The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-06

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Literary Notes.
May we not with good reason soon look to
see the sober historical novel suspending the
romantic semf-historical productions of the
present. with their vulgar clang, their pinch
DECK glitter and aDotheosis OF the rantine
Hotspur? True, popular taste is less than
ever IN sympathy with the drab-colored pre-
cepts OF the Psychologist and is more strongly
inclined, through the sharp political sensa-
tionS OF the summer, to insist on the physical
thrcb in literature. But the very existence
or arms and the hero among US contributes
rather to discount than to encourage this
meretrictous show OF clashing swords and
hne speeches The bravura style OF the ro-
mantle fails to express the real quality OF
our martial sentiments. The feeling of the
nour demands more convincing kind Of
heroism-a fiction where sense is not subor-
dinated to sensation nor the phenomena OF the
past past continually suborned; historical novel
that Is truly historical-The Bookman
On June l Little, Brown G. Co., took
possession of the entire publishing business
Of Messrs. Roberts Brothers, with the ex-
ception of their editions of Balzac and Mo-
Here, now issued by Hardy, Pratt g. Co By
this arrangement the lists Of two of the Oldest
houses in Boston combined The com
oined lists include the following important
authors, whose works are well known
throughout the United States Louisa M
Alcott, author Of Little Women" etc.; Capt
A t. Mahan, whose works on the influence
OF sea power have had such an effect in
shaping the policies of the European nations;
Francis Parkman. the historian Mary w
Tileston, author Of Daily Strength for Daily
Needs" ETC.; Lillian Whiting author of THE
World Beautiful" etc.. Henryk Sfenkiewicz
author of "Quo Vadig !" 'fVytth Fire and
Sword, . etc; Helen Jackson Oh. H.'J. auth
Familiar Quotations" Edward Everett Hale
author OF THE Man Without a. Country -
etc; and Susan Coolidge, Nora Perry, Mary
+. Wells Smith, Lily F; Wesselhoeft, and A.
dren are very widely known.
Messrs. Little, Brown & Co.. have a large
number OF new books and new. editions in
have just issued their announcement In
sumptuous form.
1t is not often that contributor to a
magazine spends five millions or so of doll
lars IN hitting himself to write knowingly Of
a subject But, If popular report be true
that is, approximately, the sum which Joseph
Letter expended in the acquisition of the
lnrormat1on necessary to prepare the article
which appears oyer his signature IN the No
Mr. Letters first appearance in literature,
put ne handles the pen with a bold firm
mana that shows him a man Of resources.
Another Cosmopolitan contribution which
VIII appeal to every man and woman is the
attempt of Harry Thurston Peck to araIyZe
the component parts Of the modern woman
clnate? Is 1t beauty, grace, spirit, charm Of
manner, what? Evasive question: But Mr.
Peck goes at 1t as man who has studied and
has had experience.
The feat of raising $5SG00 in three days in
order to secure the conditional gift of s100 600
for Barnard college aroused a good deal Of
interest last month, not only in New York
city. but throughout the country. Apropos
of Qnf hat M
the genial treasurer of Barnard college Is.
perhaps the best known "beggar' in the
city. and that upon him rested most of the
burden of wiping out the debt Of the chi.
lege, 1T Is rather amusing to observe as
one does when one approaches the private
once of Mr.. Plimpton. large and cons2icu-
aBcggars are positively not admitted The
Bookman.
The November number of the North!and
Magazine, now enlarged to sixty-four pages,
is brimful of instructive and valuable aTti-
cles pertaining especially to matters of in
terest to Scandinavian American readers. The
number Is an advance upon all previous Is
sues and Is in keeping with the deternina-
ing issue an Improvement on the last The
following Is summarized table of its con-
tents:
Frontispiece-"The Souls Awakening
August Strindberg, the Swedish Prone
theus. Second paper. DR.. Victor Nilsson.
To August Strindberg. Poem from the
Stone.
scandinavian Mythology. Second paper.
Rasmus B. Anderson. IL. D..
National Costumes. Illustrations
Bit of Early Scandinavian History
William Morton Payne. Olaf Eliason
Lies Cruise. Poem from the Icelandie Of
Einar Htorleifson, by Frida Stephenson
Sharpe
4 Gallery of Representative Scandinavian
Women. Part T.
Joseina Wettergrund.
Anna WahIenberg.
Bertha Wegman.
Anlalie Skram.
Character. Illustration.
When 1t Freezes. From the Norwegian OF
Hans Aanrud, by William H. A Rutherford.
Rex Mundi. Poem. BY William Moore.
Representative Scandinavian Business Men.
Sketch Of 9. A. Smith.
Notes and Comment. Luth Jaeger.
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