New edition of Sir Walter Scott journal reveals edits and politics
A lawyer notes how 19th century biographers edited sources, while David Douglas restores Sir Walter Scott’s Abbotsford Journal with minimal changes. The two volumes show Scott’s honesty, resilience, and the value of unselected detail, including letters from Carlyle and Goethe.
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Walter Scott
Washington
Sparks
Abbotsford
Lockhart
Scott
Quarterly Review
Sir Walter
David Douglas
Maxwell-Scott
Maxwell-Scott, the Journal Appears Exactly As Sir Walter
Duchess of Kent
Prince George of Cumberland
Princess Victoria
England
Murray Ot Lockhart
Gifford
Anne
Barrow
Blackwood
D’israeli
Scotland
London
Southey
Secott
D’ Israeli
Vivian Grey
Carlyle
von Goethe
Weimar
Sir Walter Scott
Goethe
Thomas Carlyle
Edinburgh
Mr. Douglas
Douglas
Sirena
Ballantyne
Knox
Claverhouse
Waverly
Judy of Roundwood
Lover
Judy
Miss Edge
Lip Wal
New York
Harper & Bros
Sherman and Herrick Echoes in Recent Poetry Review
A literary critique praising Mr. Sherman's volume as an advance in English lyric art, noting Herrick influence and a balanced, non morbid tone. The piece compares Madrigals and Catches to Sherman's work, discusses form, taste, and the enduring appeal of lyric poetry, and quotes lines such as A HOLLYHOCK and LYRICS to illustrate style. It also surveys other poets like William Watson and Mrs. Blake, highlighting strength in individual voice and musicality.
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Mr. Sherman
Sherman
Herrick
Jierrick
Omar Khayyam
Eee
Nothing daunts the author of Galgano's Wooing
The critic notes the author’s fearless range from Cleopatra Cesar to vesha Mahomet and beyond in poetry, while acknowledging reproach from readers who fear for poetic standards and taste.
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Galgano
Cleopatra
Cesar
Pocket Brown ing volume makes short poems easy to read
A compact edition uses small type and thin paper to fit all the shorter Brown ing poems readers want to read and many they discuss. The price is accessible and the print remains clear despite the diminutive format.
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Browning
Love Poems in Knickerbocker Nuggets series reviewed
A critical note on two volume editions in the Knickerbocker Nuggets collection. The pref ace praises uncritically, praising American verse while offering a broad mix from 800 years of poetry. The list includes works by Sher man Wordsworth Browning Stebbins and O DONnell among others.
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Joaquin Miller
Lowell
Longfellow
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Spenser
Frank Dempster Sherman
Boston
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Wordsworth
New York
Macmillan & Co
de Wolfe, Fiske & Co
Price
Jessie F. O'Donnell
G. P. Putnam's Sons
W. . Clarke & Co
Electricity in Daily Life and Its Broad Applications
A survey of electricity across fields from man’s daily life to naval and land warfare. Professors and engineers explain terms, history, and devices from electric motors to lighting, telegraph advancement, submarine cables, and home uses, with notes from Edison’s laboratory circle.
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Brackett
Princeton College
Pope
Joseph Wetzler
The
Electrical Engineer
Henry Morton
Stearns Institute of Technology
Charles L. Buckingham
Western Union Telegraph Company
Morse
Herbert Laws Webb
Lieutenant Hughes
United States Navy
Millis
A. E. Kennelly
Mr. Edison
M. A. Starr
Electricity in Daily Life volume reviewed in brief
A concise critical note on Cyrus F. Brackett and collaborators’ Electricity in Daily Life. The book argues electricity as stimulus cure and death, includes six full page and 11 vignette cuts, and is timely, full, and valuable at a price of $3.
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Cyrus F. Brackett
New York
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Boston
de Wolfe, Fiske & Co
The Story of Switzerland in The Story of the Nations
A review of Lina Hug and Richard Stead's history The Story of the Nations, praising its balanced reconstruction of Swiss history from prehistoric fort settlements to the modern confederation, its vivid illustrations, and its treatment of figures such as Zwingli, Calvin, Voltaire, Rousseau, and Petrarch.
