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THEATRES, &c

... ;lat-odau. The authors have followed the ballet by this nate toner than the celebrated] tioel itself, tto doubt to sihl;iiy the story. Theirs is a burlesque, or rather an -trravaganua-which means, we believe, sotnetiting less buril-but it is not entirely divested ...

Published: Sunday 09 June 1850
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2823 | Page: 11 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

LITERATURE

... history you directly take a lively interest. The heir to this house, Sir Edward Warren, is the hero, the legitimate hero, of the story, and you are not long in becoming acquainted with him. Then comes a country lawyer-next a country money- lender, and a crowd ...

Published: Sunday 25 August 1850
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2301 | Page: 9 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

MORAL AND METAPHYSICAL PHILOSOPHY

... the Castle with the diversified events, many of them of a deeply tragic character, which it has witnessed and the chequered stories of the distinguished or remarkable persons of whom it has been there~i. dence or the prison. 1- Memonrials of the Castle of ...

THE LITERARY EXAMINER

... papers, contains woodcuts marvellously executed (considering the price of each number), those of a new story by the indefatigable and rarely unwelcome story-teller, Mr G. P. R. James, are now to be added. (10) The Worhing Manz's Friend, and Family Ibstructor ...

THE LITERARY EXAMINER

... had induced to dwell amoung the Bedouins, like another Waverley, or Bailie Nichel Jarvie, among the wild Highlanders. Tile story commences thus: I was inclined in the prime of my past life To make my residence among the people of the desert, In order to ...

REVIEWS OF BOOKS

... now poointed out to inn the reed I was to take. ione hion for his kindness, and bade him farewell. WesI reacheda home, the story I savye just related Was declared byhal to veacond I rotated it to be incredible; but I can assure Ohs reae it sl stritl LEasencE ...

REVIEWS OF BOOKS

... habits of life, manners, &c., -of the Lon- don Costermongers, as a fitting subject for the first numbers of this interesting serial. - LITERATURE OF THE COSTERtIONGERS. - It muay appear anomalous to speak of the literature of an uiiedu- coted body, but even ...

NEW MUSIC, &c

... Ballqd. Written by GEoRGe LINLRE. Composed lay GERALD STANXEY. Jullien, Regent-street.-Thebeautiful episode in Dickens's story of David Copperfield-the death of Dora? his child wife-has furoised the theme for this ballad, whose excessive prettinmess ...

Published: Sunday 22 December 1850
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1143 | Page: 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

IlaL USTR'A? TIONS T

... emblazoned, and ov forming a work fit to rest on the table of the most DR fastidious of critics. In other countries great serial N works, of an historical or illustrative character, are undertaken with spirit and taste ; but nowhere A are so much money ...

MAGAZINES AND SERIALS

... capital story by a Mr. King ston, commenced in tire last nrurmrber, is concrlud1ed i in the present. The mouraful trtle cortairred it the - Ktr- I collections of a Cttrate' Life is also brought to a close. This number embraces sonite other stories, and ...

REVIEWS OF BOOKS

... 3tIstos'e, Patertzoster-rote.-This is one of those entertaining works forming the cheap series known as the Parlour Library. Its story is a severe satire on tise heartless. frivolities cherished in high life, a keen comment on the selfish motives generally governing ...

FRENCH PLAYS

... old character and speak_ a leg senes to be found in mcusty little warblers, but e the execution brilliaiitly clever-the story of the opera twisted into at sort of' slangy parody, delivered with pro- ji digious volubility, and tile prniiipitl DIusical1 ...