Modern Monarchs and Their Taste for Literature
A periodical essay surveys royal readers from Victoria to Abbas Hilmi and beyond, comparing how emperors, kings, and princes across Europe and the Middle East relate to books. It notes Prince of Wales intellectual leanings, Kaiser's voracious press intake, and monarchical rivals like Monte Carlo’s prince and Monaco’s Charles, highlighting a spectrum of literary culture among rulers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonny Santis
Caabe
Victoria
Prince of Wales
Prince Os
Wales
Kalser
Paria
Wilhelm
House of the
Potsdam
Prince Henry of
Prussla
Unite States
Humbert
Alps
Marguerite
Helens
Montenegro
Asapattiara
Prince Charles
Monaco
Monte Carlo
Pheezar
Greece
Paris
Fim
Athens
Turkey
Neuilly
Paés
Leopold
Belgium
France
Queen
Carmen Sylva
Bucharest
Tadiang
Carmen Bylva
The Quiet Place and Sister Jane in the Story
In a late nineteenth century scene, William Wornum narrates life at his sister Jane’s cottage, detailing Jane’s firm will, Sally Beshears and Mandy Satterlee’s arrival with a newborn, and a stormy night that tests loyalties as Mose the servant and the child’s mother navigate care, secrecy, and emerging bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Wornum
Jane $Vornum
Jane
Rell
Jane Wornum
Cupid
Tinkins
Yellow House
Hig Ukes
Cephas Bullard
Mary
Sally Beshears
Mary Bullard
Wiliam Wornumt
Nev
Sister Vane
Mrs. Beshearg
Mrs. Beshears
Mandy Satterlee
Iislt
Slater Jane
Gally
Tommy Tinkins
Alster Jane
Myself
Atrahiger
Sally Mrs. Beshears
Mandy
William
Sister Jane
Mrs Beshears
Tivo
Sally
Mose
Moses
Mra Beakears
Kate
Mistiss
Sam
Old Sam
Aiieady
Aroud
How Flush Times Hurt the Old South Written !
In the prewar South the influx of settlers to Alabama and Mississippi coincided with wildcat banks issuing inflated currency. Lax regulation, scarce transport, and slow communication allowed forged and worthless notes to circulate for weeks. The era spawned unprecedented speculation as outsiders bought and sold nearly anything amid resource promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Mississippi
Carolinag
Virginia
Pennsylvania
New England
Name Without Money Aimed To Sell Restorative Book
A fragmented tale urges a reader to deliver a name for a mail order offer of Dr Shoop Restorative with six bottles via a druggist for one month. The pitch promises cure for many diseases by strengthening inner nerves and notes past reliance on notes and bank bills in a rough frontier culture. It contrasts with reckless money attitudes and a bygone era of promissory notes and pistol era humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoop
Bea
Jack Smith
Bill Jonea
Smith
Uela
Mississippi
Congress
Glew
Ode to Salem Dear Old Town by W. Leonard
Poem praising Salem New York with imagery of moonlight dear walls and holy structure. The speaker hopes the quaint city remains peaceful and blessed, while angels hover and a chorus of peace echoes in the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Old Salem
Old Town
House of Prayer
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By Stephen Austin
Lord Tennyson
Mer
Rhoda Broughton
Rita
Margarette
Italy
Pontiffee
Vatican
Cameriengo
Rome
Thomas Acquinas
Augustine
America
Europe
Abbas Hilmi
Egypt
Ala
Sphinx
Httle
Einglish
Ikhedive
New York
Desert
Abbas
Solomon
Yousouf
Roosevelt Street
New
London
Gund
The
Carmen Syl'ba
Queen of Roumania
Prince of Monaco
Joet Chandler Harris
Oriesns
New Orleans
Crescent City
Vicksburg
Georgia
South Atlantic
Robert Toombs
Statesman
Toombs
Ftdaa
South
Elrnost
Salem, Ny
Miss Johnston
Boston Herald
Audrey
United States
Chicago Record-Herald
York Times
Houghton, Sifftin & Co., Publishers
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