The new North-west., 1897-04-16
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Mr. and Mrs. Cronwright-Sc
are on their way to England, where
they will remain during the year.
Two volumes of DR.. David Masson's
edition of De Quincy are ready 70,
the press. There are to be six alto
gether.
A monument to the brothers Grimm,
the popularity of whose fairy tales has
eclipsed their pathological work, has
Just been erected at Hanau.
The inhabitants of saeckingen, in the
Grand Duchy of Baden, intend erect
ing monument in honor of Victor
Scheffel, who made their town famous.
William Watson's powerful poems on
the Armenian situat ton have been pub
lished under the title, "The Year of
shame,' with a strong Introduction bs
the Bishop Of Hereford.
The Rev. Charles Cuthbert Hall, D.
D., who has just been called to the
Presidency of Union Theological Semi
nary, New York, is to edit the Amer.
can edition of the Expositor.
]. B. Lippincott Company are the
American publishers of Wilson Bar
retts novel, founded on his popular
play, "The Sign of the Cross" The
Bishop of Truro has written an intro.
duction to the book.
Dr. Nansen is giving all his time to
the preparation of his book, intending
to finish it before going to London to
deliver his promised series of lectures
on arctic exploration. 1t Is certain to
be the paramount book Of the year.
Prof. Georg Ebers has written a his
torlcal romance called Barbara Blom-
berg" Charles V. plays prominent
part in the story, and the heroine Is
the mother of Don John of Austria.
An English translation will appear.
According to the st. James Gazette,
Queen Victoria will personally dictate
and revise biography of herself.
which will appear in 1897. The story
OF the longest reign in the history of
England from the Queens own stand
poit cannot fail to be Of great interest.
The stamp duty on newspapers,
which in Austria has greatly impeded
the development Of the press, is to be
abolished at the beginning of next year.
Ihose papers which are not published
more frequently than thrice a week
Will be exempt from stamp duty next
March.
The Critic boasts that il reviewed
1,63o books during 1896 The best of
1t Is that the reviews were good ones
none better anywhere. The new en-
terprlse of the editors, called the
Month, is monthly magazine, on the
same lines as the Critic, and certainly
deserves success.
The newest accession to the Acade-
mie Franchise is Anatole France, and
his official reception as the successor
of Ferdinand de Lesseps was the chief
literary event Of recent weeks in Paris.
The real name of the new immortal is
Anatole Francois Thibault. He was
born in Paris in 1914, and made his lit
eraly debut in 1878 with a volume of
verse entitled "Poemes Dorees." His
beautifully phrased prose, for which
he is chiefly noted, places him on Il lev
el with the French Stevenson, Pierre
Lott.
DR.. Conan Doyle tells In the London
Strand about a seven months cruise
that he took in the arctic seas in 1880
as the surgeon of a whaler: "As |
was only 20 years old when I started.
and as my knowledge Of medicine was
that of an average third year student,
l have often thought that it was as
well that there was no very serious call
upon my services" One day a stew
ard challenged him to bout with the
gloves. Later on he heard the stew
ard saying to the mate, In loud tones
of conviction, $50 help me, Colin, he's
the best surgeon we've had. He's
blackened my e'e" This, says the
was the first, and very nearly
the last, testimonial that I ever re-
ceived to my professional abilities"