The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-20
LITERATURE.


ley's book, ''In Darkest Africa" is great
hit, and is immensely popular in London.
General Longstreet is understood to be
engaged upon History OF the Civil War;"
and especially of the campaigns in which
he had share.
Goldsmith's deserted Village" has been
turned, in an almost line-for-line transla
ton, into Hindoo. 1t is said to be quite
a remarkable piece of work.
A new novel by Sencr Valdes, LA Es-
puma" has gone to press. 1t deals with
the present state of the Spanish nobility,
which is represented as very corrupt.
Rev. Thomas Motley has volume in
press in London called Letters from
Rome" This authors "Reminiscences of
Oriel College, was well received few
years ago.
The clever poems of Mr.. Warham ST.
Leger, which have been appearing for some
time past in the columns of funch, are about
to be published, with the title Ballads
from Punch"
Rev. A. M. Mackay was missionary
whom Mr.. Stanley met at Uganda and who
died soon after. He was called the st. Paul
of Uganda His life has been written by
his sister and will soon be published.
Henry Willard is writing his autobio-
graphy for the use of his children. The
story of his early days is written in
| German, the chapters devoted to his school
| days in French, while the portion relating
| to his career in America will be recorded
| in English.
Mr.. Whittier was invited to read an
original poem at the 250th anniversary of
| Haverill, Mass, but sent word that in the
present state of his health he was scarcely
able to bear even the pleasurable excite
ment Of such an occasion"
| TT - - Il
dorf, in spite of determined opposition.
The committee, which was dissolved, has
been reformed, the poet, Paul Heyser is
drawing up manifesto for the German
people, Ernest Herder has prepared two
designs for statue, and William II. has
inspected them.
The report that Mr.. Pond, of the Boston
Lyceum bureau, had secured MIR. James
Bryce, author of 1.-THE American Common-
wealth." for course of lectures in the
| United States, is entirely without founda-
tion A proposal of the sort was made to
Mr.. Bryce, but it was promptly declined.
The committee or ganized to purchase, as
q Woodwork memorial, Dove cottage, once
the home of the poet, is headed by Lord
Tennyson. They have abandoned the
scheme for museum in the cottage and
if the popular subscription enables them to
purchase the cottage, will hold it as trust
for the contemplation, of literary pilgrims
j Mr. Charles Booth, who has undertaken
to write an account of life and labor as
, seen in the east end of London, is well or
the way with his second volume, his plar
embracing four. This second volume will
probably be ready in March of next year
= 1T relates to the southern and central dis
tricts, and will be illustrated with 'tpov
erty maps for all London CAREFUL,
colored to show the various grades of socia
misery.
: Eduard Strauss, fortunately for himself
has lovely daughter who can speak Eng
, lish fluently, otherwise the great Eduar(
would have hard time of it In his bust
ness in the United States, for they say tn
3 only two words he can speak in Englisl
j are, tThank you" When he gets through
8 with his musical tour in this country an,
e has counted up his shekels, if he will not b
4 able to say ''thank you" to the American
e people, accompanied by a broad America
9 grin, it is because his pockets are TOO fu]
, for utterance.-The Illustrated American
1.-THE Perils and Romance of Whaling'' i
!, the title of an article by Gustav Kobbe, t
! be published in the midsummer august
r Century. 1t is composed largely of nnec
O dotes of whaling experiences, much of TIL
material for the article having been gath
d cred from log books, old newspapers an
/ records in the possession of f. q. SANFORD
1t of Nantucket. 1t is illustrated by tire
:, full page engraving and number of smalle
l. pictures.
IS CLOIsTER WENDHUsEN. By W. Heimbur,
e Translated from the German by Mary i
Almy. Chicago: Rand Mentally & Co.
n Among the most charming writer's
n fiction are the Germans. The vigor an
!, naturalness of their imagination are ten
pered and softened bya happy style
L. composition through which poetry is an a
a. most universal characteristic. That MOI
n of the German novels are not popular wit
N English readers is due TO the difficulty
1T preserving in the translation the charn.l
10 the language in which the stories were orr
j. inally and without which charm the tall
ii telling is awkward and mechanical
re "Cloister Wendhusen'' the translator hs
a done admirably, and as result we lla,
the delightful romance in all the smoot
IN ness, evenness and richness of the auth
of in our own language. LiteraIness of e.
o. preston would destroy the poetry and pr
ne duce work that was uncouth and ofte
Y. times clownish, hence the translat
" must ego into perfect harmony with Il
ly spirit of the author and give quite as mu,
IS, attention to the essence of expression
IN to the lines Of the narrative.
IN who read "Cloister Wendhusenu will
A. struck with the vigor, force and purity
ed the story and with the artistic manner
IN which the English Interpretation has be,
w given.
10 - "REMOvAL.'
II. VIM Peterson, the Butcher. has :
i'd moved to SO East First South street. =