Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Attribution confirmed
I have confirmed that The Grateful Ghosts was indeed written by Mrs. Oliphant's son Cecco". She makes reference to "Cecco's Grateful Ghosts" on page 330 of the 1899 edition of her Autobiography.
The Grateful Ghosts - attributed to Cecco Oliphant
The Grateful Ghosts
attributed to Francis Romano ("Cecco") Oliphant
Blackwood's Ediburgh Magazine, Volume 139, January 1886, page 108
This story is unsigned as it appears in Blackwood's. It has been attributed to Mrs. Oliphant's son, Francis Romano ("Cecco") Oliphant by Linda H. Peterson in Two Traditions of Victorian Women's Autobiography, University of Virginia Press, 1999, page 163.
I would be grateful for further information on whether this attribution is correct.
attributed to Francis Romano ("Cecco") Oliphant
Blackwood's Ediburgh Magazine, Volume 139, January 1886, page 108
This story is unsigned as it appears in Blackwood's. It has been attributed to Mrs. Oliphant's son, Francis Romano ("Cecco") Oliphant by Linda H. Peterson in Two Traditions of Victorian Women's Autobiography, University of Virginia Press, 1999, page 163.
I would be grateful for further information on whether this attribution is correct.
Friday, June 10, 2011
John Inglesant - Review by Mrs. Oliphant
John Inglesant - Review by Mrs. Oliphant
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Volume 131, January to June 1882, page 365
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Volume 131, January to June 1882, page 365
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Two Gentlemen of Virginia
Two Gentlemen of Virginia
A Novel of the Old Regime in the Old Dominion
by George Cary Eggleston
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1908
The novel opens in Richmond, Virginia in the year 1857.
A Novel of the Old Regime in the Old Dominion
by George Cary Eggleston
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1908
The novel opens in Richmond, Virginia in the year 1857.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
The Washingtonians - by Pauline Bradford Mackie
The Washingtonians
by Pauline Bradford Mackie
Boston: L. C. Page and Company, 1902
The Washingtonians presents a fictional portrait of Kate Chase Sprague, daughter of Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury during the administration of Abraham Lincoln. The story begins in the fall of 1864 and focuses on Kate, aka Portia Matthews, and her efforts to help her father secure the Republican nomination for president in the upcoming election.
The novel is well written and is very interesting to all who are familiar with the history of the time and the dynamics of the members of the Lincoln administration. Kate Chase was a fascinating woman, and this novel provides a glimpse of her private life.
by Pauline Bradford Mackie
Boston: L. C. Page and Company, 1902
The Washingtonians presents a fictional portrait of Kate Chase Sprague, daughter of Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury during the administration of Abraham Lincoln. The story begins in the fall of 1864 and focuses on Kate, aka Portia Matthews, and her efforts to help her father secure the Republican nomination for president in the upcoming election.
The novel is well written and is very interesting to all who are familiar with the history of the time and the dynamics of the members of the Lincoln administration. Kate Chase was a fascinating woman, and this novel provides a glimpse of her private life.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011
At Chrighton Abbey by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
At Chrighton Abbey
by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
As published in Volume III of Milly Darrell and Other Tales
London: John Maxwell and Co., 1873
A ghost story.
by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
As published in Volume III of Milly Darrell and Other Tales
London: John Maxwell and Co., 1873
A ghost story.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
John Granger - A Ghost Story
John Granger - A Ghost Story
by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Available Barnes & Noble as a Nook book.
Available at Amazon.com for Kindle.
Available at Google Books for free download
A ghost returns to the scene of his murder to give clues to the identity of his murderer.
by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Available Barnes & Noble as a Nook book.
Available at Amazon.com for Kindle.
Available at Google Books for free download
A ghost returns to the scene of his murder to give clues to the identity of his murderer.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
Boston in Fiction
Ghost Stories and Tales of the Supernatural
Ghost Stories and Tales of the Supernatural
Compiled by Jean Hawkins
Boston: The Boston Book Company, 1909
A list of ghost stories compiled by a librarian.
