Biographies of Famous American Lawyers to Be Written
The New York edition notes nine monographs reviewing lives of famed practitioners. Biographers include Loyd on Hamilton, Parker on Cortlandt Parker, Scott on Jay and Hamilton, Adele Cooper Scott on Patrick Henry, Tyler on George Wythe, Klingersmith on James Wilson, and Cook on Oliver Ellsworth. They aim to depict eras and jurisprudence, with editor William Draper Lewis stating ninety six men are chosen for treatment.
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Andrew Hamilton
William Henry Loyd
Cortlandt Parker
Willian Patterson
James Brown Scott
John Jay
Alexander Hamilton
Robert R. Livingston
Adele Cooper Scott
Patrick Henry
Lyon Gardiner Tyler
George Wythe
Margaret Centre, Klingersmith
James Wilson
Frank Gaylord Cook
Oliver Ellsworth
United States
William Draper Lewis
America
Bar
Lewis
Revival of Southern Literary Messenger Progresses
The Virginia courts sanction a revived Southern Literary Messenger with Lippincotts publishing in Philadelphia and headquarters in Richmond led by W. W. Phelan and L. S. Smith. The venture aims to represent Southern interests, with a first issue expected early next year.
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Jother
Southern Literary Messenger
Edgar Allan Poe
Virginia
Richmond
W. W. Phelan
Chattanooga
L. S. Smith
Alfred B. Williams
Lippincotts
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Messenger
South
Far East
J. B., Lippincott Company
J. Macgowan
London Missionary Society
China
Celestial Empire
John C. Winston Company
Lincoln
Wayne Whipple
Cecil G. Dolmage, LL. D
Royal British Astronomical Society
Lippincott
Dr. Ellis. Paxson Oberholtzer
Philadelphia
R. L. Stevenson as a Realist Scene
Louis describes a mining district in England seen from a railway train. The coal dust darkens the landscape, chimneys smoke, and furnaces glow with a copper hue. miniature mine refuse hills loom over hovels as a stark, grim scene unfolds.
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Louis
England
Catherine de Medici in Her Later Years by Edith Sichel
A critical review of Edith Sichel’s 1908 biography Catherine de Medici in Her Later Years. The article notes Sichel’s lack of scholarly apparatus but praises vitality, clear narrative, and engaging portrayal, with illustrations from the Bibliotheque Nationale including Clouet portraits.
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Catherine DE Medici
Edith Sichel
New York
E. P. Dutton & Co
Price
Sichel
Macaulay
St. Bartholomew
Catherine
Bibliothéque Nationale
Francois Clouet
Jand
Holbein
Great Lawyers of America Volume Preview
The first volume of Great American Lawyers published by John C. Winston Company previews a multi volume biographical series. It outlines aims to compile notable American legal figures and their contributions.
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Great Lawyers OF America
John C. Winston Company, Publishers
Gleam o Dawn praised by New York Times reviewer
Marion Hall of Stamford Connecticut reviews Arthur Goodrich's Gleam o Dawn in the Saturday Review of Books. She lauds its artistry, delicately outlined Indian character, and exquisite word-painting while noting it offers a welcome respite from poor recent best sellers.
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New York Times Saturday Review of Books
Arthur Goodrich
Marion Hall
Stamford, Conn
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Literary News OF Philadelphia
Stevenson
Will H. Low
Scribner's
Stewart Edward White
Riverman
Mr. White
the Sun
the McClure Company
The
Inner Circle
Henry Kitchell Webster
Calumet K
Roger Drake
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