Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-13
LITERARY.

Innocence abroad-Mark Twain il
England.
Sydney Smith said Maeauley talked
like a book in breeches.
DIsraei wrote "Lothairr Ito amuse his
wife-during her c-onvalescence.
Fanny Fern has been i'll all summer
at her delightful "Fernery'' in Newport.
Mr.. Emerson has concluded to go to
Europe, and not to stay at home and at
tend to his h0Use-building.
Chow 1 found Livingstone" is the IL
tie of SANKEY'S new book, published by
Scribner, Armstrong & Co.
Abby Sage Richardson has a new lee
ture for the season on Sir Walter Raleigh
and his American Voyages.
Messrs. Hurd & Houghton announce a
volume Of poems by Mrs. Emily Z. Ford
Of Brooklyn, which will be the despair
ofthe critics Onr curiosity is excited.
Gail Hamilton says she is not indisso-
lutely welded to the Syllogism. We
were not aware Of her marriage until
this intimatiOn Of her possible divorce.
Nj. Edward c. Towne has become the
editor of the College Journal, the liter
airy and other organ of Yale College for
which he recently begged so hard. He
has critical abilities and literary skill,
and win make it an able and readable
journal.
The prOprietOrs of Hearth and Home
make a speciality Of not presenting pol
itics in its successive numbers. This is
certainly something unique at this sea-
sOn of the Presidential year. This weeks
issue is fully illustrated as usual. The
reading matter is entertaining.
The Library of the British Museum
contains the best Russian library in ex-
istence out Of Russia; the best Hunga-
rian out of Hungary; the best Dutch out
ofHolland; in short, the best library in
every European language out of the ter
ritOry in which that language is vernac-
ular.
A gentleman recently married in Chi
cago presented his bride at the wedding
with the original transcript of one Of the
first dispatches e sent Over the first
telegraph line from Baltimore to Wash
ington. 1t was the announcement to
the lady's grandmother Of her birth, and
read, ''Only a girl"
Mr.. Alcott attributes whatever skill
he possesses with the pen, and he knows
not how much beside, to the accident Of
being shown when a boy, in the old
Oaken cabinet, his mothers diary. This
set him out in a chase of himself, and
fixed the habit Of keeping a diary as 8
part Of the day, like the rising aud set
ting of the sun.
S. G. Griggs, Of Chicago, has brought
out two first-rate classical books for ed
ucational use. The first is a volume of
selections from Greek Authors by DIR.
Boise and Professor Freeman; the sec
Ond is Exercises in Greek Prose Com
position by Elisha Jones of Michigan
University. The West may import
Greeks but she has no idea Of importing
Greek.
The "Evolution Of Life" by DR.. Hen
ry c. Chapman of Philadelphia, is the
last issue of. B. Lippincott SEQ. And
an elegant and finely illustrated volume
it is. The author mOdestly disclaims all
originality, but he has brought together
a great deal of fact and illustration bear
ing upon the theory of evolution and
against the doctrine of special sudden
creation.
Whittier's new volume, HThe Penn
sylvania Pilgrim pays a fine tribute to
Francis Daniel PastOrius, the German
mystic and Friend, who led into the
new world the kindred colony which
founded Germantown. He is one Of the
most beautiful figures in our early an
nails, and it was from him came the first
protest against negro slavery IN Amer
lea. The pretty volume is published by
J.. r. Osg0Od & Co.
Mark Twain intends to stay a year in
England and make q study Of the pecu-
l~iarities of English life, the eeeentricities
of English character. He does not be-
lieve in cogitsting oddities and inyent-
ing ex-aggeratiOns where the real article
is so plentiful and so much better than
anything that can be manufactured.
There is nc use in raeking ones wits
when n photograph is funnier than any
c~aricature that can be made. 1t is a
pity English humorists had not thought
Of this when visiting America.
Mrs. Scott-Siddons, who is to appear
on our platforms this winter as a reader,
is thought by some connoisseurs quite
the best living interpreter Of characters
in which the elements Of tenderness,
pity, aud woe are conspicuous. She was
born ia India in 1874. Her father died
when she was quite young then her
mother returned to England and after
ward went to Germany to educate her
two %precociOus daughters. She first APP
peared as an amateur actor in a private
dramatic entertainment when only
years old, and flled all who saw
her performance with wonder al her tai
ent and promise. She was trained for
the stage, made her debut in London in
1867, and gave her first reading in this
country at Newport in 1858. Since her
6rst appearance before the publieshe has
flied a leading place in the histrionie
profession.