"That best of transatlantic periodicals — The Critic." — London Outlook. 



The Critic. 



An Illustrated Monthly Review of Literature, Art, and Life. 



Joseph B. Gilder, ) c ,. 



■J , ~ ' > Editors. 



JEANNETTE L. GlLDER, j 



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The February Number 



Contains a THACKERAY TREASURE-TROVE. 



M. Bontet de Monvel. By Th. Bentzon. Illustrated. (Mine. Blanc.) 



The Novels of William Black. By Agnes Repplier. 



Sidney Lee's Shakespeare. By Dr. W. J. Rolfe. 



The Creator of Wonderland. By j. L. G. Illustrated. 



A frontispiece portrait of W. D. Howells and his daughter, Miss Mildred 



Howells, never before published, and many other interesting and rare 



illustrations, reviews, and special articles. In "The Drama" will be 



found portraits of Mr. Anthony Hope, Mr. Clyde Fitch, and the latest 



portrait of M. Victorien Sardou, from a photograph presented to Miss 



Elizabeth Marbury a few weeks ago. 



The March Critic 



Will contain more THACKERAY DRAWINGS, and a portrait that no 

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