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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1908
Page
17
Poem recalling a haunted palace in a glade with sunlit arches and a silent orchard. Images of a white pavilion, shadowed eaves, invisible musicians, a gray moat, and dryad hair appear as memories of paths to an enchanted past. The speaker longs to return to a calm forest threshold.
The piece discusses Napoleon’s fictional tale of Hector and its reception by the Comédie, notes Ruskin's final days and pen withdrawal, reports a London dinner of authors and booksellers, and cites a Brighton library debate on admitting current fiction to libraries.
A conference addressed the role of fiction in libraries, urging classics and educational merit while limiting new, morally questionable works. Remarks from Jast Barrett Tedder and others argued for balanced access, leading to resolutions favoring literary value and old rather than ephemeral novels. The note also mentions Pichon’s writings and previews a forthcoming Life of Grover Cleveland by Dr. John Finley with a call for letters and manuscripts.
George Willis Cooke's Bibliography of Ralph Waldo Emerson is praised for its orderly, readable references and for suggesting how Emerson's life and thought evolved with his writings. The article notes the volume omits complete coverage but provides useful biographical context and cross references to other Emerson bibliographies.
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