Compiled by Jean Hawkins
Boston: The Boston Book Company, 1909
A list of ghost stories compiled by a librarian.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
A Christmas Tale by Mrs. Oliphant
A Christmas Tale
by Mrs. Oliphant
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Volume 81, January 1857, page 74
The title of this short story is a misnomer: Christmas has nothing to do with the plot. This is well worth reading. Mrs. Oliphant does a masterful job in building suspense and a sense of terror.
The narrator finds himself stranded at a rural English train station after missing a connection. The local squire invites the narrator to his home for dinner, and the story develops from there. A compelling read.
by Mrs. Oliphant
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Volume 81, January 1857, page 74
The title of this short story is a misnomer: Christmas has nothing to do with the plot. This is well worth reading. Mrs. Oliphant does a masterful job in building suspense and a sense of terror.
The narrator finds himself stranded at a rural English train station after missing a connection. The local squire invites the narrator to his home for dinner, and the story develops from there. A compelling read.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
My Life: The Memoirs of Sofia Andreevna Tolstaya
My Life: The Memoirs of Sofia Andreevna Tolstaya
ISBN-10 0776630423
ISBN-13: 978-0776630427
Available at Amazon
I have just ordered a copy of this book which I am certain will prove to be an important contribution to the English language library of memoirs written by Tolstoy's family members and friends. The tumultuous nature of the marriage of Sofia and Leo Tolstoy has been the subject of a number of books over the decades, but what better way to get Sofia's point of view than from her own pen.
ISBN-10 0776630423
ISBN-13: 978-0776630427
Available at Amazon
I have just ordered a copy of this book which I am certain will prove to be an important contribution to the English language library of memoirs written by Tolstoy's family members and friends. The tumultuous nature of the marriage of Sofia and Leo Tolstoy has been the subject of a number of books over the decades, but what better way to get Sofia's point of view than from her own pen.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tolstoy on the Russo-Japanese War
Bethink Yourselves!
Count Tolstoy on the War
Translated by Vladimir Chertkov
The Living Age, Volume 242, 1904, page 257
Count Tolstoy on the War
Translated by Vladimir Chertkov
The Living Age, Volume 242, 1904, page 257
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Congratulations VCU!
VCU is on its way to the final four in the NCAA championships. Congratulations!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Vasari's Lives of the Artists - Leonardo
Vasari's Lives of the Artists
by Giorgio Vasary
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1896
Leonardo da Vinci, Florentine Painter and Sculptor
by Giorgio Vasary
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1896
Leonardo da Vinci, Florentine Painter and Sculptor
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Jealousy as a theme in literature
Kreutzer Sonata
by Leo Tolstoy
He Knew He Was Right
by Anthony Trollope
The Vehement Flame
by Margaret Deland
Griffith Gaunt or Jealousy
by Charles Reade
Othello
by William Shakespeare
by Leo Tolstoy
He Knew He Was Right
by Anthony Trollope
The Vehement Flame
by Margaret Deland
Griffith Gaunt or Jealousy
by Charles Reade
Othello
by William Shakespeare
Friday, February 25, 2011
Vasari's Lives of the Artists - Andrea Tafi
Vasari's Lives of the Artists
Andrea Tafi, Painter of Florence
(1213-1294)
London: Henry Bohn & Co., 1850, Volume 1, page 77
Andrea Tafi, Painter of Florence
(1213-1294)
London: Henry Bohn & Co., 1850, Volume 1, page 77
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Vasari's Lives of the Artists - Niccolo and Giovanni of Pisa
Vasari's Lives of the Artists
Niccolo and Giovanni, Sculptors and Architects of Pisa
(Niccolo born c. 1205, died 1278) (Giovanni born __, died 1320)
London: Henry Bohn & Co., 1850, Volume 1, page 60
Niccolo and Giovanni, Sculptors and Architects of Pisa
(Niccolo born c. 1205, died 1278) (Giovanni born __, died 1320)
London: Henry Bohn & Co., 1850, Volume 1, page 60
Monday, February 21, 2011
Vasari's Lives of the Artists - Arnolfo di Lapo
Vasari's Lives of the Artists
Arnolfo di Lapo, Architect of Florence
(1232-1310)
In the translation by Mrs. Jonathan Foster
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1850
Arnolfo di Lapo, Architect of Florence
(1232-1310)
In the translation by Mrs. Jonathan Foster
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1850
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Vasari's Lives of the Artists - Cimabue
Vasari's Lives of the Artists
Giovanni Cimabue, Florentine Painter
(Born 1240 - Died 1303)
In the translation by Mrs. Jonathan Foster
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1850
Giovanni Cimabue, Florentine Painter
(Born 1240 - Died 1303)
In the translation by Mrs. Jonathan Foster
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1850
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Fictional portrait of Tolstoy's sister
Faust - A Story in Nine Letters
by Ivan Turgenev
In A Lear of the Steppes and Other Stories
New York: Macmillan and Co., 1898
First published in 1855, the character Vera in Ivan Turgenev's Faust is said to be a fictional portrait of Leo Tolstoy's sister, Mariya Nikolayevna Tolstaya. The story is said to have infuriated Tolstoy. The relationship between Mariya Nikolayevna and Turgenev was in part to blame for the rift between Tolstoy and Turgenev.
