New-York tribune., 1872-12-03
Nrg YORK LITERARY AoTSS.
NEW NOVEL ny EDMUND YArrs-riiE ALpish
Among tho books about 10 be pubhsheu py

>r,v Sovrt ny rpwuyp YATTs--TIIE ALprNE'
Among the books about 30 he publisbed ny
the Harpers IL Mr.. Edmund Yatos's" pr' W"h"rs"''
Patient," book which omergcs unsoarrcn noh V' %
parson with the authors former ones pr """"'s'
s n good brilliant, aud famous London phyH'ihh ioi 'o
Insane and hla Patient or paentHthere are two char
aciers with nm equal right that uto-arc apparently
incurahly mad. They mother and daughter lone
tho white Shared widowed forgotten inmate of the DOC
tors madhoutc the other handsome fri llvng win
an uncle and aunt, who carefully conceal her
disease IN order that she may marry their
sop ana so secure her immense fortune tho family
Thor echeme goes astray the son. who has mind Of
hs own, loves another, and It il the Doctors sou,
gentle young giant who In spito OF her insanity which
he has the wit TO see, Is by the sweet unhappy
Annette. Hero complications DIVERSE but II Ia a
matter OF that Annette should DO ourcd-by the
inevitable grui and growing German savant OF hcton-
that the Doctors should marry her and be happy for
ever after and that the cousin who loves another should
tnrou gh much trbulatiOD win and wed her. The mother
who IL rather unnecessary character s proved sane
and brought back freedom and happiness, and the
book ends In glow OF sunshine. Mr. fatess power OF
lively dialogue, and his talent for distinctly outlining
characters in few sentences marked In this as
his other works OF the plots and characters OF them
ali the author talks thus preface written expressly
for the American edition OF DR.. Wainwrights Patient
Some reviewers both in this country aud my own'
In noticing some OF my more recent books nave eh-
that should select my characters from more virtuou
types that should make my stories more simple % ana
meant advice, afraid my books. like most other si
pie and wholesome things would De very hnpSs"pa p ~
heaven gifted genius like George Eliot, tho details
4 Of rural life, the sayings and doiugs OF farm.
ers' wives and agricultural iaborers, the merest
trivial occurrences, noted win an hi-ouSeIS-
eye and narrated with infinite wit and skl are m
vested with ndeseribable interest and pathos But
mark II please what happens when the same mate
rial is handled by tue numerous imat0rs or the mag
can who attempt conure after her fashion, without
having themselves OF the areana OF her ART
Their clumsy nmicry is more ntolerable hap the Wild
oubursts OF the sensational schools they are worse
than vicOus-tbcy dull and after thlrd OF ther
history OF the ves OF Jenny and Jessamy mas Deen
yawned through the book thrown aside, the author s
condemned, and rustic virtue shares the disrepute oi h
The secret OF George Elio charm lies, to great eN-
tent, in the fact of her thorough WIN ong
life which she sets herself the iash u ussIoe on
there Is one. believe, gifted win ccfn power VI
periences OF actual life, could not weave tleiu o
ieently interesting book. It's because some oi our
agne 10 e the tastes their readers and depict accord
ing TO their light pictures OF gOOdy, OF o4tao, Vt
are familiar that they render themselves ridiculous and
their readers rabd Iu this novel az IN al otheTswltn
written have simply endeayored to depict scenes ~
which have moved ana eharaGsrS Soye nave o met story Of
Scottish life clergymen would prODaOy
intending pun-mere lay figures, anu INV hlRhanuers
ss natural as those snuifshO? door or m French
eodrama But, when treat OF certain class OF In
ish society and its ways speak Of what know; and
feel that being certain the truth OF representa-
tons and proving by experience thdt they are iesheu
by my readers there why should attempt
TO alter my Style OF that style say, as Touchsone
SAYS of Audrey a poor thing, but mine own and In
that style, so long 5 write must continue
The Atdtne for December has unusually large num-
Der of illustrations, many Of which unusually good
They are chiefly OF children and animals TO which dear
aud nesting pets turns with warmest kindness in
Winter and rough weather. The text Is full OF snow
drifts ice shyers and good nature and altogether this
number is aspleasant thing may see in dim De
\ cember days