LITERARY LISPINGS.
The "motive" of Mrs. Pumfrey Lord's new novel is Christian Science, and the hero, the Duke of Southminster, is understood to be a composite portrait of Lord Rosebery and Mr. Gladstone. The character of the evil genius of the plot, Lord Rufus Doldrum, is partly modelled on Alcibiades, but in its main lines is reminiscent of Mrs. Eddy and Major Winston Churchill. On the other hand the eccentric Lord Wymondham, who creates a sensation by appearing at a Cabinet meeting in accordion-pleated pyjamas, is understood to be an entirely imaginary personage. The novel, which has been running in Wanamaker's Weekly, will shortly be published by the Strongmans.