THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY.

The three serials. "A Marsh Island," "Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains," and the "Country Gentleman" all increase in interest. Among the articles of a more solid nature are an account of the revival of interest in antique sculpture after the neglect of the Dark Ages, by William Shields Liscomb, under the title of "The Quest for the Grail of Ancient Art;" a second paper of Madame Mohl's Salon; and an article on "Vernon Lee," by Harriet W. Preston. Dr. Holmes's charming papers are continued. Bradford Torrey contributes a pleasant paper on "Winter Birds about Boston." "A Sheaf of Sonnets," by Helen Gray Cone, and verses by Edith Thomas, and E. R. Sill, complete the poetry, while a criticism of "Nathaniel Hawthorne and His Wife," reviews of Montcalm and Wofe, and the other usual matter complete the number.