Life of Charlotte Bronte by Mrs Gaskell Haworth Edition
A review of the Haworth Edition of Charlotte Brontë biography by Mrs Gaskell. Shorter provides useful notes and new letters, including Patrick Brontë's letter urging the life, plus illustrations, portraits, and a Brontë chronology. The edition is praised for accuracy and added material despite some minor indulgent notes.
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Mr. Shorter
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Brontés
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Nicholls
Shorter
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Captivity and Escape in South Africa by Churchill
Winston Churchill's Longmans volume surveys his capture with Boers, imprisonment in Pretoria, and escape via Lourenco Marques during the Ladysmith relief journey. The narrative blends straightforward war reportage with sharp social observations on Dutch aversion to British rule and fears of political equality.
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Churchill
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Thorneycroft
Nicholson
Nek
London
Ladysmith
Winston Spencer Churchill
Longmans, Green & Co
Mr. Kipling
G. W. Steevens
London Morning Post
South Africa
Redvers Buller
Cape Town
Estcourt
Boerg
Lourenco Marques
Mr. Churchill
Slagter
Broomplatz
Majuba
A Fatous Muddler The Crucifixion Review of Stead Passion Play
A critical review attacks William T. Stead's narrative The Passion Play based on Oberammergau. It denounces the prose as maudlin and commonplace, contending the work lowers sacred drama and strips Jesus of divinity. The critique mocks specific passages and questions taste and artistry.
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Earth
William T. Stead
Chicago
Davis & Co
Jesus of Nazareth
Ober-Ammergau
Mr. Stead
Baruch
Mark
Stead
Christ
Judas
American Trees Our Native Trees and How to Identify Them
Harriet L. Keeler’s popular guide to native trees blends concise description with origin notes and practical insights. It surveys habit, habitat, and bark and leaf analyses, interspersed with quotations, and is lauded for clear illustrations, compact form, and strong indexing.
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Charles Scribner's Sons
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Tennyson
Books and Authors in America and England at Harper’s Press
Harper & Brothers will publish a Beatrice Whitby novel titled Berqueathed about provincial English life. New York remains publishing hub despite successes from Indianapolis and other cities. Dreiser joins Doubleday, Page & Co. with first long fiction. Charlotte Bates, alive as Madame Rogé, rebuts reports of death. Esther Singleton’s Paris boosts American Paris books from Dodd, Mead. Tarkington collaborates on Monsieur Beaucaire drama with Boston’s Mrs. Sutherland. D’Annunzio’s Il Fuoco receives limited English edition prep. Mme Duse denies heroine links. D’Annunzian themes noted. Macmillan issues Hellbeck of Bannisdale. Blackwood’s brief private history. Harper’s plans Wakefield Edition of Goldsmith and Forster. South Africa flood looms with Rhodesians and Deacon Bradbury rising. Crane’s Wounds in the Rain near publication. Kipling’s next novel anticipated. Putnams to release Thirteen Colonies by Helen Ainslie Smith.
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Rowena
Sand
Chorley
Madam
Mr. Chorley
Gabriele D’annunzio
D’annunzio
England
William Heinemann
Georgina Harding
Harper & Bros
Oliver Goldsmith
Forster
A. I. Keller
Howard Pyle
Alfred Fredericks
Austin Dobson
Publishers Plan Fresh Editions as Demand Surges for Adventure Novels
A wave of renewed novel interest follows the popularity of Green and Allen works. New editions and plates are planned for The Leavenworth Case and Hilda Wade while The Linnet and A History of Political Parties in the United States are announced. Publishers expect ongoing appetite for adventure tales with Tyrol settings and political histories, with autumn releases in progress.
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Grant Allen
Allen
Tyrol
James H. Hopkins
United States Senate
United States
Putnams
Republic
The wonders and fears of electric progress in modern science
An article reviews Tesla’s visions of wireless power and interplanetary communication, the coming self-acting engine, and solar energy use, alongside broader magazine notes on Outing, Century, Scribner's, Harper, and McClure's. It highlights Nobler tech forecasts, naval aluminum, telautomaton concepts, and the Philippine piece by G F Becker, with satire on Bowery figures and Kruger.
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Tesla
Nikola Tesla
Books of two Sorts Opens With Spearman Tales Praise
A discussion on short stories versus novels notes a small Spearman volume gaining notice. Crit reviewer C Atwood Pratt hails the book as crisp and vivid rat stories, the best yet by the author, delivering lift to the heart and blood with action, heroism, and light-hearted devotion amid duty. Another collection is also mentioned as of interest.
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Crit
C Atwood Pratt
Mr. Spework
Monster and Other Stories by Stephen Crane review
A contemporary obituary praises Stephen Crane as a brilliant young writer and lauds The Monster and Other Stories as a powerful tale likened to Poe. The volume also offers lighter but exceptional stories. Attention is drawn to Miss Wilkins’ latest volume for popular short stories.
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Edgar Allan Poe
The Love of Parson Lord and Other Stories Review
A critic lauds Miss Wilkins for supreme mastery in storytelling and notes her new volume expands topics yet preserves humor and pathos. The piece highlights several stories as notable departures and mentions Monday’s release of Mark Twain’s awaited volume.
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Parson Lord
Mark Twain
Notable China books anticipated amid Hadleyburg tales
The article notes the upcoming second edition of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories and Essays, with a six month focus on China. It highlights recent notable books on China, offering maps and expert insights at a high price, asserting the authors’ deep knowledge.
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