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LITERARY NOTES.

CURRENT LITERATURE for November is an excel lent number. The editorials are forceful and inter esting, and the selections as usual representative of the month's best literary output. Special readings are given from Moses Coits Tyler's " Literary His tory of the American Revolution," Mrs. burton Har rison's new nove!, '-A Son of the Old Dominion," the anonymous " House of Dreams," and E. Hough's interesting " Story of the Cowboy," and from Mrs. Madeleine Lucette Ryley's successful new play " The Mysterious Mr. Bugle." THERE are one or two articles of such peculiar time liness in thé October ATLANTIC that their publication in this number is a striking example of editorial far sightedness. The opening contribution is nothing less than a review of the new " Life of Tennyson.'' The reading public of both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres has been looking forward with interest to the publication of the authoritative life of the great poet by his son. Another article, which fittingly appears in this number, is a paper, by Ira N. Hollis of Harvard University, formerly of the United States Navy, on the Frigate Constitution. One hundred years ago, on October 21, Old Ironsides was launched in Boston, and from that time dates prac tically the history of our navy. A literary paper of unusual importance is "Forty Years of the BaconShakespeare Folly" by John Fisk. Whenever this great student of men and affairs takes up a subject, it is sure to be treated not only in a scholarly man ner, but whatever he writes proves entertaining read ing. THE leading article in HARPER'S MAGAZINE for November is " With the Greek Soldiers," an account of experiences and observations during the GrecoTurkish war, by Richard Harding Davis. It is a description of the second battle of Valestinos — one of the two brilliant and stubbornly contested battles of the war. In •• Daniel Webster," a critical biog raphy by Carl Schurz, is presented the first adequate estimate of the life, character and motives of the most complex of the great American statesmen of the past generation. This number also contains a characteristic story by W. D. Howell-s, entitled " A Pair of Patient Lov ers," "Who Made the Match?" by Ruth Underbill, and " Number 1523," by Willis Boyd Allen.

IN McCbURE's MAGAZINE for November is the first authoritative account of Edison's latest — and appar ently greatest — achievement. This number also

contains three chapters from Mark Twain's forth coming book on his recent journey round the world; the first installment of Charles A. Dana's " Remi niscences of Men and Events of the Civil War"; and the first of three papers by Ferdinand Brunetière, the French critic and the editor of the " Revue des Deux Mondes," giving his impressions of America. THE October number of SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE contains Mr. Norman's inside history of the diplo macy that preceded the war in Greece, now told for the first time. He was in confidential relations with the Greek government, and his narrative is therefore of authoritative value. A. B. Frost contributes six full-page golf pictures, which will delight all lovers of the game. The remarkable success in portrait painting achieved by Miss Cecilia Beaux of Phila delphia is described by William Walton, with repro ductions of some of her best work.

IN the October number of THE NATIONAL MAGA ZINE, over the signature of " Vassar Girl," appears a very entertainingly written and attractively illustrated sketch on " College Life at Vassar." Wagner ad mirers and enthusiasts will find much to hold their attention in Joe Mitchell Chappie's article. " The Wagner Bayreuth." It describes how this shrine and Mecca of music lovers receives each season the thousands of American, French, German and English tourists. An illustrative sketch of William T. Adams (Oliver Optic) appears in the tale of contents by his friend, J. A. MacPherson. IN the issue of LITTELL'S LIVING AGE of Novem ber will be given the first installment of a new serial story, "With All Her Heart," translated for THE LIV ING AGE from the French of M. René Bazin.

THE complete novel in the October issue of LIPPINCOTT'S, "A Knight of Philadelphia,'1 is a lively tale of adventures during the War of Independence, by Joseph A. Altsheler, who is rapidly making a repu tation in this field. Other stories are " Mrs. Meriwether's Wedding," by Clarinda Pendleton Lámar, and •• The Strike at Barton's," by William T. Nichols. HON. THEODORE ROOSEVELT contributes a paper to the October CENTURY on •• The Roll of Honor of the New York Police," his article being one of the series in this magazine on " Heroes of Peace." In "Wild Ani mals in a New England Game-Park," Mr. G. T. Fer ris describes the great game preserve of twenty-seven thousand acres established by the late Austin Corbin