Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-13
CuRR ENr hiTERATDRE.

A second number of The Atlantic and
still no more of Julia Ward Howe's rem
iniscences show that this "fell arrest"
is definitive. The stop is a full genera
ton back, just after the Civil War.
Would that it were possible Mrs. Howe
could write on as long after the Spanish
War. What is now withheld is. Of
course, treatise for future issues. Prince
Kropotkin, evidently, means to go to
the end. He gives another thrilling
page from the stern romance of Russian
| revolt, his escape from the hospital,
prison, an altogether dramatic episode.
| The imprisoned reVolutionists had been
communicating by series of knocks.
| BY the cratic character of these Prince
| Kropotkin too truly devined the gradual
mental overthrow Of one of his asso-
ciates. He had been, at last, allowed
to continue his scientific summaries,
but, always at night fall, writing ma
| terials were Withdrawn. Mark Liddell
suggests a true study of the vital
elements of honest English literature
A practical deduction is in favor of
using crisp, universal words
Chinese sketches are dire visions.
"The Lame Boy is pathetic bit of
failure known TO be hopeless. Mr.. Riis
gives an encouraging turn to the tene-
ment question. By tho enornities over
thrown one measures future chances.
Mr.. Furness shows the small import OF
shakespeare plots compared with the
transcendent grasp Of genius that appro-
pirates and WHITES them. Mr.. Cunning.
hams paper is apologetie. Taking to
n heart certain merited lessons of the
past, English Imperialism shines now
resplendent with improved methods. The
J pinch of penury tightens upon the
Bayard Taylor Sidney Lanier CORE
spondence. Publishers checks were
; like the resources of the 'tCrushet
} Tragedian. - "My means are no
, large" he remarks in Offering hi
hand and heart, Indeed that hardly
expresses the smallness of them. !"
The July st. Nicholas gives the priz
, lists in its Reading for Young Folks. :
t Old fashioned people will thrill witt
t Joy today to see Soott's ',lvanhoe' a
. the head and people quite OF anothe
generation will recognize an old frien,
t in Miss Edgeworth's Parents As
a sistant.'' No list omits Kipling'
Q "Jungle Book' or "Alice in Wonder
9 land" Only one leaves out "Robinso
n Crusoe." Cooper and "Uncle Remus'
n are we'll nigh universal. Stevenso
!. comes in almost everywhere, Will
u Hawthorne does SO without exception
= Kingsley lisa prime favorite, Thackera
Q and Dickens are duly placed, likewis
il Bunyan with his time defying allegors
1t Miss Alcott is lesser favorite. Dana
q 1.-Two Years before the Mast" sti
d finds readers. Evidently, tho compiler
d are old enough simply to look bac
IS upon Grimm and Anderson. Nothin
10 could be more reassuring than til
d result of this healthful composition
5, lis it all done?" said man to anotht
Is coming out of church. "No, indeed,
: was the reply, ''it's preached, but it,
ID be good while before it'll be a
d done. So now, the books--the be
d in the world for the purpose are q
Id given. Let it be hoped, however, thi
90 it will not be SO very long before th'
Id are all read by most of tho adheren
ut of ST. Nicholas.