The record-union., 1896-11-08

ing works, known as the Sportsman
Library will be Sir Thomas Smith S
Life of a Fox" with illustrations by
the author and six colored plates by
Jalland. This volume will contain both
of Smiths published works, THE Life
of a Fox" and 1.-The Diary of a Hunts
man" The authors reputation as a
| huntsman, as we'll as his gift of literary
expression and his skill as a spirited
| draughtsman, made these books ex-
ceedingly popular in their day, and they
have now become very rare.
DR.. Dorpfeld, the ilIustrious German
archaeologist now in this country, has
written an introduction to "The Myce-
| naean Age" by DR.. iChrestos Tsountas
and Professor Manatt of Brown Uni
| versity, which Houghton, Miffiin & Co.
| (Boston) will soon publish.
Rev. Mr.. Egbert of Cornwall, N. Y,
prefaced a sermon recently as follows:
"As you are aware, it is not my custom
| to recommend books to you, but have
been so interested in one which l have
read this week, called "A Singular Life,
written by Elizabeth Phelps Ward, that
| I wish everyone in this congregation
| would read it,"
| Mrs Mary Catherine Lees Nantucket
story, can Island Plant" which at
| tracted much notice on its appearance
| in the atlantic Monthly three years
| ago, makes an attractive little volume
| issued by the Goldenrod Literary and
Debating Society of Nantucket, with
several illustra tions by Miss Sara Win
| throp Smith, we'll known in art circles
who has made the island her home for
several years past. The story is very
| bright and characteristic, and one of the
| lest that has ever been written about
quaint Nantucket.
Romance" (52 Lafayette Place, New
York; opens in the November number
! with an interesting story, Mars Hern-
| don's Sweetheart" from the pen of Cor
! con r. Cilley of Georgia, and contains
| several other stories and an amusing
curtain-raiser called 'The Art Of Mar
rying." The pages devoted to amateur
photography present a series of pictures
portraits of Sadie Martinot, while
American art finds expression in two
excellent reproductions of works by
Vonnoh and Eakins. This number opens
q series of articles upon the younger
| American poets, John B. Talb being the
| first one considered. There is IN inter
esting portrait of the prelate, his auto
graph and a selection from his verses
| Another article on the Literary Land
marks of Concord is illustrated with a
number of cuts of this historic ground
The Macmillan Company (New York
in order to prevent confusion and, a:
far as possible to anticipate further
questions, is calling attention to the
| fact that the title of Miss Margarat
Sherwood's new book, which was an
nounced as IAN Experiment in Ego
ism," has been changed to "a Puritan
| Bohemia" The reason for the changs
| is not mentioned, but is supposedly due
to the idea that the first presents d too
strong antitheSis to the title or or
earlier book, also published by the Mac
millans, named can Experiment in AL
| truism." The Bohemia described |:
| in one of the great studio buildings
found in almost any large city, wherein
women do their life's work as art teach
ers, students or artists with varying
degrees of success, but with compensa
tons in independence and pleasant
oompanionship.
Current Literature" (52 Lafayette
place, New York; for November is al
interesting number of the magazine
T Following the article on "Colonialisn
and Nationalism" comes a delightful
study of New England Puritan life. al
"Old-T Time Magistrate" by May Aide.
Ward; an interesting reading from
Nansen's First Crossing of Green
land" a selection from Edmund Gosse,
Critical Kit-Kats," which treats of tht
life and work of the gifted Hindu girl
Toru Dutt and a timely page oe verse
| Songs of November" All the regula
departments of the magazine. boil
poetry and prose, are filled with inter
esting matter Canton River Folk.
a pen picture of travel in the Orient
1.-THE Possibilities of Human Flight:
THE Awakening of a Negro" Flag.
and Their Origin" "Telephoning b,
Sunbeams;" THE New Watchwords O
Literary Criticism" are among the bes
of the articles, and very clever com
edy Of trade, "The Sale of the Selin
Shawl" appears in the Sketch Eook,
selected from BalZac's "Gobseck," jus
translated by Katherine Prescott
Wormeley.
"The Magazine of Art" (Cassell Pub
fishing Co., n. Y) for November /!
very strong in illustration and choic,
In matter The leading features are
"Cader Idris, From the Dolgelly Road,
etching by William Bradley: "An Origi
Alfred Lys Baldry, with a portrait
What South Kensington Is Doing" b,
Lewis F. Day. with five illustrations
Art in the Theater: Scenery on Tour,
by w. j. Lawrence, with three iilustra
tons; Applied Art in East London,
with six illustrations; From Sever
Source to Shrewsbury by E. Rim
bault Dibdin, with six Illustrations
| Furniture" by Reginald Bloomfield
with six Illustrations; "The Halt" b,
j. L. Meissonier, engraved by Fleuret
"Our Graphic Humorists: L. Ravel
HILL" by NJ II. Spielmann, with a por
trait and four Illustrations; 9TH
Chronicle of Art" with five :llustra
tiens
The contents Of the School Review
tChicago) for November are of an un
usually high order of interest and ex
cellence Professor Laurie of the Uni
versity of Edinburg has an entirel,
new and original discussion Of His
tory in the School," Professor Lauri
outlines the course of history tha
should be pursued during the entir
on,,rco and afiy, IN Tho ;erI,