by Ivan Turgenev
In A Lear of the Steppes and Other Stories
New York: Macmillan and Co., 1898
First published in 1855, the character Vera in Ivan Turgenev's Faust is said to be a fictional portrait of Leo Tolstoy's sister, Mariya Nikolayevna Tolstaya. The story is said to have infuriated Tolstoy. The relationship between Mariya Nikolayevna and Turgenev was in part to blame for the rift between Tolstoy and Turgenev.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Tolstoy's last days as related by his sister
Reminiscences of Tolstoy
by his son, Ilya Lvovich Tolstoy
Translated by George Calderon
New York: The Century Co., 1914
Letter from Mariya Nikolayevna Tolstaya to Sofia (aka Sonya) Tolstaya. Page 388.
On April 22, 1911, Tolstoy's sister, Mariya Nikolayevna Tolstaya (aka Masha), wrote to Tolstoy's wife, Sonya. She was responding to a letter from Sonya. Mariya relates her thoughts on Tolstoy's flight from home in October 1910, his visit to her at Shamardino, his reasons for leaving home, and on his death. The letter is full of compassion for Sonya while, at the same time, acknowledging that something must have been wrong for Tolstoy have come to the decision to leave his beloved Yasnaya Polyana.
by his son, Ilya Lvovich Tolstoy
Translated by George Calderon
New York: The Century Co., 1914
Letter from Mariya Nikolayevna Tolstaya to Sofia (aka Sonya) Tolstaya. Page 388.
On April 22, 1911, Tolstoy's sister, Mariya Nikolayevna Tolstaya (aka Masha), wrote to Tolstoy's wife, Sonya. She was responding to a letter from Sonya. Mariya relates her thoughts on Tolstoy's flight from home in October 1910, his visit to her at Shamardino, his reasons for leaving home, and on his death. The letter is full of compassion for Sonya while, at the same time, acknowledging that something must have been wrong for Tolstoy have come to the decision to leave his beloved Yasnaya Polyana.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
The Decembrists by Leo Tolstoy
The Decembrists - A Fragment
by Leo Tolstoy
As published in Volume 12 of the Complete Works of Count Lev N. Tolstoy
Translated and edited by Leo Wiener
Boston: Dana Estes & Company, 1904
An unfinished novel by Leo Tolstoy. Natasha and Pierre, of War and Peace fame, appear in this fragment as an older couple.
by Leo Tolstoy
As published in Volume 12 of the Complete Works of Count Lev N. Tolstoy
Translated and edited by Leo Wiener
Boston: Dana Estes & Company, 1904
An unfinished novel by Leo Tolstoy. Natasha and Pierre, of War and Peace fame, appear in this fragment as an older couple.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Mrs. Henry Wood - by Adeline Sergeant
Mrs. Henry Wood
by Adeline Sergeant
From Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign
London: Hurst & Blackett, Limited, 1897
by Adeline Sergeant
From Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign
London: Hurst & Blackett, Limited, 1897
David Garth - by Mrs Henry Wood
First published in Argosy, Volume VIII, December 1869, page 444:
David Garth's Night-Watch
First published in Argosy, Volume XI, January 1871, page 36:
David Garth's Ghost
by Mrs. Henry Wood
Two of Mrs. Wood's supernatural tales from the Johnny Ludlow series.
