The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-16

literary culture and movement ia tia
7 South. 70 Is not easy to keep The run o.
publications. The most gifted of Ou
writers tDd their best medium IN thl
! Northern magazines. Louisiana, Geor
gia and Virginia lead in this movement
We think, but Tennessee and othel
States are not altogether neglectiul OF
unproductive. In SIR. VirgInius Dab
ney, Mr. Page, Miss McClellaud. Mrs
Amelie Riyes-Jhanler. Miss Magruder
Ar Gordon. and perhaps others. IA,
literary activity Of the "Old Dominion
is considerable. and it has gained
( fresh hOnOrs from the good work of
its gifted women and men. Marian
Harland Mrs. Terhune) still uses
her pen although long known t0auth0r
ship. DR.. Southall's scientific volume
Rev. DR.. Dabuey's Life of Jackson
and Virginia. ~ Professor Dlbuey +.
Causes OF the French Revolution "a
book Of interest Rev. DR.. Hatcher
excellent Life Of Rev. j. S. Jeter
are all works since the war and have
real merit. Then John Estcn Cooke
must not be overlooked. for since lhe
war he has produced some readable.
spirited works like MOhunn and
"Surry cf Eagle Nest and others
Particularly eXcellentis his artistic an0
pleasing little monograph Ny Lady
Pocah0ntas, production that richly
merits 90 be better known. Then there
is the best Of ViTginian humousts-Dr
Blgbey- has written some of the
most delightful things that belong TO
Southern literature. Some of bis essays
and sketches have "a peculiar charm
that is red0leut Of pastures new and
the fresh. yirile "Old South. We
know nothing Of the Yankees New
South"
Georgia has several writer's known TO
fame. even abroad. Uncle hemus '-
Joel Chandler Harris-is well-knOwJ
and read of all men and by most of ilt
boys. He has written clever. yigOrou,
| dialect stories other than those bCsi
known by Uncle Rsmus.' PROBES
sor Richard Malcolm Johnson. DO Ms
"Dukesborough Iales and others made
quite a name. His productions are
laughablc and clever, but lack the ox
quisite literary touch and artistic pro
portions of Pages delightful stories ODD
OF Miss Muriree's best Workmanship
The fine poet, Sidney Lanler. alas
dead. made a name that will live Ions
IN American anthology and IN the litera
lure Of the South. His TWO prose works
as we'll as the three classics he 30 vel
edited, will all help 10 keep bis memory
green. DR.. TicknOr 5 verse is sweet anD
inspired. The speeches OF Ben liill aud
/ (. Hrru IA. la D. raH.
Colonel Charles G. Jones. Ill. d.. ha.
published a history Of Georgia that De
well thought OF by the cultivated men
Of his State. Ex-Vice-President Ste
phens' two large volumes on the wai
are of great value and Of marked abili
". His large and small History of toe
United States are valuable and should
be introduced into our Southern schools
The parenls should rec 60 this Mis-
Elliott, daughter of the late eminent
Bishop of Georgia, has published
novel that shows gifts, but ha.
not been widely read. Recently
Georgia preachers mainly Method
lists. nave been very active. Among re-
cent books by the Methodists are "Ihs
Life and Times of Bishop Pierce,
by Rev. G.. c. Smith; Christ auc
Our Country, by Rev. j. b. Robbins
Tobacco. lis Use aud Abuse by Rev
J.B. Wright; pleas for Progress.
and The Man Of Galilee." both by Or
Haygood and The Coming Kingdom.
by Rev. w. W. WadswOrth. To thi.
list must be added The name OF Rev Dr.
Andrew A. Lispcombe. whose two vol
umes entitled Studies in the Forty
DAYS" are written with marked
scholarly elegance acuteness and ne
lecuye power. He is d shghtlu
writer, and would be famous If hl
lived within the literary circle Of BIS
ton. He is now past his seventeen
year, a nd il a native Of Maryland. An
other Georgian writer of stories is Mr
II. =. Edwards. And still another De-.
Mr.. Will y. Harden. who has attracted
attention North by some stories pub
lished in Its magazines.
Tennessee has in Miss Murfree
l"Charles Egbert Craddcck '' a writer
OF decided cleverness and originality
She has won a distinguished name
among the writers Of fiction since ,he
war. We do not know that she Is lhl
best Of living American female writers
Of fiction, but we would prefer To have
written IN the Clouds and some
others than any stories we are ac
quainted with oy Northern w0mel.
Aer sister has recently entered the iit
erary field. and her first story appear
in the Atlantic Monthly. in which heI
gifted sister Began her work as a writer
OF stories These Young women age
granddaughter of North Carolina. We
are not up IN Tennessee works. We
know that some religious works have
been published within few years
Alabama has one delicious poet 10
Mr.. Peck. All we have seen from BIN
has the genuine poetic flavor and In
spration. He is poet or we have
none. We think Mr II. X. Flash. an
other writer of clever verse, is of Ala
bama. Miss Evans, of Mobile. now and
then sends forth 0ncOf her high wrought
stories. filled with the learning Of cy.
clepedias.
louisiana has done some good work.
Among its new wfit.rs are Mrs. Ruth
NJ Stuard. Miss Mary NJ Davis and
Mrs. Mary A. Townsend. The last is
poet. II is not generally known. bul 10
is a fact that the worldwide famous
Paul de Cbaillu was born ia New Or
leans ia 1897.
Colonel W. p. Johnston. president OF
college IN Louisiana. but Kenluck.
ian by birth. We believe, has written a
good biography of his eminent father.
General Albert Sidney Johnston. Mrs.
Susan Dabney Smedes has produced a
delightful work in The Memorials Of a
Southern Planter. We do not know
whether she is Of Mississippi or Virgil
MIA birth, but the latter. we suppose
She is a sister OF the author Of Don
Mif''-that best of Southern novels,
with perhaps the one exception Of To
the Clouds Mr. Maurice Thompson.
of Indiana. and a really gifted. accom-
plished and successful author, Is OF
Southern birth. Mark Twain was born
in Missouri or Arkansas. we think.