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"NOTES AND QUERIES." 
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"HALF HOUf^S OF THE AUTHORS' 
(U 3, LIBRARY CATALOGUe NO. 4215.) 
( Communicated, ) 
We have soinu unique works of literature io the 
Kaudy United Service Library. Here are the 
names of some of them taken from the latest 
catalogue (1901), where they appear in the boldest 
of print and the blackest of ink. 
"The Competition Wallop" which pos- 
sibly refers to a cadet of the hou're of Portsmouth. 
"Glaums" by C Kingsley. This may be 
a west of England variant of the word "gleams," 
but it is ha.rdly likely, as wliat is apparently 
the same book is entered elsewhere as " Glaneus," 
A Seaside Book. This is the compiler's im- 
provement on the original sub-title which in 
other catalogues is given as the " TAe Wonders 
ot the Shore." 
"An Editor of the Line" — no doubt the 
composition of some military journalist, 
''The Trib", on my Frontiers" probably by 
some pioneer who has planted an outpost of 
civilization in the vicinity of some savage tribe. 
His name is given elsewhere as " Phil Robin- 
son." We dill not know before that that was 
E II A's nom-de-plume. 
"On the Bonterards" by Blauchard Jerrold. 
We regret that we cannot for the moment 
recall the exact location of this mountain range; 
but from the form of the word and from the 
fact that the same author (who appears rather 
careless of his spelling of French), has another 
work in the Library with a different number 
called "On the BoiUvards," we have no aoubt 
that it is somewhere in France. The author is 
even careless about the spelling of his own 
name— under another number he is Blanchord. 
" A Romance of Two Works " by Marie 
Corelli. We knew she had written many works 
of romance but were unaware that she had also 
written a romance of works (two). She evidently 
has a fecund pen. 
" Sartor Re>:ortUS " by T Carlyle showing 
what sart of patch woi k he re.--orted to, to make 
ends meet. "Bayard Taylor Words and 
Places ' aj;aiu Biiiered (uudei' a new nuuiierj 
as " Wordfi and Places by B Taylor." "Robert 
Balanstions Adventure " apparently by E B 
Browning as it is not entered under the head- 
ing " Browning, Robert " just below. We 
do not think either that the cjuestion whether 
Robert Balanation was a hisiyrical personage 
01- not has yet occupiei-i the atteutici of the 
Biowuiog Society, which would seem to show 
that that learned body consider it to be definitely 
settled that the poem in question is to be attri- 
buted, not to the poet but to the poet's wife. 
We would, with some diffidence make the 
further suggestion that " Robert Balanstion " is 
none other than Robert Browning " A Woman's 
Tliought about Wen." About when did she 
think it ? It was doubtles the same author who 
wrote "Madam How and Lady Why ' "The 
Hunting of the Shark," by Lewis Carroll, 
a companion volume to " The Cruise of the 
Cachelot " by BuUen (and Leake) in which the 
hunting of the whale is so graphically described; 
also to "Marooned" by Captain Legge~a 
thrilling yarn of the Pearl Fisheries off tiie coast 
of Ceylon. 
"The Nestorians or the Last Tribes" — a sequel 
to " The Last of the Tribunes " by Bulwer Lytiou, 
" Essays Sceptical and Anisceptical " by jje 
Quincey (compare "seed" and "aniseed") 
" Nugie Cntice" an account of the critic 
Nugie by one who was himself both critic and 
novelist 'Shirley'. The lafter authors SccDtish 
romance calied " Crofokit Meg" is aiso in 
tiie Library. (Ooojpure " Kit Kelly " — uo Uoubb 
Kit is a 'liininntive turm of the same name.) 
W.5 are stro:;g in poetry, we have the 
"Bon Goultier Ballads", "Festus" by 
John P Kobinsoii— -no by James P j3ailey ; 
" Hielda among the Broken Gods " " St. Abbe 
and his seven wives " (no capitals for 
them please), Miss MuUock's " Poems " 
and Mr MallOCk'S Ditto ; " Prince Holiensliel 
Schwangan," " L^ys of InJ " by Aliph Chem, as 
well as a miscellaneous collection by George Gil- 
pillan and a translation of Tasso by E Fairpax. As 
for the clai'sics we have the works of Sallostin 
and HeradatUS, the latter translated by G 
Bawilnson, aud the "Cholphoral and Eumemdea" 
of Aeschylus, Translated by R Pottler. The latter 
is apparently a medical treatise but it is entered 
under Section D " History and Biograpiiy " as well 
as under Section C "Poetry and Classics" A. 
Svvamvick translites the " Aagmeianon. " 
In the former section v e also liua Hiemoirs or 
lives of Cellini BeneventO or Benevendito, a 
cousin of Bentrovaio, ami of rulers and states- 
men like Haroorn Alrasched, the Emperor 
Maximilion, De C liquy, Edmund Bruk 
Talleyrond, Prince Metternick, Lord Dal- 
horsie (which strange to say omiSs all refereuc* 
