The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-26
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TIE WORLD OF LlrGnATunE.

Austin Dobson's now book, "At the
Sign OF the Lyre," will contain some verses
never before published.
The last number OF Ruskin's "Fors Clay
igera" is entitled "Dust Of Gold" and is
illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Turgenieh's "Poens in Prose" is about
to be publihed by Cupples, Upham 4 Co.,
Boston. An introduction and portrait
are given.
1.-THE Book. Lovers Eachiridion," q beau
tiiul addition OF which has just been pub.
lished by ]. B. LippincoLt 4 Co., Ia the
work OF Alexander Ireland,
It is reported that Rose Terry Cooke
who Is a rare delineator OF New.England
characterize engaged TO write long
novel for ]. R. 0sgood & Co.
Two novels by Anthony Trollope are
still unpublished-"The Land.Leaguers,"
which will be Issued very soon, and "An
Old Mans Love-" which will not be pub
lished probably for several months.
William Black is reported to believe that
his new story, "Judith Shakespeare" will
prove to be the best that he has written.
MIR. Blacks last work, 1t must be said,
showed plenty Of room for Improvement
From his new edition OF Literature and
Dogma" Matthew Arnold has expunged
"The Three Lord Shaftesburys, Fat the same
time expressing his regret that the illustra-
ton had been used, inasmuch as 1t has
given pain 10 his Lordship.
John II. Ingram, one OF the biographers
OF Poe, writes to the London academy that
ellis hLife OF Edgar Allan Poe" is 80 gross
plagiarism that II republished in Eng.
land he should take It as an infringement
on tho copyright OF his own book.
The Bulwer autobiography ends with
the novelist's entrance upon political life.
His frankness concerning the peccadilloes
OF bis father, Gen. Earle Bulwer, is said to
be greater and much more distagteiul than
the frankness OF Dickens and Trollope in
relation to their parents.
The wife OF Barry Cornwall has told Mr..
Gosse that the last time her husband cav
the eccentric poet, Thomas Lowell Bed
does, the latter was in the hands Of the
police for having attempted, in fit Of fan.
tastic bravado, to sot Drury Lane Theater
on fire with q five-pound note.
The problem OF successful authorship Ia,
been studied by an English literary lady"
with curious result. She advertises in o
London newspaper that she, being "desir-
GUS OF making her writings more fully
known, seeks the services Of thoroughly
good reader, who would read or give public
Rotations Of her poems and essays"
The pecuniary rewards OF Trollope's lit.
erary work were not remarkable consider
| ing the moneys paid to others OF the guild
Bnlwer received for the copyright Of the
cheap edition OF his works alone the sum
Of $3.50, 900; other large amounts were paid
| for the books at the time OF their publica-
ton. For "Endymion" Lord Beaconfeld
was paid $4,000; and Marryatt received
100000 for ono OF his works.
The illustrated Christmas (Deccmhcr)
number Of the Mdgd:inc Of american His.
tory will contain, among othor historical ar-
ticles Of exceptional interest: "Christmas
Time in Old Virginia." by John Esten
Cooke; "The Holidays Of Early louisiana"
by Norman McF. Walker; "Christmas.Tide
in Canada" by John Reade, F. r. S. o.;
"Christmas in Dutch New York" by Mrs.
Martha ]. Lamb.