Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-01
LITERARY NOTES.
BOOKS REC EiNED.

GOLDEN SANDS illustrated. Translated from
the French by Ella MacMahon. vol, PIP.
Wheeling: Stanton q Davenport.
LIFE OF LEWIS WETzEI. The Life and AID:
ventures OF Lewis Wetzel, the renowned
Meyers. / vol, PIP. iIi. Philadelphia: John
+. Potter &Co. Wheeling: Stanton X Dav-
export.
Poets. Edited by Anna l.. Ward. ! vol,
PIP GlS. New York: Thomas \. Crowell.
Wheeling: stanton & Davenport.
The compiler Of the songs and poems
contained in Surf and Wave has
performed q task which involved much
research and labor, but which gives cor.
responding satisfaction with the thorough
and attractive manner in which the work
has been done. This collection of sea songs
comprises three hundred and iifty.nine
- NV two h"~l-ni authors from
Bret Harte to Shakespeare, and in il readers
cannot fail to find any favorite lyrics they
may delight in perusing, while some poems
appear for the first time in print and many
others are rarely to be found. The volume
is handsomely gotten up and is appropri-
ateiy illustrated from designs by Miss Flor
l.
The "Life of Lewis Wetzel, by II. C. V.
Meyers, Is book of peculiar interest to
citizens of this vicinity, that famous
scout and celebrated Indian fighter having
passed much of his lite among the hills
and villages of the Panhandle counties OF
West Virginia and that portion Of Ohio
lying along the river. In the preparation
of his work the author has had peculiar
advantages He has had access to large
collection Of early publications touching
on border life, the opportunity Of consult
ing rare authors on frontier warfare, and
has had considerable aid from former writ
ers on various subjects connected with the
life and manners of the early settlers. He
has also enjoyed large acquaintance
among those who are directly or remotely
the descendants of the Wetzel family, and
especially among the descendants Of those
who lived at the time when the hero OF this
work lived, or at the places he frequented.
He has, therefore, been enabled, in many
cases, TO verify the truth of incidents
which he found in books by these oral ira.
dtions, and in other instances he has care.
fully compared traditional reports with
these written records. Family documents
in the form of diaries, letters, and other
records have also been open to his perusal,
and result is apparent in the volume be-
fore u.s. As before mentioned, many OF the
scenes and incidents are laid in and about
this city, and the volume should be perused
by all who desire to be posted in the early
trials and troubles OF those who laid in
the wilderness the first foundations Of the
Nail City's present prosperity and great
ness.-Stanton & Davenport.
The new Riverside edition OF Emerson
will contain two volumes OF his essays
which have never been published.
A volume containing the poems OF the
late Richard Realf and biographical
sketch OF him is in preparation.
Dir. Edward Roth. Of Philadelphia, 10
making and publishing complete index
TO Littell's Living Age.
Mr. Adam Geibel. who several months
ago set to music THE Lost Ship" one Of
the poems comprised in Mr.. Will Garlic
toms Farm Ballads has published
through Messrs. W. A. Pond & Co., in
honor of Commemoration Day, another
song from the same collection-Mr. Cssle-
toms pathetic poem, "Our Army OF the
dead" Mr.. Geibel is extremely happy in
catching the spirit of Mr.. Cartoons muse,
and this latest effort will prove valuable
accession to the national songs Of the
United States.
The fifth and sixth volumes OF the Comte
de Paris's History of the American Civil
War" will appear in a few days. 1t will be
that the Comte de Paris was
an actor in the events which be relates.
he has done for America what Moltkes
literary officers have done for Germany.
Both in workmanship and accuracy the
Comte de Paris history rivals that model
of military historical record, edited by the
Prussian staff after the Franco German
war.
Cupples, Upham & Co. have Just issued
a neat edition of Cape Cod Folks" bou nd
in paper: also a dainty volume Of poems.
entitled Dreams" They have nearly
ready "a History of the town OF Truro On
Cape Cod This volume will be illustr.sed
with seyentY-fve views Of impo liant
buildings and old landmarks Of the town.
P. Worthington has purchased library
edition OF Archibald Aiisons Essays