Pitt biography praised for research and balance
A critical review lauds Jon Ruville's life of William Pitt as a monumental, meticulously sourced study. It credits patient archival work, cautious judgment, and a comprehensive, if paradoxical, portrait showing Pitt's ambition, integrity, and political manipulation despite sincere motives.
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Pitt
Scotland
Ireland
France
German
Charlies I
Chatham
Tham
Advar Ct
Egard
Dreas
George II
Newcastle
Father Time Time and Clocks by H H Cunynghame
A reader friendly excerpt questions growing curiosity about clocks and their inner workings. The discussion invites childhood wonder at how gears springs and pointers synchronize with celestial cycles in a general reflections on timekeeping.
Zola Correspondence Lifts Veil on War Novel Making
Paris March 28 A propitious moment for the Bibliothèque Charpentier to publish the second volume of Emile Zola's letters. The debate over Zola provokes a fresh bout of French press controversy and spurs public interest in his methods and past pessimism about his own legacy.
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Bibliothèque Charpentier
Emile Zola
M. Maurice Barrés
Duc de Montebello
Marshal Lannes
Essling
Zola
Duc
Pére Lachaise
Montebellos
France
Mirabeau
Marat
Pantheon
Mirabeam
J. van Santen Kolff
Books and authors in a lively early 20th century review
A survey of literary news notes Carducci busts at the College de France, obituaries for Clara Novello, and new works by Mrs Henry de la Pasture, Ernest H Abbott, and Winston Churchill. biographical sketches of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Mistral, Byron, Grillparzer, and Tory. A forthcoming Riverside Press edition of Dante and notes on other literary figures and translations.
Zola on Style, Music, and Moral Value in Correspondence
The excerpts describe Zola's ambivalence toward style for its own sake and his limited ear for music. He valued the rhythm of phrases shaped by euphony learned in youth and shows a nervous, ambitious, dreamy character, hopeful about his work's moral impact yet surprisingly disappointing to literary peers.
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Walpole
Pitt
House of Commons
Prince of Wales
Sardinia
Bedford
Pelhams
Newcastle
Zola
Multilingual Versions In Preparation For Publication
The article notes that a text has already been translated into Russian and that versions in German French Spanish and Swedish are being prepared. It emphasizes ongoing international language adaptation for broader accessibility.
Books of the Week showcase a wide spread of titles
The list highlights new and illustrated works across fiction drama and poetry. Notable items include The Cicerone, Victoria the Woman, John Sherman, Wycliffe and the Lollards, The Marvellous Boy Thomas Chatterton, and The Great Issue: Or The Undertow. Also featured are The Clutch of Circumstance, The Daughter, and John and Sebastian Cabot along with scholarly studies and travel guides.
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I2mo
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Maine Woods
James Barnes
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Modest Publication List From a 19th Century Catalog
A catalog excerpt lists travelogues and histories including Motley’s Dutch Nation new edition with Griffis notes, Three Voyages of a Naturalist by Nicoll with Lord Crawford’s introduction, around the world yachting record, Tuscan Feasts and Friends, Around the World in a Year, and Present Day Japan by Augusta Campbell Davidson.
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Charles Scribner’s Sons
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Nevile Lees
Dodd, & Co
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Baker & Taylor Company
Japan
Augusta M Campbell Davidson
Corot Painting Breaks Price Record at Fifth Avenue Sale
Final Edward Brandus collection sale at Fifth Avenue Art Galleries realizes 341,960 with total three nights at 127,827. Top bid 12,590 for Corot Ville d Avray by P Burnham acting for a client, followed by 5,750 for Thaulow Winter Scene Near Copenhagen and multiple works by Morland Romney Daubigny Mignard and Canaletto among others.
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Rare Stamps to Be Sold at Collectors Club Auction
Stamp collectors will view a large San Francisco based collection at the Collectors Club next week the property of a well known local man The sale includes the rare 2d black Canada among other scarce items such as shifting values of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and the State Department U S stamp in limited print run Estimated values range up to in the tens of dollars per item with several records noted as very rare.
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Collectors Club
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New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
State Department
U. S
United States
Magistrate Holds His Cousin in Speeding Case
Magistrate Kernochan in the Harlem court releases Lorillard Spencer Jr until tomorrow with a bondsman after arrest at Broadway and its street by Patrolman Whitley for speeding. The magistrate notes the coincidence of kinship and says he holds for trial in $20 bail.
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Paur Cuts Salary to Aid Pittsburg Orchestra
Emil Paul conductor and director of the Pittsburg Orchestra offers to reduce yearly pay by two dollars for three years. The cut lowers salary to 10 000 under a 9 2 000 annual contract, and the music committee believes the orchestra can be continued.
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the Tribune
Pittsburg
Emil Paul
Bridge Strikers Return to Work After Settlement
Strikers in sympathy with inside electrical workers at the Williamsburg Bridge approach ended yesterday and all resumed work. The stoppage had halted the underground connection with the subway at this site, a priority project for bridge officials.
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