The record-union., 1896-11-08

| ing works, known as the Sportsman s
Library will be Sir Thomas Smiths
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 Fox" and THE Diary Of a Hunts
man." The authors reputation as a
huntsman, as well 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 illustrious German
| archaeologist now in this country, has
written an introduction to THE Myce-
| naean Age" by Dr. 'Chrestos Tsountas
and Professor Manatt of Brown Uni
versity, which Houghton, Mifflin &, Co.
CBoston) 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 I have
been so interested in one which I 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, "An Island Plant" which at
tracted much notice on it's 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, well 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
hest 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
Gon 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
of rustic life; the stage is represented by
portraits of Sadie Martinot, while
American art finds expression in two
excellent reproductions of works by
Vonnoh and Eakins. This number opens
Il series of articles upon the younger
American poets, John B. Talb being the
first one considered. There is an 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, as
far as possible to anticipate further
questions, is calling attention to the
fact that the title of Miss Margaret
Sherwood's new book, which was an
nounced as "An Experiment in Ego
ism," has been changed to "a Puritan
Bohemia" The reason for the change
is not mentioned, but is supposedly due
to the idea that the first presents Il too
strong antithesis to the title of an
earlier book, also published by the Mac
millans, named "An Experiment in AL
truism" The Bohemia described is
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found in almost any large city, wherein
women do their life's work as ar teach
ers, students or artists with varying
degrees of success, but with compensa-
tions in independence and pleasant
companionship.
Current Literature" (52 Lafayette
place, New York; for November is an
interesting number of the magazine.
Following the article on "Colonialism
and Nationalism' comes a delightful
study of New England Puritan life, an
"Old-Time Magistrate" by May Alden
Ward: an interesting reading from
Nansen's First Crossing of Green
land selection from Edmund Gosse' S
Critical Kit-Kats," which treats of the
life and work of the gifted Hindu girl.
Toru Dutt; and a timely page o. verse,
Songs of November All the regular
departments of the magazine. both
poetry and prose, are filled with inter-
esting matter. Canton River Folk"
pen picture of travel in the Orient
'The Possibilities of Human Flight"
'"The Awakening Of a Negro" Flags
and Their Origin;' ''Telephoning by
IHc view WalcnWOTUS
Literary Criticism" are among the best
of the articles. and very clever COM
edy of trade, THE Sale of the Selim
Shawl" appears in the Sketch Eook, -
selected from Balzac's "Gobseck," just
translated by Katherine Prescott
Wormeley.
"The Magazine of Art" (Cassell Pub
fishing Co., n. Y.) for November is
very strong in illustration and choice
in matter. The leading features are:
"Cader Idris, From the Dolgelly Road, y
etching by William Bradley; AN Origi-
nal Painter: F. Cayley Robinson" by
Alfred Lys Baldry, with a portrait: !:
What South Kensington Is Doing" by
Lewis F. Day, with five illustrations;
Art in the Theater: Scenery on Tour, y
by w. J. Lawrence, with three i,lustra-
tions: Applied Art in East London, :"
with six Illustrations; From Severn
Source to Shrewsbury" by E. Rim
bault Dibdin, with six illustrations;
Furniture" by Reginald Blomfield
with six illustrations: THE Halt" by
J. L. Meissonier engraved by Fleuret;
Our Graphic Humorists: L. Raven
HILL" by NJ. H. Spielmann, with por-
trait and four illustrations; THE
Chronicle of Art" with five .llustra-
tiens.
The contents of the School Review,
fChicago) for November are of an un-
usually high order of interest and ex-
ceilence Professor Laurie of the Uni
versity of Edinburg has an entirely
new and original discussion of His
tory in the School," Professor Laurie
outlines the course Of history that
should be pursued during the entire
course. Greek and Latin in the High