PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Southland Times, Issue 14322, 15 January 1910, Page 3

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

A BRILLIANT CHRISTMAS NUMBER. Tiie contents of the sumptuous Christmas double nuniix*’-' of the Windsor Magazine are extraordinarily varied and attractive, and include a Jong story of powerful interest hy A. E. W. Mason, and complete stories of such Important authors as M’*s Thurston, \V. B, Maywell, Eden Ph ill pot .':s, W. J. Locke. Mrs F. A. Ktccl. C. J. C'utolii'fe iiyue, Barry Pain and Robert Ban*, in addition to Hie opening chapters of a now serin! novel, "Bianca's Daughter," by Justus Mile*: Forman, v.'hich promise well for a repetition cf the success of loose extremely popular Windsor serials, “The Garden of Lies” ami “The Quest.” No fewer than fifteen fine'.;,* printed coloured plates accompany the various articles, wind’ include a survey of tlie work of W. Denuy Bud!or, wi tli four coloured facsimiles from (ho originals and seventeen reproductions frem. Hie famous etchings of hir. picture.-*, while further coloured plat"**; arc from masterpiece: by Millais, George Hitchcock, B. W. Leader. K.A.. Alfred. Parsons. A.R.A., Lucy Kemp-WOIHI, Figismuml Gootze, George W. Joy, J. J. Tmsot. and other distinguished painter u Home of those plate: accompany an article on "The Gitildron of the iv;h , ‘v’ which also include -• 1 wonty-on*..• Mac.’: and white reprodtK tic.a ; of iv'<ab!n picture.';; and another .subject that include.: coloured plates is H’f find of a m*w series of articles on "Enghiu.d’.s Ktory in Portrait and Picture.” Tlie Earl of Meath contributes an eloquent paper on “What the p,r,y FfOil t Movement nuty do for Britain," and Charles G. D. Roberts is represented by a new story of animal life. AUog'dher it is a wonderful ;• hj iHiagswertb uf imnnriant let !"rimss, sumptuously ill-.utniß *i. frir in addition to all (lie .-peci.il plains mentioned above. 11l ere is tiie lavbb army of black and white (altnl devoted to Hu- illustrating of the niorie**. for which Hie following dint iiiar.islii'il arlis.t*! have been responsibly; —Maurice Greiffenhagen, Claude Khcpnorsoii. L. Raven-Hill. Dudley Hardy, Gilbert. Holiday. Fred T'egram. Alec Ball. Baltol Knlrnon. F. IT. Towmeiid. A. WaHis Mills, victor Prout and Gunning For abeer variety and value hero is indeed a record Christmas number.