The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-17
Literary Notes.

a century AGO there were only fourteen
newspapers IN London.
Nr. Walter Besant is said 20 have al mis-
copy typewriter before he sends 1t 10 the
printers
Mrs. Emma D. l.. Y. souihwOrth will turn
aside rom fiction next year 10 write ~
Child's Life OF Our Saviour" work which.
as tle author says, "has lain near my heart
Tor Dol any years"
"Bea.t and Man in India" the new volume
bv Lockwood kipiing Che irresistible ku0'
wards parent, is attracting some attention.
The descriptions of Indian fauna are interest
ing and are SAID 10 be exact
j. b. LiDpincot Company have in press
new novel by Marion Harland, emitted Ills
Great self" ft IS "a story Of Colonial r.
ginia, and the characters are from life.
Mrs. Ann Walter Thomas, an English
lady otherwise noted as a linguist, has the
credit OF being the best Welsh scholar living.
The unintiated who have seen sentence or
TWO of that language in print viii not be dis
posed 20 limit The credit.
The "Browning CyclopIdia" which has
been in preparation 10y Or. Edward Berdoe,
author Of "BrOWuings Message 10 Ills
Time" Will be published very shortly 10y
Macmillan & Co. IL is probably the most
generally useful Otall the aids 10 the study
of Browning as yet attempted.
OF New Yorh's three women Of fashion who
write books, Mrs. Poulteney Bigel0w IS The
youngest. She has just entered the list
against AIRS. = y. T. Gruger and Mrs. Bur
ton Harrison with "lhe Duke and the Com
moner.' Sue Is granddaughter OF +. =.
Jafray. the dry-g00ds merchant, and the old
gentleman is very proud other.
James P0tt N co. announce a new novel
called 'Sylyestre ROmOine," the author OF
which is the Rev. Charles Peletreau, rector
OF the Episcopal church at BdllstOn. II Is
expected that the WORK viii be ready FOR
publication at an early day. Mr.. Pelletrcau
is AN experienced writer, not only for the
pulpit, but for the press, with an interesting
and original mind.
The author OF that ingenious boys book
"Litle Captain DOppeikop,' Mr.. lngersoA
L0cs wood. has lived much ~ Germany, and
gained there the power OF his fantastic IN
huence. He is "a middle-aged New Orker
now, and has given his attention TO lecturing
and somewhat 90 journalism as well rs TO
the writing Of books for boys several cuts
above the usual popular things.
+. L. Leupp, Washington correspondent OF
the New York Evening Posi- VINO has also
been managing editor Of Kate Fields Wash
ingtOu from the first issue, is to sever his Oon-
Hect0n with the la ter publication with the
new year. Mir. LeupD's expert knowledg OF
newspaper work las been Of the greatest
value in launching Miss Fields venture, and
she viii assume fun charge Of ner weekly.
Nine. Caroline popp, the only Belgian wo-
man journalist, and the senior member Of the
Belgian press, died lately, at the age OF
Cighty-one. She has been editor OF the
journal de Bruges since $50, and wrote
largely for the Brussels papers. In 1866 the
whole Belgian press banQueted her on the
occasion OF her golden wedding with journal
ism. at which time the King made her a
knight of the order Of Leopold. 1t was an
honor which entitled her TO military
funeral.
Mr.. Hall Game, the English novelist, is &C.
centric. OF bis book, The ScapegOat,' a
CORES pendent says: II happen TO know That
ID was written almost entirely during sleep
less night, or rather mornings, OF The sum-
mcr, between the hours OF from TO 3 a. NJ.
and Gahd A. NJ, while the day WAS dawn
Ing, the sun rising and more than half the
world lay asleep. Indeed, | wish ! could
quote an unpublished poem written alter the
work was done, describing this exp rience
in the manner OF certain OF Victor HugO's-
lyrics"
The early career Of Robert Louis Stevenson
was disappointment 10 his family, who eX-
pected that the great taent displayed ia his
for which be was trained. When, after his
course. be developed vein Of boz
hemiani>m ana q fondness FOR literature. it
was blow 10 his straight-laced PRESBYTERIAN
father. whose ideas of authors were fashioned
from the old Grub-strtet type. Mr.. Steven
sons uncOnIcntionality OF HE gave pain To-
his mother, but the fame that marked him in
later years has reconciled her 10 the eccen-
tricites Of MS genius, and she lives now with
bin in his Samoan retreat, wearing her
prim black silk dress and Widows cap
through all the t0rrid days Of the South Sea
climate.
One OF Charles Lambs letters lately offered
for sale in ENGLAND proves that the author CT
"Eiav received pretty fair compensation for
his wlitlue The letter was written In 1876
10 the publisher of the New Monthly Maya
zine, to which Lamb began 10 contribute
alter Tie London had passed out Of The bands
# TAYLOR and Hessey. He says: - am
quite ashamed, after your kind letter, OF nav
ng expressed any disappointment about my
II is quite equivalent 10 the
,alue can set upon anything have sent
gou. had twenty guineas sheet from the
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