Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-03-16

zen. LorlngS DOCK on Egypt Is NOW
in the printers hands, and Dodd, Mead
& Co. will publish it as soon "a possible.
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Mr.. E. P. Roe Is writing serial story
for future volume of "St. Nicholas"
and not for the Century" as already
announced.
Nineteen letters from Lord Byron to
his mother, written during his travels
on the Continent and in the East, sold
in London fortnight ago for nearly
$500.
The total sum realized by the recent
Bewick sale at Newcastle was some.
thing over s., 900. A copy ofthe birds"
lS2N, with annOtations by Bewick,
fetched 100 guineas.
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II. WOrthingtOn, New York, has in
press duOdecimo edition Ofthe Queens
uew book. He expects to haveit ready
this week. II will contain all the por-
truits and the other illustrations.
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\ New York banker advertises for
first editions OF Emerson, Holmes, Haw-
thorne, Lowell, LongfelOw, Poe and
Whittier. For certain scarce volumes
lie offers s. each. May he have the
good luck to get them.
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The new aud complete edition OF
Hans Breitmann's ballads is now ready
from the press Of L. B. Peterson. Ii
makes large octave volume, is print
ed on fine paper, and is bound in NOR
Deco cloth with beveled boards.
"a
Mr.. Blackmore has in press q new
novel called "The Remarkable History
of Sir Thomas Upmore, Bsronet, MEM
her of Parliament, formerly known as
Tommy Upmore." 1t will be pub
hshed in London about Easter time.
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French Bonapart'sts are reported to
he alarmed at the promised appearance
in print of certain letters that passed be-
tween Louis Napoleon and the Duke de
Morny, and which have been stolen
from the heirs of the Duke.
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Autograph letters sold recently In
Paris for the following sums Louis
NV, 3OOf; Elizabeth, 20Of; Crom-
well, 1901; Leo n, 3l0L; Frederick the
Great, 350f Washington, 6O0f; Napo.
leon, l,O00f.; Nine. Roland, 2l5f., and
Wallenstine, 2O0f.
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The author of "a Latter.Day Saint"
is declared, as if by authority, to be
well educated young man of % named
Thomas Wharton. He lives in Phila
delphis, and is q nephew Of DR.. Francis
Wharton. His book has already reach
ed second edition.
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Fortunes Made in Business" is the
title of book soon to appear in Lon
don, in which will be related the finan-
cial history of the Gladstone, Bright,
Claiborne Hardy, and other families
that subsequently became eminent for
reasons not financial.
"a
The first of q unique series Of humor-
GUS stories by "Ivory Black" will appear
in the May Century" These stories
are about artists, and the names OF the
characters are adapted from the pig
ments with which painters are familiar.
The name Of the first story in the series
is Rose Nader"
The prizes recently offered by est
Nicholas" for the best original illustra.
lions by young artists under seventeen
years Of age, brought more than nine
hundred pictures under the notice OF the
judges. The names Of winners and re-
productions of the successful drawings
will appear in the April Century"
s.s
A paper Oh the late Sidney Lanier,
giving him high rank as poet, has
been written for the April Century"
by DR.. William Hayes Ward. Two
portraits have been engraved for the
paper; one, occupying q full page, shows
him Is a youth of fifteen, and the other
is of the poet as he appeared in his last
years.
Mr.. II. c. Bunner is engaged upoa a
story-rather a long one-which, it is
understood, will 60 into the Century
when finished. MI. Burners book OF
poems, which promises TO be oollec-
ton of graceful and truly imaginative
verse, will come Ia few days from the
press of the Scribners. The book il to
he divided into Arcadia, Bohemia"
"Phihistis," and Elsewhere"
e.
Matthew Arnold's paper on "Litera-
ture and Science which will appear in
The Manhattan for April, has some o!
matter contaiped in the leot. re with
that title which he has d=liyered in the
United State. Su' diGcTs from it in i'm.