Portugal and Cintra Travel Guide by Inchbold
In a review of Portugal and Cintra with illustrations by Stanley Inchbold, the text notes Lisbon’s rebuilding after the 1755 earthquake, praises Cintra’s scenery, and describes Portuguese life, streets, and etiquette. The article also references contemporary art and Lincoln-related medal work, blending travel observation with cultural notes.
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Cintra
Portugal
Oor C
Permm
Inchbold
Spain
Poland
Major Hume
Oh Dawe
Lisbon
Empire and Sorcery in 1913 German Downfall Tale
A fragmentary excerpt reviews tales and figures from 1913 era politics and myth. It mentions German rulers, a countess, a king, and calculations tied to national fate, alongside reflections on Lincoln, battles, and a mysterious hunt for global solutions.
Date of fall of the German Empire and invasion scare
The text discusses a claimed 1913 date for the fall of the German Empire after its 1871 founding and an 1888 death of the first Emperor. It questions whether this supposed date ties to recent invasion scare narratives spread by explicit scaremongers.
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German Empire
England
A Lincoln Medal for W D Brenner
Public celebrations of Lincoln's birth centenary next February will not be the only events marking the anniversary. The article notes Mr W D Brenner's contribution as part of America’s broader appreciation of Lincoln and the approaching milestone.
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United States
Brenner
Lincoln
W.D. Brenner
America
The Man Who Ended War and The Last Voyage of the Donna Isa Bel
Book reviews describe Hollis Godfrey’s The Man Who Ended War as plausible despite its fantastic plot involving a mysterious parchment, a gold obsessed pirate crew, a ransom of 3 million pesos, and a perilous Valparaiso voyage. Randall Parrish’s The Last Voyage follows Jack Stephens aboard a treasure ship, facing mutiny, ghosts, wrecks, and a romance with Doris amid 3,009,000 pesos in gold.
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Mad Tuttle
Jack Stephens
Godfrey
Chemical Laboratory
Secre
Stephens
Valparaiso
Tuttle
Doris
The Astronomy of the Bible by E Walter Maulder
The article notes Maulder argues the Bible was not meant as a science manual yet proves its writers treated heavenly bodies with sane and truthful attitudes amid surrounding nations that idolized them. It praises the work as elucidating astronomical references for thoughtful readers.
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E. Walter Maulder
Mitchell Kennerley
Israel
Literary Notes on New and Upcoming Works and Lady Holland
The piece surveys unpublished novels by Henry Harland and de Morgan, new titles by Flora Annie Steel, and Ferrero’s Rome study. It notes forthcoming Lady Holland material and hints at a broader view of her youth and life in journals and memoirs pending publication.
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Henry Harland
Mr. de Morgan
Flora Annie Steel
Lady Holland
Lord Byron
Holland House
Milady
Godfrey Webster
Maria Josepha Holroyd
Elizabeth Lady Holland
Earl of Hehester
Lady Webster
Lord Holland
Poets and Lives Revealed in Two-Volume Studies
A study titled Mr. Pope of Twickenham by the anonymized author George Paston examines the poet’s life and friendships in two volumes. A companion two-volume Life of William Pitt by Dr. Holland Rose is also planned.
Quest for Paris Book Sparks Anatole France Edge
Miss Lore Fuller’s Quinze Ans de ma Vie is publicly announced in Paris with a preface by Anatole France. Critics doubt its literary merit but France’s involvement may elevate its status and public interest.
Japanese legends volume gathered by R G Smith
Folk lore enthusiasts may find much in the collection of Japanese legends by R G Smith of the British Museum. The volume draws on tales learned during years of wandering in Japan with illustrations by Japanese artists.
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R. G. Smith
British Museum
Japan
The Blackstick Papers Title From Thackeray Link
The Putnams will publish next month a discursive essays book by Anne Thackeray Ritchie also known as Lady Ritchie. The proposed title The Blackstick Papers borrows from Thackeray’s The Rose and the Ring.
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Anne Thackeray Ritchie
Lady Ritchie
Putnams
Thackeray
Publication of Louise Chandler Moulton Poems Book
Little, Brown & Co will issue a volume compiling Louise Chandler Moulton's works from Swallow Flights In the Garden of Dreams and At the Wind's Will. Harriet Prescott Spofford wrote the introduction for the collection.
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Louise Chandler Moulton
Little, Brown & Co
Paris Announces New Art Books
Among the new art books in Paris are Pisanello et les dailleurs Italiens by Jean de Fouille Le Musée de Grenoble by General de Beylie Les Doctrines d Art en France Peintres Amateurs Critique us sin A Diderot by André Fontain and a two volume quarto with 150 illustrations on Les Cathédrales de France.
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Paris
M. Jean de Fouille
S “Pisanello
Les Dailleurs Italiens
le Musée de
New Claim to Junius Authorship Touted by Pownall Relic
A forthcoming biography argues Thomas Pownall, once Massachusetts governor, may have employed Philip Francis to craft the Junius letters. The theory sues doubt over final settlement. Alfred Tennyson Dickens, Charles Dickens' son, lectures on his father in Australia where he resides. Godparents noted as D Orsay and Tennyson at his christening.
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Junius
Thomas Pownall
Massachusetts Bay
Pownall
England
Philip Francis
Juntus
Alfred Tennyson Dickens
Australia
D’orsay
Tennyson
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