The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-06-01

William F. gill has bought Edgar Allan Poss
cottage at FordhAm, N. Y.
Mr.. Howells will spend the summer near Boston
returning to New York In the fall.
Max O'Relps book, Jonathan and His Cont
nent," has gone through four editions
The British government has granted Mrs. Rich
ard A. Proctor pension Of $500 year.
Shakspeares works are being translated into
Chinese by the president Of Pekin university.
Eugene John IL said to be the name of Ger.
man lady well known q writer of fiction under
the pseudonym Miss f. Marlitt.
w. w. Story's "Recent Conversations In Q Stu
do" in the May Blacksoood is an article of special
interest TO artists and litterateurs.
1t Ia said in England that Colonel Gortng, the
hero of Mr.. Froudes novel, 1.-THE Two Chiefs Of
Dunboy," was meant In some sort to represent
General Gordon.
little Episcopal chapel, built In memeFy OF
Paul II. Hsyne has Just been dedicated In Georgia
1t stands within sight of the cottage wherein the
poet spent his last years.
Mrs. Delands "John Ward, Preacher" will be
issued In June by Houghton, Miffiin Co. e. the
first volume in paper series to be published &C
the uniform price of 90 cents q volume
The memoir of Richard III. Dana undertaken by
Charles Francis Adams at the request of the His
torical Society of. New England, will be enriched
with letters and papers supplied by the family.
The Magazine of Poetry, 9 quarterly review, IL
Wells Moulton at Buffalo. The current number
contains interesting studies of some American poets
and their works.
Apropos of historical novels, a writer in Macni7-
lane Magazine for May Gays: 1.-THE days Of moth
ing good are not gone will 60. The
historical Is doubt the hardest Of all forms Of
fiction to write well, and written i'll, II there be
drearier waste of human effort than the theological
novel, 1t 10 this but like the poets little GIRL when
it is good 1t is very good indeed, and win never
fail to find readers"
A copy of the first edition of Charles Levers
works lately sold in England for s1,376. The
for first editions is at its height and alb
surd prices given for many modern books
which have little value in literature Charles
Levers works, however, do not belong In this
class His stories of Irish life and character, aside
from their merits as purely works of romance are
well worth preserving for their faithful presenta-
ton of the traits of people whose songs and lit
erature will hold place among those of other
peoples of the world
The new illustrated library edition of the COM
plete works of William Makepeace Thackeray win
consist of twenty two volumes, crown octave, and
aims to be complete than any other edition Of
Thackeray's works now published either In Great
600 illustrations, large and small, and has series
of biographical and photographed introductions
to the volumes, giving information with regard TO
the time and the circumstances of the writing Of
the several books The two initial volumes, evan
ity Fair" printed from large type, on good paper,
and tastefully bound, realize all the publishers'
promises, and when the series s completed shall
have an American edition of Thackeray that ought
to satisfy the most fastidions. Boston and New
York: Houghton, Mifiin Il Coz
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