Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-12-14

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and English Experiences Of Antonio Gallcnga Il
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wheeling: Stanton q Darenport
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ing: J. B. Wilson.
WITS FEArHKRa Novel. BY J. B. Csrvus
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b Wilson.
KATHERINE. A Novel. Bysusa q. Vance. Phils-
b. Wilson.
PoHxs or SIDNEY LASrER Edited By his wife
New York: Charles Scribner's sons. Wheeling;
Stanton Davenport
Tax Book BuYRR Christmas Number. New York:
Charles scribner's Sons, Wheeling: Stanton
Davenport
The book trade, like most other trades, is
dull.
The library of the late Mark Pattison viii
be sold in London in the Spring. 1t com
prises about Ii, 600 volumes.
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Lord Tennyson is discreet in announcing
that his new drama, Thomas a, Beckett" Is
not intended for modern theatres
Mr.. Swinburne has written for the "Nine-
teenth Century" an article on q copy Of
Wiiher which belonged to Charles Lamb,
and which Lamb annotated copiously.
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Mr.. F. Marion Crawford has written some
sonnets which are to be published in the
Christmas number of the London Figaro"
No poetry by Mr. Crawford has ever yet sp.
peared in print.
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Houghton, Miflin & Co. have in prepar-
alton ausrto volume of thirty portraits #
American authors, including Agassiz, BIZ
ant, Emerson, Hawthorne, Holmes, Lon I
fellow, Lowell. Stednan, Bayard Taylor,
Thoreau and Whittier.
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At the recent sale of the relics Of the
late r. Fl. Horne, the author Of "Orion,"
the first edition of Keats "Endymion"
brought SIC, and the 6rst of Shelley's RE
volt of Islam" $40. Mr.. Horne's gold
watch went for s., and plaster mask of
Keats, taken from life, for $ll50.
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Mr.. S. S. Cox is reported to have
said recently that no is busilY engaged on a
new book treating Of the periods that are
covered by Mr.. Blaine's work, but from
a Democratic instead Of Republican
standpoint" He SAYS he began to write
it "long before Mr.. Blaine began his"
He does not know when he will complete
it.
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The net proceeds of the Alexander Far
NUN library sale weae nearly $4,000.
Twenty.four volumes of Dibdin's works
brought 81 ,00S and six other Dibdins 1920.
Hr. Farnum's copy Of Audubon brought
$ll5. 50. a unique copy Of Byron's English
Rards" $lO5, Ruskin's Modern Painters
$500, and Ruskin's Stones Of Venice
$3.50.
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Mr.. George W. Cables article on "The
Freedman's Case in Equity" which will sp-
pear in the January Century" is a timely
contribution TO current literature in the
light of recent discussions in the Southern
papers. Mr.. Cable, who is 6 Southerner
and an ex. Confederate soldier, calls upon
the white people OF the South to make the
position Of the black race not that Of freed
men" but Of free men"
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Mr.. 7. Cole, the leading American wood
eugraver, is now abroad on a commission
from The Century Magazine" making q
series Of engrayings from the works of the
old masters. One of the pictures which he
has thus engraved direct from the original
paintings appears in "St, Nicholas" for De.
cember-in advance of its publication in
The Century" 1t is a portrait by the
great Spanish artist, Velasquez, of little
Enfants Of Spain. the daughter Of King
Philip Nv.
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Wien Herbert Spencer published his
essay on Religious Retrospect and Pros.
pect," last January, he had little, expectation
of controversy that would draw from him
TWO more articles on this subject. His
bird article, together with Frederic Harri-
sons "Agnostic Metaphysics" to which he
replies, will be published in the January
Popular Science Monthly" He entities
this paper Last Words about Agnosticism,"
and says that he now desists from the dis
cussion.
Judge Tourgee's financial embar-
rsssment is coupled with physical infrmity.
He has sunk $4,000 in vain attempt TO
put his magazine, Our Continent" on its
FEET, and as q result has been compelled to
sacrifice his home and to assign the profits
of his last book, IAN appeal to Cesar"
and his other brain work for the year to
come for the benefit OF his creditors. His
literary productions are having large sale,
and he has lecture engagements for months
ahead, but the receipts, above his expenses
Ill 60 to meet his financial obligations.
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Mark Twain" writes a friend, "is I'M
doubtedly destined to be the richest of
American authors. No man has made so
much money in the same space of time as
he has done. His wife has large estate,
and together they now have more than
100000. He is a sharp Business man,
increasing his pile all the time by good in
restments as well as by new books aud lee
lures, ard as he is still on the right side of
50 he viii probably turn his present million
into other millions before he dies"
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Among the choice books now in stock at
Stanton & Dsvenport's we notice Canadian
Pictures with Pen ana Pencil" by the Mar
quis of Lorne, folio, $500; THE Seven
Ages of Man" from Shakespeare's AS You
Like II" artists edition, illustrated by pho.
togravures from the original paintings, slli-
gator leather bindings, folio, $3.50; fine
line OF standard poets, in genuine tree cali,
red line edition, full gilt, and finely illus
trated, at $500 each, and Crowell's unique
red line poets, bound in alligator leather,
cushion covers, at $225 per volume, the
publishers price being $500.
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Mr. Edmund Yates describes graphically
various editors Of "Punch." Mark Lemon,
he says, was made for the part. Corpu-
lent joyial, brighteyed with a hearty laugh
and an air of bonhomie, he rolled through