St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-06
LITERARY GOSSIP.
Art and Artists of Our Time.

The art publisher, Selmar Hess. hav-
ing first enlisted the distinguished art
critic, Clarence Cook, in his service,
is publishing valuable work under the
above title. The plan is to present faith
full copies of all the finest pictures that
have been painted during the last 100
years, together with brief biographical
notices of the various artists who have
MED with critical estimates of their
work. The pictures are copied in part
on copper and steel, and the remainder
by the typOgravure process. and are
most excellently executed. A large sum
of money has been expended under the
personal supervision of Mr.. Hess and
Mr.. Cook in procuring the material for
the illustrations, and the best artistic
talent is employed in their reproduc-
ton. The work will be furnished in
sixty-Six parts at 25 cents each. 1t Is
printed on heavy fine paper, and will be
illustrated by 132 full-page engravings,
and 400 cuts interspersed through the
text. Nothing equal to this has been
issued for less than two or three times
the price. j. BrentanO is local agent
for this fine art work at 272 East Sew
enth street, this city,.
"The Poetry of ennyson" is the title
of new book, soon to be published, by
the Rev. DR.. Henry Van Dyke. The
book will be brought out by the Serb
nerS.
Henry Adams Is engaged upon an i'm
portant historical work in eight vol
umes, History of the United States.
which, when complete, will cover the
sixteen years from 1901 to 1877 inclusive
the two administrations of Jefferson
and the two following of Madison. The
first two volumes. "Fhe First Admins
tratiOn of Thomas Jefferson" will
shortly be published by the ScribnerS.
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The welcome announcement is made
by the Scribners of a new book by ak
Marvel" shortly to be issued. 1t has
the title of English Lands, Letters and
Kings" England's most gifted and
brilliant heroes in literature and mon
archy, from Celt to Tudor, are made to
live again in the pages-the places and
haunts they made famous, the towns,
castles and tavernS associated with their
names.
A combination of newspaper men
and capitalists. recently formed as the
Transatlantic Publishing company, will
bring out on Oct. ID, the initial number
of new paper called The Transatlantic,
a mirror of European life and letters.
Thereafter 1t will appear on the 1St and
18th of each month, and will be large
sixteen-page paper, with an artistic and
striking cover sumptuOusly printed. 1t
will be made up of extracts and trans
lation from the European literature,
cuIled not only from the periodical
press, but also from the newest books
and pamphlets.
There are ten articles. all invested
with human, popular and timely interest.
i'm the handsome October Magazine of
American History. The frOntispiece is
an excellent portrait of the late Samuel
l.. M. Barlow, accompanied with
charming poetical tribute from the dis
tinguished author. George TicknOr Cur
tiss; also brief appreciative sketch OF
the great lawyer by the editor. The
opening article Of the number, 1.-The
Romantic Beginnings of Milwaukee"
by Roy Singleton. is singularly appetlz-
ing as well as informing, one Of those
special contributions which reflect
the public taste and help to make Amer
lean history grow rapidly more real and
inviting to all classes; it is illustrated
with fine portraits of some of the princi
pal founders of Milwaukee. Following
it is all able and exhaustive study enti-
tied Georgia, the Only Free Colony
How the Negro Came" by Prof. III. A.
Scomp, of Emory college, which cannot
fail to attract thoughtful readers in
every part Of the world. Then comes
many other articles of surprising inter
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