Portrait Gallery of Fiction Critics Howells Review
A critical survey of W. D. Howells two volume work Portrait Gallery of Fiction. The piece analyzes Eliot Richardson Goldsmith Burney Austen and others, notes strong and weak points, and praises Lives of the Hunted illustrations. It discusses Thackeray Dickens Trollope Kingsley Harte Aldrich James Wilkins with balanced judgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Howells
Evelina
Dickens
Thackeray
Trollope
Bulwer Lytton
George Eliot
Charles Kingsley
Bret Harte
T. B. Aldrich
Henry James
Miss Wilkins
A Friend of Animals by Ernest Seton Thoms on
Admirers of Wild Animals I Have Known will be pleased with Lives of the Hunted a true account of five quadrupeds and three birds with over two percent drawings. Octavo 360 pages Scribner’s Sons presents this work as a companion volume to the famous earlier title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Seton-Thompson
Charles Scribner's Sons
Red Cross
Japan
Europe
Depictions of a Kangaroon rat and a cruel hunter
The excerpt discusses Seton-Thompson's humane viewpoint on wildlife including a Kangaroon rat caught in a trap. It praises observing nature from animal perspectives and notes the rat’s delicate features and a long striped tail. It also mentions Chink, an ornery pup, and hints at his early education as a season of mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seton-Thompson
Lobo
Seton- Thompson
Stimulating charm and critique of a century novelists work
A review praises a book for wit and faithful study of century fiction and notes occasional slips such as Maria Edgeworth dating. It highlights illustrations, the tale of Krag the Kootenay Ram, and Seton-Thompson’s skill in depicting mountain sheep life and behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Howells
Maria Edgeworth
Alexander
Ukase
Turgenter
Krag
Northwest
Scotty McDougall
Mr. Seton-Thompson
Alice in Newelland, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
A critical review of the new Harper edition of Alice in Wonderland with introduction by E. S. Martin and illustrations by Peter Newell. The piece argues Tenniel’s original art remains superior and criticizes Newell’s deviation from the classic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Carroll
E. 8
Martin
Peter Newell
Harper & Bros
Edward S. Martin
Newell
Alice
Mr. Newell
Tenniel
James Knowles
London
On the Great Highway by James Creelman review
A promotional notice praising Creelman’s travelogue On the Great Highway to be published by Lothrop. It highlights vivid scenes from Corea and Port Arthur, Weyler’s portrait, interviews with Tolstoy and the Pope, and Stockton’s forthcoming Virginia visit and new novel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Creedman
Boston
Lothrop Publishing Company
Mr. Creelman
Tolstoy
Pope
Sitting Bull
Port Arthur
el Caney
Frank R. Stockton
Virginia
Newell parodies Tenniel but Alice copy lacks charm
A critical review argues that Tenniel’s illustration framework is merely borrowed by Newell in a thirteen picture sequence. The animals show skill, notably a rabbit and mouse, and a funny guinea pig, but Alice’s depiction is judged harshly as dull and ungainly. Publishers’ tasteful borders and binding fail to disguise vulgarization of a beloved work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenniel
Mr. Newell
Alice
Lady of Tenniel
Robert N. Wright
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Mer. Howells
Steroines
W. D._ Howells
Richardson
Clarissa Harlow
Goldsmith
Sophia
Fanny Burney
Jane Austen
Wakefield
Johnny Bear
Charles Scribner’s Sons
The
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Newelland
Creelman
Ping Yang
Corea
Old City
General Weyler
Don Valeriano Weyler
Tenerife
Cortez
Alva
Cuba
Spain
Harper’s Christmas Books
W. D. Howells
Christy
Sterner
Keiler
Tobin
Hutt
Onoto Watanna
Genjiro Yeto
Richard Harding Davis
Davis
Decker
Ashe and
Les Dana Son
Gilbert Parker
United States
Mr. Parker
Cardigan
Robert W. Chambers
New York
Pennsylvania
Mary E. Wilkins
New England
Basil King
Harper & Brothers
Franklin Square
Ike
MNAL
Scribner List
Yohn, Christy
Walter Appleton Clark
Blashfield
Zogbaum
Glackens
Fifth Avenue, New York
Irving Bacheller
Eben Holden
F. C. John
London Times
British Empire
R. Bacheller
St. Lawrence
Bell
Crane
Lake Erie
England
America
Price
David B. Henderson
House of Representatives
Lothrop
Ee Eee Ne Reer Publishing Company
Westminster Reviews
Leonard Scott Publication Company
Warren Street
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