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Switzerland
Lohenstaufens
Savoys
Morgarien
Sempach
Grandson
Morst
Cantons
Winkelreid
Confederation
Zwingli
Calvin
Voltaire
Rousseau
Pestalozzi
Taller
Jeremias Gotthelf
Arnold Hug
Zurich
Zuricum
Turicum
Lina Hug
Richard Stead
New York
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Boston
W. B. Clarke & Co
Price
Curious Creatures in Zoology by John Ashton
A review praising Curious Creatures in Zoology as a storehouse of odd lore from Maundeville to Herodotus. It notes the book compiles marvels and lies with 130 illustrations, claiming strong reproduction accuracy and entertaining, curious content.
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Eld
John Ashton
Old Maundeville
Sleeper
Pliny
Herodotus
Baron Munchausen
New York
Cassell Publishing Company
A Manual of Bibliography by Walter Thomas Rogers
A New York and Boston edition reviews Walter Thomas Rogers's manual on bibliography. It covers printing invention, book design, library catalogs, and signs of valuable editions. The volume includes chapters on printing history, ornamentation, and generic notes, with glossary and index, priced at 175 dollars.
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Walter Thomas Rogers
Gutenberg
Koster
Castaldi
Germany
Italy
France
New York
Yibner & Welford
Boston
Wim. Clarke & Co
Price
The Devil's Picture Book review notes flaws in research
The Devil's Picture Book by Mrs John King Van Rensselaer is praised for its 24 plates and handsome binding yet criticized for hurried light text and factual blunders. Errors include misdating terms in German and misnaming historians, with some value as amusement rather than scholarly work.
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Germany
Herodius
Cicero
Herodotus
Paul Orosius
John King van Rensselaer
New York
Dodd, Mead & Co
Boston
Littie, Brown & Co
Price
A Unique Autograph Book Showcases Gold Nails Design
Gold Nails presents a sumptuous autograph book with a unique cover showing a fair-armed damsel hanging wreaths on a tablet and a dozen golden pegs. Inside, the text proceeds with men’s then women’s given names and signatures.
How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis reviewed
A harsh study of New York tenements reveals deep poverty, crime, and squalor. Riis uses vivid scenes and argues for urgent housing reform, noting crowds of workers deserve decently housed as a right and that slothful privilege blocks progress. The book is urged as essential reading and a stark critique of civilization.
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New York
Vesuvius
Mr. Riis
Christendom
Jacob A. Riis
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Boston
de Wolfe, Fiske & Co
Cyclopedia of Games and Sports gift for a healthy boy
Review of Young Folks Cyclopedia of Games and Sports by Champlin and Bostwick. Describes eight hundred plus pages with illustrated articles on mechanical, chemical and prestidigitatorial devices, many games, rules, origins, and a few noted omissions. Recommends as a fine gift. price two-fifty.
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Gralouge
Harrussen
Hornet
Cyuclondia of
John D. Champlin, Jr
Arthur E. Bostwick
New York
Henry Holt & Co
Boston
Estes & Lauriat
Price
Professor Lindsay's edition of Juvenal standard text
Professor Lindsay's edition includes process cuts and engravings of antiquities. It covers Juvenal's satires with notes to aid mixed-class use. Expurgated when needed and recommended as a standard textbook in the Appleton's Classical Series from New York.
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Lindsay
Juvenal
Horace
Nero
Hadrian
Rome
Thomas B. Lindsay
New York
American Book Company
Appleton
Novels and Tales Review of Frederic and Whitney Works
A critical survey praises Harold Frederic for In the Valley and Seth’s Brother’s Wife while deeming In the Valley strongly historical yet well crafted. It lauds Howard Pyle illustrations and lauds Ascutney Street by Mrs. A D T Whitney as a pure moral tale with uplifting tone, suitable for young girls in Queen Anne towns.
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Harold Frederic
Mohawk
Frederic
Patroon
Quebec
Seth
Howard Pyle
Whitney
Ascutney Street
Faith Gartney
Gayworthys
Liscutney Street
A. D. T. Whitney
Boston
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Bride From the Bush Story Promises Wit and Aussie Charm
A witty tale titled Bride From the Bush unfolds with a clever, warm hearted Australian bride and a bright suitor. The author’s device aims for lively humor, though the author’s new writer voice teeters between cleverness and overextended comedy.
