Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-08
CHAT o Books.


This books made up OF foar or Eve bright.
breezy Irish stories containing 9 great deal
Of sentiment and land league. They are
told in the manner and style that has caused
the works Of this author to be 50 eagerly
sought after. "a week in Killarney" the
second sketch is especially good. II depicts
in Q humorous manner, the trials and tribu'
lations of Jones and Brook, two lifelong
friends, made bitter enemies, By the smiles
and wiles Of an Irish beauty. After much
trouble they are reunited at the end when
Just on the verge Of a duel by the arrival
of the young lsdy's be,rolhed Altogether
il is q brook we would recommend to any
one desiring something and entertaining, to
while away an evening. o.
RoRKKT ORD's AT0SKHEST. By Rosa Noaehette
CSD. Philadelphia: J.. h lipPeneOtt 4 Co.
wheeling: J. Wilson. Paper . cents
Robert Ord is q Young gentleman, who,
By En unfortunate quarrel with his aunt,
succeeds in having his name cut ont from
her will, and that of her companion, Rotha
Matuirn substituted. Angry at the loss OF
his expected fortune, he charges her with
having sehemed, to bring about this result
and declares that she has used undetermined
means to keep his aunt and him apart lie
is, however, after many years, won oyer oy
her unyarYing goodness, acknowledges his
mistake and stones for the sSme BY making
her bis wife. 1t is q plain commonplace
story without any particular merit
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A second edition Of the March Century
has been called for. II consists Of $4,000
copies. The first edition comprised 225,O0O
The late Richard II. Horne, the author Of
Orion" is quoted as having said OF three
famous novels; think Wuthering Heights
the greatest novel ever written, 'Romola
the most beautiful, and Vanity Fair the
cleyerest.
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The sister of the poet Keats, who is now
the widow of Senior Llsnos, and whose
Christian name was Fannie, Is living at
Madrid, surrounded By eleven children and
grandchildren. Her age Is so. and she is
strong and active.
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During his first administration of the Sou
dan, General Gordon wrote q brief memoir
of Zebehr Pasha for the benefit of the Sou
dsnese. He caused it to be translated into
Arabic, and copies Of it are said still to be
in existence.
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The Putnams have in hand a book BY Mr..
Theodore Roosevelt giving a. account Of a
ranchman's trip in chase Of large game in
the northern cattle region. The FIRST edition
viii be a limited one of 500. copies printed
on large paper. The volume will be illus
trated.
A cheap illustrated edition of Z. P. Roe's
Without q Home" in style uniform With
his Barriers Burned Away and The
Opening Of 8 Chestnut Burr" is announced
by Dodd, Mead 4 C., Who have sold OF the
two latter worksin this form 100000 copies.
Mr.. Marsson, of the English firm of Ssmp-
son, Low & Co, returned to London two
weeks z with about two-thirds of the CON-
plete manuscript Of Mr.. Stanley forthcon-
ing book on the Congo. American, French,
Scandinavian, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese,
and Dutch editions have already been, or
will be arranged for.
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1t is pointed out in a French paper that
out Of the 20 celebrations that have been
held of the invention of printing not one
was held in France. Books we're published
in France as early as 1870, but the three
earliest printers in Harris were Germans and
the most of their early successors were also
Germans.
For several months previous to the death
of General Gordon and Colonel Burnaby
there had been no demand at the London
public libraries for their books, or for books
ABOUT them But Immediately after the two
men were slain the larger portion of the re-
quests Numbering several hundreds daily,
we're for Farber's and Hake's accounts Of
Gordou's life and for Burnsby's Ride 10
Khiys" and Ride through Asia Minor
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For the first sale of her books George
Eliot received in cash doWn.s total Of about
500 900, or $4,000 q yesr. In this total
Of course no account IS taken of the con-
tinuing profit from ROYALTIES and cheap edi-
tons. For "Romola" she received S35, 900
She sacrificed on that work about $4,000
rather than consent to its appearance in in.
stallments in the Coruhill Magazine. Within
two years frem publication 100000 copies
Of "Middlemarch' were sold, a sale which
was surpassed, however, BY the sale Of
Daniel Deronda."
The promised letter from Lady Milbanke
to Sir James Bland Burgess announcing
the engagement OF her daughter TO Lord
Byron appears in the Buges memoirs Just
published in London, and is as follows:
My daughter is engaged to marry Lord
Byron with entire appreciation other father
aud myself, TO which is added my brothers
kiudesl sanction. You, who ike Lord Byron
are favored By the Muses., no doubt admire
him as a poet, but believe ME, he has like
Yourself, q warm, sfectionste, and liberal
heart, with many qualities which prom.
Use happiness TO the woman who will
be his wife; his attachment to her has
been constant and is deep founded on the
best basis: that of esteem. He has not yet
been here, being detained in town on bust,
ness-law business-prevlous, I imagine, to
his seeing Sir Ralph, but we expect him in q
few days Annabella, | must confess, re,
turns bis attachment very sincerely. You
will feel for me and Milbanke. What is to
become ofus when we lose our sweet CON-
panion | know not, aud the very thought is
dreadful to me! but yet | can not wish it
otherwise. When you communicate this to
Lady Margaret tell her, with my kindest
love, that l demand her congratulations and
her pity at the anne time"
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When q new drama has proved successful
it is customary for the audience to call the
author before the curtain. They have a
curiosity to see what sort Of q msn 1t is that
created the play that has amused aud in
structed them. There is something very
much like this in regard TO her great news