The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-10
LITEItNUV NOTES.

Douglas S!aded, he Australian poe,
and author. who has taken mp his TEN.
porary residence in tins couICry. is now
collecting materials for work on
Literary New YORK. -"
The readin; public will be intereSte
to know that Cheap edition of james
freeman Ciarke's story of the Lila and
Times of Jesus" has been issued hv Lee
& Shepard. tins placing llIs re narlaO!e
narrative within the reach nf All.
An international exhibition OF books
has been opened in Copenhagen as a
celebration of the four huLdre lth an
niversary Of the Introduction of printing
into Denmark. 1t WAS GpttfrieI Won
Giemrn who printed the first book in
Copenhagen in 1891.
Tie historical writer, Mrs Martini J.
Lamb. seems to he honore above AL
other American women. She is u nIrm-
Der of % historical AMI other literary
S ,cietirs here and abroad, and her cor
Responsiveness with the world OF culture
and learning is very extensive.
The literature of dra matte be'les-
letters says tie Spectator. contain f,w
volumes that can compare i'll attractive.
Ness with the delightful Autobiography
of Joseph Jeff.rso /. Most actors,
when they come TO WELD the pen, fin
1t hard to avoid occasion Il lapSeI INTO
the stilted st, ie Of Tie nero vi melo.
dramL But, happily, there - hart. u
tr CO Of that IN these me noirS.
or Ruskin, as he WASH years OF age,
Dr. Furirivall says: IL never me. amy
MAJ whose charm of manner at al, APP.
preached Rustin's. ParGiy feminine It
was, no doubt; but the de.Icacy, the
sympathy. III, gentlsness and aft ':rion-
ateneSS of his way, the fresh aad pence
tratlug things he said, the boyisa fun,
the earnestnesS, the interest he showed
Ill all deep matters, conOlLeI to MAKE
q whole whIca l have never seen
eqIa.ed.
Mrs Eliza N. Blair, wife of the SEM
ator from New Hampshire, has for sOm.
time been engaged upoa an / ha' low
nearly completed Il story entitled e lz.,-
beth, the Puritan, portrayiuS lie i'll
New England Il generation or two ago,
which will shortly I've published, proI-
ably by Boston publisher. Mrs B,#ir
is well known i'll Washington Il, Il lady
of keen observation and fine literary
taste, with peculiar qualifications ior
any work involving the pre- ,r.IIaton OF
local color an anal eSot Nav Elgiand
character aud clIaracterlstlc+ There
can hardy be II d,uht therefore that tne
LoOG wIl scorc Il success.
The death OF Genera; Sherman has
awakened fresh interest in as Personal
Memoirs. first given 10 the wurld some
10 years ago, which will he met by il new
and revised edition of that entertaining
WORK, recently ISSUED. General Sher-
mans unique PERSONALITY and CRISP p.qu-
ant style always secured durlIn ais
lifetime the widest attention for every
thing lie said OF wrote, but hi, own story
OF his experiences aud observations, AMI
Particularly those connected witt The
late war, will he read Tor his personal
views and the side Ii ,htS 1t throws upon
the great tragedy long alter those WAC
participated il II have passed away.
dred of the novels written hy women
are ever prInte /, according 10 apID-
lisIer, who added: I'VE send back
every Month 10 authoresses pies of
manuscript of noveIs that nave been
mailed 10 us. In looking over Il c;lt;1-
logue OF recent Publications | notice
that women are now giving us very
I,,,t
the New York Sun Her among them
i'll this catalogue are works of erudtLlon
and research, works III history and
biography, Ill the physical sciences. and
the fine arts, i'll speculation, aud in pure
letters. Let us rejoice over these prom
Uses Of the intellectual development of
our race Boston Herald