The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-01
THE Bookman" for July contains this
bit OF literary news:

THE Bookman" for July contains this
bit OF literary news:
The Tennyson and Hallam letters which VIC an
bounced last month as recently discovered in a
solicitors office at Sheffield were written TO the
Rev. W. ii. Brookheld, man who. though not
very successful in life, was particularly rich in
iriendships lie married daughter OF Sir Charles
Elton. Her aunt was the wife OF Halam, the
historian, so there was close tic between the
households. The friendship between Thackeray
and Btookneld was very close. some OF Thackerays
best Letters having been written 10 Mr. Brookicld
Thaekera, described , Brooktieid as Frank White
misfortune Of Brookfsld's life was TINT he had to
take secluded and silent in The heart OF
Lincolnshire. He aud his family were vt home in
London society, and were deeply depressed in
Lincolnshire. But there WAS something manly and
sound in his nature. Miss Thackeray remembers
walking over stub5!e field at Somer5y with him
and hearing him talk about his p1rishiouers.
'!le was Ill then. and hgariuy much pain
serve, though / did Iot know it at the time.
How ! preach TO ult rn4i .,,.
him TO deny himseli' he said. old man
staggered past with some great losd upon his
head. He gets up at in the morning; he works
all DAY long in the field, through all weathers and
winds, he crawls home at night, stup.hed with
fatigue and crippled with rheumatism. to fling
himself down to slccp; he never complains; he
din,s contentedly off dry bread. and bit Of
bacon on Sundays. he has had nothing better
for ltdrs. be viii nave anything else to e..
nying. IL Is b'. who preachs, the sermon, not l. y
Mrs. Ruth McEnery Stuart is writing the
last chapters of novel of Southern life on
which she has been engaged for several |
years. The work Will probably make its |
first appearance as a magazine serial.
THE Literary Review" pamphlet |
printed in Boston for the apparent purpose |
of Advertising the work OF M Haldane |
McFau, and one or two otEer writers, re-
Gently published an article on The Trail |
OF the Ethiopian which much resembled |
the ineaue diatribes Of the late Mr.. Brann, !
except that It was less intellectual. 1t con
Guided with the remark that lying state
ments about the negro ought to be sup |
pressed. That is true, and ii would be wei |
to begin with those Of the Literary Re- |
view" When n Northern fanatc starts out |
to be more Southern than the Southern |
err, IL usually oyerdocs the thing.
In tho country life of Missouri James |
NcH;on Basket has the field to himself as !
a novelist and there seems to be no lack |
Of readers for fiction q, aling with sectional |
American life. Mr. kaskett's novel las |
the Light Led" has just gone into its |
thiri Thousand.
The American Salad Book" is announced |
by Mcclure Phillips & Co. Between let
tucc-sgsen covers the author. Monsieur
MaNiuilian De Loup. gives clear. explicit
directions for cempounding 317 different
varieties Of salads.
"a History OF sanskrit Literature" by |
A. A. Macdonell, NJ A. deputy professor |
Of Sanskrit at oxford. is to b. published |
Immediately by d. appleton I: Co. in their |
Literatures of the World Series edited by |
Edmund Gosse !