What Do You Read and Why Do You Read
A veteran reader explains omnivorous habits spanning travelogues, histories, biographies, poetry, and era novels. He links reading to vocation, understanding of societies, and personal growth, noting Emerson, Shakespeare, Dickens, Scott, and Er as enduring influences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ais Gate
Kostuth
Scott
Bulwer
Dickens
Dumas
Europe
Dows
Greece
Rome
Abipe
Marratt
Victor Hugo
Bea
Fem
Iiscalla
Yam
Bacon
Tet
Rhein
Cset Politica
Am Proit
Egypt
France
England
Christ
Jens Misty
Shakespeare
Byron
Keats
Tom Moors
Robert Burns
Walter Scott
Enay
Lamb
Mervon
Carlyle
Emerson
New York Journal
Brooklyn Times
Houston Post
Bellviile C
Austin County Times
Roslyn News
Church Standard
Episcopal
Port Washington Journal
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Longfellow
William Cullen Bryant
Browning
Ruskin
Thes
Fletcher
Miry Cockn
Port Washington
L. L
August Woods Through Nature’s Quiet Fulfillment
In August woods the poet finds peace beyond sleep and a fulfillment of spring dreams. Hands touch, buds turn to leaves, and blooms yield fruit while Love eases cares. The heart of things glows like sweet wine as molten sunshine lifts the earth and brightens the sky. Johnx P. Syoranven, Cedar Bayou, Texas.
Reading Rule and Three Good Books Highlighted
A heritage column urges readers to seek pleasure in diverse novels. Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, The Etchingham Letters, and Gilbert Parker’s When Valmond Came To Pontiac are praised for their distinct styles and enduring charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hounton
Tolstoi
Anna Karenina
Russia
Anthony Trollope
Tolstai
Anna
Morning Star
Etchingham
Andrew Aguecheek
Gilbert Parker
Valmond
Pontiac
Rostand
The Dramatization of Song and the Voice Art
Mr Symons argues art is a compromise across media as words and music shape expression. He cites Wagnerian opera and Tristan as losses and praises Georgette Leblanc for singing acting apart from opera. He notes Paris experiments in singing Verlaine texts with Faure and Fabre illuminating the voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schumann
Maeterlinck
Charles van Lerberghe
Mr. Symons
Madame Leblanc
London
Symons
W. DB. Yeats
Clifford's Inn
Florence Farr
Paultery
Dolmetsch
New York
Richard Strauss
Tennyson
Enoch Arden
George Riddie
Saya Harper
Strauss
Himeelf
Gay
Arthur Symons
Academy and Literature
Tristan
Lous
Paris
Georgette Leblanc
M. Maurice Maeterlinck
Carmen
Charlotte Corday
Opera Comique
Schubert
Verlaine
Gabriel Faure
Gabriel Fabre
The Youth of the Mademoiselle in Paris Life
Henry F Keenan reviews The Youth of the Made moiselle a new historical novel about Madame Arve de Borie. The subject, famed as the Grande Mademoiselle, is portrayed as a combative noblewoman who defies love, seeks power, and amasses vast wealth and influence during the French court era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Keenan
Era Magazine
Mademoiselle
Madame Arve de Borie
Baleau
Golconda
Demoiselle
Ieliiver
Demoivelle
Indy
Minerva
Mademolaelle
France
Louis XIV
Germany
Alfred Matthews
Marie Aptoinette
Henry Francia
Cyril Townsend Brady
Windimir Vaniatky
Tseafel
Willian S Walsh
the Observer
Shakespeare-Hacon
Not of Love Sing of Love
A reflective verse fragment debates singing of love versus faith in God. The speaker questions whether love tests human belief and warns that explicit tales may provoke disbelief and sorrow, suggesting dreams are preferable to awakening love. Guacizx Counetr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Vernon
Haddon Hell
Paper Pellets
A reflective verse piece comments on dreams, mischief in laughter, and the balance of tragedy and comedy. It ponders how circumstance and personal will shape outcomes, labeling the poet as an aeronaut and noting the social shadows of bachelorhood and marriage.
August 1880s magazines showcase wide literary mix
A survey of Scribner's, The Critic, Everybody's, Cosmopolitan and more notes August issues. It highlights Kipling, Barrie, Wharton, Stockton, Poe, Harte, Norris and others with essays, short fiction and reviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scribner's Magazine
Redyerd Kipling
Hopkinson Smith
Oliver Horn
Edith Wharton
Italy
Harding Davis
Captain Macklin
Frank Stockton
Dora Wheeler Keith
Mr. Stockton
Fornara
D'Annunzio
Leo Weiner
Charles Hematreet
New York
Allan Poe
Charles FP. Richardson
Bret Harte
Oxford
Stephen Phillips
Frank Norris
Wit and Wisdom From New Books Compiled by Era Magazine
A collage of witticisms and aphorisms drawn from recent books. It parodies social norms and comments on citizenship, gender roles, and personal conduct with sharp, sometimes ironic lines.
Completed Proverbs in Fra Magazine by L. De V. Matthewman
A compact, witty collection from Fra Magazine presents proverbs with playful twists. It highlights that beauty can win favors yet not sustenance, that listening polishes self view, and that wealth tempts only the affluent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. de V. Matthewman
Fra
Modern Types of Women
A dated essay discusses the ideal woman in terms of masculinity and virtue. It praises Sarah as embodying moral sweetness while challenging the notion that good health requires rugged features and loud behavior. The piece questions whether Jane will grasp refined charm and true gentleness in work, sport, and life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah
Jane
Sehae
Charma
Dora
Copperfield
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Blox
Notos
Howells
John H. Bacuz
George
Garden of Eden
Adetite
Nelson Page
Virginia
Cable
Louisiana
David Harum Boss
Rip Ven Winkle
Catskills
Sleepy Hollow
House of Seven Gables
Alice
Pompeii
Holmes
Times
Eugene Field
Ralph Waldo Trine
Het
MiLang
Cadmus
George Eliot
Milton
Meri
Dr. Holmes
Rosa F. McCay
Post
Green
Merede
Lecky
New School of American History
Monsieur Beaucaire
Woods
Jonnx P. Syoranven
Cedar Bayou
Texan
Pitt Gerald
Goda
Teara
Guacizx Counetr
Current Magazines
Everybody’s Magazine
Martha McCulloch Williams
Blade and Sheaf
Juliet Wilbough Tompking
Betty
Justus Miles Foreman
Love
Franke Dane
Beulah Land
Danny
Alfred Quivant
Trouville
Havre
Cosmopolitan
London Society
Emily Hope Weatherd
Walter Germain-Robinson
Rafford Pyke
Richard le Gallienne
Heine and
Mathuse
Ainstee
Forest
Frank S. Arnett
Coney Taland
Tarvey Sutherland
New Books
Chimmie Faddem
Mr. Poni
Pines
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