Life of Charlotte Bronte reviewed in Haworth Edition
The Haworth Edition of Charlotte Bronte biography by Mrs. Gaskell with Shorter notes and new letters is praised for its introductions and unpublished correspondence. The volume includes Thackeray critiques, Bronte chronology, frontispiece, and facsimiles. New letters reveal Bronte’s temperament and interaction with publishers and friends.
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Charlotte Bronte
Haworth
Humphry Ward
Charlotte
Mr. Smith
Shorter
Bronté
Captivity and Escape in South Africa by Churchill
Winston Spencer Churchill's memoirs recount his South Africa voyage with Sir Redvers Buller, capture by the Boers at Pretoria after an armored train reconnaissance, a perilous escape to Lourenco Marques, and rejoining relieving forces at Ladysmith. The narrative exposes Boer views on British rule and the native question.
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Pretoria
Churchill
Spion Kop
Thorneycroft
Nicholson
Nek
Mr. Kipling
G. W. Steevens
London
South Africa
Redvers Buller
Cape Town
Ladysmith
Estcourt
Boerg
Lourenco Marques
Bgrs
Mr. Churchill
American Trees: Our Native Trees and How to Identify Them
Harriet L. Keeler presents a compact practical guide to native trees with brisk prose, clear illustrations, and a system that blends popular and botanical names. It covers origin, habitat, growth, bark, leaves, and includes poetical citations and concise analyses to aid the novice observer.
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Harriet L. Keeler
Charles Scribner's Sons
Miss Keeler
A Fatous Muddler The Crucifixion The Passion Play Review
A scathing 19th century critique of William T. Stead s narrative The Passion Flag based on the Ober Ammer gan Passion Play It mocks Baruch s miracle tale and the chorus mocking the portrayal of Jesus dismissing the work as crude trivial melodrama.
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Jesus
Earth
William T. Stead
Chicago
Davis & Co
Jesus of Nazareth
Ober-Ammergau
Mr. Stead
Baruch
Mark
Stead
Books and authors in press and on stages today
Harper Brothers announce Bequeathed by Beatrice Whitby and new editions of popular works. Dreiser and Tarkington projects loom alongside D'Annunzio's Il Fuoco in England. Blackwood history by J. C. Blackwood. Kipling and Crane works eyed as autumn releases amid South Africa fiction surge and Wakefield Edition plans at Harper & Brothers.
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Harper & Bros
Beatrice Whitby
Mary Fenwick
Gabriele D’annunzio
D’annunzio
England
William Heinemann
Georgina Harding
Oliver Goldsmith
Forster
A. I. Keller
Howard Pyle
Alfred Fredericks
Austin Dobson
Publishing notes on new novels and literary trends
A literary roundup discusses upcoming editions of popular works by Anna Katherine Green and Grant Allen, with new titles such as The Linnet and a History of Political Parties in the United States. It notes continued vogue for adventure fiction, autumn releases, and magazine features including Tesla’s visions, Cromwell, and Philippine coverage.=
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Hilda Wade
Grant Allen
Allen
Tyrol
James H. Hopkins
United States Senate
United States
Putnams
Republic
Books of two Sorts Open secret on short stories and Spearman praise
The publish business favors novels over stories yet a small volume of tales by F H Spearman has drawn praise. Cor Atwood Pratt in Critic June calls the rail stories crisp and vivid and uplifting, noting they deliver courage and heroic devotion that energizes readers. Another collection mentioned is of peculiar interest at this time.
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Kipling
Philippines
Scribner’s
G. F. Becker
Britain
F. H. Spearman
Crittc
Cor Atwood Pratt
Spea
The Monster And Other Stories by Stephen Crane
A review lauds Stephen Crane's Monster And Other Stories as one of his strongest works and notes the title story as exceptionally powerful, likening it to Edgar Allan Poe. Other tales are lighter but remain noteworthy, while Miss Wilkins receives mention for her latest volume.
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Mr. Thackeray
Rowena
Sand
Mr. Chorley
Stephen Crane
Stokes
Harper's Bazar
Tesla
Edgar Allan Poe
Germany
France
England
Paul Kruger
Cessionnaire Neumapins
Raad
The Love of Parson Lord and Other Stories review
Miss Wilkins is praised as supreme in her field with humor and pathos in The Love of Parson Lord and Other Stories. The piece notes a wider range of subjects and hints at Mark Twain's forthcoming volume as an important exception to the rule.
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Parson Lord
Mark Twain
The Man That Corrupted Hadley Burg and Other Stories and Essays
Billed as a new collection, the title promises essays and stories on China the Boxer era and related conditions. The publisher notes a second edition is forthcoming and highlights recent maps and expert authors, though at a high price.
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Hadley Burg
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