The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-19
LITERATURE.


highest interest and value. iHe P'eee"' '"'
ment Is devoted to the eccentric Italian pa'h'c'
Benvenuto Celini, who is allowed to tell MS own
story in way no less vivacious than Character
istIc. The next article Is continuation OF "Ihe
Private Secretary" story which grows in inter-
eat. before and After the Ballot" Ia an article
strongly condemnatory Of phase OF the Engl'sh
election sysl EN- that has grown quite as vicious
here as there, and the excoriation applies equa!
" to both sides In The Land OF Glead' The
project of colonizing Palestine by jews by gov
eminent aid is favored on grounds OF high po-
htical wisdom; and in Tho Ministry OF Misery"
the present British ministry receive terrible
oyerhauling for their blunders, especially with
regard 10 ireland Under the head OF "Shake-
peare's Female Characters" there is keen anay-
ss of the character of Ophelia. There are a few
delicious sonnets and two excellent short stories,
1.-THE Seer" and "Thc Bishop As,rsy."
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Die book; Jacob van Arteveld, the Brewer OF
t3hent "-giving an account OF his character and
heroic and tragic fate; "Endymion," by LORD
Beaconsheld-a good review; DIR. Laird
ON the PHILOSOPHY Of R;ligon;' "Lavciys
Italy As II la" Groves Dictionary of Music;'
"Kinglakes Invasion Of the Crimea;' and Eng
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