Mrs Cornwallis West Reminiscences Portrait of a Victorian Era
The article reviews Lady Randolph Churchill’s reminiscences, praising her vivid portrait of late Victorian society, political circles, and social life. It highlights memoirs of Paris sieges, London society, and campaigns, noting personal sketches of leaders, poets, and figures like Balfour Wilde and Shaw, with broader reflections on federation and law.
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Randolph Churchill
Lady Curzon
Jeremy
Sargent
Lady Randolph
Lord Randolph Churchill
Winston Churchil
Lord Randolph
Fourth Party
Mr. Balfour
Henry Wolff
John Gorst
Paris
Duc de Persigny
Varennes
Jennie Jerome
Marlborouch
London
Tance
Charles Beresford
Randolph
Lord Beaconsfield
Ireland
Duke of Marlborough
Primrose League
Lady Bandolph
Lord Salisbury
Bismarck
Wilhelm II
Oscar Wilde
Lord Ribblesdale
Wilde
Cecil Rhodes
Craigie
George Bernard Shaw
Mr. Shaw
Churchill
Old Boston Days and Its Colonial Youths
Mary Caroline Crawford’s St Botolph's Town presents a personality driven view of Boston's colonial development. It blends social and domestic life with world history, highlighting figures like Sir Harry Vane and the transatlantic lives of early Bostonians. The book includes extensive quotations, illustrations, and a focus on boyhood amusements of the era.
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Gotti
Mary Caroline Crawford
St Botolph's
L. C. Page & Co
Boston
New
Old England
England
Atlantic
Sir Harry Vane
James D' Wolf Lovett
Weston Boys
Little, Brown & Co
Boston Boys
Charlies
GOOD BOY S STORIES THE EAGLE BADGE BY HOLMAN DAY
A Maine forest adventure tale follows Shaun Searway who leaves city mill work to become a lumberman on the Allagash River. Elected mayor of Toban Jaws he is marooned to steer logs and later aids a counterfeiters’ roundup before becoming master of the Allagash Drive.
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Holman Day
New York
Harper & Stouters
Maine Forests
Shaun Searway
Allagash
Toban Jaws
Allegory and Wonder The Panther A Tale of Temptation
Anne Warner offers an allegorical tale with illustrations by Paul K. M. Thomas, published by Small, Maynard & Jr. The piece notes Warner’s shift from earlier novels to allegory and comments on the book’s moral framing and diction, highlighting a scene of temptation and a panther’s eyes blazing as a symbolic moment.
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Anne Warner
Paul K. M. Thomas
Boston
Small, Maynard & Jr
Susan Clegg
Mary
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