New-York tribune., 1871-11-20
r ETrFR from CHARLES READE
,rr,,rs tn THE CRITICS OF TERklhLh
HI MI ~ TEMPTATION"

4I
O. rrlccc columns of your Journal nave
- , me headed "A Terrible Tcmrtaton,' yet
,,s,pv devoted to rcNNing stale nlsreprcS'n''nS W
- ,,cr works The writer goes bcyond my orki'
mo, ,c,ractcrs-most Of them now my ConNcrts-for ne
,Iondcrs the character and sincerity Of the autloIi
and that in terms d,famatory, and 80 cNld"h'H
po,icioas Il at could tue him. even indirt HIM. II
lie was worth t. E"t hnow by cxpcIicnco wha' "o
fci'ow ruorI mOu' sIGnLt tIVt is always u eo""
nc woald aw?y and tlo the moment nc SAW '', 't
Iocwh,r OF TIC law comm, ard should have I" p"
ur:u'rdec editor, preAhcr, or printer "sN
ualtiaH tic ~. Culp:it. nut more OF w""' Af,
therefore. to Gch With tic flardctcr a1 "N o',S
,XVott you, who have puliAtt" tIe P''s'"' ~ ''''
the auttdotc
T,, .,orvmous slaudorrr In hs riac 1; la, SO
navy unfair advantages over thc n'""" manly
Ai,r, at it is in rCssib> to o"rU">o l"n without I''
,,;.rR aud ticttr; his habital bundcts and frauds
E.s rc.c..tty ,trI'"od NE iorS'r" (" in>'hi" ne"
tiuuAPy 7ooIo@'.
Ofi.t =, cnrc ccitAu tc nd I"ns'' 'c IL TINS
tis,rss c,, TN ortuLtcy hey aIe new to Tie Cauad'n
puI... -. 1 must explain item
TnE CRrTICAs7EH
Grs; nnnc ON cork Ivy me i'll 1859 curions lttl"
animal with singular traits; the r'o't dl>t'nc'iNels'tha'
~ literary questions easily soluble i direct evidence nc
10 can't cr dCHrk "t his inner con-
.cro,sncss" that means tho shadows OF bis igno-
rance" He medieval rc2screr VII" has lNcd over
O ninctcuth century hy eoII" miracle hut L" more
tolongs to it the Tatagonan does, with his iml"-
ncns store THIS little creatures mind and mcih"l
nre the crI Ositc Of the lawyers The naturalist -
TUE pRrRU Trrur.
(rsi iutt NIucrd 10y to the Amcrcan Vulr III 1901
Tuis l, cwd hypocrtc. who passes over all that f.
sweet ard pure and innocent in boof, with genuine
aisro-h. ard fixes groCdIiy on whatever 1"ui nlno
u'sctc,r"Ct or cAagceIatc INTO Ihd""n'N' liz
n..ko4 pIi'a. aiiItiois TO the nnjn"' Sm"anrg an'
20 ckCs tic indch,acy to suit his own true aN'"
the ndoicate; this done. h" iur"e r'I
upon H." apthor whom he has d"n'"i and taIS o,
uucl, an And 20 the poor adthoi L. bW WIZ.
n'nH of human dirt las been snug On RIM al u>'o'
,nl ,rms,vrIr swrNDrrG.
Til, =. p X aI u ycrlnin N0t v""Es thi- Hr fmtS ''
sli.ri.:.4uc passage ~ j.. r ihu1k, o. 'of
to~Cd ... ~ iua' c'.,rr.t h "~ We N''' - ''
o1ceIlio.. iA~s. aur .i.u ad sy, "A'd ms . -
rc,rdr r cH tic rrs'" Here "r'tio b' OF tfn'h ''
made the .tr tr "a rm,n ,' hnt ' 49,, ~
tor inr public tnc 1T of t.rl 70 c.Tnp'ri aL4 ''t @
to tic 49, ',sa,nn,c ,.ratlr cxc,pt r'a!lrf ,''o
viii, ;,.k; ~, he :h't sample dtci1 it, nddf from
,alJ, i.c %, '.;ud ~" 'Aln-,amHc >"trdc - hr
Il"h {" Gnn 'o"' un by & ih,HlI r 'ti ~
should ~ 1t ~" uI.u ID E,a''in2 n'rh' Ven
m.iIc, ADD rcvcr dated show hi4 t,rc again whlc
lc uv,t ~, VITA bis htciai' hNt 'r.n; lUff "'c
never t"": 'd, ,cr ,nnG' m2,i ma" IN h1'' " -
En''. d't ts,'d never 'n''f 'fmi, - i" ''', I''
wilton q hr~h or 'nEe hr',' OF '"''', @ 80 Zee. =. L.
tasics', su~c>t. uCa'cs', ard mean"~ N"'d' IL q" t
TUl 1ErL ASuNiMlNt,ii:.
This Hic crcaiuIr ni.st Rot bc coni"undcd With The
anon, lnous v,itcry. WHO supply narratives Of current
events and discuss pubic measures with dom, 'n'
ial iu-y % .-ICrilitiCS ami littl" III er~uIl
tics T.c are tie working hcos that gather honey for
ihc rulc. Tcadc's anony nynuhcuc j. II" great producer
lac can, Go ttlc hu st,ug Ec j. Of two kinlthe an"Iy
mo,i> h,tc writer pest of lam les and the anonym"G
literary dctlictoI. pest thc tnr m's. Both valitr'
MH a,' ,,#'r md the di.,ufity Of ne andn,ilo,-
he ml%'y aronymnncGic "iinn "'n.,, j,
rtiuc-n, then file. to another, aud sal, th" same
s%aI two o'' Gi.tnGrs ,tcd judge. roic,nnr
fsvorit' whereas the poor editors only couple o
td
nnnce raging vlrh literary envy. ,..-,. -.
general uiliy All. VINO study It with ii h,tc care. ga
apply to thousand cas- ,-pas lItscni audto colne
winch have no personal interest.
