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Literary
August 29, 1822
Alexandria Gazette & Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
Literary news column reporting on the dramatization of 'Fortunes of Nigel' by Mr. Terry for Haymarket Theatre; Chateaubriand preparing MSS of de Fontanes; start of 'Political Life of His Britannic Majesty'; French translation of Johnson's 'Lives of the Poets'; edition of censored dramas; prospectus for 'Ancient Armour'; M. de Beauchene's 'Maximes' with sample aphorisms; and statistics on French public library books from Petit-Radel's 1819 work. Sourced from London paper, Boston, August 21.
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The "Fortunes of Nigel" have been already dramatized in London, by Mr. Terry, and the piece is to be brought forward on an early day at the Hay Market Theatre.
M. Chateaubriand, who is now in London, is engaged in arranging for publication a number of valuable MSS. left by M. de Fontanes.
An octavo volume of the Political Life of His Britannic Majesty has been commenced in London.
A complete translation into French of Dr. Johnson's Lives of the Poets, is now for the first time printing in Paris.
An edition is also announced of dramatic pieces which have been prohibited by the censors.
The prospectus of a work upon Ancient Armour has been put forth.
M. de Beauchene has published a volume of Maximes, &c. of which the following are specimens:
Rules for genius are useless: genius possesses in an eminent degree the perception of the Beautiful, and rules are only this perception reduced to method.
Ennui is a disease of the soul, of which pleasure is more often the cause than the cure.
Woman is pardoned her first gallantry. What an amiable lesson of constancy?
The man who does not love all womankind is worthy to love one woman.
Authors are now so numerous, pretensions so high, and their pride so ridiculous, that it is possible to conceive science to be more frequently the appanage of mediocrity than of talent.
In his Recherches sur les Bibliotheques Anciennes et Modernes, 8vo. 1819. M. Petit-Radel estimates the number of printed books in the public libraries in Paris at 1,125,437
The number in the public libraries in the provincial towns at 3,345,287
Total number of the printed books in the public libraries of France, 4,470,724
[London paper.
Boston, August 21.
The "Fortunes of Nigel" have been already dramatized in London, by Mr. Terry, and the piece is to be brought forward on an early day at the Hay Market Theatre.
M. Chateaubriand, who is now in London, is engaged in arranging for publication a number of valuable MSS. left by M. de Fontanes.
An octavo volume of the Political Life of His Britannic Majesty has been commenced in London.
A complete translation into French of Dr. Johnson's Lives of the Poets, is now for the first time printing in Paris.
An edition is also announced of dramatic pieces which have been prohibited by the censors.
The prospectus of a work upon Ancient Armour has been put forth.
M. de Beauchene has published a volume of Maximes, &c. of which the following are specimens:
Rules for genius are useless: genius possesses in an eminent degree the perception of the Beautiful, and rules are only this perception reduced to method.
Ennui is a disease of the soul, of which pleasure is more often the cause than the cure.
Woman is pardoned her first gallantry. What an amiable lesson of constancy?
The man who does not love all womankind is worthy to love one woman.
Authors are now so numerous, pretensions so high, and their pride so ridiculous, that it is possible to conceive science to be more frequently the appanage of mediocrity than of talent.
In his Recherches sur les Bibliotheques Anciennes et Modernes, 8vo. 1819. M. Petit-Radel estimates the number of printed books in the public libraries in Paris at 1,125,437
The number in the public libraries in the provincial towns at 3,345,287
Total number of the printed books in the public libraries of France, 4,470,724
[London paper.
Boston, August 21.
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Prose Fiction
Satire
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Political
Moral Virtue
Commerce Trade
What keywords are associated?
Fortunes Of Nigel
Chateaubriand
Fontanes
Johnson Poets
Beauchene Maximes
Ancient Armour
French Libraries
Petit Radel
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Rules For Genius Are Useless: Genius Possesses In An Eminent Degree The Perception Of The Beautiful, And Rules Are Only This Perception Reduced To Method.
Ennui Is A Disease Of The Soul, Of Which Pleasure Is More Often The Cause Than The Cure.
Woman Is Pardoned Her First Gallantry. What An Amiable Lesson Of Constancy?
The Man Who Does Not Love All Womankind Is Worthy To Love One Woman.
Authors Are Now So Numerous, Pretensions So High, And Their Pride So Ridiculous, That It Is Possible To Conceive Science To Be More Frequently The Appanage Of Mediocrity Than Of Talent.