Lear of Knowsley and the Birds of Corfu Portraits
A chronicle of Lear the impoverished artist invited to Knowsley by Lord Derby to paint birds, and of his lively letters from Corfu, Jerusalem, and other terrains. The narrative covers his social ascent, sharp wit, mis-spellings, humor, and sketches, with portraits of contemporaries and reflections on independence.
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Knowsley
Lear
Lord Derby
Corfu
Malta
Greece
Constantinople
Egypt
Switzerland
Jerusalem
Syria
Rome
Ionian Islands
Thackeray
Chambers's The Firing Line Proves Louis Malcourt Shelf Worthy
Review praises Mr Robert W T Chambers new novel The Firing Line calling Louis Malcourt the standout creation. A blasé social figure turned hero saves the book though the opening pages sag with dull introductions. Critics warn the technical heroine and hero are weak while noting one table tipping scene and些 psychical melodrama distract from the plot. Louis Malcourt elevates the work and merits readership.
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Robert W. T Chambers
D. Appleton & Co
Chambers
Louis Malcourt
Mr. Chambers
Portlaw
Miss Suydam
Wayward
Constance Palliser
Tale of Tiny Creatures in Tan and Tackle
Charles Lee Bryson narrates a fanciful woodland tale of field mice and many tiny animal neighbors in Tan and Tackle. The book aims to entertain children while offering some insight into animal habits, though discerning young readers must separate fact from fancy. Illustrated by Charles Livingstone Bull, the volume retails for $1.25 from Fleming H. Revell.
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Charles Lee Bryson
Fleming H. Revell
Charles Livingston Bull
The Unmatched Negro Philosopher and Preacher Jasper
Dr Hatcher profiles John Jasper a Richmond preacher famed for fiery sermons and a notorious sun motion argument. He was a vivid, improvised orator whose gospel blended love and invective, portraying a theater within the pulpit and shaping national interest in the antebellum and postwar era.
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Darky
Mr. Harris
Mr. Page
Dr. Hatcher
John Jasper
Jasper
Richmond
Hatcher
Africa
Richman
Joshua
Hezekiah
Hezekiel
Joshuer
Sebbun Wimmin
The Old Spelling Shakespeare Eyes The Merry Wives of Windsor
The piece reviews The Merry Wives of Windsor from The Old Spelling Shakespeare series edited by F J Furnivall with notes by F W Clarke. It notes the First Folio 1623 text and includes footnotes comparing to the 1602 Quarto.
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Windsor
Duffield & Co
F. J. Furnivall
F. W. Clarke
Deccan College
Poona
Essays by Mark Pattison Published in Two Small Volumes
The late Mark Pattison’s essays, esteemed literary figure and former rector of Lincoln College, Oxford, are newly issued for American readers by E. P. Dutton & Co. The collection, dating to his death in 1884, largely compiles reviews of English and Continental works that first appeared in London and Edinburgh periodicals.
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Mark Pattison
London
E. P. Dutton & Co
England
Lincoln’ College
Oxford University
Edinburgh
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Fairford
Emily Tennyson
Mr. Strachey
TALE
John
Wiliam E. Hatcher
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Shakespeare
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