The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-13
GOSSIP.

Mrs. Amlia E. Barr Is a vigorous
writer, and her novels are worthy OF
consideration. She Is English, but has
long lived in this country. Her latest
story is Was II Right TO Forgive?" We
know Of no stronger writer OF stories
on this side of the Atlantic OF either
sex among the living.
Egerton Castle and Agnes Castle pro-
duced jointly a novel that was very
much praised by leading newspapers.
IL was called The Pride OF Jennico."
The former has a new novel ready en-
titled Young April that is praised as
even better than the first named.
Maurice HewIett's Little Novels OF
Italy is lauded by competent writer's
as very fine. He excels in style all liv-
ing novelists. The able critic Of The
New York Tribune says:
Among the younger writer's of fic-
ton there are two men whose works
are of inspiration all compact. They
are Rrdyard Kipling n Maurice
Hewlett Bo<h go to the root
Of things, but in the writings OF the
former truth energies in naked force;
Will lIt uNAlO IA q A<A1AAC AtON1A2 Va
Italy it comes forth adorned with the
flowers of art and poetry. clad in the
shimmering cloth-of-gold Of the Italian
Renaissance The range OF his art
would alone proclaim his remarkable
quality as a writer. In Madonna or
the Peach Tree the force OF old relig-
ious ideas is set in vivid relief against
a study Of the va~riegated life OF We
ona-
His Forest Lovers is in its thirty
ninth t~housands>a nd it is declared to
be of exceeding excellence as to style.
The New York Bookman pronounced
Its style as absolutely unique and fin
enough to serve as a model"
There are fifty or an hundred novels
just issued. Wait a year and find out
then which are alive and worth read
ing. Probably two or three will be tho
number then hat We're once alive but
are dead forevermore.
Neufeld's story of his life in chains
while for twelve years a prisoner of
the Khaleeva, in Egypt, rs attracting
much attention. 1t has numerous por-
traits, is an octave of 379 pages, and
is full of human interest, misery and
pathos.
Julian Hawthorne, a gifted son of
Americas greatest novelist, Nathaniel
Hawthorne, has just published a novel
that Is said to be much above any he
has written. 1t is particularly praised TO
for the clearness and simplicity of its
style, and is imaginative, weird and full
of power.
Professor John Phelps Fruit has just
issued a volume that should interest
southern readers. 1t is on THE Mind
and Art of Poe's Poetry"
Charles and Mary Lamb seventy-fve
years ago. perhaps it was, or something
less, did an excellent thing for the
youth of the English speaking race in
writing in prose THE Tales of Shakes
peare." 1t is a classic. We notice a
new oek announced entitled Stories
from Shakespeare" by NJ. Surtes Town
send, illustrated, in one volume, price
50. so. You can buy Lambs work for
not more than IS cents.
4. 1t is gratifying to see among the
thousands of new books excellent new
editions of Reade and Bulwer Lytton's
works-both capital authors only below
the great ones. New editions of Scott,
~Thackeray and Dickens issue, too,
and it is well for the world thai
there are enough readers of the great
est works Of fiction to justify such a
multiplying of editions.
P~ancoast's standard English poems
from Edmund Spenser to Alfred Tenny-
son will be ready on the 18th instant.
1t is a new anthology, representing
seventy authors and containing $50
complete poems. The price is s1-50. $50
pages.
Many will desire to read the life OF
Rev. DR.. Henry G. Liddell, OF the great
Greek dictionary fame. 1t is reported
to be extremely interesting" Henry
Holt & Co, New York, published the
last two mentioned works.