The Sunday herald., 1886-10-10
LITERARY NOTES.

prominent actress does not often assume the
additional role of an author and this fact, together
with the "catchng title of the article "Is the Stage
lmmorsl?" will insure wide reading for Fanny
Dsvenport's paper In the October BROOKLYN Maga-
zfne Miss Davenport warmly defends the morals
of the stage and certainly does herself credit as
writer in her interesting article. Second in present
interest Is Mrs +. q. Fontaines memories Of His
torc Charleston" timely anecdotal article OF the
Charleston and her ruined buildings that viii
be .n, new to & hundreds OF people, pp particularly
ayep ,se sonar
the number, which Mr. William II. Rideing, that
entertaining writer, follows with the rst OF series
Britain" An article by Mr.. Henry W. Austin,
entitled 1.-TWO Glimpses Of Edgar Allan Poe,"
1--WE OF Poe q, ani 81 a
quently during his lifetime, and contains much
material that will be new to lovers of the eccentric
poet. Mrs. Flora Adams Daring'g novel, IA Social
Diplomat" story Of Washington life, is COM
menced, and promises to be bright and racy reading
is devoted 10 Seeing the Sights In London,H and
besides these features there still some forty or
more pages of excellent popular literature, exclusive
mons In England during September, and DIR. Tai
mage's sermons at home all revised by themselves
per single copy, or 81 per year Certainly this is
cheapness OF price and richness Of material COM
b!ned! The Brooklyn Magazine, Murray street,
New York.
The October Wide Aicake Is as CHEEKY and breezy
as IN October nutting-day. 1t opens with nne
frontlspiece by Garrett, "Comrades"-a stately
grandfather Of the old days teaching his handsome
grandson the game, now out OF fashion, OF "cup
and ball;n two King Charles spaniels. deernound,
Sophie May has the opening story, "The Gypsy
Monkey" and few pagesfurther on there Is another
/ G." Between these comes delightful prose. s,.
poem by Mrs Celia Thaxter, IA Tiny Tale OF
Travel" Further along, In grave contrast: we come
entitled "The Heroism Of Mrs. Hendee," and also
upon an amusing though startling Tennessee story
"The big t Sarmlnt ito on the ieig6.ho.S Hr. Brooks
has Spanish Ha.l0w Fen story in his "Cycle" Sc
ries. Ia "Royal Girls and Royal Courts Mrs sner.
writes about "H il. and Diners Miss GheseSoro'
long and Interesting article upon "Brldges." The
@ serials all are good, MI Tslbot's yachting story,
ss s1a Crew Of he being especially
of the number are Little Aiix,r ballad
Of the Children's Crusade BY Susan Coolidge; eau
Trees,n BY May Riley Smith, and "The Clocks
OF kenilworth," q spirited and melodons historical
Sy sn bs 1sd TO
richly Illustrated. ID. L0throp q Co., publishers,
Boston, Mass.
"zltka; or, The Trials OF Russia" from which
duced, was dramatized by the late William Carleton
published by T. b. Peterson Brothers. and is one
OF the best OF Henry Grevilles many fne novels.
The play OF has already made the fortune OF
greatest successes New YORK has ever known, and
Is now being performed to crowded houses In all the
principal theatres thgeagaSst me United states
seen It, should read the great usslan romance from
which II was dramatized. The novel has more fasci-
nation than "The Two Orphans" and Ii fully equal
TO Madame Greyille's "Dosa,p which was crowned
by the French Academy. 1t Is published IN a large
,ns ,Sam Win Of Zsa
iions OF Henry Greville's other novels.
"The Missing Bride" Ia one OF, II not the best, on
the whole, OF Mrs. Southworhs popular productions
For the briiancy and point OF her conversations
the ease and spirit OF her narrative the splendid and
graphic character OF her descriptions OF natural
scenery, and the general power and originality Ol
her conceptions she occupies me front rank among
an excellent one-calculated to do good TO all Ia
readers. The story IL Intensely Interesting ant
| and picturesque genius. hrs Southworth'H charac
acters are not merely names, but exstences: theJ
with their peculiar nature. 4. u. Peterson 4 Bros
| Philadelphia, Pa
II any one thinks that actors are poor ieraie fel
lows who can use no language but that put int
their mouths by playwrghts he should read the tw'
Cassell a Company, OF MatthewsS Hutlon's "ActoT
and Actresses One IL on RdIDnnd Kean, III,
other on Junus Brutus Booth. The one on his fathe
is touching tribute 10 the heart and the genius o
that famous actor, and most important cOntribu
tion 70 the literature OF the stage,
|
MIR. George Parsons I.athrop makes his first appear
ance az teller OF stories for children In a yOlum
called "Behind Time," which Cassell 4 Compan
will issue Immediately. The story Ii told somewha
In tue vein OF "Through the Looking Glass; that ID
with that strange mixture OF the probable and III
| improbable. The book Ia dedicated 10 the author
nieces, the children Of Julian Hawthorne
garde and Baby Imogen."
Edward S. Ellis, one OF the most popular writer
Cassell * Company. They are "I.ost IN the Wllds,
"Down the Mississippi, aud "up the Tapajos,n p an
are full OF as exciting adventure as any boy nee
want.
one OF the pleasantesi OF current announcement
is that the long silence OF Mr.. j. IL. shorlhouse
author OF "Jonn Inglesant," s about to lie broken
the publication OF new novel, "SlT Perclsal: .
Story OF Fast and Present"
The most useful treatise on the memory which W
have seen Ii DrlIi0lbrook's SLOW 10 Strengthen III
Memory; or, Natural gnd Scientific Methods OF NeYe
: Forgetting New York; M. l.. Hobrook Co.
Ills Occupation.
tElmira GBzette.l
snow Isn't II true that you went to ths girl
father and tried 10 settle the case against the d
fendant ~ asked Lawyer 3 OF u daIk-Hkinne
witness during the recent session OF court. "Ye
sah, did sab," was the darkey's prompt rep