The Literary World Volume 24 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 Excerpt: ...Tate's magnificent gift to the British nation. Marion Hepworth Dixon writes entertainingly of Thomas Faed, who is best known in this country by his popular painting representing Longfellow's "Evangeline." There is a seasonable sonnet by Mr. Swinburne and a long account, with illustrations, of the "Meissonier Exhibition " recently held in London. The International Journal of Ethics for July is a strong number, containing the closing lecture of Professor Royce's recent pedagogical course at Harvard, "On Certain Psychological Aspects of Moral Training; " a valuable paper am "The Place of Industry in the Social Organis--,"by William Smart, LL.D., of St. Andrew's; a.discourse on "Character and Conduct," by S. Alexander of Oxford; an interesting discussion of " Moral Deficiencies as Determining Intellectual Functions," by Georg Simmel of Berlin 5 juid a critical paper "On Human Marriage," by C. N. Starcke of Copenhagen, in review of Professor Westermarck's able volume. The "discussions " and the book reviews, including two long ones on the Duke of Argyll's Unseen Foundations of Society and Dr. G. M. Gould's Meaning and Method of Life, are extremely good. The rivalry of the two monthly magazines now published in San Francisco is a good thing for their readers, however it may affect the size of dividends to the stockholders. The midsummer issue of the Overland has a pretty group of "California Flower Poems " illustrated; articles on " Fort Ross and the Russians," " An Outing with the California Fish Patrol," and a large variety of short sketches and stories. The Californian appears in covers richly ornamented with golden poppies, and is profusely ...