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LITERATURE

... LIFE AMONG THE MORMONS. Feml Life Among the Mormosn; a f.arrative of yanry Years' personal Expersience. By the Wifeof a Mormon lBder, recently from Utah. New York: J. C. Derby. We need scarcely say that we ire no admirers of the Mormons, or of their doings ...

SHAKSPEAREAN TRAGEDY AND MODERN MELODRAMA

... and his Seven Wives has been produced at the Olympic, unider the title of The Exile of Erin. With the comic story of the Mormon elder who, though married to the woman he prefers before all others, finds the presence in the same house of six other wives ...

SHAKSPEAREAN TRAGEDY AND MODERN MELODRAMA

... and his Seven Wives has been produced at the Olympic, under the title of The Exile of Erin. With the comic story of the Mormon elder who, though married to the woman he prefers Lefore all others, finds the presence in the same house of six other wives ...

LITERATURE

... concise and clear account of the rise and pro- gress of that most ludicrous and yet most terrible of modern imposture3-- Mormonism ;together with a statement of, the doctrines, precepts, and practice-such practice !-of its votaries. Th~eblasphemy or ridiculous ...

LITERATURE

... female portraits. The Mormon creed aseign8 so subordinate a position to the female that it is difficult to imagine bow it can take possesalion of the minds of women of the European civilisation. The practical effects, too, of Mormonism, with its poly- gamy ...

REVIEWS OF BOOKS

... in its Second edition although only published a few days, are, evidently, graphic de- rscriptions of life amongst the Mormons:- A MORMON THEATRE. Through tho quick eye and careful hand of his ma- nager, Hiram Clawson, the president may be congratu- lated ...

LITERARY ITEMS

... Le Gllenne 'HerW, I SymonS, Rtobert- Buncbnan, and iawker, of Maorwenstowe - Mmajor John IL Gilbert, wbo esietop14 tiat IF Mormon Bible from the original manusiript, is1 s' till living in Palmyra, the Lber Wot'd its 1 t: fors S. He is about 9 yearsof age& ...

EXTRACTS FROM THE COMIC PAPERS

... reported that the Mormons are arming with a= view to resist by force the Bill prohibiting poly- gamy. Let them remember that some years have elapsed since the war, and that their soldiers are to some extent inexperienced, while every Mormon -with the special ...

THE WHITE LILY

... adopts her, and, knowing the secret of her birth, is about to restore her to her father, when he is treacherously murdered by a Mormon! and dies just as he is about to confide to her the secret of her birth and parentage. The villain, Jem Hardy, and his accomplice ...

Published: Saturday 05 September 1891
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 774 | Page: 9 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

LITERATURE

... The book before us, although only a connected compilation, is the first account of the Mormons in a narrative form that has hitherto appeared. The origin of the Mormon bible, on which they pin their faith, is very curious, and exhibits in a sad light the ...

A FASHIONABLE FORGER

... love thee and admire thee unreservedly. . . . Who will now, therefore, dare to pretend that I am not a Bona~partist ?' THE MORMON TERRITORY. President Brigham Young is said to be setting out one hundred and fifty acres in mulberry trees, and the faithful ...

WELSH MUSCI

... and Utah. We have some important fixtures among the Mormons. Noticing a smile flitting over my face, he hastened to add- Oh! My wife will accompanv me! But I have the highest opinion of the Mormons! We shall visit some of the most important cities in ...