Remarkable Maine Poem Exalts Gifted Author Despite Some Flaws
The review praises a remarkable long poem from Eureka, Maine, highlighting its intense imagery of snow, despair, and mystery. It describes a central scene with Phoebe and Eureka and notes the death of mother and child resolving the plot. The critic commends the poem’s beauty and power while noting occasional overripe verb usage and lush forest descriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Besk
Phoebe
Eureka Hart
Drowsizetowm
State OF Maine
Phahe
Phasbe
Prince
Two New Novels Probed For Fresh Yet Subtle Merit
A contemporary critic reviews two novels not praised as brilliant or sensational but credited with a degree of freshness. Miss Dorothy's Charge, American in setting with European scenes, prompts questions about authorial nationality and cultural perspective. The other tale, distinct in style, offers independent line and clever storytelling without common tropes.
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Dorothy
Europe
England
New England
America
Portraits of Miss Dorothy and Timothy Cripple in Moral Tales
The review lauds a vivid portrait of Susan Brent and a shrewd Miss Dorothy guiding spiteful kin through a tale of virtue and folly. It notes strong character work, especially Hetty Flint, and praises the Autobio of Timothy Cripple for humor and moral lessons, while criticizing repetitive misadventures and overdrawn scenes including an Australia episode.
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Susan Brent
New England
Dorothy
Cecil
Vallery
Hetty Flint
Madame de Hatzfeldt
Timothy Cripple
Rag
Timothy
Australia
Difficulties of Timothy Highlight Succession Troubles
The fragment hints at a narrative about Timothy facing a succession of troubles and difficulties, suggesting a period of challenge and hardship in his circumstances. It emphasizes endurance and the weight of trouble on one individual through a terse, period-tinged prose style.
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Timothy
Pulpit and Religious Works Reviewed in Brief Notices
A selection of short notices praises Jostin Parker’s Pulp Notes from City Temple, praising its vigorous thought and useful sermons. Marianne Farningham’s Leaves from Elim is commended for sincere verse and occasional fine music. Archdeacon Pollock’s Temptation is noted for ambition with some stilted parts. The Art Journal’s Vienna Exhibition engravings praised, with two Bunyan Bunyan selections highlighted for pious readers. Other items include BaLfour’s Biblical gems, Graney’s Scriptural Heaven sketches, a memoir of Mansoor Shakoor, and Stowell’s Missionary Work in a new edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jostin Parker
D.D
City Temple
Koos Deus
Strahan and Co
Marianne Farningham
Clarke and Co
Archdeacon Pollock
Strahan
Pollock
Art Journal
Virtue and Co
Vienna
Giorgione
Louis XVII
Temple
Baron Wappers
M. Cordier
Chester
Des
Rimmer
England
Blackie
John Bunyan
Blackie and Son
Jesus Christ
Bunyan
God
Thos
A. G. BaLfour
M.D
Nisbet and Co
Graney Maonder
Houghton and Co
Mansoor Shakoor
Lebanon
Syria
Egypt
M. L. Whatkner
Seeleys
Holy Land
Church
W. H. Stowell
John Snow and Co
Friends of Christian Missions
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