Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1894 — Literary Notes. [ARTICLE]

Literary Notes.

Miss Elsie S. Nordhoff, the author of a short story call “Heinweh”. in the August Harper’s, is a daughter of Charles Nordhoff, the well-iinown correspondent. In the stories-collected in a volume entitled The Water Ghost, and Others, soon to be published, by Harper & Brothers, Mr. Bangs treats supernatural apparitions and psychological phenomena from an unusual standpoint. Sparkling dialogue and pervasive humor combine to produce a volume of ghost stories which is decidedly unique. In lieu of tragic, or at least serious, phantoms, we have a later invention—the comic ghost. There is a vein of quaint originality running through all these extravagant and erring sprites and elves, whether they live in sea or fire,earth or air. Violet Hunt has written a clevei; story, entitled, “The Maiden's Progress.” which the Harpers will pubj lish. It is intended to show tty dangers an innocent and unconven! tional girl of the “smart” set maj encounter in despising all the safe guards that society has devised.