David Garth's Night-Watch
First published in Argosy, Volume XI, January 1871, page 36:
David Garth's Ghost
by Mrs. Henry Wood
Two of Mrs. Wood's supernatural tales from the Johnny Ludlow series.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Reminiscences of Charlotte Bronte by Ellen Nussey
Reminiscences of Charlotte Bronte
by Ellen Nussey
As reprinted in Transactions and Publications of the Bronte Society
Volume 2, 1906
by Ellen Nussey
As reprinted in Transactions and Publications of the Bronte Society
Volume 2, 1906
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Emma - fragment of a story by Charlotte Bronte
Emma - Fragment of a Story by Charlotte Bronte
With an introduction by William Makepeace Thackeray
First published in Cornhill Magazine, Volume I, 1860
With an introduction by William Makepeace Thackeray
First published in Cornhill Magazine, Volume I, 1860
Saturday, January 29, 2011
The Last Chronicle of Barset - Barchester Chronicles #6
Friday, January 28, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Jane Austen - Her Homes and Her Friends
Jane Austen - Her Homes and Her Friends
by Constance Hill
London and New York: John Lane, 1902
Two sisters visit places associated with Jane Austen. A delightful travel book.
by Constance Hill
London and New York: John Lane, 1902
Two sisters visit places associated with Jane Austen. A delightful travel book.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Appletons' Town and Country Library
Yesterday I discovered that from 1881 to about 1900 Appletons published a series of novels semi-monthly in a series they called Appletons' Town and Country Library. The novels are mostly, if not all, reprints and are by American and English and European authors. Of course my initial reaction was, as I'm sure the publisher hoped, I want them all! According to what information I've been able to find (and surprisingly I haven't found much), each novel was printed in both paperback and cloth editions. I downloaded two from Google Books and began reading one, The Silence of Dean Maitland by Maxwell Gray, No. 9 in the series. This is one of the country novels, set in the English countryside. It begins on a winter evening with Alma Lee trudging up a steep hill laden with parcels. The atmosphere is wonderfully drawn. What I've read so far I like. As I've said before, whether I finish reading a book depends on whether I care about what happens to the characters. To this point I do care about what happens to Alma. And I want to know what Dean Maitland is silent about; and why is he silent?
For those of you who are interested, here is a link to a list of 280 titles in the Town and Country Library. I have found another seven titles which do not appear on this list, and then it seems the series was ended. I think it was a brilliant market ploy and one that I was surprised to find in the 19th century book trade. I wish I knew more about the series, such as whose idea was it and why did it end.
For those of you who are interested, here is a link to a list of 280 titles in the Town and Country Library. I have found another seven titles which do not appear on this list, and then it seems the series was ended. I think it was a brilliant market ploy and one that I was surprised to find in the 19th century book trade. I wish I knew more about the series, such as whose idea was it and why did it end.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Ellen Glasgow Photo
I have not seen this photo of Ellen Glasgow before. I found it in Literary News, Volume 23, 1902, page 165.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Map of Anthony Trollope's Barsetshire
Map of Anthony Trollope's Barsetshire - wonderful for all fans of the Barchester Chronicles.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Miss Austen and Miss Mitford by Mrs. Oliphant
Miss Austen and Miss Mitford
by Margaret Oliphant
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 107, March 1870, pages 290-313
by Margaret Oliphant
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 107, March 1870, pages 290-313
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Phoebe Junior - Chronicles of Carlingford
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Miss Marjoriebanks - Chronicles of Carlingford
Miss Marjoriebanks
by Mrs. Oliphant
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1867
Book 6 in the Chronicles of Carlingford
First published in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, February 1865 to May 1866
by Mrs. Oliphant
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1867
Book 6 in the Chronicles of Carlingford
First published in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, February 1865 to May 1866
Saturday, January 1, 2011
The Perputual Curate - Chronicles of Carlingford
The Perpetual Curate
by Mrs. Oliphant
New York: Harris & Brothers, 1865
Book 5 in the Chronicles of Carlingford
First published in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, June 1863 to September 1864.
by Mrs. Oliphant
New York: Harris & Brothers, 1865
Book 5 in the Chronicles of Carlingford
First published in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, June 1863 to September 1864.
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