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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1908
Page
14
Maud Holland renders Carducci’s poem about a mild ox as a symbol of strength and peace beside fields. The speaker notes the ox’s patient eyes and breath, contrasting labor with tranquil, austere beauty in a sea blue landscape.
A survey notes the discovery of forty seven Shelley letters to Elizabeth Hitchener from 1811-12 promising candor and new insight into his early life and misfortunes. It also highlights a fresh research angle on the Austro French battle of Lusten and a spy tale from Napoleonic archives. The piece mentions political figures Wister and Churchill in contemporary Philadelphia and New Hampshire contexts and reviews Seymour’s Homeric study praised by The London Spectator.
The article notes a trend of writers entering public life and identifies an author, Wil(W) Wister, as the latest to be nominated for a City Councilman position as part of this shift from medicine and ministry to politics.
The Penguins anthology by Anatole France promises originality to divert weary readers. A pink robe wearing beauty disrupts Penguin society, triggering civilizations' tribulations amid innocent decorum. France also finishes Le Contes de Jacques Tournebroche with tales drawn from legend and history in a gay tone.
The Society of Authors in England held a special meeting in London to reclaim control from a perceived proprietary status and better represent British literary workers. Attendees included Anthony Hope Hawkins Bernard Shaw and other notable writers. Israel Zangwill proposed a rule binding decisions on professional questions, but the group rejected a fixed code for the guild.
Western papers debate how far small private libraries should be classified. A lady of propriety reportedly divided her books by gender and only tolerated proximity of authors when they were married, illustrating the absurdity of strict schemes.
Mrs. Humphry Ward plans a long postponed visit to the United States arriving in New York in March. She will stay with her cousin Mrs. Frederick W. Whitridge of New York, daughter of Matthew Arnold, marking her first trip to America.
Special cable reports George Meredith turning eighty with simple celebrations in London and at his home Flint Cottage Boxhill Surrey. President Roosevelt sent a congratulatory letter and the King may follow. The event includes new books on Meredith by Bailey and Curie and mentions a Morley era poem.
Boxhill Surrey January 30 George Meredith greets an American visitor on the eve of his eightieth birthday. The famed author, living for decades in his Surrey home, appears robust with white hair and a calm dignity, noting American interest in his work and a cool reception in England.
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