West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-23
Literary Notes.

In England Dr. farrAr's Life OF Christ '
has gone through twenty.thrco editions
Professor Rainey, of Scotland. is In Ger
many, az work ON n life of ST. Augustine.
Sarah .. Jowett, the author OF "Decp
1 maven, has written a volume of simple
/ wholesome stories for girls entitled " Play
/ Days"
\ story by George Macdonald, the scene
| oi which is chiefly laid in the north ol
scotland, has begun as serial in a Man.
chesiernnd Glasgow paper
biSh'p Haven says there are in this coun.
try ten uovelists Of Methodist parentage.
but lions HcUh knows of only two
| Edward EVglestou and Adeliue Trnlton
The MistlCtoe Rough" is the title Of
/ MISS braddon's new Christmas annual II
Wili have eighteen "Sprigs," eight ot them
"tinS illustrated with fullpagc eugravings.
MvN>rs. Bcsuut and Rice are shortly TO
roniributc new story to the London
Gr"Phic. Their last work, "The Monks of
ihelcma,' is described by the Erdmincr as
literary cNtravaganza OF wonderful clev.
Crncss."
The author OF the very clever Political
Adventures of Lord Bcaconsheld" turns
out I" be Mr. Frank Harrison Hill, editor of
the London NcinS, already known as one Of
the most vigorous OF literary portrait
painters.
Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge, having returned
from California, will resume the active edi.
~. hIrhOiuN \
l"hg article and two poems from her pen
number
Beyard Taylor's new dramatic poem.
FRINGE Deukalion," viii be devoted Co
s,'ilny forth certain cardinal features in
me development oil Christianity. lie uses
the dramatic form that he may do no with
greater freedom
Mr. Ruskiu is one OF the few fortunate
authors whose works rise in price. A Bir.
mlngham secondhand bookseller offers n
collection of his entire works, sixty.eirht
volumes, bound, aud all his pamphlets, for
tve hundred and fifty dollars Separately
the works would fetch even more.
There are whispers s1oat that nn illus.
rated monthly magazine of American hu
NOR, ON the plan OF the London Myfh. with
Mr.. IL. *. MunlSittrick as editor, will make
MS appearance in December. II will be i'm
GOOD hands, aud what promises to be an eX.
leriment we hope To see become an estab.
hshed fact-NorristoWn Hcrnid
The three volumes by Rev. Joseph Cook
which will appear during the autumn, are
"touscicncc," "" Hercdity," =" aud " "Mariarge." -"
liis lectures will be reprinted as he deliv-
cred them with the preludes on current
events in the place which they had before
each discourse. Mr' Cook delivers only
twenty Monday Lectures" during the
coming season, but is understood TO have
more outside engagements TO lecture than
he can possibly 6n.
The Slicing of Hector " is the odd title
of Mr.. Gladstone's article in the new mum.
ber Of the Ninetconh Century, He cites Mr..
Grotc as among the distinguished scholars
who agree in dividing the Homeric poems
INTO two integral Masses" and adds that
hector, among the rest, is divided into
Two hectors" The question he has to ask
~, whether we shall accept This dualism
Tor Hector or shall still be content TO have
h'm IN the singular number"
new weekly paper, called the american
MiP, ~ published at No. 3 Park Row, New
York City. It's prospectus states that
there has heretofore been no publication
u this country devoted 10 marnc
construction, navigation, and kindred
branches. IL promises to be the uncompro.
mIsing enemy of free, cheap, and unsea-
worthy ships, and 10 advocate higher type
ol vessels, with a view to better workman
ship and honest surveys. The ship-build-
ing industry In its various branches ought
To support such publication.
NJ. Francois lie Gon, in his forthcoming
liie OF Ihiers," which is translated by
Theodore stanton from the authors unpub-
lshed manuscript, goes outside OF the
biographical narrative, and attempts TO pre-
sent such connected view OF French
political history for the last fifty years as
viii throw light upon the present crisis in
France. IL will be interesting reading side
hv side with VI. Jules SmOn's account OF
Theirs later political life, the story Of an
eyewitness who occupied AN exceptional
position during that stirring period.