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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 15th May 1890, Edition 1 of 1, Page 570

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      A Glimpse Of William Cullen Bryant.

      s of tab s l t ee , l , and closing held his to his eyes old resolutel friends y w to ith every hooks

      thing about them which he could not admire . Bi —From elow ' in William American Cullen Men of Bryant Letters , ' b Series y John . g ,

      57o The Publishers' Circular May Tr 5 , ...

      57 O The Publishers' Circular May tr , i 890

      The Predicament Of Persons Not Literary....

      The Predicament of Persons not Literary . —In this age of effortwhen literary

      blossoms open upon C 7 every bush , , when every % / drawingC _ 7 -room undertakes to be a ' salon , ' and

      a every ttitude hos of tess a suggests simple , Madame self-respec Recamier ting citizen , the

      amid the distinguished company is one of poise and difficulty .. There stands before you , let us supposehemmed in by his admiring

      throng , the first , poet of the day , to whom in a will momen or t no you . mus What t be does presented he know whether of you ? you

      What on earth will you find to say ? Here me comes t with a youn some g success essayis . t whose He is first trying book hard has to

      him look . unconscious You have , read but it the will record never of do his to i reflec gnore - tions without an overwhelming sense of its

      i profundi t passabl JL ty y ; well on the . Are whol you V e , however to tell , him you just V like

      that and no more 1 And here is a third fancies and most prolific have wri never ter , liked whose and thick have -coming now you

      ceased to read . He has lately published a new volume , more disagreeably potent than

      the others . Good heavens ! His eye has fastened upon yours . He comes to talk with you ; there is no escape ; and whatshort of

      mortal offence , will be the outcome , of your in ex terview traordinary 1 Unless memory you , attempt are gifted neither with an to

      name quote . nor Above to mention all , erase one from of his your characters vocabulary by one fatal adjective . Whatever your thought ,

      do not call his contribution to our native seems literature it a little book have . cost Slight him as the months context of may

      labour to remind , . How him needlessl that the y result unkind is of not you a , t great hen , one ! This trifling __ act of consideration is sure

      his to y fac ield e you lows an with inestimable <> leasure reward if he is . a Thoug man of h gp ,

      sense recogni , he tion does gracefull not bore y , then you . turns He accep the ts talk the another way . But the trouble you have taken

      his will friendshi live in p his long remembrance after you , have giving forgotten value to its first cause . -From ' The Point of View , ' in

      May number of Scnbner .

      A Glim The Of Geoikie Macdonald. 1 Had K...

      A Glim the of Geoikie MacDonald . 1 had known George MacDonald some years

      b no y t reputation one of which as the I author had * done of many more no than vels , dip into , when I became personally acquainted

      with him through the introduction of a man common a little friend hi . h-shouldered A tall impressive and no -looking t withg

      head out , well tendency shaped JK , to , the Scotch features , gauntness fine , , the the

      flowing whole expression to the shoulders noble . , Hair full beard long and and moustache , which , like the hair of the head ,

      A Glim The Of Geoikie Macdonald. 1 Had K...

      broadness was grizzled of . his I Scotch was much accent struck all the by the more

      fami so that l there and he is himself absolutel y no lived trace , the of it t in his t y , par

      of his life out of Scotland . He told me that he usually ¦ spen _¦_ t the winter abroad—at the ——• + *; __ a . « ___ __ .

      Riviera ^ —on account of the weakness of his 'chest . Our conversation was not brilliant exactly . After mutually expressing our gratifi — *

      li cation terary * / at chit meeting -chat . one He - told another «/ - — ine j . that , we his < — drif » first t ed c * work __ in _ t * o _ ^

      1 was expressed a drama , my and astonishment that it had been , poetry successful of any .

      unsaleable kind by an . unknown * I do not author mean being _ ' he notoriousl said * y

      great success , but my share of , the profits _ , , was j twenty % J pounds X , which was an encouragemen C 7 t

      follow to a beg litera inner ture . At as any a profession X rate , it decided , I suppose JL me JL to .

      distinc One oug t from ht to keep ' s claims one ' s as poe a tical wri claims ter . In the vulgar imagination the poet prose is a man

      who can only write poetry . If it is known that he writes prose -ft . as well , his poe JL try

      Vbe-And comes I at instanced once prosaic Tennyson in the eyes as of one the who public has ' steadily abstained from publishing prose .

      ' I had . ' no to myself choice . , ' ans I had wered to write Dr . M for acDonald , and prose pays the best ; and I have money had to ,

      write hard , too . I am a very busy man . I have I used always to two novels three . ' on the stocks at once . manage

      As regards _ > George MacDonald's books I fully appreciate the loftiness of their aim and

      their literary flavour . Their weak point is on ar the tistic side creations of art . . Their I cannot regard is too them obvious as purpose i _

      and treatises , indeed rather , obtrusive than studies . They of are life philosop . Human hical nature is distorted in the interests of religious

      discussion metaphysics of and problems the truth . If you is sacrificed already believe to the enough , you can accept George MacDonald ' s

      p If hilosop - ___/ ' don h y ' ; t bu alread t then believe you don * f 't require hit is it of . no you manner of use to y you mj . I enoug will not , intrude

      famil upon further the than than privacy his to I never say of met that Dr . . a It MacDonald more is characteristic charming ' s life y

      of the kindness and nobleness of him and his numerous wife , that , thoug offspring h th , ey they have have an exceptionall adopted in y

      addition another child .

      In Fiqcmo^Iam

      In fiQcmo ^ iam

      Lady Belciiek . We regret « to announce the death of

      Edward Lady Belcher Belcher _ > , widow , K . C . of B ., the which late took Admiral place Sir on

      M Cap ay tain 8 , in Jolliffe London ii t n . of She the was East ————— - - the - Indian ¦ i ¦ onl - ----- y child Naval -- of

      Service —1 ^~ —» ' «^ h *_> *^_» ^ - ^— n *_ . . ^ " In ^ ~~ n _»—» — 1833 —m ^^ ___—— , * m she *— " _ — married —^ - - —— — ^_—— —— _ __ Captain _— _* —— .. ___ — Belcher — __—*— — _ _ , afterwards well known as an Arctic explorer .

      on Her board stepfather the ' Bounty having / been she wrote a midshi at pman the

      sugges 4 _ b _______ b . tion _ h __ of b __ b __¦ friends -a __ h , ' The __¦ i ^ __ ___ Mutineers _ l _ i ___ . *^__ l _ Mm , tf ^ lh ___ of ^ the

      * Bounty , which was published by Mr . Murray

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), May 15, 1890, page 570, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15051890/page/20/