The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-23
LITERARY NOTICES.

From Parsons & Derge, of this city,
The Herald has received McClure's COM
plete life OF Napoleon. 1t is Miss Tar
bells excellent work, which appeared in
sections in McClures Magazine. 1t con-
tains at least $50 fine illustrations and is
altogether splendid collection Of pic
lures, and graphic and succint his
tory OF the greatest warrior of mod
ern times, il not of all ages. For fifty
cents every student CT lover of truth so
dramatic that it is stronger and more
attractive than fiction, can secure this
excellent work at the stationery store Of
the firm first named above.
The Overland Monthly for July begins
d new volume, the twenty-sixth of the
new series signalizes the birthday of the
magazine by issuing heavily illustrated
the recent brilliant numbers of the old
magazines. In Our Spanish American
Families" Mrs. Helen Elliott Bandini
recltes the story of the original Califor-
mans, their prominent families and what
mas become of them. THE Occur
d Alene Mining Riots OF 1884, is an ac-
count OF the, great Miners union strikes
and riots by regular army officer
Some San Francisco Illustrators" tells
about the real Bohemians of the city, with
abundant examples of their work ''Well
worn Trails is the first of a new series
OF articles by. the editor. There are also
brilliant stories by Vachell, Batterman
Linusay and others.
s
Popular Monthly presents an art-display
that is unprecedented even in the history
of this great periodical of the people 1t
contains INC no less than one hundred and
twenty Illustrations, many of them full
page engravlngS, in the best of modern
pictorial art. These pictures are for the
most part illustrations of the literary
features of the number, amongst which
inquire; The Russian Church in Amer
lea" An Artist in London Town" "ISy
the Tideless Sea-" a. memory of Shelly:
"Kangaroos and Kangaroo Hunting "a
Chinese Banquet 'rRhone Sketches"
III. H. Richardson, Architect" and 'Ro-
man Mosaics."
Godey's Magazine for July appears in
a cover by Lincoln, and presents a most
attractive appearance among the maya
zines of the month The table of con-
articles, and cannot fail to interest every
member of the family. The reproduction
of the famous picture of the Battle of
Gettysburg" is appropriate for the ami
Versary OF this stirring event which
changed the history of our country
Among other leading articles is the his
the fiction we note 1.-THE Legend of the
Jasmine Flower" and Desire" a. pic
turesque tale Of Puritan times. Besides
these there is the usual array of short
stories, sketches. poetry, book reviews
and Godey's Fashions.
We have received from the Western
Book and Stationery company. this
city, Joseph West Moore's 'eThe
American Congress- a History of Ma
tional Legislation and Political Events
1774-1S95." (Harper and Brothers, New
York;. This valuable work gives in a
concise form an interesting account of
the legislative affairs of the American
People from 1774 to 1895, including
great historic measures. leading
statesmen and notable occurrences.
Extracts from notable speeches are
interviewer, and the whole is followed
by an appendix containing a number
OF great public documents. The work
has It's shortcomings and fails to Ills
cuss some subjects as fully as de-
sired, but such limitations are Incl
dental to ITS size. On the whole the
DOCK VIII be found valuable and
comprehensive wo.k on an important
subject