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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1888
Page
11
Reprint of six rare pamphlets debating Clinton and Cornwallis in Virginia 1781. Notes by Sir Henry Clinton included. London edition by B. F. Stevens. Two volumes with supplementary material.
A review of Margaret Deland’s John Ward Preacher praises the ambitious scope and contrasts the fervent Covenanter hero John Ward with Helen Jeffrey. It lauds Ashurst depiction, comic and tragic notes, and the vivid minor characters such as Denner. Some stylistic flaws noted. author praised for intent and secular warmth. The piece notes publication details and flaws in Deland’s English.
Professor Horsford revises his Faneuil Hall address on Leif Eriksen to justify the Boston monument. The book adds omitted speech, maps, and illustrations, with notes from Saga sources and notes on the Northmen landfall and Leif’s houses. The volume highlights Gardar ruins, Dighton rock, and a Chesterton mill likeness to Newport tower.
A critical review of J H Kennedy’s Early Days of Mormonism, praising its impartial and well sourced narrative. The analysis traces Joseph Smith’s origins, the roles of Rigdon and Brigham Young, and the rise and fall of Kirtland, Missouri Zion, Far West, and Nauvoo. It notes unresolved questions about deception, conspiracy, and secret minds, while highlighting vivid episodes such as Strang’s Beaver Island kingdom and the mob violence surrounding Mormon leadership. The volume offers a broad, nuanced panorama of Mormonism’s fortunes in prairie life before the Civil War and its enduring notoriety as a controversial American movement.
A critical review targets the book’s mind cure theory as metaphysical and faith driven. It questions the claimed power of mass belief to cure disease and warns against abandoning proven medicines. The piece notes conservative cautions for old ladies and suggests radical practitioners may gain from reading.
A critique notes the volume reprints recent poems by a young Ohio-born author who has lived in Texas and Kansas. It mocks Byronic Western tales, lauds a Kansas guerrilla Quantrell epic with Buffalo Bill as a subaltern, and praises certain battlefield energy while challenging the American claim.
A compact note on a small collection of German lyric translations and some originals by Dr Hedge. It highlights Goethe dominance, simple chaste rendering, ballad and nature poetry tones, and the mix of Romantic lyrics with occasional naive lines.
Fr H Hedge and Annis Lee Wister publish Metrical Translations and Poems at Houghton Mifflin in 1888. Religious feeling marks poems and Hedge relies on a conventional method. Price listed as 1.
A critical review celebrates James Hunnewell’s A Century of Town Life, praising its compact digest of Charlestown history from 1638 plans to 1775 losses, including the Mather library doubt and detailed estate maps. The essay commends the volume’s plates and appendices, notes drawbacks in indexing by surname only, and highlights the author’s vivid descriptions of local life and his own house.
Review of the Pennells’ Sentimental Journey travel book series, noting their humorous Sterne inspired framing, open air travel on a tricycle, emphasis on weather and inns, and the couple’s amiable frankness as amateur travelers seeking public reception. Contains commentary on their literary stance and travel anecdotes across France and Italy.
Dr. Creighton portrays Cardinal Wolsey as a skilled European diplomat and founder of England's insular foreign policy while serving Henry VIII. He argues Wolsey balanced monarchy and nobility, sought church reform, and planned education funding from monastic lands, though his power waned over Henry's personal divorce.
A review of a collected volume on Perry’s life and politics, noting his Union loyalty before secession, Confederate service, later bitterness, and the political writings and biographical sketches within. It highlights documents from 1850 to 1866 plus public speeches and commemorations reflecting Southern views before and after the Civil War.
The volume by ex-Governor B F Perry contains portraits of prominent men of the era, mostly based on study rather than lived experience, with few personal reminiscences. It is marred by numerous typographical blunders, including misrendered names and a mangled Latin quotation.
The review denounces Hawthorne's Section 558 as a commonplace detective tale with a thin plot and a chorus of archetypal characters while noting moments of verve. It also covers Max O'Rell's John Bull, Jr. and Edward Freeman's Four Oxford Lectures, highlighting missteps, wit, and critique of English and Teutonic themes.
A digest of newly arrived titles with authors and publishers including Sketches of Persia by Sir John Malcolm The Meisterschaft System by Richard S Rosenthal An Original Belle by Edward P Roe Ten Years of Massachusetts by Raymond L Bridgman The Story of the States The Story of New York by Elbridge Brooks and others Also works by Duffield Osborne Matthew Arnold Walter Besant and James Rice Browning Loomis Spenser Spenser Browning Hitchock Foster and more from various publishers.
J Henry Brook & Co invites investors to buy collateral trust bonds of the Equitable Trust Co of Omaha. Bonds issued in 500 denominations bear interest for ten years with a five year redemption option. Principal and interest payable at National Bank of North America.
Yale announces the final crew for the June New London race with weights and positions for each member. Captain Stevenson leads the eight, includes Wilcox Gill Woodruff Cross and substitutes James Brewiller, Caldwell declines to row, and Harvard intrigue over stroke style resurfaces alongside talk of an Oxford Cambridge international contest.
Washington April 27 Special All but two of the Massachusetts delegation wives are in the capital. Mrs Collins and Mrs Rockwell stay away. Collins enjoys a brief winter visit and Boston life, while Rockwell tends six boys and a daughter at home. Pierce Long and Mrs Long stand out among the youthful set. Mrs Allen, Mrs Russell, Mrs Morse, Mrs Cogswell, and Mrs Hayden are active in society, with cordial relations among all.
Ward Sixteen Day Nursery urges friends to aid in the new year, noting the nursery serves working mothers by caring for children under seven for a nickel daily. A long list of local donors and addresses is provided for contributions.
Visit G. W. Simmons and Company at 32 to 44 North Street Boston for uniforms games or game parts to save money on summer sporting purchases.
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