The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-20
LITERARY NOTES.

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LITERARY NOTES.
Samuel Smiles, the author Of Self
Help" and other books for boys and
young men, is now over so years old.
He is living quietly at his suburban home
near London, writing a little now and
then, and looking after his literary inter
ests.
1t is said that Mrs. Humphrey Ward
wrote "Sir George Tressady' four times
over before it appeared as a serial, and
twice more before she allowed it to APP
pear in book form. 1t is also stated that
1000 pounds is her price for serial rights
in England.
Marie Corelli, the novelist, is Of Ital-
ian parentage, was educated in England
and France and spent three years in a
France convent.
Mrs May Sparkling, the daughter of
the late William Morris, has inherited her
fathers artistic tastes, and was in the
closest sympathy with him in his theories
Of advanced socialism.
The Norwegian edition of lbsen's new
drama. "John Gabriel Borkman," was
10000 copies, something unprecedented
in Scandinavian literature. Ibsen's plays
are never published in Swedish, as the
author believes that the Swedes can
read his books equally well in the Dan
ish-Norwegian tongue.
A future Ellen Terry is on the horizon
This solemn assurance is from no less
person than the ill-natured Mansfield,
who was never known before to say
good work for anybody. Alice Pierce is
the one who has won such praise and set
the Rialto to talking. She is slim, gaunt
and exhibits a soul that is burning her
body up. She is a wonder, and Mans
field is killing her by casting her for
Jessica in the Merchant of Venice"
An article on the causes of the failure
of the Confederacy which The Century
recently printed will be the subject of
collection of seven short articles which
will soon appear in the same magazine,
contributed by four well-known ex-Con-
federate generals, Lieutenant-G General
s.. p. Lee, aforementioned Joseph
Wheeler. Major General Il. NJ Law, and
Brigadier-G General Il. =. Alexander; and
by the Union officers Major-General ID.
G.. Buell., Major General o. o. How
ard, and Major General Jacob ID. Cox.
Herbert d. Ward, the novelist and hus-
band of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward,
has written a new novel, which will be
the fiction feature OF the Ladies Home
Journal during 1897. 1t is a humorous
story and has the unique title Of THE
Burglar Who Moved Paradise" 1t is
sequel to Mrs. Wards IAN Old Maids
Paradise" the husband taking up the pen
where Miss Phelps had naturally to put
it down when she became Mrs. Ward.
Sentimental Tommy" story of his boy
hood: by J. w. Barrie, illustrated by
VIM. Hatherell. Publishers, Charles
Scribners Sons, New York.
The readers OF Scribner were much
pleased with the story OF the life of a
| Scotch boy, his adventures of youth, VINO
| is anxious in early boyhood for little
sister. There is sharp criticism IN the
| well meaning misconceptions -of some
|
| A society in London for the reforma-
ton of juvenile criminals gave dinner.
No boy, no matter how hungry, could go
| to the "blow-out" dinner unless he could
tell a story OF some crime committed.
Tommy told an awful yarn about killing
a butler and thereby got good dinner.
| In the course OF some very interest
ing remarks at the London dinner to
| POINTER, the Academy's new President
Conan Doyle said: ut is difficult now
to realize the avidity with which our fore
fathers fell upon a good solid book. Fol
them there were no bookstalls crammeo
with cheap literature, no little piratinl
magazines containing the looted spoils o.
dozen good books. Consequently they
had time to absorb book so that 1T be
came part of their mind and soul W.
could not put back the clock and MAKE
hooks rarer. We would not il we could
Rut n would not be q bad thing now ant