Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-22
LITERARY NOTES,

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Iii Is said that Bret Harte is more popu-
lar In England than Irving ever was.
Mrs. A. ID. T. Whitney Is said to have
written her last book In hay-loft, but 1t
doesn't follow that It's any mower than
usually interesting.
--Erastus Brooks, of New York, Is CIV
ing a course OF lectures before the students
Of Cornell University on the Rise and Prog
rcss of Journalism.
Carlyle Is said TO be rapidly falling.
He cannot now hold cup without splitting
its contents. He Is resigned at the pros
pect Of death, fearing to survive his intel
lectual faculties.
y. T. Trowbridge, the author, is fifty
three years old. He was born near Roch-
ester, worked In New York many years ago,
and finally settled in Boston, where as q
writer, he has acquired comfortable indie
pendence.
Geo. Bancroft is tall, thin and little
stopped. His head Is rather small, his
face long and thin, his eyes are youthful and
kindly, his mouth Is expressive of decision.
He has thick white hair, and a long, luxu-
RANT white beard.
John Russell Young says Bret Hartc
has as much literary reputation In England
as Dickens had in the United States. He
Is regarded as the most perfect author we
have. His stories find an enormous sale.
He is reading and lecturing through Eng
land, and will make plenty of money.
With VIM. Black, the novelist, the
writing Of stories Is business. He is
shrewd, practical and quick. He has 4
second wife. He makes about $4,000 a
year from his writings. Was born in Glas-
cow and is in his fortieth year. He went
TO no college, and his journalistic work
was on the London Nelcs.
-"Rienard EdAey and the Governors Fami.
~" is the title of n new book published by Rob
eris Bros OF Boston. The author Is sylvester
Jadd, who gained an entrance into popular Ia.
yor by his .Maryarct, A tale of the Real and
the Idealr-lB Boston Post.
A new novel by an author who died prior
to 1855 is certainly a novelty. Was the
Posts critic born yesterday .-Beifdst JcHr-
They have brought out in New York a
new version Of the ever popular play I'm
Gle Toms Cabin" The play, Is enacted,
contains larger proportion of houfor and
grotesqucuess than is ever found even In
the original work OF Mrs. Stowe, and the
excess OF scntimcntality In the latter, Is
absent. IL seems wicked 10 burlesquc q
play that has taken such deep hold upon
the affection OF people.
Ralph Waldo Emerson who stands In
the foremost rank OF American authors, Is
seyenty-sevcn years old He has world
wide reputation as philosopher aud es-
sayist. DIR. Bartol say OF Mr.. Emerson
that from extreme radicals he recoils, eau
| be used by no party 90 become partisan.
thinks that To drop the Christian is 10 drop
all, and has his name on the regular parish
list In Congregational way, In the village
where he lives The Doctor adds that the
highest exercise of our nature with Mr..
Emerson Is prayer, and he holds that life
Is unlovely without God.
| QUESTION H. "Gcors.c Eliot" the All
thor OF Daniel Derouda" anu other works ol
| iCiions tAlhB
| ANSWER. George Eliot i, the R"" az
PiHme OF Marion c. Evcus Who MAS recent
| ~ married 10 Mr. Cross, oil England ana
Is the greatest living female writer: She
was born In Warwickshirc, England about
ls20, her father being poor curate OF the
Established Church. When child she be-
came the pro,egee OF one OF her father :
friends, wealthy clergyman, under whose
roof she received "A flue education, conduct
ell by private tutors. She displayed an
astonishing ayidity FOR all kinds OF knowl-
edge aud tasked the capacity Oh Rer lh-
structors To the utmost. With laudable
desire To make herself independent OF the
support she received from her beneiactor
and having moreover, embraced theoIoSi-
cal opinions widely different from bis, she
went To London when about tweuty-threc
years OF aye with the deliberate purpose OF
supporting herself 10y her pen. Her hrst
engagements were naturally upon '1v
weekly literary Journals, but she soon gam
cd access To trd=sr's and BtdctioOodS mag
aZines, aud not much later began 10 c"h-
tribute articles bearing the stampoi learn
Ing aud thoughtfulncSs 10 the Edinburgh
and Neutrality-suspicious. upon topics usually
reserved for masculine philosophers, Not
many years elapsed before she became The
virtual EDITOR of. the Westminster, the or
gan OF liberals in philosophy, religion ana
politics Herbert Spencer, II Is said, offer
al To evolve" her into the position OF ms
better half, but his offer was declined. ~
1859 she published her trst novel, Adam
Bede." which took the literary world by
storm and remains one of the chief titles
of her fame This was followed in 1850 by
the mill on the Floss, in ls6l by "Silas
Mariner" IN 1858 by "Romola,' graphic
tale OF Florentine life in the times OF Saw
ouarola; IN 1866 by Felix Holt, the hadl-
-cal;" in 1871 by "Mddlemarch," and in
1873 by Daniel Deronda, all OF which
are well known 10 American readers, and
placed her at the head of the writers OF her
sex in England. Many years ago Miss Ev-
ans allied herself with the distinguished
philosopher, Geo. Henry Lewes. Since
the death OF Mr.. Lewes, in Nov, 1873, she
has edited two posthumous volumes OF his
treatise on philosophy. Mrs. Cross Is said
TO have earned $3.50, 900 by her pen. She
is of medium height, has large features,
gray eyes, gray hair and sweet voice.
She is not handsome, but possesses Tasci-
Mating mower In conversations IetrgstOR