Word: arthur
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...Great Cities of the Republic, No. III. The Story of Boston, a Study of Independency, by Arthur Gilman, M. A. New York and London, G. P. Putnam's Sons. 8 mo. cloth, illustrated...
...Story of Boston, a Study of Independency, by Mr. Arthur Gilman, is the third of a series of histories of the Great Cities of the Republic. It is not exactly a history but as its title indicates, it presents in an interesting and not too minute a form the story of the early growth of the city. It is a study of the development of the free ideas, both civil and religious, with the innumerable conflicts between bigotry and tolerance, radicalism and conservatism, which have marked the history of Boston. The most interesting period was that just preceding the Revolution...
...first. Miss Susan N. Carter contributes a paper on "Street Life in Madrid," with several picturesque illustrations. Another of Frank R. Stockton's amusing stories is begun in this number, called "The Merry Chanter." Mark Twain publishes some extracts from his new book, "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court," which have all of his old humor. The new serial is "Friend Olivia," by Mrs. Amelia E. Barr. The history of Abraham Lincoln by Nicolay and Hay is rapidly drawing to a close. The present number describes the second inaugural and the last battle of the war. The other...
...postmaster, and subscription agent takes subscriptions to The Century, ($4.00 a year), or remittance may be made directly to the publishers, The Century Co., of New York. Begin new subscriptions with November (the first issue of the volume) and get Mark Twain's story, "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court," in that number...
...accidental death of Arthur Cochrane in Kansis City, Missouri, the class of 1887 loses one of its most promising members. Although with the class for only one year, he was well known to its members though his active part in athletics, in which he early showed the great courage and energy which marked his career in the west...