... Ferns Farm, gr a story of rural life, by the author of 1The Gamnekeeper at mo Home, snd a novel by Messrs. Besatng and Rice, called go 11The Sesamy Side, still bold their piece as leading aerisls, pc whilst among the short stories is en exciting parsonal ...

... AN AMERICAN STORY OF REAL LIFE. Onl Belleville-avenule, Newark, New Jersey, stands a dilapidated house, the topof which tips towards the side- walk below. The oulyiinmate of the structure is an old, gaunt-looling woman who has forseveral weeks attracted ...

... LITER .ATURE. _ JANUARY MAGAZINES, &c. SECOND NOTIBC. Talesfrotn Blackwood. Five good stories are given in the w nty iret volume of the new series. They are: 'I hq Hauntoii Encgbenio,` Milly's First Love, Mrs. Beauctbiamrp' Vengeince. ' A Family ...

... Mrs. A. W. Hunt, is advanced a good stage. Of several short stories the best is one of Ouida's. It is called Birds in the Snow, the scene is laid on the borders of Dartmoor, and it reads like a story drawn from real life. Mr. Alfred Rimmer's pen and pencil ...

... 1.fs Cret arv ci t A TPle of Tivo c Ovietess.. By EL. X. S. Loundon: Ward, Lock, and Co. TVise author of thils story hoires that h1is short: oisli'gi nuity it, et with forlearsance when it is under>9ood tbi *t iii wiitirg the tale he hints beguiled many ...

... rival theatres in St. Louis, an ex. cellent opportunity presented itself for sport. Mr. Florence ?? the ball by inserting a short advortiss- ment in the wanted columns of the morning papers- Wanted, a young bull-dog and ?? to rooms 10 aend 11, London ...

... the last century. is a Russian tale entitled Boris Kornieff's Easter Feist , and Miss E. J. Whately also contributes a short story called Cousin Mabel's Experiences. The magazines for girls and boys, conducted by the editor of the Leisure Uour, have ...

... 'he World is still occupied with Dr. Robert Brown's descriptioris of China and the Chinoss.-In ?? Sea and its Story, Part 29 continues the story of seone de famous Arctic expeditone.- Te Great Industries of Great cu ' Britain, a most instructive work for ...

... Blockwood The second sories of short stories reprinted from tbe Ediinburah M'gozine in a cheap and handy form, is bright to a close with volume twenty-four. It contains a pr tty I tile romanoc clled Whittlebridge, the story of a firtunote found'ing, called ...

... Mr. AfacGaharn, the well-knowa In special war correspondent, is engaged upon a Russian E c- translation of the~poensn and stories of Edgar Allan Poe, c T'le work, which will fill three volumes wil appear in a t the course of a few months. Mrs. MacSahan ...

... The Mly-tory in Palace Gardens. Thes story of 'The Violin Ptayer,' by the author of ' Pront MalaIc, also makes satisfactory progress, and a couple mors cuap.Ira are added to Mr. Mounterney Jepheon's spirited story of ` Love and War. Apart from the ...

... over ;£16,000. The Sutnday Afgeaiere (Isbistor and Co.) adds another good instalment to the vigorous story of Andrew ?? Wife, and also furnishes a short tale called H Her Neighbours, by the Author of Bonds end Bands.' A life's work and its moral are ...