Now tothc 'rh"mcIal application Of t'r~c nimort;
,""ct,r fdr icmrrr and modcra,ion. where niu.',c
II ,T r"l r '" n,r; IIr G % hm"1. A. 10 my ~"
iamc IT has lc'n @cPmrd ialiN' a, y ny N"iy "lrn''
wen mt: tlr ,,c I.ro,rupt'n' ndac authors ta
't f Nv % M IT, H.. rrtrticc % Now comes on anony
,nnu MI. o, md, rrak, to prove that aia an immot
MIiTr a indrccni wIit,I. il t1i,r Iy DC foot ard ~
mouth a aiHc system. th olro.t" of Scott
:p G % = G T'' n al He p any ms | a;fi I
m rn ; 1l" 81. ",r %a,@ ta }1 r 50 ,t. ti%i Il S 10 M m
dent ru>'" and -ctsitls,lc Now y"u ar,
tnII,1 , "-.hs' c[I''in@n } 81 T hs" & Iti
ncn" tut l"a ro,m lIilan eouiyoc,ir- c>Dsa,c, or
I,ml"I> ~ ~ way "Iih ia,ii ndl nnrrd 'r ,niI"t "a
IN ra.nI. orl' dl.,.ci NY anony yInnacuc.
lie 81, tS M libel by ,ing that have shocked pub.
A. have n,adca huiInnt adv, rture,, e.; ne u mi.
monde tic most hj'ItsliLS ItILdIC tltIUttcI Il lot
ri have thrown her vnl:arity int, The lackarouud
rroun1. and ll4i-rd he, ~ FAINT blame, etc, etc.
Anewcr I" j.. II L. = dn'ct falschnod. How docs
th- Wrrtp kt"N that RLoi I.,t vas Vulg;ll H."
knows u uI t rom me- Wy cdhs> holcsy ha- pat an
oath m'% 'De ~olA' mouth, aud plenty OF Ilng>Aatr
,t;, CnHelgl1 ,.' .nc rrar," I'9's e., w%d "m
iif" iISt conn, a' % Sa. , 5 /, the the, q M II & r.
clean thLn Y-!am"rl' connections 7" apply t.Imi
Sl &ay. to ".dii- "Sg4 ~ g. f"S * SutI, sI"r Tr
Wiener III Il nr"Slr,rrr Won sec the word "hnA'
lf"d Lki"ciGr iii"'II I1'". it"n'E.'4i :iAl At
:ra ~ SON. S What Nh Gg, 81, e ci'-r G ta4y ly
- 80 La,, tat colIy >lattI the Nlut tii'ttirf
1a;0., ~ ud and Sr Cllrl y ,,.;: I,c
pIhln,d u.~ linr"lt pU'r'> rral taste Win 40 aDr
-'cm"-, ~" pIo;uI' Oi fatty ia acton. III, Is
fr .,nt,thv wItl virtue: ana tho ,u,,> ,,,l, q 7
have t-ldy stated. Ike CiI0nctr Miro l. arr that
pTcachos ~ In-tJI"~. draw ihcIin,t loSc, wuhC .
$40 pant 'he Vntd"u i'.r H. The IuIr.t ant
sWtctt~t oc,o3> ,au command Who hut % uIIt,t
truiO 'r,N f'it>h tr k,r, Won #
JIsoIt ,l.,s ~ my uiScIcdui
ewectU Than tlr mn"'rt hN"s oi IuIcrta and Cnrpt
ton B4-scI ID, u.ls hookt Nrt how htv ,Lc inu uIrnt
iast. hoy cap thee bore Poor shallow Lvun.
ertes Inese syenoS OF 'r4n snow inco ycr'cI,r
thc s'I. tor u, thing hr dChOIhce- an! 4,,,.>
J. dal lglt mcakiugmf
A.-1ii> Il doubb fal>ehood IL H., mr., ,., !
have made lIS Bs,>ct iN Tar thc mot ,t.r,. - >
IhaTh'irf Ntr' I'tGt -.ImtI>tt ,i ;l. g.. IA. >
strong story. IL the neNt place IL .ia >..I.or.,t j.
not character ali through Guok. ms :us l.,
innn,nn MIR. 80 j., lr,t " ray woman -tLrl a
I"h"ln w"ndii NOW IT - only III tG' latter ,lr!rar
hr ""N itl ~ second I!.Cr'h lt.F.> =. If,H In.
I"ila iHNe, Il - luti' lHt'r >ilr tin Sunrr,c IN
l+mtoh I"t sy loV"l a. tnith study Tie book. nd
BE VII una a. u" SYMPATHY conr"dtd l." Sur,.,s /
nntIl be- lhi'' "n.n"nrc~ ana THAI o." >,inia' 'hy
thlare' a. th ""ntn gris h'itr ana ln.';. +. y"
mere u an dH"' MA ru' Wh utterly Woin.li