The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-18
LITERARY GOSSIP.

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About fourteen years age, says the London
Times, it occurred to Mr.. Charles Dickens and
few friends to stast an Institution called The
Guild Of Literature and Art" More than
$4,000 have already been raised, and now re-
Gently the Guild has built three neat and
handsome Guild houses. The object is to SCI
cure to learning and genius, when bowed down
by old age or poverty, some modest indepen-
dence and honorable refuge, attended not by
ministerial patronage, nor by the aims of the
begging hat. On Saturday, July %, several of
the members of the Guild of literature and
Art visited the houses which the Guild
has built upon land the gift of Sir E. B.
Lytton, near Steyenage After the inspection
the party went to iznepworth, whittier they
were invited by Sir Z, B. Lytton. There a
large number of ladies and gentlemen had
mustered to meet them. Speeches were made
and toasts drunk, and compliments and con-
CALCULATIONS were interchanged
Among modern cufiosities D. OF English
literature is mentioned a. small volume of
poems, very tastefllly printed, with this title,
awaiting at Table; Poems and Songs. by Rob't
Awde, servant" The dedication ran thus
"ro Robert Ryrie, ESQ.,, my good master, this
volume OF verses, composed in half hours
snatched from sleep, and in spare moments
during Waiting at Table, is inscribed by his
obedient servant, r. A. The verses are said
to be quite as good as many issued under more
pretentious circumstances. iis g ss4ug
The Library of Old English Divines," is
to be the title Of series, soon to be issued con-
Jointly by Boston and New York publish
ing house, which shall contain the works OF
some Of the most distinguished theologians and
preachers of England previous to the eigh-
tenth century. The first issue, comprising
the sermons of DR.. Robert South, is already in
press. 1910 elAngIa
The venerable William and Mary College,
of Williamsburg, Va, is about to be reopened.
Some of its buildings and portion ofits finds
have been saved. ai ~ sla'3g Saift
"A thrilling story entitled aThe Confederate
Daughter, or the Tyrant of New Orleans" has
lately been published in yellow covers in Lon
don. The writer's of cheap romances are
among the few to whom this ''ill wind" the
war, has blown good. y g sal'saa
"A full biography of President Lincoln is
announced in Germany, and three have APP
Po@i GU - = A'''AoS' "i0io 'iioy SCH uoVvof clan
"Jules Cesar" .f.sf mff
-"Sunset" Cox is about to publish book
entitled Eight years in Congress"
Mr.. J. w. English of Bergen, for many
years city editors of the New York Tribune,
has accepted position upon the Chicago Re-
publican. 88,is Fl 6gkh ,aAs
-Eyert A. Duyckink is preparing a revised
enlarged edition of his Encyclopedia ofAmer-
lean Literature. ln1o9 sts ~ Q.4IA irN2
-Bayard Taylor's novel of John Godfrey,
is published serially in German, in German
magazine at Chicago. The authors wife is the
translator -sasifl 49,
The Opinion Rationale announces that Mr..
Panizzi has resigned the direction of the British
Museum, zone of the most important scientific
publications in England !"
DIR. Dio Lewis has issued a card denying
that he is about to engage in the publication of
a comic paper G. z. Brown (Artemus Ward)
and George Arnold were spoken of as engaged
in the same enterprise en,a ss@-
+. -Bayard Taylor viii spend the summer of
1866 in Europe, visiting the relations of his
wife in Germany and making tour of Spain
and Portugal he will have new novel ready
for the press before the Autumn fairly sets
in 4sir ius sisf Is s4ea Iat
"A pictorial history of the United States ar
mory at Springfield, Mass, is to be published
1t will contain several fine photographic views
of the armory grounds, some of the principal
buildings on the hill and the water shops,
with elegant letter-press descriptions, and a
brief history of the armory from its founda-