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while modern so-styled poets have to be taken
on trust. Mr. lord Madox Hueffer writes
appreciatively of Christina Rossetti. Mrs. John
Lane has some pleasant gossip on 'Entertaining.'
A second list of signatures appears to Mr. Hare's
recent proposal for a 'British Drama,' and L. J.
shows how acting is taught at the Paris Conser-
vatoire. Mr. Cloudesley Brereton agrees with us
on the question of ' Greek and the Public Schools.'
' The Franciscan Legends in Italian Art ' is the
subject of a thoughtful and scholarly article in
the Nineteenth Century by Emma Gurney Salter.
Giottese frescoes of the Franciscan legends have
been discovered at Pistoja overlaid with a coating
of green paint. Devout affection, we are told, still
hallows the name of the saint in Italy. Mr. Henry
Arthur Jones writes on ' The Recognition of the
Drama by the State,' and is far from optimistic as
to the results of modern movements. Should a
national theatre be established, Mr. Jones offers to
present it with a play of his own composition.
The value of such a gift the general reader will
be far from surmising. R. B. Townshend
describes ' The Snake-Dancers of Mishongnovi.'
His article needs illustrations. "The Flight of
the Earls ' opens out an interesting subject.
The frontispiece to the Pall Mall consists of a re-
iproduction in tint of ' A Cavalier,' by Meissonier.
Following this conies ' The Life of a Carthusian
Monk in England,' accompanied by photographs.
Under the title of ' An Artist of the People,' a
.study is given of Eugene van Meighem. It supplies
many characteristic reproductions. Whether Mr.
George Moore intends to be taken seriously in his
' Avowals ' we know not. Intentionally or unin-
tentionally, he is very diverting. ' The Victoria
Falls on the Zambesi River' gives many interesting
and some startling views. Mr. Sharp deals with
' The Thames from Oxford to the Nore,' and
his article is capitally illustrated. 'The Land
of the Morning Calm ' depicts Korea. Miss Agnes
C. Lant in "Ihe Search for the Western Sea'
supplies to Scribner an interesting and admirably
illustrated picture of early exploration. Mrs.
{George Bancroft's very interesting correspondence
is accompanied by excellent portraits of literary
and political celebrities of the early part of last
century Bunsen, Lord Stratford de Redcliffe,
Carlyle and his wife, Wellington, Peel, Kingsley,
&c. Oapt. Mahan's admirable ' History of the
War of 1812 ' is continued, and there is a life,
accompanied by a portrait, of Richard Strauss.
A third instalment of ' Colonial Memories,' by
Lady Broome, in the Cornhill, keeps up the high
level of previous numbers. Judge Parry gives
a humorous account of a day of his life in a
county court. No. iii. of ' Historic Mysteries,' by
Mr. Andrew Lang, differs from its predecessors
in the fact that the writer seems able to solve
' The Case of Alan Breck,' and appears loath to
do so. Prof. Bonney describes ' The Structure
of a Coral Reef,' and Miss Betham-Edwards writes
instructively concerning 'French Housekeeping.'
The Atlantic Monthly supplies a ' Southern View of
Lynching.' Mr. Henry Villard gives some interest-
ing recollections of Lincoln. 'Cicero in Maine'
is curious. 'George Borrow' is a sensible article
on the author of ' The Bible in Spain.' A second
part of 'Fra Paolo Sarpi ' follows. In the Gentle-
man's, Mr. Attenborough describes as ' A Remark-
able Literary Deception ' the letters of Pope Cle-
meut XIV. Rossini scarcely shines as a humourist,
though he was, indeed, a pleasant companion, and
said many clever things verging upon ill nature.
' Doctor Maginn ' is the subject of an interesting
paper. Capt. Vaughan begins in Longman's a very
striking account, to be continued, of the great
fight on the ' Modder River.' Mr. W. E. Hicks
defends play-reading, which stands surely in little
need of defence. Among many subjects on which
Mr. Lang converses brilliantly is the need of really
good rimes to certain words.
ME. THOMPSON COOPER, of whose death we hear
with much regret, was a tolerably frequent con-
tributor to our columns. Best known as a jour-
nalist, he also did good service as a biographer, and
published, through Messrs. Bell & Sons, a 'Bio-
graphical Dictionary,' which during many years
held a position of authority. From the beginning
of the ' Dictionary of National Biography ' he was
engaged upon it, and it has been asserted that he
was responsible for a larger number of minor bio-
graphies than any other contributor to its pages.
A reply on the subject of Robert Scot, or Scott
(9 th S. xi. 334), is his latest traceable communica-
tion, and is worth attention as a proof of the
amount of out-of-the-way information he possessed.
Mr. Cooper had been since 1860 a Fellow of the
Society of Antiquaries.
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