Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-04-06
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THn CURsESr (April 81,
9HK MUSICAL HERALD.
9BK PANsY.
THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL
SCIENCES.
THE ART AGE.
ga Cursory History of Swearing" ID
the title OF q queer monograph which
has il st appeared in London.
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Robert Collyer, whose grand charac-
ter and noble personality are recognized
al d beloved throughout America and
FL gland, has in preparation for "The
Cur ent" series of papers to be entitled
Notes From NY Note. Books" Their
publication will begin some time n
May.
Mr.. b aine sent the last manuscript
fer the first volume of his book to the
pub she on Tuesday of this week.
In. printers claim to be able 10 put the
complete work on the market within
two weeks. The second volume will
will not be ready for delivery before
next fall. II the writer should be q
Presidential candidate, it will doubtless
be much longer before it is completed.
e.
The first of Mr.. Julian Hawthorne's
papt rs on the American scenes of his
fathers romances will appear in the
Nav number of the Century" the
Illustrations being Harry Fenn's. Early
in the career of this magazine was
printed paper by w. L. Alden on the
scenes of the "Marble Faun," which
will properly lat least for collectors
form part of this Hawthorne series. A
collector, by the way, advertises that he
will paw SO for copy of the first edl.
ton of Hawihorne's "Fanshawe." Few
col ectors have been able to get this
volume.
An interesting feature of 1.-THE Cur
rent" of April 5, is "A Roman
Memory" a tragedy in two scenes,
from the pen of Elwyn A. Barron, as
sociate editor of the Chicago Inter
Ocean. 1t has as its subject an episode
of ancient Roman life, and, though
short, the matter has, without loss OF
dramstic quality, given 1t atmosphere
and coloring entirely classic. AS a
poem, it is perfect in form and replete
with strong lines; as q drama, 1t Is
spirited in movement, striking 10 sltu-
alton, and, in motive, as elevated as 1t
Is powerful.
The following are the most note
worthy books received during the past
week 10y Messrs. Stanton II Davenport:
"The Register-A Farce" by w. ID.
Howells, J. r OsgOOd u Co., 30 cents;
Interest Tables" Porter " Coates,
800; Opening of a Chestnut Burr"
F. p. Roe, paper, % csnts; My House
An Idea'," Oliver b. Buuce, Charles
Ser bner's Sons, 30 cents; Mother
Goose" Kate Greenaway, George
Ruuliedge d Sons, - cents; IAN End
l. s. Chain" Pansy, d. i.0thrOp Il Co.,
81 so; 1.-THE Adventures and Discoveries
of Captain Iohn Smith, Prefident OF
Virginia and Admiral of New Eng.
land" Cafe Il & Co., ST.
-
Edwin Arnold, the celebrated EGG
fish poet, author of Light of Asia"
ETC., passed large portion of the year
1888 in literary researches in Italy.
These were rewarded by the discovery,
in the original manuscript, OF an un-
known but extraordinarily beautiful
Italian poem entitled "Cencia," by
Lorenzo, the Magnificent, written in
the Seventeenth Century. Mr.. Arnold
devoted several months to its transla-
ton, the utmost effort Of his splendid
scholarship being exercised in preserv-
ing the same form as the original, its
wonderful sweetness and beauty, and
tie peculiar luxurious coloring of the
pastoral poetry of that time. "Cencia"
Is masterful work, both in the original
ard in its translation, comprises nearly
four hundred lines, aud has been secured
by "Ihe Current" for exclusive publ
cation. whioh e"ilI occur, accompanied
by Odiinrial inCIUd~otiOn from, tbe nan
of Mr. Arnold, in few weeKs. 'l' ~"
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Tie "Critic's 'Lounger' " has case
against a bookseller of whom he pur-
chased a Longfellow's "Hilwatha,"
suppCsiDgi it to be the irst edition. He
I'll TOOK seller had carefully removed
an from the date on the title page, in
order to change MDCCCLNl, into
MDCCCLN., the year 1850 being the
date of the first edition. Worse things
than this are known ofthe book. sellers.
One Of them, several years ago, had
thrown into box of odds and ends the
second volume of Hawthorne'S Amer
lean Notes." first edition. \ caller,
on seeing it, asked for the other volume.
This the dealer had not. The caller
went home and found that he already
possessed Volume l., and accordingly
went hastily back for the dealers Vol.
ume H., but to find tina the fiendish
dealer had scrached from title page and
cover all outward signs that the wOra
was lot complete in one volume.
..
Charles Reade's new serial story, "a
Perilous Secret" which is now appear,
ing in "Hsrper's BAzar," Is founded
upon his drama glove and Money!
Mr.. Reade, writing 20 the Harp rs, says
'An editor in this country urges one to
write a story on the basis Of Love and
Money drama by R-Gde and Petit
| which has been certain success in this
country, but could be handled with far
more effect in narrative. feel | could
do this, and make remarkable story
not quite so long as the verbose novels
OF tie day, but nearly. Two doubts
rise in my mind. One is whether you
would be tempted by story founded in
great measure on an existing drama.
The other is whether the American
purchasers of the stage right in that
drama might not feel aggrieved if |
published in the United States a story
handling their subject, however, freely.
In point of fact, know it would be a
boon to them. The drama IN question
is dormant. The poor silly managers
do rot see what is in it. TIE story
would open their eyes and give life to
their property.