The Indiana State sentinel., 1876-12-13

beard For fifteen years he has been in the
New York custom house. His appearance
indicates at once the genial man OF litera-
ture. The right hand being paralysed, Mr..
StOddard has learned to write with his lett.
Stoddard's wife is a writer of no mean abil-
ity, and has made a reputation for herself
in the literary world.
1t seems that Bret Harte'a Two Men of
Sandy Bar" which was printed in OSgoOd's
little classic series, will never be published.
Mr.. Robson holds the copyright on the play,
and he could not.contro1 it abroad if print
ed. He demands that the edition be sup
pressed, and il is no more than right that
il should be. tWhen he paid $1,000
for the play he considered that ii was his
outright and 50 it seems to us ii is.
''The Anglia" a new pathological review
(German) devoted to the English literature
and language, will make its appearance in
April. The first division will consist of
papers on literature, grammar, history OF the
language. etc, and will be edited by r.
Wicker, of Leipzig; the second division, de-
voted TO book reviews and 10 photography
of works relating TO English, will be under
charge of DR.. Moritz Trautmann. The staff
of contributors includes Profs Ten Brink,
Grein, Heyne, Kissner and a host OF others.
The letter OF Mr.. William Morris-"poet
and paper-hanger' the eastern question
is spoken of as a most refreshing specimen of
pure and vigorous English, such as the
modern newspaper does not often receive
from outside sources Morris writes with
wail-and perhaps also with an Eastlake
pen-On behalf of 1.-THE quiet men who
usually go about their own business, but
who are now stung into bitterness by think
ing how helpless they are in public matter
that touches them so closely"
The Saturday Review says of Mr. Eugene
Schuylers .'Turkistan'': Though frankly
criticising English policy, as he is entitled
to do, he does not spare his friends at st.
Petersburg, and we pay him sincere COM
pliment when we say that any civilian or
political officer high in Lord Lytton's conf
dence, or any accomplished member of par
lament either side of the house bent on
mastering the whole subject of Central Asia,
might be proud to have written these two
volumes" The Review is good enough 10
say that Mr.. Schuyler does not bolt his
travels like most of his countrymen, and
that his book is free from "Americanisms of
speech.H
Mr.. W. R. s. Ralston, the best English ar-
thor on Russia, and the leading writer on
the subject, generously writes to the Eng
lish journals that 'the best book ever writ
! ten about Russia is now in press. 1t ''is
!
scholar who has spent nearly six years in
! Russia, studying the various institutions of
the land and the most important questions
| respecting its historical past. social present,
and political future, with the most patient
and well directed industry. | will under
| take to say from personal knowledge, both of
the writer and of his book, that IL will be the
most important contribution ever made to
! the department of Russia in the Imperial
Public Library of St. Petersburg-the section,
that is to say, devoted to books written by
foreigners about Russia. / may even add
that it will be accepted by most intelligent
Russians as one of the most valuable aids of
fered of late years to their knowledge OF
their own country.
Mr.. Tupper's drama, "Washigtonn," will
be made known to most American lecture
goers by its authors readings from its pages
and passages from it were published in the
newspapers several months ago, but these rev
elations of its quality will only stimulate &
desire to possess the work in its completeness
and James Miller, New York. has published
it in a neat little volume, which will find {
wide sale without doubt This English poet,
tribute to our country in the person of oul
countrys father is all the more welcome fol
the reason that Mr.. Tupper is recognized as
especially poet of the English people. q
poet who speaks the thought of the grea
body of home loving and home keeping meT
and women of England. Men and womer
of this class have bought and read Mr.. Tup
pers works more largely than those of any
other poet of our time, and it is not tot
much to assume that they share his genia
and kindly admiration for the character oi
Washington, as they share his philosoph,
and his tastes.