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Comédie Larmoyante
Alfreds Wicked Brother In Amusing Contrast At Odds
A lighthearted note contrasts Alfreds wicked brother with Gladys, an Australian woman, and her English husband and their different families and ways, highlighting cultural clash and humor.
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Alfred
Gladys
Books in Brief: Ingomar and Nanon Reviewed
A review highlights Mr Boyesen's Against Heavy Odds as a wholesome tale of a Norwegian aspiring inventor who overcomes a wicked consul and a hostile world, earning Ingomar as a fitting name. Nanon by George Sand is praised for its French Revolution perspective from the peasant view, with comments on Latimer's translation compared to Miss Wormeley.
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Mr. Boyesen
Ingomar
Oys
Nanon
George Sand
Mme. Sand
Latimer
Miss Wormeley
Bal
M. Jules Verne
Sierra Nevada
Straits of Behring
Ural Mountains
Sergius
George Roux
Harold Frederic
New York
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Boston
DeWolte, Fiske & Co
Hjalmar Hiorth Bovesey
Lovell
Westminster
Elizabeth Wormeley Latimer
Roberts Bros
B. L. Farieon
United States Book Company
Wormwood
Marie Corelli
I Basil
Annette
B. L. Farjeon
J. Ashby-Sterry
Scribner & Welford
W. B. Clarke & Co
Cesar Cascabel
Jules Verne
A. Estoclet
Cassell Publishing Company
W. Bb. Clarke & Co
Misunderstandings and Grief of a Young Couple Play
The plot hints that a very young couple face misunderstandings and grief as a married man collaborates with renowned author Mrs Rae Morton on a story written as letters about poison. The device mirrors Mr Grundy’s influence and signals the mischief at work through literary collaboration.
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Mr. Grundy
Absinthe theme dominates Marie Corelli novel
The critic notes Marie Corelli’s new three volume work focuses on the absinthe habit in Paris. It packs many horrors into one life but wields strong dramatic force, earning a comparison to Clara Morris for its intensity.
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M. de Musset
Academy
Wormwood
Marie Corelli
Paris
Clara Morris
Farjeon and Payn style temptations in new fiction
The review covers Mr James Payn and Mr Harold Frederic style echoes with Mr Farjeon using Australia as a departure for a £40,000 fortune tale. It notes lack of originality, compares to Payn’s From Exile, mentions Jules Verne translation and multiple titles in diverse series.
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Farjeon
James Payn
South Sea Islands
England
Australia
Viola
Sebastian
Mr. Payn
Bigelow on the Law of Frauds Volume Two
A critical summary of Bigelow's second volume on frauds focusing on circumvention rather than deceit. It outlines his definition of fraud as altering rights by deception or circumvention, and explains the four main areas of circumvention including fraudulent conveyances and statutory evasions across Elizabethan and American statutes.
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Elizabeth
A Treatise on the Law of Fraud Civil Side Vol II Review
The review surveys Bigelow's treatise on fraud as a civil offense, detailing chapters on alienations trusts mortgage interests and proof of intent. It lauds systematic treatment, saving clauses, and the work's scope in relation to American legislation and bankrupt acts. The author commends diligent research, lucid presentation, and its value to lawyers and the bench.
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Bigelow
Melville M. Bigelow
Vol
Boston
Little, Brown & Co
Review of Cooley's Treatise on Constitutional Limitations
Judge Cooley’s Treatise on the Constitutional Limitations rests on exhaustive study and broad scholarship. The reviewer highlights its comprehensive coverage of municipal government, elections, and constitutional questions as expounded by courts, noting updated citations since the last edition and a full index.
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Cooley
American Union
Thomas M. Nore
Boston
Little, Brown & D
Voice and Singing Theory Book Review Highlights
A critical survey covers Thomas Chater's Scientific Voice and Effective Speaking with praise for the plates and typography, notes on Toland and Jack Frost in holiday literature, Knox's Dog Stories, Bandelier's The Delight Makers, Nora Perry's After the Ball, Aunt Dorothy, and a nursery song collection. It notes illustrations by Boyle, Simon, Dielman, and others, with varied reception of poetic prose and visual art.
