Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-11
Literary Votes.

A weather journal Just published in
London 10 believed TO he the earliest that
ever got into print 1t was kept from
1887 TO 1874 by william Merle. rector Of
Driby In Lincolnshire
The January Atlantic Monthly will
have an article Of peculiar interest on
James Russell Lowell, by Henry James
It. will be largely devoted to the re
markable success of Mr.. Lowell as Unit
ted States minister at London.
Thomas Wright Is engaged In arraDg
ing Cowper's letters in chronological
order. with view to their publication
He has list OF 400 letters which we're
either omitted from Southey's collection
or printed in imperfect form. Mr..
wright's biography of the poet will soon
be ready.
A letter from Charlotte Bronte, just
published in London, names two things
which stirred and interested me most
In London. They were Thackeray's lee
lures and the acting Of Rachel This
wa 'simply because in them | found
most Of what was genuine, whether Tor
good or evil
An Illustrated sketch Of certain Re.
markabIe Bowlders," by Mr.. David A.
Wells. is to appear in the Popular
Science Monthly for January. These
Immense stones, weighing thousands of
tons and found hundreds of miles from
their place OF origin, give striking testi
mouy to the mighty power OF glacial
action.
For proof Of the depreciation which
has overtaken the values OF rare editions
Of ancient classics. attention Ia called to
the recent sale of DIR. Lizards fine IL
brsry, supposed to be one Of the best Of
Its kind In Cambridge. The prices were
generally low. A copy OF the Sheldon
Press edition Of Hesiod went for S47, a
similar copy having once fetched s5Oo
The Youths Companion prizes for
folklore stories were awarded as follows :
First prize, $1,000. to Marie Louise
whiting, Knoxville, Tenn for story
entitled "Slow Joe's Freedom
Second prize, $500. to Mrs, Rose Terry
Cooke, Pittsfield, Mass, for story en-
titled mothers Doughnuts."
Third prize, 5000, to Albert Hervis,
Boston, Mass, for story entitled The
Silver Tankard -
Miss whiting and Mr.. Heryis are new
writers.
The monument to John Richard Green
In the Mentone Cemetery consists OF a
pediment carried on two wall pilasters
and two detached shafts, which have
spiral holdings, foliated heads, and cir
cular bases A semicircular arch con
meets the shafts under the tympanum
They rest on thick slab supported by
corbels ON the panel. tympanum. and
shaftheads golden Venetian mosaic is
used to ornament the white marble The
inscription reads, John Richard Green.
Historian Of the English People" with
the usual dates and the words "He died
learning"
In one Of the letters from Charles
Dickens printed in the Hans Christian
Andersen's correspondence Mr.. Dickens
invites Andersen to visit England and
STAY at Tavistock House. or 0adshill, as
pleases him best Once Little Dorrit
il finished syou will find me IN summer
quite free man, playing at cricket and
All manner of English open air games
la another he addresses him as MY dear
and worthy Hans" and tells him that,
though nine years have passed since he
was last in England, he must not do the
English people the injustice of imsgin'
ing that his name has passed out OF their
hearts. On the contrary, you have
become even better known and more
beloved than when you saw them for the
first time When Aladdin shall come out
of those caves of science to run trium-
plant course on earth. and make US all
wiser and better--as | know you will
you ought to come for another visit
You ought to come to me, for example,
and stay in my house." Andersen &C
cepted this invitation and to the close of
hi, life WAS never wesry Of telling how
he and "Charle-ss Deeckeens" played at
"creeekeet."