The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-25
OBITU AIRY
"OWEN MEREDITH"

Edward Robert Bulwer LyttOn, Earl OF Lyt-
ton, British ambassador 10 France, who, a
nnveiist, wrote over me nom de plume OF "0wen
Meredith" died in Paris yesterday from heart
disease. He was poet and diplomatist, and
Tie only son OF The great novelist, poet, dramat-
Isl, orator and statesman. He flled many places
OF trust under the English Government, but is
best known in this country as an author and
poet under the name of "Owen Meredith" Lord
"A, and was at onee warmly welcomed by the
critics. IL proved quite independently his In
heritance of great literary genius, for it appeared
under pseudonym. ms was In 1855, The
work being entitled, "Clytemnestra the EarPs
Return, the Artist and Other POEMS" by
''uwen Meredith" Another work appeared
from his hand III 1853, called The Wanderer:
Collection OF Poems In Many Lands" evidence
ing singularly graceful fancy and surprising
1850 by, novel In sprigbtly verse call d
Lucille" which was aftrrward republlshed
Du Maurer. In 1851 he produced anony.
mOusy, in collaboration with the Hon.
Julian Fame, "Tannhauser, or the Battle of the
Bards," his friend writing ander the nom de
OF Edward Trevor" Ten years later, In 1871
the Hon. Robert Lytton wrote Julian Fame, a
lovingly comInemorated BY The survivor. Mean
while, In The same year IN which "Taunhsuseri'
had apl cared owen Meredith, as the fruit Of
his residence in Belgrade. published, under The
little of "Serbaski feSme," Il collection OF the
national songs OF SeIvla. A prose romance fol-
lowed in 1868, under tile name of tile Ring of
papers OF German physician. In 1867 there
were published, In two Volumes he "POetlcal
Works OF Owen Meredith and In the following
year. also IN Two volumes. there appear ed, with
The portrait of the author, his Chronicles and
Characters" This work was followed IN 1869,
by 'Orvai or the Fool OF Time" dramati 10
poem paraphrased from the Polish, being In fact
founded upon The ''nfernal comedy" OF Count
N. A. L, kraSinski, "Nie-boska Komedvia," the
VOLUME Comprising, among other limitations aud
parai hTases in verse. several from Greek
Latin, Italian and Danish literature. In 1874
Lord Lytton published IN Two volumes his "Fa-
bles IN Song and, also in two volumes, tile
speeches OF Edward Lord Lytton, with some Of
His Political Writings, Hitherto Unpublished.
to and PREDATORY Memoir by His Son."
Lord LyttoD had 0n.. been suffering from in
fammallun of the blauder. A few moments be-
fore his death lie was suddenly seized with an
for some medicine. While preparing the medi-
cine, the valet heard him cough, and, turning
around, saw his master suddenly expire.
MRS. SARAH E. ROYCE.
The san Jose Mercury Of yesterday, referring
TO The death oil Mrs. Sarah L. Royce, brief mem
ton OF which was made in yesterdays MORNING
CALL says: She WAS Que OF The many who cams
TO California during the gold excitement in $40
aud WAS we'll known and much esteemed She
had been III siDce last April, when. in the Post
office, she was rudeIy run into by an unknown
man and her head knocked against the wall
She never recovered fully from the shock 10 her
system. She was born March 2, 1919 at Strait
ford Avon. IN England When 3 wears old her
parents removed 10 America and settled at Rocn-
conducted merchandising business. Her early
education was received at Albion Seminary OF
which she was graduate. She was married In
1S47 TO Josiah Royce: a Canadian. In lS49
when the gold excitement came, they, with MANY
others, started with an xteam for California
When they reached Nevada the cattle
teams gave out and they procured some
mules and came over the mountains, ar
irving In California just before the first
snow fell. They were on the road six months
They located at Grass Valley, where Mrs. Royce
taught private school, while her husband
Travelled as n salesman. After residing there
many years they removed to San Francisco, In
order that their children might be educated. In
the fall of 1889 her husband died at the age of
76. Shortly after her husbands death Mrs.
Royce went East 10 visit her relatives. STAYING
there one year. On her reiuIn she resided with
her daughter. Miss Ruth Royce, librarian OF the
Normal School. in tile Taylor Block. Since last
April, when she was accidentally hurt, she was
never III good health. She leaves three children
to mourn her loss-Mrs. Hattle Barney Miss
Ruth Royce and JOSIAH Royce. assistant profes.
sor' OF philosophy in the Harvard University-
and brother, James Royce, of Massilon, Ohio.
Mrs. Royce was known Throughout the Stale
and many friends, both here and in Inc East.
Will mourn her loss.