Word: novelize
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...first of a series of Arabic readings, given by Mr. J. R. Jewett, of the Semitic department, took place in Sever 11 last night. The subject was a historial novel called "Antar, a Bedouin Romance," written during the reign of Haroun all Raschid, and, as it is 4,000 pages long, only selected translations could be given. This poem depicts the wild life of the desert, such as the Iliad affords us of the life of the ancient Greeks. Antar was a real character, and his fame as a warrior and poet was long preserved by tradition. Singlehanded...
...that section of the country. Mr. Dunne has always had uniform success with his patrons and has established a reputation among college men which places his firm in the front rank of the merchant tailors who supply the demand made by students of the country for exclusive and novel goods...
...next morning another novel thing occurs-that is a freshman's first morning at prayers. The freshmen are assigned seats in the body of the chapel, under the back gallery; the seniors sit in front of them, and the sophomores and juniors on either side. Sometimes a freshman is sent up front by some fun-loving upper-class man, but he is soon ejected. It is an old custom at Yale for the seniors to rise in their seats and salute the president as he passes down the aisle, at the close of chapel; but the freshmen are expected...
Many entirely novel views appeared, and the speaker was extremely entertaining throughout the whole lecture. Professor Shaler, President Eliot, and many others of the faculty were present...
Some of the Yale students are writing novels. The first one was a dime novel, recently published in New York, and the scene of it is laid in New Haven...