The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-17
LITERARY T

Amelie Rives, the Virginian, again
sci Grant is published. 1t is said to
be quite decent without the e~ccentrici-
ties that marked some of her earlier
productions. The story is Norman. T.
N. Page is also out in a new story.
The Virginians. are many, who write
with more or less of cleverness in the
realm of fiction. Miss Glasgow is an
other of the best of the novel writers
of Virginia. Mrs. Maud w. Goodwin
has written several located
in Virginia, and we suppose she too is
native there. Mrs. Harrison who lives
in New York, has written successful
stories, one or two of which, We believe,
are illustrative of Virginia manner
and customs in the past. Them there
are several other Virginians who have
more or less successful-Miss Baylor,
Miss McC1elland, Miss Magruder, Mrs.
Terhune, and perhaps others.
One Of the most popular n pleasant
of novels is John Halifax, Gentleman"
One English firm has sold over 26O, 900
copies of their new cheap edition sold
at II cents.
The Richmond Dispatch says of that
most gifted of all American poets, part
ly southern in blood and education,
Edgar Poe, hat his bust sis to stand
in the Poe Above as the central feature
of a section of the University Of Vir-
ginia Library devoted specially to
southern writer's. 1t is earnestly re-
quested that friends and admirers of
Poe help the movement by contribu-
lions Of books, editions, commentaries,
or translations connected with him, or
by contributing the works of southern
writers, living Or dead, to fill up the
alcOve of which he is to be the centre"
Mr.. H.. D. Trail, n of the best of the
literary living critics, and editor of the
new admirable weekly issued by the
london Times Inc called LITERATURE"
has written a life of the Prince of
Wales. The ability of the author is
beyond question, but he has a poor
theme. He will hav to suppress many
things in the Princes career if he
would avoid scandal and complaint.
The unwritten part of the heir to the
] thrones" life is what the gossips would
like to hear, and just what would give
peculiar flavor to the interest of the
! biography. Mr.. Trail is a very dis
Greet as well as able editor, and will
l know hnW fo void tho nrirEcor dc
The literary critic of the New York
| Tribune praises Wister's Lin Nc
Lean" We have read some OF the
parts of the life Of Lin and like much
other of Mr.. Wister's work, it is most
carefully, thoughtfully done, showing
skill, aptitude, loyalty to purpose, and
vividness Of description as well as
strength of p~ortraiture. All of MI.
| Wister's characters are drawn with
much cleverness and force. The Tri-
bune writer says we'll and with accu-
rate insight:
His latest volume is ull of episode,
it is romantic. pathetic, droll, dramatic,
and invariably veracious. Lin Mclean
passes from n stage to another in his
development with some picturesque ex-
| p~erience in each transition, but the
note is never forced. Mr.. Wister writes
Is if this striking existence he depicts
were as natural. as ma~tter-of-fact, as
the existence of an Eastern clerk From
this method springs the charm. Lin
Mclean becomes a Variable compan-
ion Of the reader, and the latter follows
his fortunes with downright solicitude,
sympathizing with the mans woes,
rejoicing in his happiness and in his
extraordinary flow OF animal spirits"
Winston Sentinel: James Pegram, a
white man who has been living on. Long
Branch for some time, met with a PAIN
full accident Saturday night by falling
/ down an His left leg was