Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-10
BOOKS AND BOOKMEN.

Col. HIeeINsoN will write the biography
of Margaret Fuller for the American Men of Letters
series.
AN edition of Mr.. Justin McCarthy's
brought out in England.
Mr.. WILKIE CoLLINs's Woman in White
and Capt Mayne Reid's HeadIess Horseman are
said to be particular favorites in Russia.
THE two court thesters at Vienna paid
f45oO during 1882 as tdntiemes to authors and com
posers. During the same period the two court
theaters at Berlin paid f2S00.
The head Of Emerson, which is to be pre-
fixed TO the next number of the Century contain
ing Mr.. stedmsn's article, is the most admirable
portrait which has yet appeared in that always ad-
mirable magazine.
IRREvERENT outsiders are waiting in un-
whitman cult" are gong to say about Mr.. Emer-
sons reference to Leaves Of Grass as a possible
"auctioneer's inventory of a warehouse"
Mr. "WALT" WHITMAN-who used, by the
way, to be simple Walter Whitman in the days
when he turned penny by the manufacture Of
sentimental stories-s to be represented abroad by
a Glasgow edition of his last book, Specimen Days
and Collect.
Mrs MARGARET F. SULLIVAN, the we'll
known Chicago writer, has left New Orleans for
her home IN Chicago; The results OF Mrs. Sulli-
vans visit 10 New Orleans will probably appear in
the LtpptRcoh and Catholic World
Mr.. EDWARD KING, in his novel of The
Gentle Sduage just published in London. takes for
HIS hero civilized Indian Of the Cherekee tribe.
He is described as az excellent fellow, who fl DIS
his happy fate nc deserves in the charming
daughter of great American banker.
CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER, the d.light-
Washington. President Arthur gave Mr.. Warner
a dinner party on last Wednesday. President Ar
the SEalwsrts call them id literary felles."
Mr. STEPHEN c. HUTcHINs, for the past
quartet of q century well-known journalist OF
Albany, who, for many years, compiled the AL
oany Ereniny Journal Almanac, and who was cor
recting the proofsheets of the current argus Al
Hldndc when he was taken ILL., died at Albany last
week, aged forty-six years.
Mr.. JOEL CHANDLER HARRIs's novelette,,
At league Potcets will run through two numbers
of the Century. The next issue of the magazine
will contain the final tnstaiment of Mrs. Burnetts
story II will be long one. third edition of
the February Century in which appeared the first
chapter of Mr.. Howellss new story has been
called for, and is nearly ready.
Me. ODoNovAN, the Merry correspondent
of the London Daily Nelrs was paid literally for
his services and on his return to England was pre-
sented by the proprietor of that newspaper with
5000 lowe my success and good fortune" Mr..
me; to my old: lreizs coat, that protected me: to
the Daily NelDs, that encouraged me, and to Merv
that imprisoned me
Mr.. A. BRONSON ALcoTr, Of Concord,
Mass, IL slowly regaining health and strength A
friend says that he takes light food with good ap-
petite, sleeps sounlly at night and maps by day,
talks with more ease than he could, and ainuses
himself at checkers, though he mistakes ali his
meo for kings, thinking them able to jump back
ward as well as forward. He has lost in flesh and
his left hand and arm continue powerless.
GAIL HAMILTON accepts a failure so
wisely that she almost turns it into success She
is quoted by q correspondent of The st. Louis
Gio6e-Democrdt as writing concerning her unap-
preciated novel: at will be news to the public
that ever had q heroine. But 1t is even So and
very nice young woman she was, too, but nobody
ever cared any thing about her. The fact is she
was too good for this wicked world and she never
made the smallest sensation in it,
BISHOP CHARLES WORDSWORTH. of the
Scottish Episcopal church, has Just published an
edition of Shakespeare historical plays in which
he has made strangely mptuous emenda.
offends him, and he has altered, transposed and
inserted words with the most extraordinary effect
His changes ION the scor, of eelieaey" are still
more wonderful, paTtsking of the nature of that
modesty which led a heroine of history to incase
The legs Of her piano in frilled pantalets
EsoP's FABLES, illustratediby Mr.. Ran
dolph Caldecott, ought to be quantity delightful
book. Macmillan 4 Co. will bring it out at Easter
time 1t is said that when Mr., Caldecott wssyet a
clerk In Manchester bang he was wont to have a
paper, The consumption of blotting-paper ia
Mr.. Csldecott's department was so great that the
bank authorities had to mildly suggest that az
| though accounts were drawn against and 10 some
cases, perhaps. overdrawn, yet the establishment
was not draving-scheol.
"THE POSSIBILITY OF Nor DYING" is the
| title OF 3 speculation" by h. C. Kirk which il
coming from the press OF the Puinamx. This finn