Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-06
JUNE MAGAZINES.
Romance.


The June number of Romance presents
an attractive appearance with its dainty
cover. OF more Importance however, TO
the reader is the fact that there is an ex-
cellent selection of stories, ranging from
de Maupassant's gruescme tale, called by
the suggestive title of 1.-The Devil, to ID.
G. Wells humorous story of burglary.
Fernan Caballero, Howard Fielding, and
other authors of note furnish stories
we'll worth reading Current Litera-
ture Publishing Company. 52-54 Lafayette
Place, New York;
Authors Journal.
The juno number of that valuable
monthly for writer's, the Authors Jour
nal contains among other things "Prac-
tical Story Writing, "by James Psyn;
Benefits of Literary Competitions. by
Leigh North; 1.-THE Literary Outlook,
by James Z. Bixby; "Ten Little Editors,
poem by Walter Beverly Crane; Writ
ing for the STAGE" "Criticising Manu-
scripts "a sketch and portrait of Harry
Wakefield Bates in the series of American
Magazine Editors;'' striking editorial on
the peculiar methods of certain publishers;
index to current literary articles, etc.
besides much information in answer to
inquiries. (The Authors Journal Pub.
Company, New York;
Eclectic Magazine.
The current number of the Eclectic
Magazine presents great variety of pa
pers opening with q discussion of ''The
Relation of Language to Thought. " by
A
interesting article by Lady Priestly fol-
lows on the Penalties of Ignorance.
Another domestically inclined number Is
1.-The Home Life treated by Phyllis
Browne in 1.-The Committee Of the
Whole House" OF interest to good
citizens in any country is the article on
Glasgow - A Model Municipality,
showing excellent ideas and their practi-
cal use In the government of this Scottish
town. Modern literature is treated in
James Ashcroft Mobiles Fiction of Sexu-
atty" and 1.-The Novels of Mr.. Hall
Game" a review by, the critic George
Saintsbury. The number contains large
proportion of sketches of travel, biography
and light history. C. R. Pelton, 144
Eighth ST., New York;
The Atlantic.
The June Atlantic contains install
ments of the two leading serials by Mrs
Ward and Gilbert Parker, also short
story of frontier garrison life by Ellen
Mackubin, entitled "Rosita.'' Another
bit of fiction of unusual character and in
terest is, Through the Windows Two
Glimpses of Mans Life" Lafcadio
Hearn contributes delightful paper en-
titled "In the Twilight of the Gods, Z"
which, with Mary Stockton Hunter S
poem, ga Japanese Sword Song" gives
this issue a distinct flavor of the Orient
Other important features are, "Remin-
iscences of Christina Rossetti," by Will
liam Sharp, the completion of ' A Week
on Walden's Ridge" by Bradford Torrey
and "Vocal Culture in it's Relation to
Literary Culture" by Hiram Corson.
(Houghton, Mitllin & Company, Boston.
Current Literature.
The June number of Current Litera-
ture Is brimful of delightful articles from
all sources. 1t renews each month our
wonder at the seeming unending good
material. An excellent digest is given of
Nordau's charges of degeneration against
the worlds greatest authors of the day an
excellent description Of sea fight with
pirates; an amusing sketch of "a Doll's
Funeral, besides other special features,
and interesting matter about authors,
plants, animals, sociologic questions,
music and drama, medicine, travel. ad-
venture, etc. 1t is difficult matter to
epitomize when all the material is so ex-
cellent. Current Literature Pub. Com
pany, Lafayette Square, New York;
Leslie's Monthly.
In the current number of Frank Les
lies Popular Monthly the immortal art
work of Richard Wagner is set forth in
an admirably illustrated article by Mercia
Abbott Keith, entitled Richard Wagner
and his Festspiele in Bayreuth," fol-
lowed by a critical paper on the same
subject by NJ a. A. Galloway. A we'll
informed article by Robert Sloan accom-
panied by some wonderful photographs,
describes the giant redwood forests of