St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-03
LITERARY GOSSIP.
Notes and Comments on the Pop
ular Publications Of the DaY.


uiar Publications of the Day.
Two very popular novels now having
great run are Couldn't Say No." by
John Habberton, author of "Helen's
Babies" and 1.-THE Evil That Men Do"
by Edgar Fawcett, one of the best novel
writers of the day. Any one who wants
to be pleased and Interested for an hour
or two should not fail to overlook these
popular and cheap stories. For sale at
Halls popular news depot, Fourth
street, st. Paul.
"Sylvia Arden" by Oswald Crawfurd,
and Nurse Revefs Mistake" by Flor
Lowell 81 Co., 142 and IA North street,
New York city, are both good novels.
''First and Only Official History of
the Most StupendOus Calamity of Mod
ern Times, Through the JohnstoWn
Flood" by an eminent survivor and eye
witness, the Rev. David j. Beale, d.
D., for six years a resident pastor of
JohnstOWn and superintendent of
morgues after the disaster. Hubbard
Brothers, Publishers, Northwest Corner
Broadway and Locust Streets, st. Louis,
Mo.
Horace Greeley and Jefferson Davis
are tine subject of the strongest article
in the February Cosmopolitan, by Murat
Halstead. Two of the illustrations, in
curious contrast, are realistic photo
sculpture made from life by an obsolete
process of photography in clay, and j.
Q. A. Wards ideal sculpture as it now
appears i'll his studio. The other con-
tents give an abundant variety of at
fbka
usual profusion of illustrations.
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The February number of the Book
Buyer. which will also have the first
portrait ever printed in periodical of
f. Marion Crawford, will contain the
conclusion of the literary prize COMPETE
ton begun In the January issue. Cash
prizes amounting to $500, the first being
$3.50. are to be awarded for the best an
swers to a series of interesting ques-
lions about authors and books, and the
contest has already excited wide atten-
ton, especially among literary clubs.
The questions afford capital test of
ones acquaintance with standard and
popular literature.
The February number of the Forum
will contain an article by Gen. Francis
A. Walker about the worlds fair in
1892, in which he will show the unpre-
cedented opportunities for the assertion
of American influence by great ex-
position, and discuss all the important
aspects of the enterprise in the light of
his experience with the exposition of
1876.
Joseph Jefferson's recollections of Ed
win Forrest will form an interesting
port of the Jefferson autobiography in
the midwinter February Century. Four
portraits OF tie famous tragedian-tWo
in character and two as he appeared Off
the stage-accompany the article.
Mrs. Lambs article, Americas Con-
gress of Historical Scholars" is a great
attraction i'm the February Magazine of
American History. 1t answers in the
authors clear, vigorous style the aues-
ton so often asked, even by the most
cultivated people. "What Is this new
national association of historians, and
what does it do?" The illustrations of
the theme are unique, experimenting
the pictorial text, one Of which is a
group of portraits Of its six successive
presidents, and another section of the
whole distinguished body on the steps
of the national museum at Washington.
Published at TAB Broadway, New York.
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The number of Harper's Weekly pub
liShed Jan. 90 contains an experts Opin.
ion on the management of International
expositions. Charles w. Robinson, the
author of the article, was the general
manager of the international expOsitions
at Buffalo, n. Y, and Detroit, Mich.
He visited the Paris exposition last
summer for the special purpose of
studying the management of it from
practical standpoint.
Prof. w. G. Kitchen, Pin. D., of Cam
bridge, has written a historical novel
entitled 1.-THE Fall of the Christians"
Ledger. The religious and historical
elements are dominant in the work. and
in narrating the overthrow of Christian
ity in Japan in the seventeenth century,
the author has entered field fresh in
English literature.