The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-09
Literary Notes.

Literary Notes.
The Century for January, following
upon TWO special numbers-thr Twenty
fifth Anniversary and the thri tnGt~
numbers-is not lacking either IL in
dvidualty or distinction. The capable
aud picturesque artistic work ot Mr..
Castaigne would of itself give distinction
TO any number of magazines. THIS
month his pencil is applied To the illus
traiion of the first of several separate
papers on Rome by Mr.. F. Marion Crav-
tord, who first gives us a Kaleidoscope
of Rome" Another novel article il an
account nv Borchgrpvnk, the explorer.
of The first landing on the Antartie
Continent,' being an account OF the
recent voyage of the whaler Antaitic.
Ii will be remembered that NJ. Bofeh-
grevink was tn first person to make
the landing, and that his appearance in
the international Geographical Congress
in London made sensation in its pro-
ceedings. He has not before written
anywhere au account of this voyage, aud
the Century paper is accompanied by
pictures by himself, which have The ad.
vantage OF being pioneers in this field.
The article has as preface a short ac-
count by General Greedy entitled
"Borehgrevink and Antarctic Explora-
ton
There is plenty of holiday cheer in
the January number of St. Nicholas.
Pictures, poems, sketches, and stories
are appropriate TO the season. Three of
the tull-page illustrations are "Christ-
mas Lights Do Fade Away by
$40 hric in 10
Middle Ages" by F. Melville Du Mond,
and "At the Christmas Dance" by K.
II. Rlashfield N W chapters carry for
ward the interest in the three serials :
"rhe Prize Cup" by j. Il. Trowbridge;
"rhe Swordmaker's Son." by William
o. Stoddard, and Teddy and Carrots, y
by James OILS. A new serial is begun in
this number, "Sinbad, Smith & Co" by
feature of the entire number is further
selection of "Letters toa Boyr by
Robert Louis Stevenson.
The two hundred and eighth Volume
of Littell's Living Age opens with the
issue of the week ending January 4th.
The beginning of a new volume Ia an
excellent time for the beginning of n
new subscription especially when, as IN
this instance, il includes new-a lower
price. For 1896 the subscription price
will be six dollars. Among the many
valuable articles which may be already
announced for the early numbers of the
new year are Matthew Arnold in his
Letters by Alfred Austin; "Mnscat,
by j. Theodore Bent; "Corea and Sibe-
ran K. r. from Fortnightly Review ;
Lord Salisbury" by Augustin Filon ;
"kashmir,n by Sir Lepel Griffin; The
Migration of Birds by 6. w. Bnlman ;
Air Car" by Lieut.. b. Baden Powell ;
"Pnrcell.,' by Frederick Crowest ;
Every bodY's Chance" by John Hahber-
ton F." a. ID. 1920 from Contemporary
kpview; "The Peasant Life of South
Russia and "The Life of Punch, from
Blackwood.
No one ever thought of Introducing so
expensive feature rs photographic lor
work in the days when the leading
magazines sold for $500 year and 33e
COPY. But times change, and the
magazines change with them. 1t has
remained for the Cosmopolitan, sold at
one dollar year, to put in an extensive
ii hographic plant capable of printing
320. 900 pages per day Zone color. The
January issue presents as frontispiece
water.color drawing by Eric Page, i'll
ustratipg the story by Robert Louis
stevenson, which has probably never
been excelled even in the finest
French periodicals. The cover of The
Cosmopolitan is also changed, draw
ing of page length by the famous Paris
artist Ross, in photographic colors on
white paper takes the place OF the ma
nilla back with its red stripe. Hereafter
the cover IS to be n fresh surprise each
month.