Telegram-herald., 1890-03-19
IN THE WORLD OF LETTERS.

THE Russian Nihilist Stepniak writes
all his works in English and they are
revised by William Westall, the novel
iss.
WILLIAM D. HowELLs has poor opin-
ION of DR.. Samuel johnson, and declares
that he was no poet no critic and no
philosopher"
CHARLOTTE NJ. YoSeE is one of the
most prolific OF book-makers. She has
written and compiled hundred historic
al works and novels
DIR. EDWARD EGGLEsToS afirms that
in his opinion there is not a single
American author who really makes an
income out of his books.
Nh. GLADSTONE has again refused an
offer made by firm of American pub
fishers of fs, 900 yearly for every thing
he writes for the public.
AMONG the more important books OF
the coming year will be Stanley's on
Congo, DR.. Talmage's Life of Christ and
DR.. Schliemann's new work.
THE day after Browning's death q
speculator bought up the entire edition
of his last book, then just from the press.
and made large sum by sales of copies
at eKtravagant prices.
THE Biography and Letters Of Sarah
Bernhardt, 1ss4-1ss9," by an old and
well-known military officer, is soon TO
appear in Paris. The book is to con-
tain preface written by man now
dead.
MRS JEFFERSON DAVIS is making an
effort 70 secure copies of letters her late
husband wrote on public topics, and
which may have been preserved, in
order to use them in biography that
she is TO undertake.
Mr. STURGEON has Just issued the
thirty-ffth volume OF his sermons, and
from this Il appears that he has put into
print no fewer than twenty-one hundred
of these discOursos. The weekly ser
mon has been published continuously
since 1855.
N Wilkie Collins copy Of Forster's
"Life Of Dickens" are found some very
interesting memoranda about Dickens
work. "Oli7er Twist" Wilkie Collins
thinks, is hopelessly bad in construction;
yet Nancy is one Of the very besC char
acters that he ever created
CLINTON SCOTLAND, the poet, is pro-
fessor OF English literature at Hamil-
ton College. He has very pleasant
position. His lectures are so arranged
this year that he can spend the nexs
few weeks in Florida. Mr. Scollard is q
young man. rather handsome and ex-
tremely genial.
LAURA JEAN LrBBrY, she whom =
critic recently called ''the modest violet
of American literature has entered
into ontract with a New York story
paper from which she willd draw week
~ salary OF ons hundred and atty dol
lars IN return for the exclusive serial
rights 20 her future stories.
CoUvT GLETcBFN. q London. has been
writing his impressions OF Nev York.
He found only one thing which London
could COPY 20 advanta ard that is he
cs5 drivers fashion ot blauksting his
horse when The animal Is Standing in
the cold. IN other things Re thinks
New York much behind European cities.
THE Ms. % the Laureste's frst book.
the Poems q Two Brothers written
hT him and Charles TennTson. has been
carefully preserved. and "a estimated "a
- worth Eve thousand dollars- Alfred
and Charles Tennvson received ons
hundred dollars for f. Some of rs
psEes. ssvs NJ Waters. who saw a
lately, ara backed ard Others lis
fvursd bT rude schooi-hoT sketches.
there ars u-anv clumsy erssu7es. I'D =
fes II &c verses ara Nritten cross rise
snd downward. The printers directions
ars written in rsd ink. So-e ds7- oi
course. is 49, he pat up for ssle, snG
SoabtleSs VII r.-rh a hfr prire.