &
So. Boston. Price, Sl.25.
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