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London
William Shakespeare
Thomas Chater
New York
Scribner & Welford
Boston
W. Bb. Clarke & Co
Price
Oland
John J. Boyle
Chicago Park
Yosemite
Herman Simon
Frederick Dielman
L. Bolton Jones
Henry Sandham
René LT. de Quelin
Will H. Low
M. Toland
Philadelphia
J. Bb. Lippincott Compay
W. B. Clarke & Co. Price
Lewis Carrol
M. A. Hoyer
Jack Frost
Santa Claus
Geraldine Butt
G. R. Tomson
Helen J. Wood
Robert Ellice Mack
Clifton Bingham
E. Nister
Nuremberg
St. Nicholas
R. A. Beil
Robert Bliice Mack
John Lawson
E. P. Button & Co
HH. dL. Carter & Co
Guide to Bermuda By James H Stark
The Bermuda guide by James H Stark from Boston extols the islands with vivid praise. It highlights tropical scenery such as verdant hills in a blue sea and a profusion of flowers. Stark uses dry plates photoprints and engravings to bring Bermuda to readers at sight.
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Bermuda
Mr. Stark
Bermudas
Stark
Savin Hill
James H. Stark
Boston
Photo-Electrotype Company
Book notes on sermons and poetry volumes review
A critical notice surveys Phillips Brooks's Light of the World sermons as powerful and elevating, praising their truth and emotional impact. It also discusses Laura E. Richards's Mother Goose verse and Lindy Nurser, noting their charm for children. A review of Thomas Chater's singing manual lauds its clarity and scientific grounding in voice mechanics.
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Dr. Brooks
Phillips Brooks
New York
E. P. Dutton & Co
Boston
DeWolffe, Fiske & Co
Price
William ‘Pell
George Washington
Mother Goose
Little John Bottle John
Laura E. Richards
Roberts Bros. Price
Insolvency Notice for Charles T. Price of Boston
A warrant in insolvency has issued against Charles T. Price of Boston. Creditors must prove debts and appoint assignees at a Court of Insolvency on January 9, 1891 at 2 PM in the Probate building Court Square, Boston. Offenders are forbidden from paying debts or transferring property. Deputy Sheriff Messeuuer John B. Fitzpatrick signs.
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Court Room
Court Square
Boston
Suffolk
Partnership Notice for Hinkley Nickerson Limited Partnership
The undersigned certify formation of a limited partnership under Massachusetts law. T Frank Hinkley of Boston is general partner and Augustus Nickerson of Boston is special partner. Nickerson contributes 7500 dollars. Purpose is manufacturing and dealing in shoe manufacturers goods. Commencement is December 1, 1890, termination November 30, 1595.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
T. Frank. Hinkley
T. Frank
Hinkley
Boston
Commonwealth
Augustus Nickerson
notarized store certificate acknowledgment in massachusetts
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk December 3 1890 J Frank Hinkley and Augustus Nickerson personally appeared and acknowledged the storegoings certificate as their free act. Before Wal A Knowlton Justice of the Peace Secretary's Department Houston December 4 1890 a true copy witnessed by Deputy Secretary.
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Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Suffolk, &8
J. Frank Hinkley
Augustus Nickerson
Wal. A. Knowlton
Houston
Les Commonwealth
Saac H. Edgett
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Bret Harte
Ashby-Sterry
Thomas W. Knox
Puebla
Bandelier
New Mexico
Okoya
Koshare
Mitsha
Lopanashka
Lew Wallace
Mair God
Adolph F. Bandelier
W. K. Clarke & Co
Nora Perry
Miss Perry
Hiowziton, Mifflin & Co
Dorothy
Virginia
Harper's Magazine
Uncle Reuben
Zinkie
Anneky
Chinquapin Jee
Dan’el
Mistress Clayborne
Aunt Dorothy
Margaret J. Preston
Apson D. F. Randolph & Co
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Chater
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Insolyv
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Messeuuer
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