The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-03

in the hoo should conffne their read
ing to books authoritative enough TO sat
isfy scholars who ave earned their
LIDS.
Tales.'' By John A. Mitchell. the editor of
Life. are two light and very suggestive
~satires. as one would infer from the
source.
The last two or three years have been
rich In the output OF biographical works
or memoirs OF exceptional excellence.
Perhaps the best OF them all Is the Jour
nails OF Audubon" which were mentioned
in one of our articles some months ago.
A strong second r. Alfred. Lord Tenny-
son: Q Memoir" by his son. This II a
work in two large volumes attractiveiy
printed and a credit both to editor and
publisher. The mos, striking feature Of
the book is the exceptional good taste
with which IL is edited. While the editors
have been made In the first
person. yet his personality is never con-
spicuous. Much Of the con-
corning the poets life and writings Is
given from the pens of the literary men
with whom ne was intimately associated.
and consists either OF selections from their
letters or of contributions written espe-
cially for this work. Among the persons
who have thus contributes to this monu-
ment to the greatest OF the laureates are
Gladstone, Carlyle. Ruskin. Millais. Long
tAlVN NubAf Wv - a's
Houghton. SPEEDING. Hallam and a large
number of others of equal note. Taken all
in all Il Is not only by far the best ac-
count Of the life of Tennyson and expla-
nation Of his poems which has yet APP
peared. but IL is as good as we have any
reason to hope can be made.
A selection Of readings from the works
of James whitcomb Riley. Mary II. Cath
erwood. Hamlin Garland. Eugene Field.
WI Carleton and other American writers
has been compiled by Art. N. Young and
called Authors Readings"
Most Of the best productions of popular
authors appear in magazines before being
issued In book form. Hence many OF the
best stories and treatises of the past
year are contained In the numbers OF the
literary magazines which have recently
been bound. as well as the advanced chap
tiers of many books which will not be is
sued TIL the approach Of winter. Follow
ing Is a list of such magazines as have
had volumes recently added to the IL
brary. In all cases a mention being made
Of the number OF volumes now In our
possession. as well as the recent addi-
lions:
Atlantic Monthly. November. 1857. to
June, 1895. 81 volume
volumes 4 20 Is.
Book-Buyer. February. 1887. to July, 1898.
volumes 4 to N.
The Bookman. February. 1896. to Febru-
ary, 1fys. D Volumes.
Century Magazine. November. 1870. to
April. 1898. So volumes.
The Cosmopolitan, September. 1856. TO
April. 1898. volumes 2 TO "a.
Current Literature. January. 1894, to
June. 1895. volumes Is TO %.
Frank Lesiie's Illustrirte Zeitung. Octo-
Der. 1883. to September. 1895.
Frank Lesiie's Popular Monthly. jan
uary. 1894. TO June. 1895. volumes 81 to q.
Harper's Monthly. December, 1850. to
MAY. 1895. s6 volumes.
Lippincott's Magazine. January, 1924. TO
June, 1898. volumes 53 to 81.
Munsey's Magazine. October. 1898, to
September. 1897. volumes 10 to is.
New England Magazine. September, 1889.
to August. 1897. II volumes.
Overland Monthly. July, 1855. to June.
1895. volumes s to rs.
Review of Reviews. January. 1890. to
June. 1897. IL volumes.
ST. Nicholas. November. 1879. TO october.
1897. 24hs volumes I'm 20.
Scribner's Magazine. January, 1857. to
June. 1897. q volumes
The above volumes may be consulted at
the library or drawn for home use at
the option of the member The current
numbers OF most Of them are regularly
on file in the reading room. and OF the
following the current numbers are issued
for home use for a period of four days:
Century. Harper, Lippincott. Munsey's.
81. Nicholas and Scribner's.