The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-07-06
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.

A1uMulu W. bOh mas lUe lOlOWluR ldIVelS luUC-
curate paragraph in his latest syndicate literary
letter: II chanced to see Mrs. Emma ID. Il. n.
Southworth on Pennsylvania avenue in Wash
ington two days ago, and | had the curiosity to
walk behind her for a few squares to see if any
one recognized her. No one did, apparently, and
yet suppose there was not one of the hundreds
of women who promenaded past her but had
read several of this prolific authors novels. Mrs.
Southworth has permanently removed to Wash
ington, having left her Yonkers New York;
home some weeks since At this latter place she
has been for years a peculiar character. Many
curious stories are told of her there how she
found perfect delight in throwing ashes and
garbage with her own hands out of the side door
of her cottage. Her dresses were marvels of
show, and when she attended church on Sundays
she was the cynosure of all the feminine eyes of
the congregation. She had many eccentricities
and odd little habits which made the people of
Yonkers finally regard her harmless old
lady. She resided with her son, who, as phys-
clan, enjoyed a large practice; but the home is
now broken up, and Mrs Southworth has moved
into the modest cottage just outside of Washing
ton, owned by her son for some years. Why she
changed her place of residence no one seems to
know, and only few in Washington know to-
day that she is living among them"
worthngton Company announce for immedi-
ate publication Heimburg's new novel, "Lucie's
Mistake" translated by Mrs. ]. w. Davis. This
German social family life which have made this
author so deservedy popular, not only with those
to whom the delicious bits of local cooring bring
back to memory the loved Fatherland but to
those also who love story for its own sake-for
the interest and pathos which for while make
author and reader one in their common subject
In the July Arenais complete drama entitled
VI nder the Wheel" written by the talented
young Boston artist, Hamlin Garland. 1t is
| of fh1nr thnrN rtni itnfr GNnin1
drama-a strong moral purpose lies behind it, or
rather may be said to have inspired it. The OPEN
ing scenes are in an over-crowded tenement in
Boston; from here the actions shift to the heavily
mortgaged farms of the far West, where the
scenes, though strkingly unlike those In the
great Eastern centre, are none the less pathetic
Mrs Reynolds and Hamilton" is the not over
attractive nor striking title of Mr.. George Alfred
Townsend's latest essay in fiction. The story
| is semi-hstoric in character, and introduces
many of the famous men of the early years of the
Republic. 1t is well told in the strong but inee-
CANT style of the noted Journalist, and like every
thing Gath" writes, is worth perusal.
st. George Rathbone is the name of writer
| who plainly has taken his cue from Mr.. Arch-
| bald Clavering Gunter. Doctor Jack" is a story
! of adventure in various parts of Europe that
strongly suggests "Mr. Barnes of New York. in
scope if not in incident. bull-fght in Madrid
|
Mr.. Gladstone is said to have in hand an Ameri-
can novel which he purposes to review in one of
the English reviews He is reported in CONVEX
sation to have commended the book in higher
| terms than he has ever used in connection with
| any other work of fiction. There is apparently a
bonanza IN store for some fortunate author.
Among the contributors to the Arena for July
are Senator Wade Hampton, of South Carolina;
o. B. rockingham, Rabbi Solomon SCHNEIDER
Rev. Carlos Martyr, d. D.; Junius Henri Browne
Hamlin Garland, H. o. Pentecost, Rev Minot j
Savage, Hon. A. b. Richmond, Frances L. Will
lard, and Gen. Marcus j. Wright.
"How to Remember History" is a ceverly de
vised work to aid the memory by the use o
charts. The author is Virginia Conser Shafer
formerly teacher of history in the Maryland
State Normal School. The work is published by
the Lippincetts, and the system may be readily
mastered by any one.
How to Preserve Health" is the title of thicl
pamphlet by Louis Barzan, NJ. D., of Brooklyn
The book is indorsed by many well-known men
including noted physicians. A glance through
its pages shows adhesion to the conservative
hygenic doctrines of the older generation of ply
sicians.
BLACK Beauty, the autobiography of a Horse,
is title which at once opens up vistas of highl
interesting possibilities in the of cleve
| WrlClDp. Inc DOCK is Dy Anna SCWell, ana tner
is announcement on the cover that $4,000
copies have already been sold.
In letter of recent date George KEENAN, write!
II have just learned that my articles have bee
translated into Bulgarian and published at Rust
chuk. They are now out in German, Dutch
Polish Russian, and Bulgarian"
The interest in p. T. Barnum's torthcomin
book Of funny stories is even more keen in Eng
land than it is in America, and there is every in
dication that the book will have an immense ru
in London.
Natures Serial Story" by the late Edward
Roe, illustrated, is published by Dodd Mead
Co., in paper covers. The print is clear and tn
book generally well made.
Nym Crnkle's new novel is called THE Tolte
Cup" and he is said to have received $4,000 70
it before publication. The scenes are laid in an
around New York.
The Atlantic Monthly for July contains tn
opening chapters of a serial story, Felicia" b
? Miss Fanny Murfree, sister of "Charles EgbeI
Craddock."
Shenandoah, story of the War;" by HoI
9 Frederick G. Gurney, is late addition to j.
D Ogilvie's voluminous output of paper-covere
literature.
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