Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-09-06
LITERARY NOTES.
Charles Reade contemplates the pro-
luction Of another novel.

few miles OF hawthorne Tor many years,
bat saw the great novelist only twice.
The house in Tavissock Square. Lon
don. where Dickens wrote "Oliyer Twist"
in which Fagin, the jew, is so hiieous a
character, Is now the site OF fiourishing
Jewish college.
Charles Lamb, at the age of 20, was
confined in mad-hOusc for six weeks; but
This tendency 20 insanity never mani
tested itself again. His sister, Mary, was
subject 10 parOXySmS of insanity, aud in
September, 1856, she killed her mother.
George Eliot received for her first work
the translation from StrauSS-ouly 800
and TWENTY-FIVE copies OF the book. For her
next work-the translation OF Feuerbachs
Essence Of Christianity was paid
$50.
a new slab has been fxcd over BY
ron'S grave at HucknalL The number Of
visitors 20 the tomb Is aS great - al any
time since the funeral i'm l72t The names
of a large number OF Americans are re-
corded in the visitors alb IN.
-Weno,iceth the OXFORD DENoCRAr
credits 60 The J,arErl the poem entitled
The Heart OF The Nation" Il was orig
inally Published in HuYr'S Wsetiy, and in
,ooyius 60 the proper credit was omitted
hy m oversight on our p1rt.-B-,fIIsi
rIHL.
The short story in the August >-riiacr,
. The Village Convict by &. IA. White,
has raised the hopes of many readers that
a new literary light Is coming above the
horizon. Among others, distinguished
American novelist writes We have all
l.,u del. GIFTED with the story. |
l.yr failed % iud 10 ring false 40 any
point IL Mr. White is Young. he j. sure
o. future The editor OF N-rilHtr has
since ac,ep cd another story from the an
thor. which Is not inferior o. is cOmpau-
ion In hlmor, high tone, or keen o1Scrya-
ton OF homely American ii,e.
BuIoU's NoNruh ILr>JE,TEr MNG-
,fl<E-Thc August number ~ The hand
>omc,y illustrated and popular EGt"uS
E.l-m. j. issued. aud w.. hc read with
much pleasure bv H. patrons, ~ there j.
sucl a Varic Y In - contents that no osher
p. .aziue In this con ltry can Surpl>' H.
]. should De in an bone -ed thou>eud FAINT
lies. for every home woG.d be better for
reading %. touching as il does upon hun
Jrcd different Interesting topics. Published
ty TtomeS IS Talbot. 25 H3wiey s., EO>-
TON. Mass. az only Sl.sn pee aunui o. post
paid. ani Cor sale ~ al the news dcPots In
tlc country at u cents copy.
DR. Newhall. in the current number OF
T-.s's N rT'i, writing OF Carlyle, says that,
n spite 0i his failure 20 follow ia his life
the lcalthful and vigorous intuitiouS which
De had 81 the supernatural. hc WAS more
truly a man than his German mas .er, Co
ethc. lie >-olded and raycl 40 men, 30
j. true. but 10 was vjth tears Of sympathy.
lie was a rough Sud rugged john the Bap-
list. CRYING 10 tAe Wi,dcrn ,- OF uiuetecnth-
century sin: fierce and mo. C>e aS he OF
ten seemed. he was a Scotch Jeremiah
whose eyes were fountains ol tears for The
misericS aud sins OF o., degraded masses
of Great Britain. But Dc had not The true
prophets faith and hope"
The I1uG- Na'lig Tor September
Las the following list ot couteutS: Dr.
Breeu's Practice, ". II. lloweli>; ko>h-
chef the peath,c>S. or The Diiu>.OI OF
Fairy Tales John Fi>kc: Harvest Noon,
Edith NJ. Thomas; In ~ 'le, Mitry Ii.
Footc; Housekeeping Hereafter, J. Y.
Sears: The Portrait OF Lady. Henry
James. r. d" Post Prandia!-Phi Beta kap-
pJ-lS>l. oliver Wendell. Holmes; go The
Katrina saga" II. H.; The Future of
Harvard Divinity school. Vim. Chaunccy
Ilnsdon: The Dramas of the Elder Du-
ma, !. BrautCr Mathews; " The AttemP,
ON the Presidents Life" T.. /. God&!n;
also The rise and fall 90 tbc Confederate
Government. SON" recent Biographies.
The English Colonies In America. Trans
prDlcuta, Physics, The contributors CLUB,
Books OF the month.
There Is hardly a literary man in
America whose writings lave been more
widely read than tho. % DR.. J. G.. Hoi-
and nor one whose name j better
known among tho people. Il i said that
nearly tUN 600 copies OF his books have
been sold. % say nothing oC the enor-
nous sale each month OF \-rtRer'S Non
H'r. over which he pTeSideS a. Editor-iu-
chief The Century Co, publishers oi
os >-r.is+r's TO DE known a. "IhT Cen
~ -ise after October. viii soon
issue "a portrait OF DR.. Holland. which i
>1.I rp Doe a remarkably fine likeness; it IS
gle photograph OF life SIZE crayOn-irlWinS
ol ,ro head aud shoulders. recently made
ty Wyatt, Eaton. and viii be about the
>fe OF The original picture. IL Is 10 be
offered in connection with subscriptions y
~. ctny M1g1-iss.
The North .ta.r'el4 Reci,.- for Sep
t,uner opens with profoundly pa.o-
>.pa.cal article on '''The Church, the State,
AMI tbe school. 90 by Prof William I. Hhr-
rs, VI. J. Savage treats Of Natural Eth
., The Hon. John 4. ka>son gives q
story OF the Monroe Declaration, 1ui
I-.y,, that the credit OF formulating that
cardinal doctrine Of American Statesman
slip l., due - John Quincy ADAMS. The
Rev. Edward Everett Hale whites Of the
Taxation OF Church Property. The other
articles In this number of the Esri9- are
Jewish OstraciSm In America by Nina
N0rs.> The Decay OF OF New England
Thought" o. the Rev. Julius ii. Ward (;
Ghost Seeing" by Prof F. II. Hedge;
and "Factitious History" by Rossiter
Johnson. The latter article i
>ca,hug criticism OF Jefferson DaviS'S re-
Gently published historical memoir. fry
cents per copy. Five dollars per year.
Address the North American Review, New
York. II. y
THE lNrENNATIoSAL REVIEW lot sep
TENDER has eight articles OF interest anu
value some OF which at least ought not 10
escape the careful attention or al S-u-
dents OF American affairs. while all are
Important in the sphere Of discussion 10
which they pertain. Mr.. Alexander bliss
writes upon Naturalization, theme
rapidly assuming properties OF vltaI III
tervst Mr.. VIM. J. Armstrong contri-
butte. a very readable sketch OF Spain OF
Today" which gives 4 good idea OF the
political nrorrssS OF that land since Queen
ISABELLA aB4icated the throne in lses. Mr.,
John Goldman writes OF "MOrmonism.
The disculties of Prison Reform are
-r.qte3lv NJ Mevrick. who has