Tennyson Idylls and the San Graal notes
A literary reminiscence on Alfred Lord Tennyson, his Idylls of the King arc, and the San Graal poem. The piece cites Queen Victoria era letters, remarks by Tennyson’s son, and interpretations by Dean Alford and J. T. Knowles, exploring poetic creation, symbolism, and the poet’s craft.
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Lancelot
San Grial
Duke of Argyll
Tialin
Balan
Tennyson
Dean Alford
Arthur Naham
J. T. Knowles
Is Son
Adults Should Read This Book For Children
A modern review argues Charles Caffin's Child's Guide to Pictures targets children but may be too ambitious for them while serving as a boon for adults with little art education. The piece recounts a girl who loved a wall print and contrasts adult readers who claim to know nothing about art with those who simply know what they like.
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Charles HI. Caffin
Baker & Taylor Company
Mr. Caffin
Chiildren
Elihu Vedder
New Life of Lincoln Story Life of Lincoln Planned
The John C. Winston Company schedules a new work titled The Story Life of Lincoln. Wayne Whipple edits a collaborative volume with contributions from over 100 authors. It aims to present Lincoln’s life through selected passages and will be popular in tone with elaborate illustrations.
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Bailey Aldrich
Guinevere
Lincoln
John C. Winston Company
Wayne Whipple
Spencer Walpole's Final Volume Receives Praising Review
A Longmans Walpole assessment praises The History of Twenty-five Years 1856 1880 edited by A C Lyall. It notes Sir Spencer would have added two chapters but current text remains a high order continuation of The History of England.
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Spencer Walpole
A. C. Lyall
Sir Spencer
England
Great Britain
Sir Spencer Walpole
United States
Alabama
America
India
Mr.Lyall
Spencer
K.C. B
New York
Longmans, Green
Mr. Lyall
Coffee and a Love Affair on a Coffee Plantation
A Katharine and Kent Winthrop tale set on a coffee plantation described through a young American woman’s travels. The review notes the book emphasizes coffee industry details, with Don Roberto and Kent Winthrop as key figures, and suggests the lovers’ plot offers limited suspense for readers seeking romance.
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Mary Boardman
Sheldon
New York
The
Frederick A. Stoks Company
Roberto
Kent Winthrop
Praise for Joaquin Miller in New York Times Review
Aldan Harness of Roseburg Oregon writes praising Joaquin Miller as a living American poet. He highlights Miller’s bold originality and imagery, notes the volume Light, and anthologizes works in prose and novels including My Life Among the Modocs The Building of the City Beautiful and novels like The One Fair Woman 49 or the Gold-Seekers of the Sierras The Destruction of Gotham The Danites in the Sierras and Shadows of Shasta.
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New York Times Saturday Reviewe
New York Times Saturday Review
Joaquin Miller
Modocs
California
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City
Sierras
Gotham
Shast
Aldan Harness
Roseburg
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