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Wagner, Richard—continued. 92 Wi34Wg
four principal helpers, Feustel, Heckel, Carl Brandt and Theodore Muncker, burgomeister
of Bayreuth. The letters are interesting, not only as illustrating Wagner's infinite
patience in the attention to details, but as throwing light on the musical situation
in general at that time. The narrative is carried on beyond the Nibelung festival to the
first performance of Parsifal, in 1882, and is followed by interesting extracts from the
reminiscences of Winkelmann, Wolzogen and others. Condensed from Nation, 1912.
Wood, Anthony a. r 92 W852W
Life and times of Anthony Wood, antiquary of Oxford, 1632-1695,
described by himself; collected from his diaries and other papers by
Andrew Clark, v.1-3. 1891-94. Clarendon Press.
v.i. 1632-1663.
V.2. 1664-1681.
V.3. 1682-1695.
Printed for the Oxford Historical Society.
Fiction
Beach, Rex Ellingwood. B3422ne
The net; a novel. Harper.
Story of the Mafia and its crimes in Sicily and New Orleans.
Benson, Edward Frederic. B443mr
Mrs Ames [a novel]. Doubleday.
"Lifelike study of the doings of mediocre people in a gossipy provincial English
town. The main character is Mrs. Ames, whose efforts are directed toward stopping her
husband's flirtations with the one pretty woman in the town. As in many of this
author's novels, there is much clever satire on modern society." A. L. A. booklist, 1912.
Dreiser, Theodore. D8121
The financier; a novel. Harper.
Story of the early career of an unmoral and inordinately ambitious financial genius.
Eaton, Edith Maud. Eigim
Mrs Spring Fragrance, by Sui Sin Far [pseud.]. McClurg.
Contains also "Tales of Chinese children."
Stories of Americanized Chinese of the Pacific coast. The conflict between eastern
and western ideals and the hardships of the American immigration laws furnish the
theme for most of the tales.
Graham, Robert Bontine Cunninghame. G7713C
Charity [short stories]. Duckworth.
Contents: Charity.—Aunt Eleanor.—Xa alcaldesa.—An hidalgo.—The Craw road.—
Set free.—Caisteal-na-sithan.—Immortality.—A meeting.—San Andres.—A braw day.—
Aurora La Cujifii.—Un autre monsieur.—Christie Christison.—A princess.—El Jehad.—
La pampa.
Merrick, Leonard. M6395W
Whispers about women [stories]. Kennerley.
Contents: The tragedy of a comic song.—A very good thing for the girl.—The
woman who wished to die.—The fatal Florozonde.—A letter to the duchess.—The prince
in the fairy tale.—The third M.—The bishop's comedy.—Tricotrin entertains.—The infidelity
of Monsieur Noulens.—The favourite plot (with variations).—Frankenstein n.
-—The tale that wouldn't do.—The dress clothes of Monsieur Pomponnet.—The call from
the past.